Thank you for posting these videos about your farm amd how it's set up and all the details. I'm finally cleaning out an old shed on the property amd I'm gonna be able to set up a small hobby size grow op. Your videos have given me so much inspiration, and knowledge of how to do it right. You're awesome and I wish you the most success.
Thank you to both of you guys. I have learned so much from both guys. Air flow was the first major problem I had with my tent. I had a humidifier and an exhaust fan but needed another fan to move the air completely thru and out of the tent.
I appreciate you and Eric. I'm a vet myself and have fallen in love with mushroom propigation. It calms me among other thing. Any way, keep the videos coming.
When is your website coming online it says its under construction, I'd Like to buy some spawn from you your bags are looking good and if your spawn is that good you'll win me over. Both you guys kill it! Im subscribed to both channels. I live for the mushroom knowledge keep on mushrooming.
Great video; thanks! What pressure nozzles are you running? I noticed you had some dripping from your air tube. Would running higher pressure nozzles reduce the dripping? high 1000, moderate 100, low 30 psi
Hi TR thanks, very informative video and I notice you top fruit your Blue Oysters since it appears that they are so prolific that if they were side fruited that they would topple over.. so my question is...what is your method for scoring the bag for top fruiting...cut a straight line, cut an X or cut the top of the bag out? Thanks!
Man I wish there was somewhere around me to learn how to do this.......Ive always been intrigued In how to grow mushrooms...... but not very easy for a beginner
Hi Tr, my partner and I are locally growing and follow both of your, and Meyers pages...we are looking to see what kind of controller you are using to maintain your temp and humidity? We are currently using a Link4 Iponic 624 and have nothing but problems given the company originally said we would be fine but after burning out 2 $400 sensors, now the story has changed to it was never designed to be used in mushroom grow rooms, only for greenhouses...looking for your suggestions on a new temp and humidity controller...thanks!
Just started my own small scale mushroom farm and my business partner and I were wondering what is the best way to keep humidity? We have 2 humidfiers in a 450 sq ft room but when the inline fan with a air purifier on it is on the humidity is around 50%...when the inline fan is off its low 90s for humidity. Will there be enough air exchange without the fan on? Or what is a better way too? We are stuck haha.
@@FullMe7alJacke7 It shouldn't be pressure treated as the chemicals are not safe for contact with food or similar. Straight pine or fir is fine as long as the moisture content of the wood stays below 15%. Below that, mould won't grow.
I come from a lumber supply background and I can tell you the old days of using arsenic to treat common framing lumber is gone. You will still see it in anything 4x4 or larger. The copper chromate used in 2x4s will not get thru the bag and toxify it. You could put 100% dry lumber in a grow room and it would be saturated by the end of the day with the humidifiers.
Hey- how do you clean the ducting with all the humidity running through it? We have an aero mist at the farm and considering changing the system. Thank you for your videos
I'm having a hard time finding out what exactly what each individual supplement does for the growth of each species of mushroom. I imagine it's lots of experimenting, but this would be very helpful for folks that may have alternative resources for supplementing substrates.
I have a question for ya.. I worked for a small oyster mushroom farm and the farmers practice was to shut the intake air off for hours at a time. Up to 5 hours or more a day. I never felt like this was a good practice and it was hard for me to breathe in those grow rooms. But I was wondering if you've ever heard of this practice? The moisture content was not associated with his air intake. His moisture came from a misting fan. Oh his rooms were 20x40. I feel like I already know the answer, but I would like some clarity. Enjoyed your video. Thanks in advance. 😊
One thing ive learned over the years is that no two farmers do things the same and we all have opinions. If the farmer was generating mushrooms and money, whatever he was doing was working.
2 flushes in under a month from inoculation to compost pile. I grew on straw for several years. I personally have never seen 100 b.e. on straw nor have I met any grower that routinely got 100% b.e. What I do know about straw is that it takes longer to fruit, subsequent fruitings aren't immediate(completely random), the square footage it takes to process straw economically is larger than sawdust/ sbh, and straw takes up drastically more grow room space to fruit. There are zero reasons when factoring in basic economics to grow specialty mushrooms on straw.
@@earthangelmushrooms2118 I agree on the fact that straw is not easy or economical to process in large batches. That's for sure. But all my experience with yield are very different. Just that.
