Straw is chopped with hedge trimmers into 1″ to 3″ pieces
Straw in the washtub
Hardwood fuel pellets and smoker woodchips in various sizes
Pastuerizing the substrate: 3/4 tub of chopped straw 2lt of fuel pellets and 2lt of mixed wood chips covered with water and heated to 145F-185F for 1 hour
Inoculation: Layers of King Oyster Spawn between layers of substrate
Mycelium Running: After only a couple of days Mycelia are jumping off onto the substrate.
Stay tuned to see how the Oysters take to the substrate and whether I can get them to fruit.