Let's Grow Mushrooms!
Video is ideal for both the experienced cultivator who wants to
see the more complicated tasks demonstrated in a visual format, and the
beginning mushroom grower who is confused about exactly where to start the whole
process. If you're a student, our DVD will help you turn in a show-stopper at
the science fair. If you'll take a skillet to school and sauté up a batch of
your own fresh-picked mushrooms, the wonderful aroma will have all the judges
hanging out at your table!
You'll learn to generate grain spawn, and to use it to inoculate bulk
substrates or outdoor mushroom patches. Our section on using straw will
have you growing prize-winning oyster mushrooms within weeks. The section
on sawdust/woodchip blocks will give you the knowledge you need to grow
valuable Shiitake, Maitake, Elm Oysters and many more gourmet edibles and
medicinal mushrooms such as Reishi and Hericium (Lion's Mane).
DVD Video Disc 1
Brown Rice Flour: Disk 1 begins with the easiest method of all to get started
growing mushrooms. No pressure cooker is required. The only ingredients needed
are brown rice, vermiculite, and 1/2 pint wide mouth mason jars. Full
step-by-step instructions are included on mixing, sterilizing, terrarium
building, and the fruiting parameters for several species of edible mushrooms.
Grain Preparation: This chapter takes you through the entire process of
preparing rye grains for generating mushroom spawn. Includes instructions on
obtaining the perfect moisture content, plus lid preparation with several types
of filters explained. Full instructions for sterilization in a pressure cooker
to ensure success.
Grain-to-Grain Transfers: This chapter shows you how to turn one jar of rye or
other grain spawn into ten more. Includes a detailed explanation of sterile
procedures.
Rye Grass Seed: An explanation of the method the author uses to prepare rye
grass seed for use with sclerotia producing species.
Manure Substrates: A detailed step-by-step procedure for preparing horse manure
to grow mushrooms. Includes an easy to understand method for determining 'field
capacity' moisture content.
Straw Pasteurization: Follow along as Marc prepares a batch of straw for growing
mushrooms. Full instructions on chopping, soaking, and heat pasteurizing the
exact batch of straw that was used to build the laundry basket full of oysters
that graces the front cover of this DVD.
Straw Projects: Watch as Marc prepares and inoculates the laundry basket of
Oyster mushrooms that are pictures on the front cover of this DVD.
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Video Disc 2
Agar-Petri dishes: Disk 2 contains the more advanced mycology subjects that
you're sure to need as you progress in the hobby. The first section on agar work
takes you through the process of mixing up a batch of agar and pouring your
Petri dishes. Sterile procedure is covered in depth.
Strain Isolation: This section shows how to take a swipe of spores on agar, and
as the mycelium differentiates into visible sectors, to transfer those to new
Petri dishes to grow out until you reach single-sector isolates.
Master Culture Slants: This chapter covers preparing, inoculating, and
recovering mycelium from master culture slants in test tubes. This procedure is
for advanced growers who have isolated or cloned strains that they wish to store
long-term in the refrigerator so they can continue to use the strain in
perpetuity
Cloning: Watch as the author demonstrates how to take mushroom tissue from a
fruit body and transfer it to agar to grow out. This mycelium can then be used
to inoculate future projects.
Spore printing and syringe making: The procedure for taking spore prints, and
then using them to make spore syringes are shown in this section.
Sawdust-woodchips: Watch as Marc prepares a batch of supplemented hardwood
sawdust and woodchips for growing mushrooms. The addition of wheat bran, gypsum,
and Marc's own method of using tyvek sleeves in the filter patch bags to prevent
contaminants from entering is shown in detail.
How to Grow Mushrooms