So your spawn bag is fully colonized and you are ready to spawn to a bulk substrate in a mono-tub. While this step may seem insignificant, I wanted to test to see if the method of mixing your bulk sub and spawn made any difference to colonization time, yields,...
So you’ve got a jar of fully colonized grain spawn. Now what? Click here to skip the jazz and get right to it. Spawning to Bulk: Referred to as the spawn to bulk ratio, this measurement is referred to in terms of volume, NOT weight. (learn about that conversion...
Wanna know how many quarts are in that shiny new grain spawn of yours? That depends… Not all grains are created equal Some grains are larger, some absorb more moisture, others are weird-shaped, kinda like that weird kid’s head from high school. That said,...
Don’t get me wrong. This fast and dirty method will generally get the job done. But it’s poor practice, confusing for new cultivators, and terribly inefficient when using different substrate materials due to their varied capacity to hold water, i.e. coir,...
Fun fact about me. The only thing I love more than trying out new cultivation methods, is free sample day down at the Costco. So you can imagine my elation when I stumbled across these tin trays during a cranberry sauce run this Thanksgiving. Long story short, I...
Can you really grow mushrooms from an off the shelf Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice package? According to many online cultivation forums, not only can you, but it’s even easier than you think. Spawning mycelium to a store-bought rice bag? … sounds too good to...
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