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Fungi: mycelia, mushrooms & more

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Beginner books? (self.fungus)
submitted 2 months ago by deuleb_biezelbob to c/[email protected]
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Hi! I have successfully grown 2 batches of Pleurotus ostreatus and I can say I am addicted! I want to know more about growing (general) and funghi in general. I got the basics covered already.

Any book recommendations? (paper back or hard cover)

Thanks!

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[โ€“] deuleb_biezelbob 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! I am planning to start with gourmet (using waste I can get my hands on for free) to sell locally all to fund a more sofisticated setup (I've been using buckets so far, with success) and then explore more exotic species just for fun and knowledge.

Funghi is so cool! Thanks again

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I've been using buckets so far, with success

Sadly, I have given up on that.

Buckets are great in theory, for sure. But I had tons of contamination, low yield and had to use a lot of harmful chemicals (alcohol or bleach) to clean and disinfect the containers after use.

Now, I use grow bags.

They're very cheap, I can sterilize them in the pressure cooker and pack in way more nutritious substrate for way higher yields.

Another plus-point is that I can already include the grain spawn and injection port, so I don't have to open up anything for the inoculation. That allows me to work 100% sterile, even without a flow hood. I just flame sterilise the needle and push in my LC.

Contrary to my initial believe, they're way more convenient and less wasteful.

Consider them if you get problems with buckets.