I am looking for resources or knowledge on how one can grow mushrooms without all the energy intensive methods and without all the waste. How does one cultivate mushrooms without using sterilizers / autoclaves, humidifiers and fans, or plastic grow bags? Is it possible to cultivate mushrooms if there was no access to these tools or even electricity?

I have experience growing a number of species of mushrooms. Unfortunately the processes and methods I have learned produce a lot of waste and use a lot of energy. I am really hoping to improve upon this. Any references, articles, videos would be really greatly appreciated.

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I have a tinfoil dome with a few holes in it that I keep over it and spray the inside of to keep the humidity up.

Lions Mane, are they supposed to be pink? First grow, ready-made block

First off I want to thank you for any kind of help, support, or even just leaving some positive vibes and I’ll also try to make this short and get straight to the story. I personally don’t do well growing my cubes unless I use a AIO bag. so I mainly fill up my ice chest turned into an incubator filled with jars of BRF and grow scletoria instead since it’s basically something I could accomplish. Another thing is is I am no good with preparing any type of grains, so I’m constantly using BRF.

Let me backtrack a few sentences, some jars I do successfully grow cubes PF TEK style, and I For about a year, Ben using those fruits to practice on my agar and I am able to start to actually get some cloudy fluffy myc growth but no rhizomorphic. YET.

Now here is where I need all of you professionals to let me pick your brain for a moment, I’ve been fascinated with enigma ever since I tried it and had been contemplating for over two years on purchasing a LC of some online except the reputable websites want like $30-$40 each and that’s not including shipping.

A very close friend of mine that lives a few states over is the one that first gave me my first enigma and somehow honk a few states over is the one that first gave me my first enigma and somehow talking with him yesterday we got on the subject of him mailing me a small jar of birdseed fully colonized with enigma so that I could “attempt” to grow out some on some agar myself that way I don’t waste money and I also get the practice. But I’m not what I’d like to call a pro at agar, so I had the idea that what I put a small amount of colonized grain into a BRF jar as like a transfer, but the problem with that is there being a top layer of vermiculite inside the jar and I don’t think it would be too smart to try and move it out of the way to get down to the BRF. So I thought about what if I was too, put some grains into a jar with a little bit of sterile water and let them soak for a while and then using a syringe suck up all the water and then use that water to inject the BRF jar as normal.

Does this sound plausible to anyone to be able to let the grains soak and actually be able to suck up some amount of mycelium To where I could actually get some growth in a jar? Could I even maybe just drop a few grains into a freshly made LC jar, or do you think the grains getting wet and mushy would cause some problems?

I don’t know, but if you have read it down this far, why not go ahead and pitch me your thoughts. And if in wrong with anything or any steps anywhere please kindly fill me in so that I’m able to learn and not make the same mistake again.

Golden vermiculite was put on top of my cvg bulk substrate Day1. Started fanning and misting(as required) 3 days ago.

Hello,

I recently started growing shiitake mushrooms and the first sprout of shiitake I have has this discoloration on its head and I would like to ask if this is a bad indication.

As you can see in the photo, the medium is in open air at room temperature of 25 degrees Celsius,

and as for watering, I just spray it with water few times a day when the medium seems dry.

I know everything is very amateurish, but it would be real nice to know what's happening to this poor boy so I can fix the problem for later.

Thank you in advance.

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Just some of my cubes being real cute

First of all, please delete this post if it is not allowed.

My question is, I use baby food jars modified with injection ports, and FAE holes in the lids (I get more contaminated plates then I do clean plates that’s why I made a jar. I wouldn’t have to open. It has been growing myc but now I’m having trouble getting the colonized agar moved from the jar into an LC or into Grain about 75% of the time). I was Wondering if I were to fill a syringe with distilled water and inject it into the baby food/agar jar while trying to knock off as much mycelium from the agar as possible. Would it be plausible for me to then suck up all of the water that has been mixed with the mycelium and agar, and use that syringe to start a LC or to incoc some substrate?

I know if I was to do this that I would need to get a larger gauge needle to be able to suck up everything from the dish as much as possible, but that as far as gotten.

And tips, input, or help would greatly be appreciated. I’m looking forward to hopefully hearing back from everyone with their input and words of advice. Thanks in advance.