Sawdust Production Blocks for Mushroom Cultivation | Southwest Mushrooms

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  • Опубликовано: 21 мар 2021
  • Another look at our process for making the sawdust production blocks that we use for growing gourmet mushrooms.
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  • @lunkerjunkie
    @lunkerjunkie 3 года назад +60

    Again,
    Just cool to see people who take pride in what they do.

  • @curiositeconstante404
    @curiositeconstante404 3 года назад +63

    That's seem to be a guys who know how to manage a team well, good vibe coming out of this video

  • @neilhowes4215
    @neilhowes4215 3 года назад +71

    Your passion for mushrooms is inspiring

    • @andrewwhite1576
      @andrewwhite1576 3 года назад +1

      His passion for money. If crack was legal to sell you would see the same passion

    • @elontusks8702
      @elontusks8702 2 года назад

      @@andrewwhite1576 it's plant to, Crack ain't

    • @guccipitts
      @guccipitts 2 года назад +2

      @@andrewwhite1576 you're weird lol

    • @andrewwhite1576
      @andrewwhite1576 2 года назад

      @@guccipitts coming from a guy named guccipitts

    • @guccipitts
      @guccipitts 2 года назад +1

      @@andrewwhite1576 you're too serious my guy 😂😂

  • @SethxTricky
    @SethxTricky 3 года назад +22

    I like hearing the stories of what worked and what didn't. Those are very helpful. Great video.

  • @ikaros235
    @ikaros235 3 года назад +37

    I want to be a mushroom man one day 🍄

  • @markspath
    @markspath 3 года назад +27

    You know these videos will be good to teach the new staffs.
    Good content as always!

    • @rashoietolan3047
      @rashoietolan3047 3 года назад +2

      These videos serve well as promo, public education, and employee training 🤝

  • @Aquavidify
    @Aquavidify 3 года назад +8

    Mike you made that bag folding look a lot easier than it is!

  • @Frankiebonez337
    @Frankiebonez337 3 года назад +13

    Looking good mushroom Mike! I like seeing your personality come out bro don't hold back

  • @macrosense
    @macrosense 3 года назад +7

    The photo montage at the end is a nice touch

  • @romainarnoux
    @romainarnoux 3 года назад +2

    Good to see you with your staff around. Love your vids. Thank you

  • @sonpham8761
    @sonpham8761 3 года назад +5

    Great to see more of the crew behind the scenes of the mushroom magic!

  • @ry12095
    @ry12095 3 года назад +3

    I love your channel so much. The clarity that goes into breaking down the whole process is amazing!

  • @SaraRae2Yu
    @SaraRae2Yu 3 года назад +5

    Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos. I do so enjoy seeing all that goes into producing the beautiful mushrooms you grow there. Also, you do a wonderful job in explaining all that goes on in the different processes. Thanks again!

  • @Australien8
    @Australien8 3 года назад +3

    Awesome video!! Would love to see more of you're whole crew working together! So wholesome.

  • @7thwondergamin
    @7thwondergamin 3 года назад +1

    I’m glad his work and passion, what he has established is being recognized.

  • @RuthlynWills
    @RuthlynWills 3 года назад +5

    I just love watching your videos, thanks for sharing your life's passion... I was never into mushrooms (don't like the texture in my mouth) but you caught me GOOD when in a video you mentioned putting them into bread... I'm deeply into making sourdough bread and I'm ALWAYS on the hunt for variations to recipes for my clients or just to try out something new 🤗... again thanks soooooo much and lots of love from Trinidad and Tobago 🥰

  • @hungarianmushroomfarmer3670
    @hungarianmushroomfarmer3670 3 года назад +1

    I finally saw you really smile. This video was full of life. Thank you h uploaded, it was really good to see.

  • @giganteslife7967
    @giganteslife7967 3 года назад +2

    OMG. Just watching from germany and love the spirit of all da dies.

  • @pissoutmyassable
    @pissoutmyassable 3 года назад +9

    We are currently starting a mushroom farm in Denmark and we really love your videos! Now looking for a cement mixer!

  • @themyceliumnetwork
    @themyceliumnetwork 3 года назад +1

    good to see you have help with all that this time !!

  • @brendanmahoney9908
    @brendanmahoney9908 3 года назад

    Dude, your videos are amazing. Very detailed and direct. Much appreciation from someone on the path towards having a lab! much love bro!

  • @sistagaia
    @sistagaia 3 года назад

    Love watching the process!

  • @gardnzr
    @gardnzr 3 года назад

    Thanks for posting all these videos. Really inspiring.

  • @edhog
    @edhog 3 года назад

    Stoked on your vids mate.
    Keep them up.
    Love from Australia

  • @SO-ro5gr
    @SO-ro5gr 3 года назад

    I just started some gourmet. I think watching these vids helped.

  • @triple_gem_shining
    @triple_gem_shining 2 года назад

    Rad to see this part of the process. Learning mycologist here 🙏

  • @saumel164
    @saumel164 Год назад

    i love you guys, yall are truly inspiring

  • @dertythegrower
    @dertythegrower 3 года назад

    You rock. Tight work!
    Super appreciate sharing your POV, respect

  • @GratefulGrove
    @GratefulGrove 3 года назад

    I love these videos so much. You have inspired me Mike! I hope to one day build up to an operation like this. So cool seeing how things work there. Thank you!

  • @scottadkin541
    @scottadkin541 3 года назад

    Keep making the videos. We just like to see you do your thing. Thanks for the content brother

  • @joeyricefried9621
    @joeyricefried9621 3 года назад

    What an awesome work environment!!

  • @nee3029
    @nee3029 7 месяцев назад +1

    For anyone who is wondering what they use as a funnel when bottling.
    You have to look for a suction hood, which you can find at Ventilation accessories or welding accessories.
    There are different sizes and shapes.

    • @jcims
      @jcims 3 месяца назад +1

      Just look for duct reducers at Home Depot or Lowes. Most will be round at top but they may have some 'transition' pieces as well to go from square to round. Self tapping screw into some pvc and you're set.

  • @yddishmcsquidish3904
    @yddishmcsquidish3904 3 года назад +2

    Giving me hope to be able to start a business someday. Thanks for the content homie!

  • @TheFarmacySeedsNetwork
    @TheFarmacySeedsNetwork Год назад

    Thanks for the tour... I used to have a cement mixer for mixing soils... sold it when I moved... Now I have another reason to get a new one.. lol :) cheers!

  • @samb4733
    @samb4733 3 года назад

    Thank you for the humble knowledge

  • @yearofthegarden
    @yearofthegarden 3 года назад +1

    ha I always like to see how other people do the mundane parts of mushroom production. makes me appreciate my mixer and bagger, and makes me want to do a batch for once in my life, thought I'm jelly you have access to soyhulls

  • @KnightofKnots
    @KnightofKnots 3 года назад

    Omg I love these videos!

  • @senadeva8457
    @senadeva8457 3 года назад +2

    Very interesting to see this process

  • @simon_der_erdling
    @simon_der_erdling 3 года назад +1

    Very wholesome team :)

  • @blakebartolomucci1610
    @blakebartolomucci1610 3 года назад

    Very inspiring. Hope to be in your position one day! Thanks for sharing your success!

  • @goatrock123
    @goatrock123 2 года назад

    Just my opinion. This is best shroom education anywhere.

  • @johnburns2510
    @johnburns2510 3 года назад +1

    Enjoyed your video
    Blessings To All Worthy Of Being Blessed

  • @Paintingtube
    @Paintingtube 3 года назад +1

    Awesome team work 👍🏼

  • @meh4748
    @meh4748 3 года назад +1

    Looks like your living your dreams man hopefully one day I can be as big as you and we can all prosper in this community 🤙🤙

  • @CTEM
    @CTEM 3 года назад

    Mush thanks for all the videos

  • @simyager2566
    @simyager2566 3 года назад

    I love your work style, good luck with

  • @a1moshe
    @a1moshe 3 года назад

    Inspiring!

  • @mud3455
    @mud3455 3 года назад

    you are the man.

  • @Allis1isAll
    @Allis1isAll 3 года назад

    I am making one of my own thanks brother , goals

  • @rogerknight8092
    @rogerknight8092 3 года назад

    And I thought it was all about keeping them in the dark and feeding them bulls**t 🤣🤣🤣
    I love these videos and the way Mike describes the processes ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @llllllllllilillii
    @llllllllllilillii 7 месяцев назад

    What a nice boss

  • @petepan9696
    @petepan9696 3 года назад

    Sweet

  • @MycoTrophic
    @MycoTrophic 3 года назад +1

    I’d give up everything to move to AZ and work with this team.

  • @brendans.9515
    @brendans.9515 3 года назад

    Bro idk if you’ll ever see this comment but you used to come into my place of work for Cheese Veggie sandwiches all the time.. I’m a blonde dude with glasses. I was just scrolling through my RUclips feed and recognized you immediately. Stoked to see you’re killin it bro!

  • @Abundnce10
    @Abundnce10 2 года назад +2

    I love hearing about your original process before moving into a warehouse. Did you use a normal pressure cooker to sterilize the 10lb plastic bags? How much did it cost to upgrade to the industrial sterilizer that you're using now??

  • @bandanahanna
    @bandanahanna 3 года назад +1

    Wholesome A F!

  • @ns8158
    @ns8158 3 года назад

    I live in Michigan but this lowkey makes me want to move, lol. Looks like a great place to work/great team! I'll be working on starting some lion's mane on my own soon at least - thanks in large part to these videos too I might add!

  • @nielvanzyl
    @nielvanzyl 3 года назад

    Loving all the videos that you-guys are sharing, thank you!! What is the exact size of the bags that you use?

  • @danijellovrinovic2162
    @danijellovrinovic2162 3 года назад

    2 views 5 comments hm anyway - blessings from Chicago - great spirit and video

  • @topfeedcoco
    @topfeedcoco 2 года назад +1

    I really dig your setup and everything brother. I would advise some extra precautions be paid with your mixing situation however. Homie with the long hair there or anyone with loose clothing or just hands and arms could easily get caught in the agitator and have real issues in fractions of a second. A lid with a trough in it for filling kind of thing might save an arm or a life.

  • @johnxu6448
    @johnxu6448 Год назад

    Good

  • @lomigreen
    @lomigreen 2 года назад

    Michael, please give a shout out to your hard working crew. They are dedicated, or so it seems.

  • @nos3575
    @nos3575 2 года назад +1

    Ya'll should add some sort of guard to the top of mixer or a emergency shut off thats close by in case someone gets pulled into the machine

  • @NMarsh8899
    @NMarsh8899 3 года назад

    The HVAC with the PVC as funnels, is genius

  • @XroorX
    @XroorX 3 месяца назад

    @3:50 mark, you need 36” clearance for the “knife” or breaker disconnect for the sawdust/water mixer, mounted on the wall. The table and scale presently located there will prohibit an emergency shut off.

  • @papasmurf3529
    @papasmurf3529 3 года назад

    Cool stuff!
    Do you think magnets would help keep the rim of the bags lined up with the metal chute while filling? Nice use of air duct metal and PVC XD

  • @daliborbjelic3176
    @daliborbjelic3176 3 года назад

    Great work! Do you use that horizontal autoclave (model STS-1) 6:00 and is it worth it?

  • @alistairmccairnhill1729
    @alistairmccairnhill1729 3 года назад

    Wish you were my neighbour. I would take that mushroomcompost right of you hand 😍

  • @mike_lives
    @mike_lives Год назад

    Love that bag filling rig! Where do you get the triple elbows at? I've never seen them at H.D.

  • @omkarbabuk9511
    @omkarbabuk9511 3 года назад +1

    Hi Mike.. Really a good job Man. Planning to start one on small scale in India. Do you supply spawn?

  • @andrew1717xx
    @andrew1717xx 3 года назад

    I come for the A-1 mushroom content.

  • @jamesedwards6416
    @jamesedwards6416 3 года назад

    Very knowledgeable .. with your knowledge what can you tell some of us about morel mushrooms .. and if you've ever talked about them can you point me towards the video .. please and thanks ..

  • @kylewalter6714
    @kylewalter6714 2 года назад

    Awesome video! Are you sterilizing your substrate and not pasteurizing? If so why or why not?

  • @seanshiels153
    @seanshiels153 3 года назад +1

    Hello Mike from Ireland. I'm a big fan of your videos. I am hoping to ask you a question about the hydro tents you use. Do you have water run onto the floor from condensation on the walls of the tent due to the high humidity environment? Or are the tent floors also waterproof and not just reliant on the WP floor insert that usually comes with hydro tents? Thanks for all your inspirational videos

    • @siliuksas2533
      @siliuksas2533 3 года назад

      It seems I have the same issue in Ireland, with condensation.

    • @alexnoman1498
      @alexnoman1498 3 года назад

      In his cleaning video he references how, why and humidity of the tents, the brand is Gorilla Grow afaik.

  • @cybertones942
    @cybertones942 3 года назад +1

    Moved the mixer I think. just got done watching video of the mixing you did solo

  • @shanespores1027
    @shanespores1027 3 года назад

    Amazing work! Where do you source your soybean hulls? I can't seem to find any vendors in the Southwest.

  • @2HighNoon
    @2HighNoon 3 года назад +1

    My grain spawn comes today :)

  • @daved2403
    @daved2403 3 года назад +1

    I was doing some research on moisture content and some web sites say it should be 50% to 70%, which seems like a large range. I did a batch recently where it was close to 70% and I still couldn't squeeze any water out. Does it matter the type of substrate in terms of what field capacity might be? Also do certain mushrooms like more or less moisture? Thanks

  • @ranjanty
    @ranjanty 2 года назад

    I just found out about the medicinal use of lions mane mushrooms. I want start growing some for my personal use. Can I use oak substrate blocks to grow them or another hardwood?
    I found a Lions mane growing in the woods on a dead tree. Can I take it and use to start growing on a block?

  • @catshannon7196
    @catshannon7196 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video but I have a question. What do you do with those bags when they are already harvested? Do you just throw them away or recycle?

  • @akselakesson9796
    @akselakesson9796 3 года назад +1

    Could you link where you get your growbags from? 😊

  • @bigmomma9371
    @bigmomma9371 3 года назад

    I've been researching and looking to see how many,if anyone grows in my area. No-one close. So what tips would you give me to get started? I'm so interested in starting my own business

  • @millieloves2
    @millieloves2 3 года назад +1

    I would love to work here

  • @CriticoolHit
    @CriticoolHit 3 года назад

    A place I would literally pay to work at.

  • @harryallen4222
    @harryallen4222 3 года назад

    anyone know where to find the metal part of the funnel used to make scooping into bags easier? UK based

  • @pinky882
    @pinky882 2 года назад

    Homie has a mycological black belt.

  • @danstankiewicz8222
    @danstankiewicz8222 2 года назад

    I would be interested to learn if you can recycle your substrate after the the final blooms? In other words, what happens to the substrate after it is used?

  • @adeptuspsyconautica
    @adeptuspsyconautica Год назад

    Hey Michael, I am in Brazil, we do not have Oak, birchwood, or any of the woods you guys use. We have eucalyptus, hay and soybean hulls as waste, what do you know about eucalyptus sawdust?

  • @vedantshelke8981
    @vedantshelke8981 2 года назад

    You had masters in mycology

  • @guanxinated
    @guanxinated 8 месяцев назад

    How much are the oak pellets?
    I'm thinking of entering the shiitake business in a couple of years, but so far, hardwood pellets seem to be prohibitively expensive...

  • @gigimikabadze8296
    @gigimikabadze8296 2 года назад

    Can you tell more about humidifer machine? How to assemble a similar one?

  • @luisainesleal6448
    @luisainesleal6448 3 года назад

    ❤️🍄💪❤️🍄💪❤️🍄💪❤️🍄💪

  • @joshuafreeman6720
    @joshuafreeman6720 Год назад

    What size bags are those for the 10 pound blocks

  • @mike_lives
    @mike_lives Год назад

    Whats the hvac duct piece for filling bags called? I tried finding it at the home depot and no luck

  • @bobbyhockey93
    @bobbyhockey93 Год назад

    how do you source your wood? i almost want to run micro trees, to plane them, the give the microbes to the spot to break down the dense roots. at least you know its a clean as your standards are before you autoclave or pressure cook whatever, i do want reshi.

  • @mangethegamer
    @mangethegamer 3 года назад

    Dude, what about the sterilizer, can you give us a run down? How did you build that? Looks cool af.

    • @superbarnie
      @superbarnie 3 года назад +1

      It's an industrial steam sterilizer. It costs a few thousand bucks

  • @Green-Dean
    @Green-Dean 2 года назад

    where do you buy your block foliage bags?

  • @cakopinolo
    @cakopinolo 3 года назад

    Bro that metal pice u use in your bagfuller wht its is???

  • @jew_world_order
    @jew_world_order 3 года назад

    If using a pressure cooker can you still fold the bags under like that or will they puff up and explode?

  • @alihardani8347
    @alihardani8347 3 года назад +1

    How many blocks fit in sterilizer?