Seems we think alike Cody. I started this same project as soon as I heard rumblings of the virus and lockdowns, lol. I think we even got liquid culture from the same company.
as far as i know the DEA isn't really that interested in hallucinogens... don't get me wrong, they don't like it, but they have other priorities than someone growing some mushrooms
@@davidbergmann8948 in the US that is a big negative there bud. Theres a couple places with decriminalized mushrooms but its still illegal to manufactur them as they are still a scheduled drug.
And a few days ago I rewatched NileRed making alcohol for chemistry experiments. It makes me think some of the laws about home distillation should be relaxed a bit so more people can get disinfectants and batches of homemade hand sanitizer going.
I’ve always wanted to watch a process like this but I’ve never been drawn to other channels that have done it. Finally my time has come, thank you Cody!!!
I just wanna say that i love your channel and i find this kind of stuff very interesting. I think your channel offers incredible content thats nowhere else on RUclips. Continue the good work!
this is great, ive been watching your channel for years now and I've also studied mushrooms for a couple years now and seeing the two combined makes me excited as hell
Just started growing fungus as well, though in a much less extensive manner. I'm using the five-gallon bucket method with aspen bedding. I did thoroughly pasteurize my bedding though. Currently waiting for the 4 oyster varieties to finish colonizing. As for the Lion's Mane. I already have fruiting bodies growing out of the holes in the bucket less than 14 days after "planting" Northspore provides some strong grain spawn, my leftovers in the bags they came in have fully recolonized and are ready for storage. Cheers, Cody good luck.
When you said "So, I'm getting into mushrooms" I thought for a second you ment psilocybin mushrooms. I think it's super cool anyway. I think they are really interesting because some of them can break down almost everything.
Hi Cody, I'd advise you to additionally use a bunsen burner while inoculating, just to blaze the openings and to reduce the microorganisms in the air. It's quite simple but effective
Cody, this is a huge hobby of mine and I am really looking forward to this new series! One thing that you might consider is starting out on agar. It is a more advanced technique, but really worth it. Since already have a background and most of the equipment, I think you would benefit a lot from skipping straight to agar for your initial culture.
@@yoRockstardude134 along with lactarius indigo and some boletes, neither have any actives. That's why you should use morphology and enviroment to id mushrooms not just bruising
@@Kenfuy the same way one shouldn't rely on the ehrlich reagent... cubensis will turn purple, but so will some toxins if i'm not mistaken... but i guess it would be easier getting some spore prints and doing the whole agar thing ^^
Pro tip. To get the moister right without spending too much time drying, strain it and then add dry worm castings until there is no standing moister. Saves hours and gives perfect results everytime.
Lol, I can hear someone saying: “HONEY WE ARE OUT OF SHROOMS!” Person 2: “OKAY IM GOING TO THE BACK RO-“ Person 1: “WELL HURRY UP THE SHROOM-STEW IS GETTING COLD!” Person 2: “YOU CAN ALWAYS REHEAT-“ Person 1: “I SAID GET THE SHROOOOOMS!”
ohhhh the magical time I will have with this information ;) you brought up a good point, which I have though of before, there's so much sterilization that goes into growing mushrooms which I never understood because they grow in the wild.
Only 2 varieties of morels are currently able to be cultivated iirc. Being grown out in China, India, and Pakistan but they don't sell well and don't taste as good. They are mycorrhizal so they only grow alongside roots of certain trees.
@@buggsy5 Two cultivation processes have been patented. The first process is based upon work by Ronald D. Ower, Gary Mills and James Malachowski, who were the first to produce morels in a controlled environment at San Francisco State University in 1982. The findings were published in Mycologia 74. Jan-Feb 1982. Still, at last report, no one, besides the inventors, has been able to produce morels by the instructions in the patent. The other process is highly suseptable to bacterial infection and really only works with yellow morels.
@@buggsy5 having property that grows morels =/= being able to cultivate morels. I'm literally from oregon and forage for mushrooms throughout the year.
Cody I love how smart you are, your videos are super fun to watch and you're definitely making me smarter by extention. Keep up the videos and please never stop hehe. Much love from chicago
@Barry Goldwater This isn't true in America, only parts of Europe. In the US, it's the actual psychoactive compounds themselves (Psilocybin & Psilocin) that are illegal, not the mushrooms themselves, meaning truffles are just as illegal as traditional fruiting bodies. This is also why spores are legal in the US though (they contain no actives).
Another pro tip - pierce the jar lids and cover with 3M medical grade tape before pressure cooking. That way, you can innoculate through the medical tape, protect the jars and the medical tape holds up well to pressure canning.
"...can't go out...may aswell take a trip within." "We're off to see the elves." "Investigating alternate dimensions." None of these are "comedy gold" but I figured I'd have a go of it. ;)
Apparently you can use UncleBen rice as substrate to inoculate mushroom. It’s convenient because its cheap and a good substrate and you can skip the sterilization process which is already done in the factory. There’s a reddit page dedicated to UncleBen method if you are interested.
So exited for this. Can’t believe how far he came in his RUclips career. From showing how to clean up mercury for less than 100k people to having over one million subs.
I would recommend getting an alcohol lamp and heat the needle to red hot before each inoculation. And as others have said look into building a still air box. That'll help you ward off trichoderm more consistently.
A very nice project to see. It reminds me a lot of the microbiology and biotech courses which I took in college. The inoculation, sterilization, and growing things from media. It's already been a couple weeks since you put this together and I'm curious to know how they're doing. Also seems like a great project to have in your chickenhole base where things are going to be relatively dark, humid, and insulated.
Good techniques overall you did good research! Laminar flow hoods are the way to go, but on a budget I recommend making a Still air box, you can keep the air stagnant and reduce a lot of contamination! Pouring grain in open air is asking for a bad time
Unless he has a bunch of olive trees nearby, and literally the perfect climate, this is a fools errand. Farming edible truffles is among the most difficult forms of developed agriculture on the planet.
White button mushroom is very hard to induce fruiting.. Cody.. if u do that without the help of any sophisticated machinery.. mark my words.. u could be the next Nobel laureate..!!
I think it's about more than just money for Cody. Finding the motivation to produce novel and interesting videos isn't easy. Have patience and enjoy his content, because rushing things means you probably won't enjoy his content as much. :)
As a wheat farmer, I can tell you that there is a very good chance that hard white wheat did have fungicides applied to it during its growing season. It probably won't matter for what you are doing, but it is something to keep in mind.
Hey Cody, just a little info from a fellow cultivator. Ive heard that 71% iso sanitizes better than 91% iso. Look into it if you find the time. Awesome video, very happy to see you getting into mycology.
Nice Cody! I have a drawer in my refrigerator full of various mushroom cultures. It's easy to clone grocery store mushrooms (including oysters and all the other fancy types). I use agar, but in a pinch many will even colonise cardboard. I was thinking about doing some oysters myself. Just need to figure out what to grow them on given I am pretty much housebound because of covid. Maybe I can find some wood chips or something.
Nice video, I really enjoyed it. I do not know if I can say but to me it seems like you enjoy doing videos again. Love. Keep up the good work. We will be here no matter what.
Oh lord that stove clock. I don't care if the time is wrong but just knowing that blinking is happening would be like trying to sleep next to someone riding a dirtbike.
day 3 of self isolating-"So, I'm getting into mushrooms"
Hehe
Haaaaa I’ve been into them even b4 the isolation also I may be a tab bit crazy
He has a time machine! December 2020.
Mushroom Farming is sounding pretty exciting right now!
Haven't you been raided by the feds enough times already?
8:46 "Let's nuke it!"
FBI: We've talked about this, Cody.
Such an under appreciated comment
Thought the exact same thing
Fuker
Paul the Average fbi! Open up!..........Again!
don’t start the magic ones till they’ve been back
Alternate title: Cody makes oatmeal for fungal friends
He's such a fun guy.
Ye, okay, it's a bad fungi pun... sorry.
Those mushrooms eat better than I do.
Cat: My human slave has built me the heated bed I ordered
Seems we think alike Cody. I started this same project as soon as I heard rumblings of the virus and lockdowns, lol. I think we even got liquid culture from the same company.
*FBI has left the lobby*
*DEA has joined the lobby*
8:46 Cody: "Let's Nuke it!"
*FBI has reentered the lobby
as far as i know the DEA isn't really that interested in hallucinogens... don't get me wrong, they don't like it, but they have other priorities than someone growing some mushrooms
Next up on Cody'sLab: Growing Psilocybe mushrooms and pondering upon the universe
Investigating alternate dimensions. :D
Whell when you are in isolation the next best thing to do is exploring the uneverces of the mind :P
I mean it is semi legal to buy psilocybe spores because they dont contain psilocybin
@@32Rats it's completely legal to grow and own them. They grow outside near forests or in fields. Someone owns the field and is growing mushrooms.
@@davidbergmann8948 in the US that is a big negative there bud. Theres a couple places with decriminalized mushrooms but its still illegal to manufactur them as they are still a scheduled drug.
Finally my favorite RUclipsr is getting into mycology.
Kill3r Bamb1 innit!!
I'm so excited.
I love how straight forward Cody is. He has charcoal, so he experiments with charcoal.
i see no other possible alternatives
The most said thing in cody’s vids:”should have probably done *insert here*”
4:55 Genius! I was thinking how did he fold that bag up one handed! and you did it backwards! Loved that easter egg!
Cant wait for part two, thanks for the knowledge. The incubator was approached with genius and simplicity.
Has the cat been named already?
(I'm still rooting for a mars rover name, team Sojourner hup hup!)
Rooting for cat damon
If he's going with mars rovers, then the only choice is _Curiosity_
Explorer I thinks that's one of the Mars rovers
I'm seeing your comment is posted 22 hours ago, while the video has been uploaded just 10 minutes ago, wow youtube!
Darmok but curiosity killed the cat
I think we missed the chicken hole base episode where Cody built his kitchen
Usually I like these videos, now it seems Cody is just flexing on us that he owns gloves and rubbing alcohol
And a few days ago I rewatched NileRed making alcohol for chemistry experiments. It makes me think some of the laws about home distillation should be relaxed a bit so more people can get disinfectants and batches of homemade hand sanitizer going.
@@rvaughan74 yes. I want this too.
For home made.. sanitizer.
(Moonshine isn't a good sanitizer :))
@@AnttiBrax If you insist on drinking Everclear go right ahead.
mmmmmm blinding
I’ve always wanted to watch a process like this but I’ve never been drawn to other channels that have done it. Finally my time has come, thank you Cody!!!
Cody: "So I'm getting into ___"
Me: YEEEEES
Makes you wonder how mushrooms survive in the wild and who does all the sterilizing out there while we ain't looking.
Ultraviolet light. The sterilization is to prevent mold (mushroom's ugly cousin), which UV light does a good job of killing.
Isn't it obvious?...It's gotta be the elves. ;)
In the wild you don't see the ones that failed. It's survivor bias in action.
The sterilisation is to keep competing bacteria out of the jars.
Philippe Santini quit being stupid it’s obviously the mushroom knomes kinda look like the Keebler elves
Yep. It's dog eat mushroom out there.
Suddenly Cody receives a request to be on the Joe Rogan show.
What's up with your profile picture?? Do you know how long I tried to wipe a hair off my screen?
I just wanna say that i love your channel and i find this kind of stuff very interesting. I think your channel offers incredible content thats nowhere else on RUclips. Continue the good work!
Fungi is in my opinion the most interesting organisms on the planet. So much left to learn about them.
Nice! Done a lot of things over 51 years, growing (or trying to) mushrooms is something I've always wanted to try. Thanks Cody!
very interesting, i've ever been courious of how mushrooms are grown, thank's cody to show it!
Love this new series! Excited to see the time lapses of different species
lol, I was hoping to hear "golden teacher" casually listed with all the other shrooms at the beginning
this is great, ive been watching your channel for years now and I've also studied mushrooms for a couple years now and seeing the two combined makes me excited as hell
Just started growing fungus as well, though in a much less extensive manner. I'm using the five-gallon bucket method with aspen bedding. I did thoroughly pasteurize my bedding though. Currently waiting for the 4 oyster varieties to finish colonizing. As for the Lion's Mane. I already have fruiting bodies growing out of the holes in the bucket less than 14 days after "planting" Northspore provides some strong grain spawn, my leftovers in the bags they came in have fully recolonized and are ready for storage. Cheers, Cody good luck.
When you said "So, I'm getting into mushrooms" I thought for a second you ment psilocybin mushrooms. I think it's super cool anyway. I think they are really interesting because some of them can break down almost everything.
Hi Cody, I'd advise you to additionally use a bunsen burner while inoculating, just to blaze the openings and to reduce the microorganisms in the air. It's quite simple but effective
Cody, this is a huge hobby of mine and I am really looking forward to this new series!
One thing that you might consider is starting out on agar. It is a more advanced technique, but really worth it. Since already have a background and most of the equipment, I think you would benefit a lot from skipping straight to agar for your initial culture.
There are these really wacky mushrooms called Psilocybe Cubensis, you should give them a try :)
The wacky ones bruise blue ;-)
@@yoRockstardude134 along with lactarius indigo and some boletes, neither have any actives. That's why you should use morphology and enviroment to id mushrooms not just bruising
@@Kenfuy the same way one shouldn't rely on the ehrlich reagent... cubensis will turn purple, but so will some toxins if i'm not mistaken... but i guess it would be easier getting some spore prints and doing the whole agar thing ^^
I remember one time i found a purple mushroom. Maybe it was the light but it looked like it glowed
Pro tip. To get the moister right without spending too much time drying, strain it and then add dry worm castings until there is no standing moister. Saves hours and gives perfect results everytime.
even got a little purr in there
So glad you started this. I've been a subscriber and cultivator forever.
Cody always does something that Im intrested in but never be able to find any videos of it, except from cody he always does something cool
I love the implicit timeline of the oven clock.
Dude, some home grown shrooms would be great for quarantine time lol
I thought about getting some LSD, but I don’t want to do psychedelics while the world is turned upside down. Sounds like a horror-trip
Lol, I can hear someone saying: “HONEY WE ARE OUT OF SHROOMS!” Person 2: “OKAY IM GOING TO THE BACK RO-“ Person 1: “WELL HURRY UP THE SHROOM-STEW IS GETTING COLD!” Person 2: “YOU CAN ALWAYS REHEAT-“ Person 1: “I SAID GET THE SHROOOOOMS!”
He just sets it up right there in the middle of the kitchen. Can't even get into those cabinets anymore the madman.
In this episode of Cody's lab cody teaches you how to start a shrooms farm.
ohhhh the magical time I will have with this information ;) you brought up a good point, which I have though of before, there's so much sterilization that goes into growing mushrooms which I never understood because they grow in the wild.
I'd be curious to see how you would tackle the morel growing mystery
gokucrazy22 which is?
Only 2 varieties of morels are currently able to be cultivated iirc. Being grown out in China, India, and Pakistan but they don't sell well and don't taste as good. They are mycorrhizal so they only grow alongside roots of certain trees.
@@Kenfuy They are grown commercially in Oregon and possibly Washington.
@@buggsy5 Two cultivation processes have been patented. The first process is based upon work by Ronald D. Ower, Gary Mills and James Malachowski, who were the first to produce morels in a controlled environment at San Francisco State University in 1982. The findings were published in Mycologia 74. Jan-Feb 1982. Still, at last report, no one, besides the inventors, has been able to produce morels by the instructions in the patent. The other process is highly suseptable to bacterial infection and really only works with yellow morels.
@@buggsy5 having property that grows morels =/= being able to cultivate morels. I'm literally from oregon and forage for mushrooms throughout the year.
Cody I love how smart you are, your videos are super fun to watch and you're definitely making me smarter by extention. Keep up the videos and please never stop hehe. Much love from chicago
- what are you doing, Cody?
- just pressure cooking some compost
2 words, Cody: "Golden Teachers"
I think he's more into food production than recreational drug usage, (but maybe hallucinogenics will be a valid strategy for isolation on Mars.)
You spelt Blue Mooney's wrong lol
@@joshd2013 What?
@@joshd2013 blue meeeeeeeeeeanies
Man that takes me back. Used to grow teachers the size of my hand lol. Biggest cap was 38g wet :D
A new video from Cody is just what the doctor ordered
Awesome to see you starting mycology content on RUclips it’s really picking up steam
I made a bunch of mushrooms a few years ago and it's very rewarding. Just the process itself was fun.
I like to add some used coffee, the fungus seems to like to snack on it
I'm a bit late but I'm watching now! I've not missed a Codys Lab video in years!
3:43 I'm more of a green tea kinda guy but Arnold Palmer is pretty good too
I saw you commenting on a freshcap mushroom video but I didn't expect this! Awesome
Please try psilocybes, they’re a font of knowledge
A whole new dimension
And good for your health.
@Barry Goldwater This isn't true in America, only parts of Europe. In the US, it's the actual psychoactive compounds themselves (Psilocybin & Psilocin) that are illegal, not the mushrooms themselves, meaning truffles are just as illegal as traditional fruiting bodies. This is also why spores are legal in the US though (they contain no actives).
Another pro tip - pierce the jar lids and cover with 3M medical grade tape before pressure cooking. That way, you can innoculate through the medical tape, protect the jars and the medical tape holds up well to pressure canning.
Perfect series for this channel.
I was going to write a joke about farming mushrooms to get high, but I can't come up with a good one.
"...can't go out...may aswell take a trip within."
"We're off to see the elves."
"Investigating alternate dimensions."
None of these are "comedy gold" but I figured I'd have a go of it. ;)
Because you got high?
I'm already excited for the next episode. WOW!
I always find it funny how something as present everywhere as mushrooms need all that sanitizing and sterilization to get started.
Lol @ :"So, I'm getting into mushrooms." :D
"The worst writing is better than the best memory" I'm stealing that line haha
Apparently you can use UncleBen rice as substrate to inoculate mushroom. It’s convenient because its cheap and a good substrate and you can skip the sterilization process which is already done in the factory. There’s a reddit page dedicated to UncleBen method if you are interested.
This was really fun and intressting to see. Might even give it a shot my self.
Keep it up Cody!!
So exited for this. Can’t believe how far he came in his RUclips career. From showing how to clean up mercury for less than 100k people to having over one million subs.
Wonderful adventure. I admire you. God bless your heart. Anthony
I would recommend getting an alcohol lamp and heat the needle to red hot before each inoculation. And as others have said look into building a still air box. That'll help you ward off trichoderm more consistently.
A very nice project to see. It reminds me a lot of the microbiology and biotech courses which I took in college. The inoculation, sterilization, and growing things from media. It's already been a couple weeks since you put this together and I'm curious to know how they're doing. Also seems like a great project to have in your chickenhole base where things are going to be relatively dark, humid, and insulated.
Good techniques overall you did good research! Laminar flow hoods are the way to go, but on a budget I recommend making a Still air box, you can keep the air stagnant and reduce a lot of contamination! Pouring grain in open air is asking for a bad time
I love putting codyslab on to sleep to but still enjoy the science it's mad.
Chicken of the wood is a pretty damn cool mushroom, it's said to have the texture of chicken if you fry it.
Thats pretty awesome... looking forward to this series!
70% sanitizes better, but cool man it’s awesome u picked this up as a hobby I’ve be dabbling in this for a few years it’s is truly an awesome hobby
The cat thanks its staff for making such a nice warm bed for sleeping.
You remind me of me when I was younger always into something new. Can't wait till the end of this one.
0:01 into the video already liked. Best wishes Cody!!!
Fun fact this is also how you create Spawn for psilocybe cubensis
You should try growing truffles, they are an interesting mushroom and a challenge to grow
Unless he has a bunch of olive trees nearby, and literally the perfect climate, this is a fools errand. Farming edible truffles is among the most difficult forms of developed agriculture on the planet.
Honestly surprised you havent gotten into this sooner. You have great spots for it
Can't wait to see how this turns out.
Really excited about this series!
White button mushroom is very hard to induce fruiting.. Cody.. if u do that without the help of any sophisticated machinery.. mark my words.. u could be the next Nobel laureate..!!
Pretty cool video I love mushrooms. The date that you put on that one jar is my birthday. So this makes it even more interesting.
I really like mushrooms and I want to get back into it. Your an inspiration.
Cody, you're such a 'fun guy'!
think about yourself think about the money turn on all types of ads WE UNDERSTAND, waiting 5 or 10 secs better than 2 months between two videos
tha nks he’s probably demonitised
I think it's about more than just money for Cody. Finding the motivation to produce novel and interesting videos isn't easy. Have patience and enjoy his content, because rushing things means you probably won't enjoy his content as much. :)
Yesss another shared hobby! Welcome to mycology my friend!
I've loved watching it ! keep up with the great content
Purchased Pre Inoculated wood blocks before but never tried this. Cool Beans.
As a wheat farmer, I can tell you that there is a very good chance that hard white wheat did have fungicides applied to it during its growing season. It probably won't matter for what you are doing, but it is something to keep in mind.
Hah! Lucky you! You have all the food you need, who needs to worry about isolation when you have a farm?!
Very interesting and nothing for utube to demonitize it. You rock cody
Hey Cody, just a little info from a fellow cultivator. Ive heard that 71% iso sanitizes better than 91% iso. Look into it if you find the time. Awesome video, very happy to see you getting into mycology.
This is exciting, can't wait to see how they come along Cody! Stay safe out there.
I am going to do this for sure. I do love Mushrooms !
I am so jealous, I've always been into foraging and mycology but never been able to grow my own. Glad to be able to do so vicariously!
Cody I also just wanted to get into mushrooms, very recently. How coincidental and epic
I love how you do all these interesting types of science!
Nice Cody! I have a drawer in my refrigerator full of various mushroom cultures. It's easy to clone grocery store mushrooms (including oysters and all the other fancy types). I use agar, but in a pinch many will even colonise cardboard. I was thinking about doing some oysters myself. Just need to figure out what to grow them on given I am pretty much housebound because of covid. Maybe I can find some wood chips or something.
Nice video, I really enjoyed it. I do not know if I can say but to me it seems like you enjoy doing videos again. Love. Keep up the good work. We will be here no matter what.
Very nice! I've been thinking og growing some myself and its cool to see you trying as well.
when my favourite youtuber gets into my favourit hobby
Oh lord that stove clock. I don't care if the time is wrong but just knowing that blinking is happening would be like trying to sleep next to someone riding a dirtbike.