Grow Your Own DIY Mushroom Spawn (The Stem Butt Method) | GroCycle

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Learn how to grow your own mushroom spawn using the stem butts from freshly harvested Oyster mushrooms.
The bottom 1-2" of an Oyster mushroom stem is still alive in the 24-48 hours after harvest, and given the right conditions, it can serve as spawn to grow fresh mycelium.
In this video we explain why, for most people, we think it is best to buy mushroom spawn from an existing supplier instead of trying to make it yourself.
However, for small amounts of spawn to grow mushrooms at home, there is a nice easy way to make your own low tech cardboard spawn using the stem butts from fresh Oyster mushrooms.
We show you how to do this by mixing stem butts with shredded cardboard in a food container.
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@GroCycleTV Год назад

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@DrawnSean 11 месяцев назад

What supplier do you use?

@anthonysicily5768 2 года назад

“We need an airtight container” then proceeds to make a load of holes in it 😂

@RochelleAndMegan 7 месяцев назад

Loool

@twina1996 3 года назад

Can't wait to try this out with coco coir! I bought some oyster mushrooms from the grocery store and they started growing in my refrigerator!! I'm gonna try and clone them this way! There's mycelium growing in all over them! Even on the tops!

@marto7357 3 года назад

did this work?

@ThomasShatter 2 года назад

@@marto7357 It works. Bagged Plagron brand coco. You can pour boiling water over it if you want but even without it mycelium runs beautifully through it. Add vermiculite if you want.

@Xerox482 4 года назад

excellent simple and easy method , i hate other channels which use tons of chemicals which normal people do not have.

@daisymonsalve1485 4 года назад

here's several things you can try select the best type - there are lots available. grow them in the best conditions - some such as oyster muchrooms like cool humid areas and can be put outdoors (I learned these and the reasons they work on gregs mushroom grower site )

@coffeebuzzz 4 года назад

@@daisymonsalve1485 Stop with the spam. I will specifically never go to gregs mushroom grower site.

@kaorumugen991 3 года назад

Not a single channel or growing guide I've ever seen uses "tons of chemicals", or any chemicals at all. What are you talking about? Unless you mean ethanol for sanitization and agar for culture plates, in which case you're a troglodyte.

@sebastianmaker6798 3 года назад

@@kaorumugen991 You're very aggressive for being on a video about regrowing mushrooms.

@kaorumugen991 3 года назад

@@sebastianmaker6798 You mean, as opposed to the OP who hates people because he's ignorant? I just grew tired of people flipping out over dAnGeRoUs cHeMiCaLs in everything when they can't even list a single one of said chemicals and explain how it's dangerous. Also, what does the video topic have to do with anything? I'm commenting on the OP's comment, not on the video. My "aggression" is proportional to his ignorance and hate, fight fire with fire and all that.

@shakhismail7258 2 месяца назад

2:10 It’s easy for you to say, there are countries where it is not possible to buy commercial mycelium, and ordering from other countries every time is also not an option, I think that’s why people want to have their own mycelium, if there was a place to buy it in my country, I wouldn’t bother at all.

@loveandpanic 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this beautifully simple and informative video! About to try this method!

@jimmymisle910 3 года назад

out of 5 containers i made using this method, only one took and was not contaminated...

@Nectarman 2 года назад

Ty for the note

@paulfoote7869 2 года назад

Go to your local agricultural store and buy some grain seed or use a bag of whole grain rice. Cardboard does not have as much nutrition. Soak the grain, drain the water out, let it dry out a little and then add your mushroom stems. You could also use straw pellets the same way.

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

Hit him up

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

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@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

He will direct you

@meatcreap 3 года назад

You all provide some of the most interesting methods ever. I love it. Thank you!!

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

Bought mine in an online store……)

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

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@sandraotto3527 4 года назад

Can you do it by picking wild and just putting the whole mushroom in the sterile grain spawn

@robertblashock1786 7 месяцев назад

The disadvantages actually seem like advantages. Once you understand that process you will only go up from there.

@sarcasmo57 4 года назад

Even I could almost do that. Thanks for all this info.

@whyunosubcribe433 4 года назад

You CAN do it

@victorrubahimbya1124 4 года назад

So no need of buying the spawn from other sources you simply use your own mushroom stems

@ernestutd 4 года назад

Hi guys! Very helpful! Where should I put this cardboard-stem mixture for those 11 days though?! Dark room, window, basement, room temp or colder ... ?

@indibro1909 3 года назад

You can keep it in a dark room where the humidity level is high and the temperature is stable between 23-24°Centigrade.

@morkamorkevicius9267 Год назад

@@indibro1909thanks.and how many days have to stay. One more question is How I have to know mushrooms ready I'm mean to take spaws?

@indibro1909 Год назад

@@morkamorkevicius9267 10-14 days maintaining suitable temp. And you will see little heads of mushrooms,

@henh3nhen 3 года назад

wondering how many holes would be *just* right? worried about making too little or too many.. great video and great article, thank you so much for teaching! you guys are awesome

@Nexusjr 3 года назад

This is such a underrated tip. Question; does the mycelium age with this process? I know your experiment with expanding mycelium explained a drop in production.

@paulfoote7869 2 года назад

You've been watching too many youtube videos trying to sell you a mushroom kit. Mycellum age is a red herring to get you to throw away perfectly good mycellum. Mycellum goes dormant when it runs out of food. Cut up a spent mushroom kit of mycellum and you can start more mushrooms by using the old mycellum as your seed stock - all it needs is more food. All this nonsense about sterilization and aging is BS to keep you from doing it on the cheap.

@bluefernlove 2 года назад

I wonder if soaking the cardboard in rice water (the water you wash rice with) could add some of those needed nutrients. Boiling it first, of course. Same with coffee.

@fishmut Год назад

Bought some oyster mushroom kit from Bunnings a few years ago , the spawn was to be spread between the 2 sheets of cardboard and regular watered , well mine went green Moldy , I was totally disappointed , now in hind sight I think the cardboard should of been shredded like in this video , I did sterilise everything as instructed on the kit but it was a total flop never bought another one after that , wandering did I water to much , I have no idea it was my first time to try spawn mushrooms , like to start again but not going to buy there kits again .

@robertrobert5188 2 года назад

You state that grain has more nutrients than cardboard. Any reason not to add grain to your card mix?

@walterh2lo 3 года назад

I'm so impressed by the way your video's learn me so much, all is simple and logic but great! I only grow mushrooms as a hobby. When using the "stem butt method" is can I repeat this endless? Or do I have to order fresh grain spawn after a few "rounds"?

@gowthamshetty5674 3 года назад

This will be conciderd as mother spawn a top end spawn there is no need to buy a new spawn from shop..this method can be repeated but one need to choose good mushroom stems

@tarbucktransom 2 года назад

In another video they talk about using existing mycelium this way and their conclusion was that after using it twice, the chances of infection and mites and such goes up alot. I wonder about the process of starting it from spores

@annawilliams7046 4 года назад

You guys are the best! Another extremely useful, concise, video. Thanks so much for taking the time to make and share this. Really super helpful!

@amiru-kun 4 года назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I LEARN SOMETHING NEW TODAY! XD

@amiru-kun 4 года назад

im here for my report. IT GROW!!!! IT GROW!!!!! IT GROOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY!!!! THANK YOU!!!

@orfigo 4 года назад

what are the ideal condition for the spawn to grow? where do you store the container to achieve this?

@whitetiger3038 4 года назад

Awesome bro in Australia it costs around $30 for just 20g of grain spawn.

@victorrubahimbya1124 4 года назад

Yet in the beginning of the video he says you rather buy the spawn than make it yourst...🙄🤔this process is to easy even a fruit fly could do this ...or am I wrong coz I don't see why I should buy spawn all the time

@mememomo101 3 года назад

@@victorrubahimbya1124 spawn is easy to contaminate .. that why. its not like 100 percent success rate if u make your own spawn

@janakpurivlogger2244 Год назад

Nd after this we can make mother spwn for making further spawn..

@carlosgeonzon7499 2 года назад

Currently trying out this method. I used shredded cardboard, soaked in boiling water until cool, then inoculated with my remaining spawn, just a little bit of a pinch. Will update in the future.

Год назад

Hey Carlos, any updates? Could you just keep re-using the stems indefinitely? Or did they go bad after a while?

@jaslyn1962 3 года назад

In Italy, mushrooms are sold with the 'root' and soil still attached, should i wash the stem butts first for cleanliness or cut peices with the soil. There'sstill a lot of mycellium mixed with the soil.

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

Bought mine in an online store…….)

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

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@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

Tombenjamin01_……………)

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

He will guide you

@jordanlarson6488 Год назад

Why can't you do this technique to grain? Does it have to be cardboard to grow spawn from stems?

@jarrelljet3704 3 года назад

Great😊 i love this idea.. it doesnt require much time and cardboard is a good substrate as it is not too prone to green molds not like wheat grains and brown rice.. but am just wondering if will it produce a good strain of mycellium for a better yield?

@truyennam 3 года назад

Awesome, engaging video

@Naturally-Kandice 4 года назад

Great information guys! You have amazed me again!

@Amanda-jk3we 4 года назад

Can this method be used for shiitake mushrooms?

@elfpimp1 2 года назад

Does one get jittery shrooms using coffee grounds? Asking for a friend. 😬👍

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

Bought mine in an online store….)

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

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@JeremyBear 4 года назад

For those who may not have access to coffee would black tea be a suitable alternative? Perhaps a mix of black tea and coffee grounds?

@XboxGamersAndMore Год назад

In what conditions should the spawn container be stored while the mycelium grows? Dark and warm I assume?

@FLPnotc 2 года назад

Where do you put the container? light or dark area?

@gabrielagemini4569 4 года назад

Thank you for the instructions. What is the best temperature to keep it in the container with the mushroom spawn?

@GroCycleTV 4 года назад

20-24C is a good range to aim for. It is the incubation stage described in this article: grocycle.com/how-to-grow-oyster-mushrooms

@dawnsmart9444 4 года назад

@@GroCycleTV great video... so, keep the card/mushroom butts in the aerated sealed container at approx 20-24C but is that in a light or dark area? Thanks :)

@jeffengel2607 4 года назад

@@dawnsmart9444 Incubation time for oyster mushrooms should be dim or dark time; indirect light is for the fruiting stage.

@dawnsmart9444 4 года назад

You guys always provide such useful information and support videos! This may seem like a silly question, but is there any reason that mycelium/spawn won't grow on used tea leaves? Thanks :)

@GroCycleTV 4 года назад

They don't pack many nutrients as they leaves.

@letaureauduforex6876 3 года назад

It's not very often Ive been impressed but this video certainly caused me to say wow I need to ask - have you looked at the resource called Gregs Mushroom Grower look for it on google

@siliuksas2533 4 года назад

Would be good idea to mix it alot of stems with sterilized grains and use as a spawn or sterilized straw instead of cardboard and make as primary substrate?

@WildCreationz 4 года назад

@MrChangCJ 3 года назад

that's what i thought as well. why use cardboard?

@siliuksas2533 3 года назад

I saw some people from India making spawn from stems and looks successfull, just wonderig how that affect the yields 🤔

@ebobinn3698 2 года назад

Great video... I'd only want to ask how to store this and for how long?

@matthewjacobs141 3 года назад

Question to you...I'm a newbie to growing mushrooms...I live in a hot environment ( So. California)...because of that my next mushroom project will be the Milky mushroom that can handle the heat...my question is growing Milky spawn...It grows in hay substrate...can I inoculate to Masters mix or must I stay with hay?

@MARXCF 3 года назад

Hello watching from nepal iam a mushroom farmer i watched all of your videos it was excellent but iam still confused about that how we made mushroom culture so can u suggest more about this ....Thank you love & respect from nepal.

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

Bought mine in an online store

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

On ig

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

Tombenjamin01_……………)

@AlphaFashion24 4 года назад

Can we use mushroom stems to innoculate the sterilized grains to make spawn?? If possible,would that make a better yield??

@MrChangCJ 3 года назад

i have the same question!

@bettyrobinson8222 Год назад

Love this. How many air holes ? What was lighter for ? Thanks 🙏❤️

@americanrebel413 3 года назад

Thank you this was great info.

@celtickitc 4 года назад

Would like to try this with store bought baby portobello mushrooms

@ssenirehtak 3 года назад

Hello, thanks for the video! What are the advantages for using cardboard? Could you use the same method initially with coffee grounds for instance (even if you were later mixing in with more coffee grounds)?

@joshuafritz1386 2 года назад

My theory is the cardboard is acidic. Same with coffee grounds. Kills bacteria

@anitamoraolayaamo 3 года назад

Can you use this same technique to make spawn for other varieties of mushrooms? For example almond agaricus?

@gowthamshetty5674 3 года назад

Yes it's applicable

@julianalberofrances6648 Год назад

Hi, good afternoon. I'm from Spain and I'm doing a project about a mushroom growing business. Could you tell me what design program you used to make the fuctification room? Thank you very much for the content

@041285man 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing this method

@erumfatima1000 4 года назад

Great video. As interested in growing mushroom just wanted to ask if insect infested barley grain can be used for substrate sterilization.

@alexandrevaliquette1941 4 года назад

Technically yes, if your sterilization is good, it should work. However, it leave less room for slightly uneven sterilization.

@annaliew934 2 года назад

Video starts at 3:56

@ashleyspenner2276 2 года назад

Awesome video

@michaelholmes2101 2 года назад

Super Cool Man - Thank Yooo

@bigno53 4 года назад

Thanks for the info and demonstration! Would it also work to simply mix the mushroom stems with the coffee ground mixture directly?

@bigno53 4 года назад

Update: I tried it and it worked to some extent but it took several weeks to colonize and I also noticed some mold contamination toward the end. It still fruited but I only got like 4 mushrooms, probably because of the mold.

@kirkhardes 4 года назад

Hi guys, I was wondering whether this method would also work by placing spawn prints directly into the wet cardboard rather than butts? Thanks!

@superresistant0 Год назад

yes

@kabylmakeshov6060 4 года назад

May I ask what is the supplier you're getting your spawn from? Thanks

@freeclassified5392 3 года назад

I can supply you where are located?

@peregrind9048 3 года назад

thats classified information

@resurrection2020 9 месяцев назад

Lovely homemade spawn, if not using straight away, do you keep the container in the fridge or just in cool room?

@nuraqilahbintiseman3135 5 месяцев назад

Hi, have u try this? keep the stem butt in fridge before using? does it works?

@annawilliams7046 4 года назад

How far apart are you making the air holes in the plastic box?

@MAXLAMENACE2M03 3 года назад

Hope have a answer...we can mix with any substract?

@rakelkieding6732 4 года назад

Im wondering: why does the scissors and the hands (gloves) need to be sterile but the cardboard and box not seem to matter if it's sterile?

@luckyfeatherfarm4685 4 года назад

The cardboard was sterilized when they poured the boiling water on it. And I assume the container was also cleaned even though they didn’t say it.

@pintubanerjee6928 Год назад

@tiktoknjue4992 4 года назад

Nice thankyou

@reforest4fertility 2 года назад

Why not put the oyster stem butt in with what i have on hand: wheat bran & gluten free four, as i just did for morel spore slurry? Would adding molasses help, then moistening it with non sterilized but non-chlorinated water?

@maxbrumbergflutes 4 года назад

What do you think about cloneing with airport lids and liquid culture glasses, I read about it in the ‘radical mycology’ book and it looked and sounded rather simple. Since you use airport glasses to clone and then later apply the liquid to the grain using sterilized airport glasses no steril surrounding is needed. Steril tools and clean workspace is clearly important.

@jasmineamorgan 3 года назад

I did this and it started fruiting. Should I just pull them pinning fruits and start adding coffee?

@nervouss 3 года назад

Good question what did you do? How was the yield? Wondering if there is a way to add some nutrients to this cardboard to get higher yields? I used to inoculate rye grains but this method looks incredibly easy

@ketav-thebubblydemeanor5324 4 года назад

Can we use this spawn to grow mushrooms at home, could you please link this to your other videos as next step to grow from there..

@ThahnG413 4 года назад

you'd be better off buying grain spawn

@3CallMeTheCaptain 3 года назад

If cardboard has less yield than grain, why not use sterilised grain in this process instead of cardboard?

@mrthaw9311 4 года назад

Thanks you so much

@mander321 4 года назад

Does this method only work on oysters? Can other types of mushrooms grow using this method as well?

@PeterSedesse 4 года назад

Oyster spores grow remarkably well on cardboard, it will overwhelm containment spores. Other mushroom types will grow slower in cardboard and so contamination will be a bigger issue. You will need to use grains or other media

@ddasher1113 10 месяцев назад

Could you fruit directly from that stage (for a small yield), where the mycelium has fully colonized the plastic Tupperware?

@pdfbrander 9 месяцев назад

Would this work better (or at all) by using spent grain from homebrewing instead of carboard?

@meigustas 3 года назад

No sterilization required?

@xavierparker7638 4 года назад

I tried this with coffee grounds and saw nothing for a few days, then a thick carpet of white fuzz appeared on the surface, more or less overnight, mould or mushroom? ^^'

@CyanideOwl 3 года назад

Mould is a fungus so ya know

@josephzeigler6853 4 года назад

How do you avoid mold infection? Do you have to cover the hole you like with the screws with paper or anything like that?

@robertimmanuel577 4 года назад

No. Just keep it in a sterile environment. Like your closet. Oyster mushrooms are pretty resistant to contamination than you might think

@GroCycleTV 4 года назад

As @Wondering Man says, no need to cover the holes as Oyster mycelium is fast and resilient

@foxybuddy Год назад

Well，good to learn something so i may not need to keep buying mushroom spawn

@dassa440 3 года назад

Can you do this with cubes ? Also how would you fruit them? Just add some coir or something as a case layer and fruit from the pot ?

@courtneykeeps 4 года назад

Do you then use this as you would spawn or will the mushrooms fruit directly from this?

@engizmo 4 года назад

Any similar tricks for lions mane which has a much less aggressive mushroom? I found oyster mushroom is so aggressive so this helps with many propagation methods. But lions mane is another thing all together.

@GroCycleTV 4 года назад

No direct experience and not sure at all that will work unfortunately

@Nexusjr 3 года назад

I tried this first with lions mane from a grow kit.. works amazingly as long as you keep clean and quick.

@j-fries4611 3 года назад

Does this method works on all mushroom or just oyster mushroom, i want to try this with shiitake mushroom

@k98killer 3 года назад

Paul Stamets recommends using the stem butts of Stropharia rugosoannulata (wine cap/king stropharia/garden giant) to directly propagate in a garden environment. From what I have read but not confirmed experimentally, oyster mushrooms are the most aggressive and more likely to succeed with this kind of technique, but using flesh from the mushroom cap for cloning in agar is a very common technique regardless of species.

@kiyomiyun6022 3 года назад

But what do you do with the white stuff?

@austin2842 2 года назад

Why card specially? Can I use hardwood woodchips instead?

@Nectarman 2 года назад

This is my question as well

@inmyopinion651 3 года назад

Who is a good spawn supplier?

@yulawah 3 года назад

I am testing seem working. See mycelium after 2 days

@nuraqilahbintiseman3135 5 месяцев назад

can i store my stem butt mushroom in the refrigerator before inoculated it? and how many days it can be keep in refrigerator?

@jackcockle4796 3 года назад

Is there any reason why cardboard is used rather than a more nutritious substrate such as coffee for example?

@T-Gunnn 3 года назад

How do you store these and do you have to water them? Also How do you do the coffee method?

@veraglee8547 3 года назад

Lookup mush_trips on Instagram,he’s products works magically and professionaly treated.A friend recommended him to me.They've got spores, shrooms and growing kits.

@ZAIEN-ec9ps 9 дней назад

Is it possible to make spaw form stem butt by putting it in to grain

@fin267 3 года назад

does it work with mushrooms purchased online?

@samalex2702 3 года назад

Would shredded paper and spent coffee grounds potentially work as a better substrate? I just recently harvested my first batch of oysters from a DIY grow kit and am already thinking about trying to clone them repeatedly for as long as I can. After some brief research, I noticed that coffee grounds, by themselves, can become too dense for good and rapid colonization, which got me thinking about maybe using some shredded paper to break up the medium (like one would do with straw) since that might be easier to pasteurize than straw. Thoughts?

@scandalingmusic2160 Год назад

Have you tried it yet? I'd like to know as well

@samstheman42 Год назад

@@scandalingmusic2160 yeah, it worked!

@scandalingmusic2160 Год назад

@@samstheman42 thank you! I might try this...

@valeriesievers6981 Год назад

Do you use used coffee grounds for the substrate?

@VighneshwarIlangovan 2 месяца назад

it works for button or portobelo mushrooms also right?

@sabrinawanderer7560 3 года назад

Amazing😃

@michaeldob2153 4 года назад

Can I use this method for wild growing mushroom too? Found wild enorkis and would like to cultivate them in my garden. The next question is can I use this mycel and add to sterilized plugs? Is there a way to sterilize wooden plugs without a pressure cooker? Maybe water bath in a jar in boiling water? Or in oven by 350C for 30 min? Thx and thumbs up for your great work

@GlobalAidFederation 4 года назад

From everything I know the answer is yes to all those questions. This is just making the spawn. Once you have an innoculated container then you can add plugs, grain, rice, anything you want into it to innoculate those objects. And without a pressure cooker hot water is the easiest way to sterilize anything. I think it needs to be over a certain tempature. Make a video if it works. It will be the first one on RU-vid of someone propogating wild mushrooms!

@michaeldob2153 4 года назад

I will see. It is too warm now for the enoki. So I think I will try to cut sone plugs out

@GlobalAidFederation 4 года назад

@@michaeldob2153 Good luck. I'm planning to try this next week.

@michaeldob2153 4 года назад

Good luck for you

@LizabettRusso 4 года назад

Any type of cardboard is ok or should I choose specifically to avoid ones that are produced with chemicals?

@goingintherain 4 года назад

looks great , do i need to sterilize the cardboard first ? do i need to add some nitrogen into it ?

@robertimmanuel577 4 года назад

Just soak in boiling water. If you're growing oyster mushroom, sterilization is almost not needed, even if everything's pre-sterilized it will still grow. Just make sure it's oyster if you're gonna take this advice.

@goingintherain 4 года назад

@@robertimmanuel577 i got it thankyou

@joshuafritz1386 2 года назад

How is it that black mold doesn't develop? Very little contaminants in the room?

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

Bought mine in an online store

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

On ig

@richardsonjackson3284 2 года назад

He will direct you

@whyunosubcribe433 4 года назад

Will this method work also with shiitake mushrooms?