The substrate was damp newspaper mixed with used coffee grounds. The cups were used cups from something else. I was surprised how productive each cup was. We got 3 or 4 flushes of mushrooms, each smaller than the previous one.
Growing edible oyster mushrooms is incredibly simple and can be cheap. I have stopped growing edible mushrooms for some reason. I think it is because getting newspaper or logs to grow them on became too difficult.
I really should get into growing oyster mushrooms again.
How did you get the initial spore.
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ReplyDeleteOyster mushrooms are very simple to work with and incredibly forgiving of any mistakes, which is great for beginners. You can buy spawn, but that tends to be a little expensive. I made my own spawn using the discarded stems of mushrooms I got from the supermarket. It was incredibly easy and surprisingly fast.
I also got card board, tore it up and put it in an ice cream container, made it damp, and inoculated with oyster mushroom spawn. It only took 2 months from inoculation until the first flush of mushrooms. I have tried a similar thing with a rolled up newspaper and it took about 4 months but the mushrooms were far larger. https://living-mudflower.blogspot.com/2018/01/days-to-maturity-oyster-mushrooms-on.html
Give it a try, you have very little to lose. If you need help or want some advice you can send me an email and I will do my best to help. My contact details can be found on my for sale page: https://living-mudflower.blogspot.com/2013/05/perennial-annual-vegetables-for-sale-in.html
Nice post
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