Mushroom Substrate

Poop! (Recipes below👇)

As they say, you are what you eat, and this means that you are also what what you eat eats. Nourishing mushroom food and potent medicine begin with lovingly and well-prepared substrate.

In this detailed video, we’ll discuss all the ins and outs of mushroom substrate, exploring the science, key principles, several great recipes, preparations and lots of tips and tricks. We’ll learn both simple and advanced methods for growing all types of wood-loving mushrooms, as well as substrates for compost- and dung-loving mushroom varieties.

Made with love by Fungaia
https://www.fungaia.life/
A heart-centered, donation-based mushroom company, offering mushroom cultures, grain, substrate, grow kits, mycology supplies and more.

True Blue Genetics
https://www.truebluegenetics.org/?coupon=FUNGAIA
The best, most reliable and super affordable mushroom genetics and liquid culture!
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Parts, Supplies & Resources

The Fungaia Cube Kit
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/kits/?q=cube_kit
An organic, all-in-one grow kit for dung-lover mushrooms

Pasteurized, organic manure-based mushroom substrate
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/fertilesubstrate/?q=poo_sub

Raw, unpasteurized organic manure-based mushroom substrate in bulk
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/fertilesubstrate/?q=poo_sub_dry

Pre-Sterilized Grain Bags
https://www.fungaia.life/shop/fertilesubstrate/?q=7lb_grain

Unicorn Bags: Specialized Mushroom Grow Bags
https://unicornbags.com/
(Smaller orders: https://pegasusbags.com/)

Great company for substrate & soil testing:
https://www.mysoiltesting.com/

Organic Masters’ Mix:
https://feedsforless.com/products/soy-hull-wood-pellet-mixed-mushroom-growing-medium

Microppose: monotubs and filters
https://microppose.com/r?id=h776jn
Discount code FUNGAIA

True Blue Genetics
The best source for mushroom genetics and starter culture!
Discount code: FUNGAIA

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Basic Wood Lover Recipe
1,000g alder pellets
200g organic wheat bran
100g gypsum
3L water

Advanced Wood Lover Recipe
3,000g alder pellets
200g hardwood shavings
500g shredded organic wheat straw
250g organic worm castings
200g organic wheat bran
2 qts each vermiculite & coco coir
100g gypsum
50g potash

Basic CVG Recipe
650g organic coconut coir
2 qts coarse vermiculite
1 cup gypsum
4.5 quarts water

Dung Lover Recipe
CVG + 10% - 15% aged, shredded organic manure (by dry mass)

Cordyceps Substrate Recipe
6.3g malt
6.3g dextrose
6.3g tapioca starch
13.3g nutritional yeast
3.3g pea protein
2g gypsum
2g azomite
700 mL water
700 mL rice
(Compliments of Mindfull Mycology: https://www.mindfullmycology.com/)
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More Videos from Fungaia

Mycology Lab 101: Agar Work, Cloning, Spores & Sterile Culture Technique for Mushroom Cultivation
https://youtu.be/Cw0MzDxMKHI

How to Grow Mushrooms the Easy Way
https://youtu.be/LjOQeaVxmsw

How to Make Grain Spawn
https://youtu.be/AvWC55higVw

How to make your own liquid culture
https://youtu.be/ybOImNKrOaY

Advanced liquid culture method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxbbpDPg4tc

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Created by Paul Lynn
© 2024 Alembic Enterprises LLC
Walla Walla, Washington
All rights reserved.

Music by Paul Lynn. Made using free stock footage.

0:00 Intro / Overview
3:22 Background
5:56 4 Key Principles / Water
10:10 Carbon:Nitrogen
19:56 pH / Structure
23:43 Wood-Lover Ingredients
37:14 Simple Wood-Lover Recipe
41:18 Advanced Wood-Lover Recipe
47:18 Simple Dung-Lover Recipe: CVG
54:24 Poop!
1:01:08 Pastoral Interlude / Manure Processing
1:09:04 Advanced Dung-Lover Substrate
1:15:41 Outro