As they say, you are what you eat, and this means that you are also what what you eat eats. Nourishing mushroom food and potent medicine begin with lovingly and well-prepared substrate. In this detailed video, we’ll discuss all the ins and outs of mushroom substrate, exploring the science, key principles, several great recipes, preparations and lots of tips and tricks. We’ll learn both simple and advanced methods for growing all types of wood-loving mushrooms, as well as substrates for compost- and dung-loving mushroom varieties.
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Parts, Supplies & Resources
Fom Fungaia:
The Fungaia Cube Kit - An organic, all-in-one grow kit for dung-lover mushrooms Pasteurized, organic manure-based mushroom substrate
Raw, unpasteurized organic manure-based mushroom substrate in bulk
Pre-Sterilized Grain Bags
Others:
Unicorn Bags: Specialized Mushroom Grow Bags
(Smaller orders: Pegasus Bags)
Great company for substrate & soil testing:
https://www.mysoiltesting.com/
Microppose: monotubs and filters
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Basic Wood Lover Recipe
1,000g alder pellets
200g organic wheat bran
100g gypsum
3L water
Advanced Wood Lover Recipe
3,000g alder pellets
200g hardwood shavings
500g shredded organic wheat straw
250g organic worm castings
200g organic wheat bran 2 qts each vermiculite & coco coir
100g gypsum
50g potash
Basic CVG Recipe
650g organic coconut coir
2 qts coarse vermiculite
1 cup gypsum
4.5 quarts water
Dung Lover Recipe
CVG + 10% - 15% aged, shredded organic manure (by dry mass)
Cordyceps Substrate Recipe
6.3g malt
6.3g dextrose
6.3g tapioca starch
13.3g nutritional yeast
3.3g pea protein
2g gypsum
2g azomite
700 mL water
700 mL rice
(Compliments of Mindfull Mycology)
Created by Paul Lynn
© 2024 Alembic Enterprises LLC. All rights reserved.
Music by Paul Lynn.
Made using free stock footage.
0:00 Intro / Overview
3:22 Background
5:56 4 Key Principles / Water
10:10 Carbon:Nitrogen
19:56 pH / Structure
23:43 Wood-Lover Ingredients
37:14 Simple Wood-Lover Recipe
41:18 Advanced Wood-Lover Recipe
47:18 Simple Dung-Lover Recipe: CVG
54:24 Poop!
1:01:08 Pastoral Interlude / Manure Processing
1:09:04 Advanced Dung-Lover Substrate
1:15:41 Outro
