Finally, all the math done, buckets prepped, today was the day to move my grain spawn into buckets (and a few shoeboxes)! In buckets, I put: Shittake, Lion’s Mane, Chestnut and Turkey Tail. In shoeboxes, I put: Golden Enoki, White Enoki and Turtle Shell Beech (not sure about this in a shoebox, might be better for a bucket, but we’ll see!). Overall, the recipe went well though i did seem to have more sawdust than needed. I think the baking of the bran (if there is no contamination) might be a new fave of mine and I’ve found a new source for bran.
Tag: baby bucket
Mushroom Baby Bucket Recipe (Ver 1 – FAILED)
Edit (2024-08-19): Experienced heavy contamination. Likely the bran, hwp combo.
It’s bucket day! And it’s time to get down and dirty with bucket prep, planning the substrate mix quantities, prepping it and seeing what it yields. I have a 16qt pressure cooker and so 12 half pint jars fit perfect in it. This is my first go at this small setup, so I’m documenting to see what happens!
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