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[scott_1971_h]

6 jars of wheat, fully colonised with Psi Azurescens.

I am assuming the next thing is hydrated, pasteurised hardwood chips, initially in a litter tray then outside when that gets colonised?

[Ferather]

You can follow these posts for information, but in short I suggest a gourmet style method, either resulting in trays or outside buried-cased.

 

https://mycotopia.ne...34#entry1507214

 

You might also find these useful:

 

https://mycotopia.ne...31#entry1505337

https://mycotopia.ne...31#entry1505351

 

Its up to you what you do though.

 

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Azures:

 

Species type: Lignicolous

Decay type: White-rot

 

Substrates: Wood pellets, paper pellets, coir, pea sized wood chips *, [to be expanded].

Amendments: Nitrogen, Calcium Carbonate, [to be expanded].

Spawn: Common methods, including seed-grain.

 

Targets: Cellulose, plant phenols (lignin, tannins, so on), other hydrocarbons.

 

pH range: Not 100% sure, ~ 5.5-9.

 

Yield: To be established.

 

 

* The smaller the better, more surface area, and better GE compared to a big solid lump.

Edited by Ferather, 02 May 2023 - 11:16 AM.

[hyphaenation]

Scott. Have a looksie here:

https://mycotopia.ne...-woodlover-tek/

Also a big woodlovers section in waylitJim's Round-up:

https://mycotopia.ne...exotic-roundup/

Good luck!

[scott_1971_h]

Pasteurised for how long (or can I skip pasteurising and put them in a bed outside?)

[scott_1971_h]

Pasteurised for how long (or can I skip pasteurising and put them in a bed outside?)

OK, scratch that. I'll make a litterbox of unpasteurised but soaked chips.

[hyphaenation]

Sorry I missed your comment. Yeah just soaked is fine for outdoors. Pasteurized is always good but soaked is okay for outdoor use. A good long 2  day soak is preferable and then a decent drain. You don't want the chips too wet. Woodchips and shedded straw combo works great. Can you get a bit of straw? If not , no biggie. Also ripped up chunks of cardboard/egg-carton are a great additive in a bed.

[scott_1971_h]

Branching out...

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