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| Weight | 0.1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 1 × 1 × 1 cm |
| Purchase Options | 2.5lt, 5lt |
Hardwood Sawdust
R29.00 – R49.00
We are now stocking 100% Oak Sawdust
Hardwood sawdust is used to grow wood loving mushrooms such as Shitake, King Oyster, Wine Cap, Chicken of the woods, Turkey Tail, Lions Mane, Maitake and Reishi mushrooms.
Our hardwood sawdust is from meranti.
Paul Stamets Sawdust Recipe:
73 % Hardwood Sawdust
24.6 % Bran
2.4 % Gypsum
65% water added to the above mix.This mixture is added to a mushroom grow bag and steralized at 15psi for at least 2 hours ( depending on the size and amount of bags being steralized.Once cooled grain spawn is added, the bag is sealed for sterile colonization.
73 % Hardwood Sawdust
24.6 % Bran
2.4 % Gypsum
65% water added to the above mix.This mixture is added to a mushroom grow bag and steralized at 15psi for at least 2 hours ( depending on the size and amount of bags being steralized.Once cooled grain spawn is added, the bag is sealed for sterile colonization.
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Cold Water Lime Pasteurization, is a cheap and effective low-tech way to prepare substrates for growing mushrooms.
This type of substrate treatment is easy for most people to do at home.
It’s even used by some small-scale commercial mushroom growing operations that want a low-tech, cheap and effective way to pasteurize straw.
The overall process is very similar to growing mushrooms on straw with heat pasteurization, the only difference is to replace heat with lime.
This process is mainly used to treat straw for growing Oyster mushrooms.
Use 20 grams of hydrated lime per 10 liter s of water.
Simply add the appropriate amount of lime to cold water, mix and add your straw. Leave the straw to soak for 24 hours and it is ready to be drained and inoculated.
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Rye
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Coir is a commercially available mix of ground up coconut husk and shells. Coir is one of the best bulk mediums to grow mushrooms in. It’s naturally resistant to mold and bacteria and mushrooms absolutely love it. When wet it expands to over 2.5 cubic feet.
Bran Flour
Wheat bran flour is commonly used as an ingredient in substrates of wood-loving mushroom species. It is very nutritious and needs to be sterilised when added to fruiting blocks.
Generally bran is added as 30% of the total fruiting block.
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Gypsum
Powdered gypsum is used to increase the pH in mushroom growing substrates such as coco choir, sawdust, coffee grounds and straw. It is a yield enhancer as it supplies minerals and trace elements to the mycelium.
It is also used when preparing grain spawn to stop the grain from clumping together.
Gypsum should be mixed at a rate of 2.5% of the dry weight of the bulk substrate and 1 tablespoon per litre of grain spawn.
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Vermiculite
A very popular add-on item for any Kits/Jars/Spawn Bags & bulk casing grows! Use during fruiting stage to help cakes absorb additional moisture
Basalt Rock Dust
Basalt Rock Dust is made of the volcanic rock called basalt and is specifically used in the cultivation process of the Medicinal Mushroom – Cordyceps Militaris.
Basalt Rock is an excellent source for calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, silicon, cobalt, zinc, boron, and Aluminium.
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Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum is a great grain to make grain spawn with. It hold moisture well without being damp on the outside.