My kit used a plastic bag to keep the substrate ... logs (different wood types depending on the type of mushroom) and inoculating them with spawn. Then they are kept in the shade and put on ...

Next, begin to “inoculate” the straw by generously scattering the mushroom spawn into the straw after ... place a piece of clear plastic over it, making sure it is not airtight to allow ...

The more time your spawn is exposed to the air ... or very sharp knife to carefully cut 2 to 4 slices in the plastic so the mushrooms will be able to emerge. The more cuts you make, the smaller ...

Spawn plugs before and after the mushroom mycelium has grown on them. Learn how to make mushroom spawn at home on a mushroom grow log to kick-start your backyard permaculture forest. If you’re ...

It can be wood, plastic, or metal, so something like a cat litter box would work. Mushroom spawn: These spores are the equivalent of seeds for mushrooms. You can buy them online or at garden stores.

But they also grow oyster mushrooms all year round in recycled food-grade plastic buckets ... growing medium for a different mushroom spawn. Drill holes along the logs and inserts mushroom ...

“I just remember thinking, ‘This is a little plastic bag of dirt ... then layers it with sawdust spawn in pails with holes drilled in them where the mushrooms will emerge.