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.
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Replied on Alright, new equipment recommendation...

03 Feb 18:51

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03 Feb 18:42

First of all mad props to the MycoWizards team!! 🤯  Y'all are crushing it and I'm so grateful to be a part of it.  I feel like you made the King Trumpet Video just for me and I haven't had a chance to watch it or much of the new stuff but tomorrow is the day!!  It's my day off and on full on Dad duty but I'll be streaming your content, working on my "Youtube University Mushroom pHD".

Enough smoke blowing... So, the main reason I reach out to everyone is, there's an auction locally that has this and there's no info about it.  The picture sucks, I know!!!

I can go look at the item in person on Thursday but does anyone know what this is (name, make, model)?  The size of the vessel?  What it runs on?  I guess just anything about it and if I should get it if it's a couple hundred... or couple grand or twenty five dollars?  IDK JK
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Commented on New wild Hericium trialing out from 2...

03 Feb 18:14

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

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04 Jan 00:23

Howdy everyone it’s been a while to hit up the community but I would love some info and experience on Nebrodini. 

Everything has gone well from LC-bulk masters but I’ve never gotten them to fruit. When we were knocking a lot of them we were primarily letting oysters pin in the bag before opening. They never did. I tried top, side and other things with temps bc of the transition to winter. The only thing I just realized I haven’t done is open them up right at full colonization.  Anyone have thoughts or suggestions?
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02 Jan 00:44

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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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02 Jan 00:41

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02 Jan 00:40

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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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Replied on Deep dive request… King Trumpet!

02 Jan 00:23

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Omg so epic!! I love this discussion!! I feel like I’ve ghosted y’all, I’m sorry.  Life, farm, baby all dat shit has been Cra cra.  But I need this community!! 

As far as kings go, I had put the breaks on them really and been messing with block size 4a, 11 idk the small ones and other bs with no luck. I thought I’d be good in the winter. So I’ve just been focusing on BK/BP. I’ve seen a video with TR having plastic over the shelves and I didn’t get it or do it yet but now I want too. And Erik when you said strip I thought the pins but I get you now and I’ve had some BS crops from side and bottom fruiting, which I guess is like stripping. 

Mad props on the Black oyster BK,BP video. I even had my head knocker watch it. Also props on getting some of the content up on YouTube def easy to share. 

I will try to catch up some and at least go thro all my old shit. 

Erik and the Myco team, I’ve got a special video, episode idea to send your way that I will work on getting together both in snail mail

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Replied on Chicken of the Woods Culture

20 Sep 22:22

I thought I said something and maybe I did but I would love a short write up on each culture like where it's from, any production notes, tricks or lessons learned...

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20 Sep 22:19

So cool!! I guess I got my homework for the winter!

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