Mushroom Log

Fri Dec 2, 2016

Second batch started fruiting, but bodies dried up. Garbage bag was used to cover 3-bucket tower.

Thu Oct 6, 2016

Talked to Natalie at Field and Forest. Obags - [1]. Ordered Golden Oyster for immediate shipment - [2]. In 3 weeks - Pink and Grey Dove. Figure: one 4lb bag of grain spawn per 12 lb dry straw, or 1/3 bale - or One 4 lb. bag of grain spawn will inoculate about 40-80 lbs. of wet pasteurized substrate. Fruiting is 1 lb wet mushroom to 1 lb of dry straw. Total last time - 12 lb mushrooms produced.

Wed Oct 5, 2016

Started straw fermentation.

Thu Feb 18, 2016

2 oz more.

Fri Feb 13, 2016

1.75 oz more.

Sat Feb 6, 2016

Another 4 oz. [[<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmarcin.jakubowski.378%2Fposts%2F10212741003377110&width=500" width="500" height="288" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true"></iframe> Second flush of mushrooms from 2017.]]

Sat Jan 30, 2015

Another 1lb 6 oz! They won't stop. Total 11 lb 11.25 oz.

Thu Jan 21, 2016

Last flushes keep coming. 11 oz collected, for a total of 10 lb, 5.25 oz. Dried about 5 lb of mushrooms for later use. Is this the last of the Nov. 10 planting? So far, the first batch is lasting 10 weeks, with significant dropoff (should do a graph based on numbers below).

Mon Jan 11, 2016

4.5 oz looks like last flush. 9 lb 10.25 oz.l total.

Mon Jan 4, 2016

7.25 oz. Still going. Total 8 lb 21.75 oz, or 9 lb 5.75 oz.

Thu Dec 31, 2015

7.5 oz. Getting to end. 8 lb 14.5 oz total.

Sat Dec 27, 2015

4,4,5,2,2,5. 22 oz = 1 lb 6 oz. 8 lb 7 oz total.

Wed Dec 16, 2015

3,3,3,3,4,4.5,2.5, 9 and 8 oz clumps, small ones collated. 40 oz harvest, or 2.5 lb for total of 7 lb 1 oz to date.

Sat Dec 12, 2015

2,2,7,4,3 oz. 4 lb 9 oz total so far.

Fri Dec 11, 2015

Harvested 2 clumps, 11 oz. 3 lb 7 oz total so far.

Dec 9

8 oz harvest from bucket 2 - one clump. 2.25 lb from bucket 1 flush 1.

Tue Nov 10, 2015

Started buckets inoculated with grain spawn from Field and Forest. One 4 lb bag for 5 buckets.

Thu Oct 29, 2015

See Oyster Mushrooms. Started straw medium fermentation for 'pasteurizing' straw. Temp outside - 54F/34, and sunny. 60/45 tomorrow. Do I need a tight lid? Pictures - [3]