BenJamin Harder

Blacksburg, VA, United States

Started log pro in 13 then straw. Used covid money to built a container fruiting chamber and lab. Now trying to master LC-> liquidity.

Feb 10 at 09:41 PM

I hope we can get some strain that y’all have been testing as the culture of the month! I love the dank nerd power emanating from this thread. 

Feb 08 at 02:47 PM

I’ve bought two different enoki’s with no luck. Always look weak and contaminated. Mad props

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Feb 08 at 02:46 PM

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It had a service record and department info and it turned out I had a friend in the department that found it was a lemon. What is a good next step up from an all American? Like one of those double 75x size top load ones they sell on mushroom media online? I’m hoping they’ll have more autoclaves as the year goes on. This is from my fish tank. 

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Feb 04 at 04:16 PM

Hell yeah on it!

Feb 03 at 07:04 PM

Heck yeah, I'm on it!  I got a pH meter from back in my produce days and I'll keep y'all posted.  I was also curious what Lions Mane Culture did y'all send out last... strain?  Maybe I missed it but the White oyster is that a cold weather like N.S. pearl? 

I think I'm just starting to fruit your 3790.  I have two or three but yours seems the most aggressive and have been running them primarily in the autoclave 7 5#s at a time MF-ers.  But they look night and day to the trough ones. 

Feb 03 at 06:14 PM

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Is that coralloidies? We got some too haha. I was hoping to breed it but I don’t know shit!

Jan 02 at 12:44 AM

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Tyler have you ever messed with other substrates? I’ve been experimenting with barely bc I have it cheap RN but want to try oats and wheat. I can’t find a cheap source for wholesale bulk brown rice. Wally World is the cheapest I can find in BS 5lb bags. 

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Jan 02 at 12:41 AM

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Jan 02 at 12:40 AM

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Tyler I’m trialing some from Appalachian Gold now. The Root mushrooms one has been a flop for me but getting decent yields off the old as ML Strain I had on plates and brought back to LC. Do you know how and why the strain goes bad. I’ve herd people talk about it but don’t quite understand. I’ve made a masters with the syringe and been expanding that to half gallon mason jars for production. Mushroom revival has an epic video on commercial pro. I might make my own vid and launch my YouTube channel on xls a and T bag production which info on that is definitely lacking. 

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