Post ACIOMMQ02BBCDRClfc by glyph@merveilles.town
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 (DIR) Post #ACH79lHuMkgZCgroKe by grumpy@grumpys.online
       2021-10-12T02:58:15Z
       
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       Hey #mycology fedi, I'm looking to setup an indoor grow over the winter to pass the time. Any suggestions on substrates that worked particularly well for you?
       
 (DIR) Post #ACH8hxY5O1KZ1wIwYi by neauoire@merveilles.town
       2021-10-12T03:14:46Z
       
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       @grumpy cc @glyph
       
 (DIR) Post #ACHgMIuGh9MbLCWeKe by glyph@merveilles.town
       2021-10-12T09:32:41Z
       
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       @grumpy simple answer: pasteurized straw has worked well for me.longer answer consists of a few questions :) - what species would you like to grow? - which substrates are plentiful and cheap in your local area? - do you have access to a kitchen (for hot-water pasteurization)? - what quantity of mushrooms are you looking to grow, roughly speaking?
       
 (DIR) Post #ACINUxqQfTyyeb6cgS by grumpy@grumpys.online
       2021-10-12T17:36:04Z
       
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       @glyph thank you for the thoughtful responses! I live in a rural area in the Sierra Nevadas with access to plenty of wood/straw as well as coffee beans. I'm most interested in growing local varieties mostly to experiment with how fungus works. That being said, I'd also love to get to the point of growing oyster mushrooms or other useful mushrooms. I plan on starting with a shoebox size grow this year.
       
 (DIR) Post #ACIOMMQ02BBCDRClfc by glyph@merveilles.town
       2021-10-12T17:45:43Z
       
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       @grumpy my pleasure! your focus on local varieties and experimentation is very refreshing (and much needed imo). the inaturalist website is a great resource for learning about species in your area.straw will support many of the leaf-litter decomposers you might find in your local environment. you could try to establish wild-sourced mycelium in straw or you could cut the stem-butts off saprotrophic mushrooms and introduce those to the straw. observe and interact :)
       
 (DIR) Post #ACIPgYGHoJMch1qy24 by glyph@merveilles.town
       2021-10-12T17:46:59Z
       
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       @grumpy this is the video i usually recommend to anyone interested in growing mycelium. james offers great insights and embodies a playful, experimental approachhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXvPrANg004
       
 (DIR) Post #ACIPgYlTwKJkFmRsem by grumpy@grumpys.online
       2021-10-12T18:00:34Z
       
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       @glyph this is perfect, thank you so much! As a bonus, here's the little volunteer who (along with Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life) helped reignite my interest in mycology.