Here’s an idea: create a bulk substrate pasteurizer with a discarded Richard Simmons Steam Heat Cooker (manual here) and a couple of used bins from the Sally Ann. This ended up working way better than my old wet pasteurization method: … Continue reading
Stay tuned to see how the Oysters take to the substrate and whether I can get them to fruit. … Continue reading
Stay tuned, I’ll let you know how this goes! UPDATE: failed to take on the bulk substrate. I was able to clone the mushrooms to agar and propagate them to grain jars and finally fruit them on wood chips and … Continue reading
Tramates versicolor, Turkey Tail, is said to be a general immune booster and anti-cancer medicine. I take 1ml of TT Tincture pretty much every day along with some other tinctures and mushroom tea. General info on making tinctures here. I … Continue reading
These shiitake mushrooms fruited on a log that was inoculated at least seven years ago and given to us as a gift. The Blue Oysters are from an outdoor bed that was started in a laundry basket on a substrate of … Continue reading
