My 1st Mushroom Grow Ever - Penis Envy

SinSemillaWhisperer420 said:
How much substrate do you think I should use? A 1:2 ratio of spawn to substrate?
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1 to 3 is what ive researched. Also just watched a few videos, they said to use .5lb of spawn to 1lb of substrate. But ill probably experiment a lil, but stay close to those parameters. I dont know if it really matters, might affect yields, but i think theyll grow in how much ever we use.
 
bgsixxx said:
1 to 3 is what ive researched. Also just watched a few videos, they said to use .5lb of spawn to 1lb of substrate. But ill probably experiment a lil, but stay close to those parameters. I dont know if it really matters, might affect yields, but i think theyll grow in how much ever we use.
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Thanks!
 
Hi @SinSemillaWhisperer420

I highly recommend going through the Philly Golden Teacher youtube channel for cultivation of mushrooms at all levels.
This helped me tremendously when I started into shroom growing. It was recommended to me by member @Ramblinrose1965 , and it was something I referenced for different steps over and over again.
This guy does everything, and explains things in detail with great video capturing of processes.

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bgsixxx said:
1 to 3 is what ive researched. Also just watched a few videos, they said to use .5lb of spawn to 1lb of substrate. But ill probably experiment a lil, but stay close to those parameters. I dont know if it really matters, might affect yields, but i think theyll grow in how much ever we use.
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I've learned to use a minimum of 3" to keep the shrooms from falling over as they grow larger. I did some with under 2" of substrate in shoe boxes and had trouble with them being stable enough in the small amount of substrate.
 
Lady Cannafan said:
I've learned to use a minimum of 3" to keep the shrooms from falling over as they grow larger. I did some with under 2" of substrate in shoe boxes and had trouble with them being stable enough in the small amount of substrate.
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Thats good to know. Maybe i can find something slightly smaller than a shoebox to get it at least 3 inches high. I could see where that could be a problem.

Ok so let me ask you something. I have a five pound bag of substrate, and 6-.5lb uncle bens bags. Should i just use 2 shoeboxes and 3 bags of rice spawn each? This is assuming they all make it. Will that be too much spawn for 2.5lbs of substrate each?

Any help is appreciated.
 
I would follow a 1:2 Ratio
1 Part Uncle's to 2 parts substrate. Is that one bag of Uncle Ben's at 6.5 lbs., or several single bags? I've only ever used the single bags.
 
The shrooms will grow larger with deeper substrate. 3" should be considered the minimum. I also prefer to use substrate with compost because it's more nutritious, as compared to straight CVG (coir, vermiculite & gypsum). Straight CVG is fine for the casing layer if you use one.
 
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Spawn is spreading..
 
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Any advice I when to shake?
 
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Good mycelium growth. Time to break and shake.
 
When does everyone @BeccaBuds @Lady Cannafan add their spawn bag to substrate? Also how do u do it, just mix it in?
 
midwestgrowkits.com/guides has a bunch of good info. There's hours of info on youtube as well, of varying quality.

Have you done the smash-n-mix to the grain bag yet, @SinSemillaWhisperer420 ? The mycelium will cover all the grain a week or two after the smash-n-mix that spreads the mycelium throughout the grain.
 
SinSemillaWhisperer420 said:
When does everyone @BeccaBuds @Lady Cannafan add their spawn bag to substrate? Also how do u do it, just mix it in?
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I add it to substrate once the mycelium in the bag has covered the spawn again after shake and break. As Becca said, about a week.

When adding to the substrate, break it up well while mixing it in a sterile environment and sterile gloves. Have it evenly distributed all through the substrate.

Last time I did the shoebox, I mixed the spawn/substrate and then put a top layer of substrate about 1/4" thick. This supposedly protects the spawn, but I found it helped me see when the mycelium was starting to spread on top easier.
Don't confuse top layer with casing layer though. Casing layer is something different.

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