experimental mushroom substrate grows

[farmerfischer]

I'm new to mycoligy ( growing shrooms)so I haven't had much experience in mushroom substrates other then using proven tek and subs, so I've read a lot on the subject and watched what videos that are on YouTube but no one really ventures away from brf or composts ...
so I'm making this thread for the purpose of experimental substrate and tek...

I'm goin to try another attempt at crack corn and rabbit shit.. the first jar I made colonized fast and was looking good then all of a sudden the corn turned into slime and must of had some yeast in the shit or something because it was fermenting.. so I'm taking a crack at it again.....


all are welcome to contribute their experiments and tek.. this is an open thread..

 

[farmerfischer]

hmmm I'm thinking about taking my corn and turning it into flower and use it in replace of Brown rice flower.
Anyone here ever try corn flower?
thoughts?..

 

[Drowning-Man]

hmmm I'm thinking about taking my corn and turning it into flower and use it in replace of Brown rice flower.
Anyone here ever try corn flower?
thoughts?..

I read somewere corn is no good. I was researching a bit myself.

 

[farmerfischer]

I'm having success with crack corn on its own.. made a nice cake.. producing as we speak.. because of this I was thinking corn flower, but getting the starches out of it is my concern

 

[Drowning-Man]

I'm having success with crack corn on its own.. made a nice cake.. producing as we speak.. because of this I was thinking corn flower, but getting the starches out of it is my concern

Check this out, I'm gonna try this
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/1303334/fpart/1/vc/1

 

[farmerfischer]

Check this out, I'm gonna try this
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/1303334/fpart/1/vc/1

I have flexible air stones I was thinking of putting under my #3 chunky perlite but alge is my concern.. I have hydroton expanded clay but it's been used to death in my hydros so I'm not using it in fear of not cleaning it well enough..

 

[farmerfischer]

bottom left is the crack corn cake.. I have scince cased it in vermiculite to help hold in moisture .. it was drying out faster then the brf..
here it is cased in verm

 

[Drowning-Man]

I have flexible air stones I was thinking of putting under my #3 chunky perlite but alge is my concern.. I have hydroton expanded clay but it's been used to death in my hydros so I'm not using it in fear of not cleaning it well enough..

Ive already found the solution something like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B017KRXIEU/ref=pd_aw_sim_199_of_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZFQ4MJQHPSDSQC939F06

 

[farmerfischer]

Ive already found the solution something like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B017KRXIEU/ref=pd_aw_sim_199_of_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZFQ4MJQHPSDSQC939F06

good idea..

 

[farmerfischer]

th is isn't a substrate experiment but an experiment never the less

here I have a glass casserole dish with wet perlite, my cake is sitting on foil.. the foil under the casserole dish is to catch water from condensation..
here it is with a small terrarium over it keeping the humidity up.. no fanning is needed, just lift the terrarium off and the co2 leave and fresh air comes in.. maybe some misting from time to time.
I seen on another site some one was doing this with a big clear tote but never followed up with his progress.. I opted for using just one cake instead of using a big tote with a few cakes..

 

[Drowning-Man]

good idea..

Hey just researched, seems algae wont hurt it. But if it shows up change water, rinse stones in 1/10 bleach water and rinse with boiling water.

 

[Drowning-Man]

th is isn't a substrate experiment but an experiment never the less
View attachment 4036800
here I have a glass casserole dish with wet perlite, my cake is sitting on foil.. the foil under the casserole dish is to catch water from condensation..View attachment 4036802
here it is with a small terrarium over it keeping the humidity up.. no fanning is needed, just lift the terrarium off and the co2 leave and fresh air comes in.. maybe some misting from time to time.
I seen on another site some one was doing this with a big clear tote but never followed up with his progress.. I opted for using just one cake instead of using a big tote with a few cakes..

Yor using the foil to catch condensation droplets to soak into cake? Probly no good condensation on cakes causes bacterial and mold growth, from what i understand.

 

[Drowning-Man]

th is isn't a substrate experiment but an experiment never the less
View attachment 4036800
here I have a glass casserole dish with wet perlite, my cake is sitting on foil.. the foil under the casserole dish is to catch water from condensation..View attachment 4036802
here it is with a small terrarium over it keeping the humidity up.. no fanning is needed, just lift the terrarium off and the co2 leave and fresh air comes in.. maybe some misting from time to time.
I seen on another site some one was doing this with a big clear tote but never followed up with his progress.. I opted for using just one cake instead of using a big tote with a few cakes..

For my first grow im going to do like 30 half pint pf cakes. Think ill be good till Jesus returns. Trying to figure what straine to grow, choices, choices

 

[farmerfischer]

For my first grow im going to do like 30 half pint pf cakes. Think ill be good till Jesus returns. Trying to figure what straine to grow, choices, choices

I'm trying to master the koh samui super strain.. not real sure what I'll choose next..maybe p. cyanescens?

 

[farmerfischer]

Yor using the foil to catch condensation droplets to soak into cake? Probly no good condensation on cakes causes bacterial and mold growth, from what i understand.

no the cake is sitting on foil as a barrier between the perlite and cake. there's a piece of foil under the casserole dish to catch the driplets that fall down the side of the terrarium so it doesn't get on my table... no water sits on the cake..

 

[Drowning-Man]

no the cake is sitting on foil as a barrier between the perlite and cake. there's a piece of foil under the casserole dish to catch the driplets that fall down the side of the terrarium so it doesn't get on my table... no water sits on the cake..

Oh

 

[farmerfischer]

8oz jar of crack corn ..
straw only.. 8oz jelly jar
pint jar of crack corn
mixed crack corn and vermiculite pint jar..
..
all the jars were knocked up 3 days ago.. no sings of anything yet..

 

[Drowning-Man]

What would happen if you added meth? That be interesting.

 

[farmerfischer]

here we go. crack corn cake number two .. well not quite a cake yet but soon.

 

[farmerfischer]

this is a crack corn flower and vermiculite doing really well ..

the crack corn is growing quick as well ..
9 days and around 75% colonized..