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@ a full syringe is never needed. The needle fully inserted isn’t needed. Injecting the mycelium in the center takes longer to see mycelium growth. Lasagna method is good. But you only need a half inch casing layer. And your cake should be roughly 3” thick. Your casing laying was way too thick. Just to name a few without going back and watching again to point out everything I noticed.

We will explain our point of view while respecting yours. Although you do not need a full syringe for a spore syringe, our in-house research shows that using 20 ml of liquid culture per kg of grain spawn leads to the fastest colonization, with 10 ml being only three days slower. For most people, if they do not allow the liquid to pool at the bottom and distribute the moisture evenly, 20 ml can be an excellent choice. However, you must be careful, as pooling can lead to contamination. This might sound like a ridiculous inoculation rate, and we were surprised too, but these are our results. In the video, we demonstrated a 10 ml inoculation rate, which is what we recommend. Our method involves mixing the bag upon inoculation and shaking and breaking it three times, which proves effective. Please also remember that grain moisture content in bags is not standardized in the industry, and all manufacturers will have their recommended inoculation amounts. The amount of liquid you inoculate will also vary significantly depending on when the grains were sterilized and the type of grain used. The mycelium injection can be at the top, center, or bottom-anywhere-as shown in the video. We mix the bag to coat each grain with mycelium/liquid, so this does not matter; we do not leave the mycelium in one spot. The liquid will naturally flow and sit at the bottom due to gravity. I understand that when you recommend using 2-3 cc of liquid and just inoculating the center, this makes sense. I agree that in the video a thick layer was applied, but what was intended was to keep the top layer as substrate and not grains. We want to apply substrate as the last layer to provide a good medium for mushrooms to fruit from. Lastly, our last thick layer wasn't casing. We recommend applying a casing layer after full colonization for most species (although some mushroom types require a casing before full colonization when going to bulk). This is generally made of peat moss and vermiculite with pH adjusted, and we recommend only a 1 cm thick layer. Please also remember we are in Australia and not the US. The ratio of coco/agar/liquid culture recipes is different here and probably one of the first mistakes people make when getting into mycology as everything is so different then US here. I appreciate your reply and input.

Unfortunately the manufacturer does not make this in 40cm (16inch), but there are much better model for a heat sealer of that size, they come with extra feature like double clamp seal ie. it seals from both side and also seal width of 1 cm instead of 0.5cm. Please contact us on info@rootlab.com.au and we can assis you further.

Luckily for us, Max Yield Bins (Manufacturer) grew them not us!

@@stratixfinance noted for our next video.

Thank you for your comment. Although it's true that CO2 is heavier than air, in the context of a monotub, it tends to accumulate right on top of the substrate. To manage this, we position the bottom holes just above the substrate. This design ensures that when fresh air enters through these holes, it pushes the CO2 and hot air upwards, allowing them to escape through the top holes. For a more detailed explanation, I recommend watching a video by OneEarth Mushrooms titled "Basics of How a MonoTub Works - Understand Fruiting Conditions, Gas Exchange for Growing Mushrooms." It provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the proces. Let me know what you think.

@@rootlabau I watched the referenced video. It got me searching for a more detailed explanation. As I understand the question of whether the tub air will flow up or down basically depends on the relative density of external air vs. the tub air. In the tub increases in temp and humidity each make the air less dense. Increases in CO2 make the air more dense. (I was surprised increasing humidity decreases air density). So now I'm not sure which way the air flows inside a typical monotub though will have to side with you for now, likely upward. Should be easy to determine with a CO2 monitor stationed at different openings about the box. Appreciate your reply and discussion. (Sorry to ramble on but another point about CO2. My saying "heavier than air" is a bit of a misnomer since it's part of the air equally diffused in all the tub air only perhaps at a higher concentration relative to the external environment.)

Hi, yes twist and harvest the remaining part of the mushroom. Once the mushroom is damaged or broken, it will start decomposing.

@rootlabau Thank you so much friend 😇🙌. It is my first flush and your videos are so helpfully ✌️😌

Haha! YEah this is a really heavy duty tub. Now that you have found this, good luck!

You defineitly has to fix after inoculation and ensure there is no pooling at the bootm, if there is some extra liquid we turn the bag so that all the extra liquid gets absorbed by the substrate which basically works like sponge. Mixing the bag is not really something to overthing. Just make sure 1 final shake at 90% and 1 shake somewhere during the colonisation as mixing spread the mycelium throughout the bag for much faster colonisation.

Yiee, thanks a lot mate!!

our bags take roughly 14-17 days to colonise. Every company bag makes differently and it has to do with the moisture content in the bag after sterelisation. With our bags you can inoculate with 5ml to 10ml. We have noticed 10ml works great as long as customer ensures to properly spread the moisture throughout the bag and avoid pooling. A slow growing strain in winter will thank you for all the extra moisture you provided it.

We take through the process of growing mushrooms here, and focus on that. I understand some people need to see the mushrooms growing. We have taken your feedback to improve our videos in future.PLease also be mindful of legality of certian mushroom type grown in certain country. Not every country has similar laws.We are in Australia.

That means a lot to us.Thankyou so much!

Thankyou so much. i am glad it was easy to understand.

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