Successfull Mushroom Farm Update 

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Hi There, my name is Robin. I'm from a Canadian mushroom farm named @westcoast_mycology. I just wanted to share insight on your lion's mane and oyster mushroom issue that you mention in this video. We grow lots of lion's and a bunch of oyster mushroom varieties, and I have been through similar issues in the past. With the lion's mane, after experimenting with bran additives, we are back to and set on "master's mix" formula for the substrate. 50/50 soy bean hull pellets and hardwood sawdust pellets. the yield is twice as high as any coffee or bran supplementation and the mycelium matrix is much stronger than with coffee or bran. The oysters with the sea shell looking mutation and super low yield was also a huge problem that we faced when using bran. It turned out to be from too much nitrogen, so over supplemented, kind of like over-fertilizing a vegetable crop. If you are using straw as your primary substrate, I would wage a bet that pure straw of the same weight will give you a better result than straw + coffee grounds. Just because oysters love straw more than anything, and produce extremely well without extra supplementation. The solution for our production ultimately though has been to use Master's Mix (50% Soybean Hull Pellets/ 50% Hardwood Sawdust Pellets). The carbon to nitrogen ratio is perfectly balanced and we don't get any issues with the little seashell mushrooms or nearly as much contamination. Also the yields are averaging between 125% and 150% biological efficiency with oyster mushroom varieties and lion's mane grown on master's mix. These exact 2 issues vexed us on our farm in the past, and the overall solution was masters and more fresh air exchange. Neither has been an issue since we made these changes. Good luck and thanks for sharing your operation process. We are so excited for what you have created with Vertical Greens.

Hi there, I also grow mushrooms, and I'm facing similar issues with the lions mane! We usually do them on 80/20 oak sawdust/wheatbran with 60% moisture content. When they don't start dripping they yield somewhat ok, about 250g to max. 500g. We call the drippy contamination stuff "black death" as Andrew from MossyCreekMushrooms refers to it. We also tried: 60/40 oak/alfalfa pellets on which mycelial growth during incubation looked alot stronger and healthier compared to the wheatbran mix. this mix also yielded a little bit better also not that great 65/35 oak sawdust/soyhull pellet (57% M.C.) on which mycelial growth during incubation also looked alot stronger and healthier compared to the wheatbran mix. Regarding yield i can report in about two weeks, scine we just loaded the soy bags into the grow room! I also think that lions mane in general yields better at warmer temps like 18 to even 25°C. Unfurtunatelly are growroom sits at about 10°C right now and yield are not that good. At 8:53 in the video, it looks like the oyster mushrooms were deprived of light. Could it be that they were grown in the dark? Looks more like a light problem than a climate problem to me. Btw i really like your mushroom videos, since i can relate to it alot! Greetings from Austria :)

i think you have lot amount of Co² in your fruiting room... you ways to control that? God Bless you

Have you ever thought about using buckets instead plastic bags for the oyster mushrooms?

How do you keep those containers warm? Could you do a video showing the containers humidity/fresh air/heat systems?

do you just throw out all the used plastic bags or have you found another way to recycle them?

Hello, I grow oyster mushrooms here in Ghana. I'm facing problems with the dry wind. Please can help me suggestions on how to increase humidity in the room