
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
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This section is dedicated to holding discussions on Mushroom Cultivation. Talk about growing Cubensis Fiji, Reishi, chicken of the woods on wood chips in bags, and more. The forum as a whole discusses hunting & identification of mushrooms, the edible & medicinal mushrooms, their cultivation, their contamination, and much more.
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
My Mushrooms are fruiting very slowly. Can anyone help with advice? How does the condition of these mushrooms look? Thank You View attachment 75137 ..read more
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
Does anyone know how to prepare the bags for injections ..read more
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
Recently my spore prints jus fall off the foil into a pile. Would like to know how to make the stick to the foil. Maybe too much moisture in the air ..read more
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
I request advice on the best way to flush the tub-sized cake after harvesting the Mushrooms? Thank You View attachment 75119 ..read more
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
Hello is this Tub healthy? View attachment 75118 ..read more
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
Hello, I request Advice about Stalled Colonized Substrate. I placed the colonized substrate, coir/verm and coir/very top layer in the mono tub on the date of 7-27-22, today is 8/8/22. The substrate looks to be fully colonized since 8/4/22 and it hasn't started to pin yet. Can anyone help me understand how to help the substrate start to pin and fruit? Any advice is welcome (excuse the pictures I didn't want to unseal the monotub to take an inside picture because I didn't want to introduce...
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MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
Hello, I have a Question about colonization growth in Fruiting Chamber vs Shoebox. I set up and placed colonized substrate and coir/verm at the same time and date 7-27-22 in the (picture:1-fruiting chamber) and (picture:2-shoebox monotube). Why are the fruiting chamber is colonizing great and the shoeboxes are showing almost zero colonization? I appreciate any advice. Please excuse the pictures they may not be clear. Thank You in advance ..read more
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
Is sporeworks as good as hawks eye?
People were giving sporeworks thumbs down back in 2014
Anybody here using sporeworks for penis envy or where is blue magnolia ..read more
MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
Hello, I have a Slow Coloninzing Cake. It seems to be doing ok, But it is colonizing very slowly. The bottom of the cake looks to be fully colonized. Can or Should I Turn a Slow Coloninzing Cake Upside Down? so that the mushrooms can pin faster? I really appreciate any help you can provide.
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MyCotek Forum » Mushroom Cultivation
1y ago
Hello all hope your having a good day
this is my first time growing mushrooms and i am trying to get some info about how to do it
i am using wheat straw as a substrate and i want to use cold Pasteurization using wood ash
and in my research i found out that supplement can be added to my substrate to give better yield
so my question is if i am going to use wheat bran as supplement should i pasteurize it with the wheat straw in the same bag or there is another way to do so? To minimize...
Wheat bran and oyster mushroom ..read more