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Thanks for the feedback! We go over how to sanitize your monotub in the first video, but I can totally see how that would be helpful to go over again here.
Hey there, I’ve never used the all in one grow bag, I never really liked the idea. Can you or have you ever transferred from a colonized grow bag to a mono tub? The reason I ask, is if you transfer two of those all in one grow bags to a standard size tub, you will have a much larger surface area and get a bigger yield. But my question is, have you ever done it? Sometimes they can be touchy and I’m worried when transferring to a mono tub they will stall out or something?
I've seen colonization in one week after inoculation of spores!! Amazing I thought culture worked faster. It's growing in a grain bag, but not the all in one grow bag yet, any suggestions would be great by anyone, I'm new to this.
Spores tend to take a little bit longer to colonize a substrate so I would give your all in one bag more time. That's impressive your grain bag is already colonizing!
I had water pooling on the side of my tub that I just found this morning. Not a ton, but a good amount 1/4 cup, is that something I should worry about? I of course re arranged my hose after noticing that.
I bought your guys all in one bag. Once it’s all colonized can I add substrate and do this same method in the tub? Or do I just add the all in one to the tub by itself. Thanks
How do you control the temperatures outside of the normal season they would fruit outdoors etc? No one mentions that in monotub videos. Or do you have to run your grow during the regular season when temps are right for the species?
You would just need to control the ambient temperature of the room or space where the grow is - most mushrooms need a range of 65-75 degrees F so pretty normal ambient temperature for a home but you can always use air conditioning or heat depending on the species.
I was told my all in one was contaminated. It didn't look anything like this. They gave me another bag and told me to throw the bad bag away. Out of curiosity I still mixed the bag and left it. 4 days later it was all white. Mind you, they saw it on a picture. It had sat for 2 months with minimal patches forming. If it truly was contaminated and it did fruit? Would it be bad to eat them?
I just started my first Boomr Box w/ Blue Oyster Spawn and Cherry sawdust substrate this afternoon. I have just enough spawn left over to chop some straw and start a 5-gallon bucket. Great info.
I bought an All-in-one grow kit a couple of years ago. I had taken a spore print, and I now have a truly unlimited supply of medicine. I am now working on maximising yields. The info in this video is going to have me busy all weekend. Many thanks for sharing!
We’ve designed our monotub to have maximum versatility! With more holes it can better regulate airflow especially if you’re growing culinary species that want more air. What you’re describing can totally work though! Also, many differently sized tubs are possible. It’s all about the principles of the tub and whether the needs of the mushroom species are satisfied 🙂
Try and add moringa into the substrate ,anti bacterial and anti fungal ,the shrooms love it ,and make sure u use distilled water ,no contams in it unlike tap water ,which adds contams .....
It would be so cool to make one of these as big as possible. Like with a tree with a huge diameter, stacked super tall with many sections. Like a mushroom totem pole.
The more substrate the better too. I see a lot of videos out there where they’re not using but an inch or so of substrate. Not saying that you don’t bring that up in your -more in depth videos. Just wanted to throw that out there. That was my mistake for a while when I first started. Now I put a good 3 inches of substrate and layer it twice. Yields a shitload
These are my personal favorite kind of mushroom. The flavor is so unique and strong! And they are not absurdly expensive unlike things like morel and truffles
Is it irresponsible to cultivate honey fungus? Would there be a risk of damaging the local ecosystem just from spores getting in the air? I’ve heard people say that you should exterminate honey fungus whenever it is come across. But, I’ve also heard that it is delicious and easy to grow.
This is a very interesting question that's come up more very recently. Yes, it’s tasty and yes it can be cultivated. It’s also true that this can be a powerful infection, but most plants get sick because they are already weakened or stressed. That said, we don’t want trees that might be stressed and could bounce back to be ruined by this mushroom. I believe that spores you might add to the air probably don’t matter much. I worry more about inoculating logs or burying blocks that could allow the rhizomorphic mycelium to spread to nearby plants and become thoroughly established. Therefore, I think if you have good filtration systems and plan to only grow indoors, it’s probably ok. Would I like to see those cultivated broadly? No, I think I would like to see less risky experiments of which there are plenty. Besides, they’re easy to find in the wild at the right time of year 👍
Is this bacteria a bio hazard? Also, if it survives pressure sterilization, why is this not an issue for edible canned goods? I don’t have a broad enough understanding of endospores. I used to have issues with bacterial contamination. I now cook my grain spawn for 3 hours at 15psi instead of the traditional 90 minutes. Since I started doing this, I’ve basically had no more bacterial issues.
Bacillus is a very common bacterial genus that is present everywhere, but in the right context, yes, it’s a biohazard. It does not survive proper pressure sterilization. Sounds like you’re doing what works. Different grains and equipment will have their quirks.
Mushrooms require ambient light to help them with color formation, and it also gives them a direction to fruit towards. I would say light is essential for the growing process. Just avoid putting them in direct light - this may kill your mycelium.
Excellent Video, very informative for a beginner to intermediate grower. I learnt more here than most of the other videos put together, good job bro...
In this video, we used the casing layer as a way to promote fruiting. Coco coir, for example, is incredibly porous so it's able to retain a lot of moisture. This creates an ideal environment for pinning. Keep in mind that this doesn't work will all mushroom species, such as the oyster mushroom! I hope this helps!
should the fan intake be covered? probably shouldnt be a probelem once is colonized, but before the onside would be susceptible to get contamination... any advice?
Good question! We have since made a new video on making a monotub, which you can find here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P0-JONnMgwY.htmlsi=LqJeI4_N4mGOhFKq We don't recommend setting up your fan and humidifier until your substrate is fully colonized to avoid contamination.
