Cold Water Lime Pasteurization For Growing Mushrooms
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2018
- In this video, I show you how to use the simple but effective technique of Cold Water Lime Pasteurization to grow mushrooms on straw. The process is pretty simple, basically just soak straw in a water bath of hydrated lime for 12-24 hours, drain, inoculate, colonize and fruit!
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Put your straw in onion bags to make it easier to handle while soaking. Great video.
that's a good idea, easier to remove from the soak after!
I got a 15 pack of 5 gallon paint strainers which I have used multiple times. I fill them 3/4 full then tie off with a rubber band drop into a less than half full 20 gallon waste can with my lime mix.(I put 2 grams per litre of hard water)put a cement block on and soak for 16 to 20 hrs
Do you get much contamination?
@@chrissullivan5137 I've been using cold water lime pasteurization for 4 plus mths now and still have zero contamination!
@@metlwrker4285 thanks so much for answering. May I have your recipe?
Compared to all the other grower channels, you make it look so easy! I love it!
Awesome! I guess it can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be :)
I agree with this and its more cheaper than the usual making process :)
@@FreshCapMushrooms question man, you took the logs to a bright place in the end, is it? I thought it has to be always in a dark room..
@@semi5alpha some mushrooms, especially oysters, need a bit of sunlight to trigger fruiting. This is due to their position on the forest floor and using leaf drop (and therefore more sunlight) as an indicator of ideal fruiting time.
@@semi5alpha mushrooms don't go through photosynthesis like plants, but they ARE photoreactive! Although you CAN fruit any type of mushroom COMPLETELY in the dark, you will have odd shaped and colored fruiting bodies, as light helps them form in the familiar ways we know and love!
Man, I can't tell how helpful your videos are, thanks a lot, God bless you, you're my hero Haha
Greetings from Brazil!
Tony, you're an excellent communicator. Gratitude for your helpful videos!
I like the fact that the methods your suggesting are in this case very simple and possible for some one even with out lots of equipment to set up or at least possible on a budget
You put a lot of production value into your videos and it shows man. I watched about 4 of these before I figured I should subscribe. Very cool! :)
Thats it, I bingewatched most of your videos, but this one knocked it out of the ballpark. I'm growing Oysters now.
Great job. Gearing up for another grow season here in Sydney and your videos are really helpful!
Sumptuously!!! You are a magician !!!
Amazing information! Love how you show your process and not just the tek involved. Clear and to the point. Great work!!!
Awesome! Glad you like it! Thanks for watching-
Isn't process and technique the same thing?
Great. I was looking out for videos with Lime pasteurisation and I got this. Now I am clear to use dehydrated lime.
is this really healthy to eat?
Awesome video Tony. Am going to use this method. This simple procedure is very much what I want to stick with for cultivating mushrooms!
Interesting method 🤔☺️ definitely gonna have to try this at some point! Keep up the great videos!
Video suggestion; how to make a spore print/spore seringe and how to properly store them.
Tony is the man!
Tony your the man! ✊🏼 Love your vids
Thank you. Awesome video and well explained Tony :)
Fantastic ideas ! That will be much easier than steam ! Thank You
Thank you Tony.
You are awesome dude!
very informative and helpful. thanks for the video.
So good! Cant wait to try. Thx is 👍
I enjoy watching your videos . Keep up the good work .
Great instruction and easy method , i am definitely going to do this as i was discouraged by the boiling method before
Does it works for you?Give me update please enlighten me
I freaking love watching your videos
Very nice sir ,very helpful video for new mushroom growers . Thanks
Hey Tony, thanks for making this video. & sharing the technique for cold pasteurization. Can’t wait to try it on a small scale. I have a couple quarts of pink oyster grain spawn to fruit using this method.
Awesome to hear! Happy growing (pinks are great!)
Glad I saw this.
Nice,thanks for make this video.
The hunting tip arrow is a nice touch. Really effective too, id think
The man, the legend, tony..
Great videos, I agree 100%. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! From South Africa :o)
Using a broadhead is genius 👌 👏 🙌
thanks for such as nice video all the best
He is a really cool dude and keep everything simple. Thank you!
Very useful video,,, ❤
Thanks
Great video..the start to finish videos are always the best...this seems way easier than boiling.....I'm going to buy a new barrel today. I have had success will small scale hydrogen peroxide pasteurization before but I think I'm really going to like the lime method.
Awesome! Thanks so much for the comment. Yes, this method really is fantastic. You can re-use the lime water as well (add more straw for another soak), or even measure it out so you have just enough water to pasteurize the lime, with almost none left over. I can't believe how good it works!
How much hydrogen peroxide is to be used per kg of dry straw?
For draining our limed straw we took a plastic garbage can and drilled holes in the bottom. We then forked it in there when done to drain and placed a heavy weight on it overnight. it was fine the next morning to load into the growing containers. You can use the garbage can for regular use by just using a bag in it.
4:07 soooo satisfying
Hi Tony
Nice watching your channel😍 God bless♥️
I like how you set them up outside but that would be destroyed in a day in Saskatchewan. We rarely get a day without wind, and usually it's more than enough to blow that plastic away or shred it. Our tarp shed is done after just 2 winters.
Could you do a video on on that outdoor fruiting chamber? I've been toying around with a similar design, and I like what you came up with. Can you enclose that wooden frame in plastic sheeting?
Hey Tony, have you ever tried wood ash pasteurization for straw? Please make a video on that too
I love your hole poker, I bet does wonders on deers😉
Thanks, Tony! Your videos are fantastic. I've watched how you grow mushrooms on mushroom beds outside without pasteurising the straws. Do you recommend pasteurising the straws before inoculating them to grow mushrooms outside? Would that make it less hard for other things outside to grow in the mushroom bed or will pasteurising makes no difference when growing outside?
Thank you brother
It helps me altot and I can understand very easily
Jai Hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Great instruction, thank you! I'm gearing up to try this method. I wonder what mil thickness of poly tubing you use?
perfect
Awesome!
Thanks!
Great informative channel, thank you for everything Tony. Any advice on building or sourcing a laminar flow hood on a budget?
Thanks!! Honestly, you can definitely build one, but after all is said and done, you might be better off just buying a pre made one....
Watching ur vlogs..
Thank,s
This is the only channel where the guy still has a good head on his shoulders
Great video Tony! Where do you get the poly tubes to make the logs?
A heartfelt thank you for sharing this info with us !
Tony, do you know if this method can be done using wood ash to create a high PH lye solution ?
Great video as usual, BUT please tell us more about your mini makeshift greenhouse you had them in !!!!! What RH% you aiming for ? Are the sides open for more airflow.
Love your videos and your positivity! I did this method and have oysters that have been in a dark cool room for about 3 weeks but have not started pinning yet. Should I bring them outside or just wait to see what happens?
S Campos they need light to pin
I actually add magnesium into my spawn. Just following some of the research from university.
Great instruction sir! What kind of yields are you getting with this method?
You should do a test with crude oil. Supposedly Crude Oil is a super food for Oyster Mushrooms as Oyster Mushrooms can break down petroleum products such as plastic and convert it into usable waste / compost.
wouldnt eat
Tony, another great video. I'm in the process of trying this pasteurization process out but with 3.5 gallon buckets...will let you know how it goes. One question: is the water and lime mixture a one use thing or could you pasteurize multiple batches of straw by possibly adding a bit more water and lime...basically trying to see if there is a way to save water. Thx
So I have been reading a lot of your articles, great articles by the way. Using the straw substrate, how well do you tot would work with the bottle method of growing mushrooms? Also in comparison to fully sterilizing the straw, and lime pasteurization, is it that much more successful?
If it's just a matter of driving the pH up then ashes should work just as well. If you have access to free fresh wood chips or shavings from a mill you can burn a batch for the ash needed to sterilize the rest. Magnesium shouldn't be an issue there since it would otherwise be present in the wood as well, though I guess it could concentrate it some. Seems like it's worth an experiment. I was considering burning shavings to heat water to sterilize the batch, but if I can skip heating the water then that's all the better.
Hi Tony. Loving al your videos. I'm new to growing mushrooms. We have high magnesium levels in our water, will that be a problem to cultivate mushrooms?
I’m new so silly question, but did you add extra or larger holes for the fruiting to happen through? Or did those clusters grow through the small holes that were punched through before colonization?
In the bucket videos I’ve seen, massive clusters will grow out of holes that are only a quarter inch big
So presumably it’s the same puncture size with the bag
Wow! I'm blown away by the cost savings, labor savings, etc.
Now I'm confused about which way to go. Is this the only way your growing now? No more sterilization method? I'm all for this.
William Adams
So far its been only used successfully with certain strains...other methods still need to be used for other strains.
@@john-smith. Thank you for your reply. It is important to me that I plan my operation properly. I'm about to hit ss age, this will be my retirement! I'm thankful for every morsel of information I can glean!
Hi Tony, big fan of your show. I bought everything I need to grow mushrooms at home but I cant find the grow bag. Do you have any recommendation as to where to get the bags? and what is the size of the bag you are using? thank you so much for the inspiration to grow mushrooms at home.
Hey! Any Idea if this works on hardwood sawdust?
Thanks for all the info you share!
Great video Toni, thank for sharing. Are you now selling spawn in Canada? Would love to buy some.
Thanks tatenda! Not yet, but soon I hope.
Cool
Hey Tony, think we could get a diagram on instructions on your fruiting ladder?
Hi Tony, thanks for all the videos, really inspiring.
Do you think this method would work if trying to grow shitake mushrooms, in bags, with a softwood woodchip substrate?
Did you ever find an answer to your question because I really want to know the same thing and it seems no one has tried it that I have talked to?
crazy mix of units of different systems but I calculated that would be 0.7g/l . Just have to look which mushrooms grow on straw.
the graphics on this video is great, what video card you use
What do you do with the rest of the water in the barrels? Does it hurt the grass? Why don't mushrooms come out all the holes you make for ventilation? Nice video.
is it acceptable to use this cold water lime pasteurization with wood chips as well?
love the vids, thanks!
Hi Freshcap, thanks for the video, just wondering, what is the best humidity rate for the substrate once you put it in the bag?
did you check the PH level of the substrate after draining it? if yes, what was the PH? Thanks
Could you use this method with smaller bags for an indoor grow to make a sort of DIY grow your own box? Really trying to avoid buying a pressure cooker to sterilize fruiting blocks.
We can use this sterlizing technique in button mushroom growing also
Hey Tony. What was the dry straw quantity you pasteurised. Greetings from India. God bless you.
By the way you can pick up Calcium Hydroxide at any market that has a Mexican Foods section.
You technique for growing oyster mushroom its look so easy to do.. thanks for sharing. and question pls! here where i live straw is not available and only hay or dry grass that use to feeds animals is only available at agricultural supply is this will works the same as straw? thanks! in advace.
Thanks for the great video, I have access to lots of fresh cut green hardwood sawdust , do I need to dry it out or compost it before pasteurizing it?
The drier, the less probable it is for wood's own defense against mushrooms and such is still active. Hardwood, green grass, whatever is used. I believe there is another reason, also, so...all growers I have read say 1-year old substrate. I am hoping that the lime will take of this, though, since I have no way to know how old mine is
GL to all!
Hi Tony, what mushrooms are those at 7:18? They look awesome!
Hi , nice video , can we use the same method to pasteurized wheat to get started growing Mushroom at home ? Thanks
Could we use the same lime method for casing soil sterilization ?
Can we add nutrition into straw for best harvest ?
What do you do with the lime water when done?
Hi Tony. Have you had much success with straw and lime for King Oysters?
Does this type of pasteurization work with eucalyptus sawdust? Thanks
Hi, thank you for sharing detailed info. Good job. Can i ask where did you get that "Spear with crossed blades" to cut bag. I can't find anything similiar online. Thank you. Greetings from Slovenia.
Hi Tony first of all thank you so much for all the information shared. You are helping us a lot here in south Brazil.
Just one question... Is it possible to reuse that water after adding the hidratated lime? We d love to save water as much as possivel. What do you think? Hugs!
Andrea
I know I'm a year late but, if the ph of the water stays relatively high then it will continue to kill bacteria and that's the whole point of the alkaline water.
hi will this work for coffee grounds or wood mulch
Hi bro, have you used fermented substrate method? It's also work preety good to me
What do you do with all the hydrated lime water after? Idk if some of it can be used for gardens? If so, probably only so much. Then what with the rest?
Doing this in barrels each week… need info on what to do with this high ph water
Can i use this with used coffee grinds
If you catch the water draining from the straw you can re-use it. This will reduce how much lime you need to add to the next batch. (Or you can just submerge the straw for a month and let the anaerobic bacteria do the job - though that requires 31 barrels and lots of water to start with, you can recycle most of it.)
I was wondering about this. Is there a recommended amount of time you can reuse the same water before it requires refreshing?
Can we follow same procedure for button mushrrom compost?
Does the same process work for wood chips or other pasteurized substrates?