Learning to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms with SandyCreek Farm
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- We want to learn how to grow mushrooms! Sure, there are mushroom books and videos, but the BEST way to learn is to learn side-by-side with experts! Jaime visits SandyCreek Farm in Lexington, NC to learn from two mushroom experts, and all around amazing people, Brenda and John. They walk her through the types of spores that work in this area, hardwoods to inoculate in, mushroom growing supplies and where to buy them, as well as tips and tricks of the trade.
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My husband and I took the same class, we live in Lexington. Still growing shrooms!! Awesome to see SandyCreek in a video!!
Aren't they just the nicest people?! And so much information! :0)
LOVED that. Thanks for taking me with you! 🙂
Thanks for watching Mindy!
How cool! I am definitely interested in adding mushroom logs to our homestead in the next year or so. We live in the PNW so the weather is perfect for it...so much RAIN! lol Thanks for the video.
Awesome Monica! Let us know how they turn out!
Great video, makes a rainy NC day so much more worthwhile , heh?
It was the perfect day for it. Just a break in the weather long enough to hang out with a great group of people and learn a new skill
Such a wonderful experience :-) Love your aptitude to try new things. Ahhh to be young again. ... don't let anything deter your spirit young lady.
+MrMyrta01 We are just shotgunning and seeing what sticks. Turns out we like growing mushrooms!
Very good, informative video. Well done Jamie!
Thank you :0)
Good video. Sometimes you may not be able to do the things being shown, but they're interesting to watch - for now, anyway.. These type of workshops always inspire me. Interesting to see how this could evolve with your getting the goats. Mmmmmm 🤔Thank you.
Right now we are shotgunning everything to see what works for us. This was a nice experiment and I can definitely see us getting into this hobby
Simply love it.
Thanks for watching!
What a great video. The thing for me is to love what you are doing. I had to do a double take on your title, think I read it a little fast the first time!
LOL!!!!
We used to say "Shiitake Mushrooms" instead of cursing at school. You could even say it in class, "Oh shiitake mushrooms I forgot my backpack in the gym" and like and such as.
😂😂😂 thats a cool word
Glad to find your channel. I was looking for mushroom growing tips, on logs. Very applicable to me because I live near Hillsborough, NC! I will have to visit Sandy Creek sometime. Then learned you are in Hiddenite, NC. I grew up in Statesville! Small world. Have done some rock hunting in Hiddenite. Thanks for your work and i will check out some more of your videos.
Very cool! Mushrooms are not high on my list but I would definitely like to try this someday on my homestead! :)
Woah that's one of the most interesting videos I've seen. What an awesome way of growing food. Who would have known. Have you started to see any growth. 💟🍄🍄🌈
Super cool! Great video :)
Thank you!
Interesting I LOVE it
You go girl!!!!
+Darryl Allen Thanks!
yeah, I was just thinking if I got a stack of logs together and did two or three a month i could keep production going for a while. I wonder if they keep growing or if it is one per inoculation
+John the carpenter You can only inoculate in the spring (feb/mar) before the trees bud. The logs then last several years (no additional inoculation).
QUESTION: Can these be grown on other kinds of hardwood?
He mentions 3 hardwoods that he uses for shiitakes which are white and red oak and cherry. I believe any hardwood would work but I am not certain.
very interesting! Wonder how 'shrooms would do in far NE Texas?
+Kim Flanery You could call your extension office snd find out!
You can pulverize the logs for spawns to grow in aquariums, more controlled fruiting evironments. Dead materials are better, less time to communicate and make deals. I'd use sawdusts from dead woods and water with mycelim water. I may or may not need a green house. I've seen some thick mushrooms indoors though.
Very nice video Jamie, awesome interview. I have a pallet with a few Maple logs that I inoculated late last summer, there still under snow at the moment. I started to do a video but weather at the time wasn't the best for filming, Hoping for some fruit late summer early fall. thanks for sharing
Awesome Brad! I hope you get a boatload! Looking forward to seeing them :0)
Wow! This was really fun to watch! That was a really nice couple. It felt like we were all hanging out with you and your friends. I had no idea how mushrooms were actually grown. I thought i did but I guess not. I'm loving the new music on your videos. So relaxing!
Thanks Lisa! It was really fun to participate as well. Such a nice group of people
Really enjoyed this video. It was so nice to see mature people doing what they love. They just prove your never too old.
They were such a lovely couple!
Wow! Very informative. Thanks for making this vlog!
very interesting video.
I'm a new subscriber since today and you guys are awsome.
While prepairing for prepping I stumbled on your pantry video and have been whatcing your video's the rest of the day. I want to get as selfreliant as possible with the smallest footprint on mother earth as possible. So providing in my own food is my first step. I just started my vetgetable garden and made my first bottle of home made lemonade. Growing my own mushrooms is one of my goals, not sure to put them before after or simultanius on my aquaponicsproject.
But I think you're right finding someone to teach you works for the best. So thanks for all the nice information in your video's. For a day of migraine this was an educational day.
+Marica Plasmans Sorry about the migraine but glad you found us! Welcome to the channel!
You guys saved my autistic brain from meltdown on a few occasions. So no more then fair to keep watching them on youtube instead of the site. Site is setup nice aswell to btw very autifriendly.
Just inoculated about 50 logs for the first time haha. It was quite the under taking but half a days work should last me a good number of years!
I love mushroom growing foraging etc, bought Hubby a kit to grow and boy did he enjoy them! then he put cuttings in the lower pasture and started growing them! great video!!!
Mmmm, shiitakes. Great interview and information, thanks for putting this together.
The mushrooms were part of it but their story is the real gem of this video ;0)
wow so cool 👍
What a great work shop.. I did some here with the oak we have on the property.. I hope I get some by fall this year.. I waxed the holes but not the ends I will have to do that next time..you guys always make great videos.. Thanks for sharing !!
+living Off Grid McGarvey style Maybe its not too late to wax the ends?
living Off Grid McGarvey style you can seal the ends of the logs up with pretty much anything, such as roof tar, acrylic caulk or even paint. Point is to seal asap to prevent moisture loss and preserve the wood. Seal what you have with what you have, they'll last much longer and produce better.
Resuming my binge of your Chanel from they beginning lol love your channel 😊💜
Wow that’s a lot of stuff to watch and things have changed so much! ❤️
@@Guildbrookfarm Tell me about it...
Thought I've seen all your videos, but I missed this one. Looks fun. Did you bring that log to your new property?
Yes we brought it and this area and climate is very similar to where we got the log, but it still never did anything. I think it didn’t get enough moisture. It’s in a cool shady place but nothin. 🤔
LOVE this! I always wondered about that type of mushroom growing. Another wonderful video!
Thanks for watching :0)
Great video. I like mushrooms but never considered growing them from a sustainability perspective. Sounds like they can last a number of years, so purchasing the inoculated logs may be a viable alternative to investing in the equipment to grow them yourself.
I would say it is more sustainable to do it yourself. Especially since you will have to inoculate new logs every year. But I guess that depends on how many you are growing. Overall, there isn't much equipment involved but it is better to try something like this (a workshop) before investing and then finding out you don't like it or it doesn't work in your area.
enjoyed the video.
I wonder if they grow in Michigan. I'll have to check it out.
Have a Jesus filled day
Greg in Michigan
Yes see if they grow there...I am sure there is some variety that does. Good luck!
Did you keep up the Shitake mushroom experience? Was your log a sucxess as far as tge fruit of your labour?
It still hasn’t done anything. Not sure what we may have done wrong.
Awesome. Thank you for the information.
Jamie, that's so cool! there's a local guy that does this. i really have to get to it as it's something i can start where i am and take it with when i find my property. thanks for sharing that. it really has me enthused about doing it now instead of waiting.
Yes you can (assuming you don't have a forest of them lol) :0)
it's great for me because the dirt and ground water here is poisoned with PFOA, so anything i can do in pots, or in this case, a log, is something exciting.
I so love your videos.
Great video!! Always ate prickly pears w my Italian grandfather!
The cactus jelly was delicious!
Awesome video! What a cool work shop to attend. Do you plan to have more mushroom logs? Please show us your mushrooms as they grow.
I think I just may! I am going to see how this log grows first before I invest in any more.
Very nice!!
Thanks David :0)
Hello from Slovenia. Thank you for posting a very informing video! Would you be so kind and tell me from what material the tags that you use are made of? Thank you. Greets
I can't wait to try this!
that did look fun and easy, but holy crap it takes awhile to get a mushroom. thanks for the info i will be looking into it
+John the carpenter It's time up front but then they pay off for several years. It really was fun!
good video, I'll check them out.
My husband and I just started following you and subscribed to your UTube channel. The mushroom farm was so interesting, never knew how they were grown. You're never too old to learn something new though; just wish we had been as adventurous as the two of you when we were young😊
Welcome!
Great video with essential information in fact not mush room for improvement:)
Super cool! So interesting. ~Sara
Lovely people! Very interesting as well.
Great video
great video Jamie. very helpful I have been thinking about mushrooms just to try shittake also. thanks so much. great video. can't wait to start my garden this month. trying to figure out where and get my rototiller
cool story we had a house plant and we put a few couple sticks in the soil and then had a bunch of mushrooms growing. little ones it was amazing to see how fast they grew and just how many a bunch of them crazy
Just make sure you identify them before eating them! Good luck on the shiitakes if you try them
the hardest part is waiting on the mushrooms,you might want to try oyster mushrooms to
Hopefully we will have some this fall! I am going to see how these go and we may try others at some point
You will be a Pro in no time at all! Nice Video!!
It would be a fun hobby!
Thank you Jamie for the great idea on mushrooms =) I love them in food =) I live in an apartment ... but may try a small log cutting =)
I don't see why that wouldn't work! Good luck!
I had a house and garden for many years ... but miss making my own food ... maybe this way I can start small and enjoy good simple foods again ... instead of store bought foods with NO TASTE and who knows where they came from =)
Can you save the spores from one log to use on a new one or will you have to buy it?
I am not an expert on this but if you read through the comments, there is a post from Grandpas Place that says you can do just that. He also gives other ways of inoculation. Hope that helps!
Great video. Thanks for sharing
That was really interesting, I really enjoy the content you guys post, how is the goat fence coming along?
Thanks Joe! Bought all the fence supplies today. $$$ 😳
We moved some gates today and planted a tree but we still have snow on the ground at our place in Northern New England. You guys should get a cast iron digging bar for serious hole digging, I know its not easy but nothing worth it is...thanks for sharing your story. J
We have been wanting to do that for several years now, I hope to get into it soon. Thanks for the video. Great work.
Oh awesome! Let us know if you try it!
Will do.
this farm is actually very close to me, but didn't realize it was there. I'll definitely check it out. do u know if they will be selling blueberries?
+Cheryl Miller I think they lost all their blueberries this year
That's sad. But I'll definitely look them up.
+Cheryl Miller Definitely worth a visit!
Cool not far from me. I'm in Seagrove NC
Go check them out! :0)
Very interesting!
Where can I buy logs?
Have you tried experimenting with inoculating your own substrates and/or collecting spore prints in case you ever get it in your head to inoculate your own substrates. Not inoculating the logs, introducing the shitake spores to the sawdust that SandyCreek Farms had.
I think that depends on the species of mushroom. We were going to do that with winecap mushrooms, but found out they require a certain type of wood (ie not cedar) so we didn't. This mushroom log was a way to try growing mushrooms. So far...none have grown. But it has been a pretty dry year.
everythingmushrooms.com/grow-your-own-mushrooms/mushroom-spore-prints/lentinula-edodes-lentinus-edodes-shiitake-mushroom-spore-print/
It works for Shiitake mushrooms. And yes, they prefer hard woods. Regardless, I really enjoy your videos and everything you do is awesome. I haven't had tome to watch all your videos yet, but they're better than Netflix.
How COOL is that? Thanks so much for sharing this video. Your property is probably great for mushrooms. It's awesome that you could "dabble" before diving :) Love it.
+Noble Homestead It is great for shrooms - we just need more of it! So much we want to do :0)
Awesome video. Loved it!
Thanks for watching :0)
Great! Any recommended books on growing mushrooms at home?
Hi ya Jamie! That was awesome! From what I got out of watching while u were learning. They took mushrooms that were on the logs and powdered them up then put n the holes that were drilled, I’m thinking the wax was put over the holes to prevent them from washing out during a rain, they waxed both end to help with keeping moisture in. Did I figure it out or am I wrong? Would u happen to remember the cost of a log? I noticed u leaned it up against where the fire wood is stacked, LOL, I’m sure u told ur family of it, otherwise it might become firewood. I’m glad u had fun and enjoyed the learning of it, I would have as well! Thank u PS, I’m not sure if I heard them or u say, but can any type of log get innockalated (spell check) with the mushroom spores, or must it be a certain type of wood? Again, Thank u
thumbs up !!
Thank you!
Nice video and something I know quite a bit about. I noticed they were using a sawdust spawn to inoculate the logs. You can take an old log that has had lots of flushes, and using a plug drill bit, drill out plugs to inoculate other logs. Same process it is just using plugs of wood instead of sawdust to inoculate the logs. The plugs transfer the mycelia to the new log.
If you want to try it on a smaller run you can use a paper towel roll and an oven bag. Put the paper towel roll in the oven bag and pour boiling water over it. Seal the bag and let it cool. Once cool you can open it and fill the center of the roll with spawn. The shiitake will grow through the paper towel roll. Once it is through the roll you simply stab several holes in the side of the bag. The mushrooms will sprout from the holes. It works with Shiitake and oyster mushrooms.
You can also do it with BRF Cakes. Those use vermiculite, brown rice flour, and 1/2 pint canning jars. You will need to use your pressure cooker as an autoclave to sterilize it and you will have to have inoculation syringes.
I have been down this rabbit hole much further than most. Ended up with a flow hood, ISO Class 100 clean room, laser particle counter, and a sheep's skin on the subject. lol
Feel free to contact me if you have a question.
Holy mackerel Grandpa that is a wealth of information! Thanks for sharing all those cool tips!
lol Guess I just get carried away on subjects I enjoy. ;)
Hope you have as much fun with the subject as I did!
We fertilized with mushroom compost over 10 years ago and the mycelium inoculated in our cotton wood roots. Now every fall we get tons of mushrooms. I wish I new if they were edible. Nothing is more fun than to forage for morels and oysters in the spring Do shiitake grow mostly in the fall?
+Daisy Taylor I believe the initial fruiting will be in the fall but then they can be forced to fruit any time after that
Great video!!! Love shiitake mushrooms.Keep up the good work. Your videos are getting better and better.
Thanks Sylvia. It was a fun day! And thanks for hanging with us as we continue to improve our videos. We just got some new cameras so hopefully that will help improve quality as well. :0)
I would love to try it Only i cant be around all the time Do they need constant attention ? Thanks again for a really interesting video
+John Stanton Not at all. They need initial inoculation then just need watered once a week. Pretty hands off
How cool is that ! Thanks for sharing the workshop and the general "how to"!
Thanks for watching!
you are glowing, good for you
That was awesome and useful.
+Autumn Oaks Farm Thanks!
This looks like so much fun!
+TheGaff It is!
Awesome vid, J!
+Helen Draper Thanks for watching!
Have you heard of hitting the end of the logs to speed up mushroom production? If not and you are interested I will try to find the source of the info. This sounds crazy but it is for real. Love your journey.