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: chestnut
Update: Colonization_2024.06.20-2024.07.17
Bad News:
- Reishi has a spot of green on top. It’s not stopping the rest of the jar from colonization though, and so I’m going to let it continue. It was suggested to me to bury it and see if it will grow outside. I saw on iNaturalist that Golden Reishi is indeed found near me, and so I might give that a try.
- Almond and Pioppino haven’t taken at all. Shittake is slow going and I might attempt to drop the temperature to see if they’ll colonize better.
Lion’s Mane and Chestnut
Liquid culture, direct to hardwood pellet + bran block!