Quat Cleaner
Hey everyone! Curious if Cap n Stem/MycoWizards and any other mushroom farms on here are using Quat cleaners? I was talking to a spawn/sub producer who recently got usda certified in their lab and grow and they said they Clean the lab and grow with Quat, all surfaces and even on their gloves, apparently it’s really effective against bacteria and spores/trich. just wanted anybody’s 2 cents on it?
I’m still in desperate need for Maitake culture of the month club. Sorry to be like a broken record, I just need it for my medicinal products. I have tons of everything but that. I’m also saving up to make capsules!! Y'all are the bomb and I’m super grateful! In vitro that I slit and tried to tape with Polypore microfiber. Fingers crossed 🤞
If you’re into Cordyceps I just made this video because I couldn’t affordably source brown rice so trialed different Organic grains but it’s just part 1 because editing and doing video work while running farm with a toddler is impossible. I also setup a DIY cool bot for temperature control and year round production!
"So you children of the world listen to what I say
If you want a better place to live in -spread the word today.
Show the world that love is still alive, you must be brave.
Or you children of today are children of the grave, grow Mush btw-yea"
Hi. Is anyone grown the purple mukitake yet? I was given some blocks to fruit out. They had a top "fluff" similar looking to maybe Pioppinos. I just sent them.
A- do they taste good?
B- is it common for this to fully colonize substrate quicker than Oysters?
Lab doggy door
Hey everybody I’m putting the finishing details on my new lab and my question is about the exhaust/air exit, my lab is 5’ wide 10’ long and 7’ tall, I have a 3’ x 4’ myers flowhood 1,000 cfm along the 5’ side that is backed into a prefilter room, so the flowhood is positively pressurizing, my question is where is best to put the doggy door exhaust hole, and how big to make it, here’s a pic for help I’m wondering back wall or side wall near the back corner and size 🙏
Maine Fungi Fest 2025 A.D.
I had to bust so much ass leading up to this and I made a lot of grow blocks. The breaks on my car were so bad I probably broke glass from the screeching.....set up the tent, go back home and fix the breaks. Day 1 -Met countless people asking me why their NorthSpore grow blocks didn't work, lol I said you need Cap n Stem genetics, love in your heart + a shit load of FAE. Got to hold the most precious cactus on the planet which was the highlight of a LIFETIME for me (a forever tripping hippie unfortunately). The Chesnut spores were KILLING me. I forgot my blanket and like Jesus christ that camping lawn was pretty hard. I figured out I am too big to sleep in a 1 man tent made in china. Gordon frigging Walker stop by the NH Mush Co tent and held my Mushroom, lol. It was awesome to meet him, I wish I wasn't like so shy a person but I got to chat with him a bit and it was great. Saw Alan Rockefeller like just walking off alone and I was like..."OH shit that's Alan Rockefeller. Ok cool 👌" . I brought really good green bud and hash so I was really happy the whole time. Schooled many on how Cubes are like a PBR and ought to try some fine wine like a truffle. Sold like Not a lot but I made some cash and made my rent so it was 100% wicked good. Every block I made that I didn't sell (PoCho/AAcns/HEcns) Ive since been fruiting and All of em made it home fine so really no loss. The Pioppinos are ALL pinning hard af right now and they are so cool. I've never eaten one yet so I'm stoked. All and All it was something to remember for me and it was great to be a part of the Psychedelic Movement that was there. Live Free Or Die.
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Scoop out 10 jars of Oats into the pot wanting like at least 10lbs of grains cooked. A jar is almost 1lb dry every time. 12 hr Soak&simmer in good water w/gypsum. Ended with (16lb soaked & simmered+ dried all day and bagged Grains).
-3 four pound bags and 2 two lb bags. Incredible Math that I'd never know how to consider but that's pretty damn perfect 62% grain hydration right there.
10 = 16 - 62% = 6.08 = the H2O
Any tips on lowering the temperature inside of grow tents? In the winter temps are perfect inside of my garage, however with summer now starting to take effect my grow environments have been sitting at 70-75F.
Hey guys, I'm pretty sure this is a dumb question but I've been trying to narrow down the variables that could be causing trich contaims in my spawn jars/bags and germination of my oats. I've watched your video on grain hydration and still have a couple questions if you guys have some free time.
Right now run a steam pasteurization barrel on a 24hr, 200f cycle. However after watching your video am wondering if dry bagging my oats in both bags and jars being paired with steam pasteurization is what is problematic. Is there a better way I could still keep using my pasteurization barrel to maintain bulk? I can soak and boil on the stove but it won't nearly be as efficient of a process.
I appreciate any feedback, thanks!