Oysters like ostreatus, pulminaris and so on are quite aggressive and adapt well.
Oyster mushrooms are one of the few fungi that hunt prey.
Underneath the surface of the wood upon which the fungus feeds is a killing ground where tiny worms called nematodes are lured in for slaughter. The hyphae, or threadlike filaments that form the majority of the fungus, releas a chemical that attracts nematodes. They are a very powerful bioremediation species. Rich in polysaccharides, depleted of fat, protein and minerals
I would love to learn more on having a bio diverse bed, mushrooms are quite fascinating and if I could get this going outdoors too it would make an amazing harvest mid grow.
That’s why I still plan on doing the bud washes. It looks like the Serenade has cleaned it up for now. I’m actually pleasantly surprised. I used it once before last year and don’t remember liking it. It does have a foul smell as it dries but that disappears as the bacteria die off.
But, once PM hits it’ll pop back up in between a tight bud. Sneaky shit. I’d prefer to not be inhaling any fungus smoke but I’m sure I have in the past.
I’m not speaking of flowering plants ,you defiently dont wanna smoke that stuff. I dont treat plants with anything once in flower so I’m adamant about preventative measures.
Is there a standard garden veggie / plant seed trading thread here anywhere on the site if not we should start one. I love plants of all kinds and there for hoard seeds of all kinds I bet alot of others here do to.
That’s where mycorrhizae fungi are handy. Both the host plan/tree and the fungi create a symbiotic relationship by fusing the roots with the mycelium hyphae. The fungus extracts minerals that the tree can’t “digest” and in return the tree “feeds” the fungus with its own sugars present in the sap.
Don’t forget that plants get their energy through photothinsesis, mushrooms can’t do this, so they have to break up matter looking for sugars.
There can also be an indirect beneficial situation when you have a saprophytic species like the Oyster Mushroom Pleurothus ostreatus that break down matter into something that the plants can use to their benefit. That’s why fungi are so important. Without them there would be no soil just rubbish and piles of dead matter once bacteria had their share.
I have yet to find a fungus or fungi that could be paired up make the perfect crop .
Image the following: @Sebring after all his hard work of experiments and seed runs ends up with shitload of vegetable matter. Instead of mulching he can dry it like straw. Once dried he can go to the nearest coffee shop and local restaurants and gather spent coffee and on the way he collects some old cardboard boxes. He gets home and pasteurizers the straw. Once it cools down he mixes all the ingredients and last but not least the spawn. Wrap it all up and protect from dry air and sun so the mycelium can take over. He can do this in a laundry basket or other vessel as long as ther can be some breathing. Alternatively this mix can be buried in the ground where you wish.
In the case of the basket if moisture is ideal, it should take about a couple of weeks for the mushroom to take over the media. If you mist the basket pinning should start and you mushrooms start forming. Once the media is spent which usually happens after 3 flushes (think crops) of mushrooms you end up with a yummy substrate for your plants.
Have a look at Paul Stamets books about mushroom cultivation. He has many books about mushrooms: gourmet and medicinal, magic mushrooms, permaculture and mycoremediation.
There is also a guy called RogerRabit that has a series of videos in which he shows how to prepare the above Tek and other ones. I think it’s called “Let’s do mushrooms” sorry I’m a little rusty when it comes to names
I have to put the time in to learn this. I have a space I want to use for indoor greens and maybe a mushroom room, or whatever space it would take to run crops one after the other. Thanks for the info., book props, vid tip and the link, heh. You explained all of that very well.
Thanks for that. With information comes great responsibility to pass it onto others.
Mushrooms are a fascination of mine. Edible or not. Here is a photo of mine of the famous Amanita muscaria
ehehehehehheheheheh Hetero Stylie 
Mos definitely
