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For the person that needs a medicinal supply that can last many years, that only wants to do one grow, under a small table in the corner of a room... OR how to get 30 lbs of mushrooms fast ;)   5 months of work, it's finally done!  Special thank you to the patron who sent the spores! Hope this video helps.  I plan to do my next video on the Griffiths protocol.  

Enjoy,

Gordo

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GordoTEK Bulk Mushroom Cultivation best methods 2019 COMPLETE spores to capsules step by step TEK

Follow me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GordoTEK Contact me or paypal: GordoTEK@protonmail.com Artwork by lachlanwardlaw (Reddit) / lachlanwardlaw_art (Instagram) Things you will need for bulk mushroom cultivation Capsule Filling machine https://amzn.to/2lkLDL5 Empty 00 capsules: https://amzn.to/2XR3sz0 Nutrient Agar (optional) https://amzn.to/2IDSmrv All American Sterilizer: https://amzn.to/2N3uPp8 (no heating version) Or https://amzn.to/31AUWqS (with electric heater and manual control thermostat) or 23 Quart Presto pressure cooker (great value and good reviews): https://amzn.to/2Fsbfgr Mason Jars https://amzn.to/2jU27t5 Foil Nitrile gloves https://amzn.to/2jRyI2I Hair net https://amzn.to/2lg1fiO Dust Mask https://amzn.to/2Y3uUgR 70% isopropyl alcohol (70% is more effective than 90%) https://amzn.to/2lmJlv1 Kym wipes or paper towels https://amzn.to/2llXUPq Small torch for flame sterilizing: https://amzn.to/2jUVx5N (Can also use almost any flame/Sterno can/alcohol lamp or alcohol in an inverted shot glass) Still Air Box (use a $6 tote from Walmart with holes cut out) or Laminar Flow Hood https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+build+a+flow+hood Hole Saw for Still Air Box: https://amzn.to/2IZhLw7 Spores (print or syringe from any reputable online vendor, search for reviews) Zip lock bags https://amzn.to/2lla7E2 Incubator - use any cooler along with: small space heater https://amzn.to/2xKLDXB thermostatic switch https://amzn.to/2lqlTNz Millet https://amzn.to/2KiBHNy or any cheap Wild Bird Seed Polyfill https://amzn.to/2jTDeOd Razor blade or scalpel or box cutter (for cutting agar) https://amzn.to/30xRQCy Filter patch bags (optional) https://amzn.to/2RikqEO Impulse sealer (for filter patch bags) https://amzn.to/2Rlo1BY 66 qt totes: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-66-Qt-62-L-Latch-Box-Stadium-Blue-Case-of-6/711933680 Or on amazon: https://amzn.to/2Zvvtx5 5 gallon bucket: https://tinyurl.com/yy24hnse Hammer, chisel or pry bar, saw (for breaking apart coir block) Substrate: Coco Coir https://amzn.to/31z3sqi or @Home Depot: https://tinyurl.com/yy8m96gr Vermiculite (optional) https://amzn.to/2RnG5v4 or @Home Depot https://tinyurl.com/yy67jmoa Gypsum (optional) https://amzn.to/2JzV5E7 Paint mixer drill attachment (for mixing bulk substrate): https://amzn.to/31KM5TG or @Walmart for half the price: https://tinyurl.com/y4ajq2l7 Drill https://amzn.to/2jTlXVt Hydrogen Peroxide https://tinyurl.com/y4y4c53s LED bulb https://tinyurl.com/yxctehwh Smart plug (to turn light on/off, can be controlled from your phone and can act as a timer control) https://amzn.to/2LbSpOh Dehydrator: https://amzn.to/2ITywbU Spray bottle: https://tinyurl.com/y47o6xgw Scale: https://amzn.to/2lvas7a Recommended TEKS and other notes: Foo Man’s Wild Bird Seed method https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/5265629/fpart/all/vc/1 Or use oats, they are $15 for 50 lbs at tractor supply: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-oats-50-lb?cm_vc=-10005 OAT TEK: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=24126032&page=0&vc=1#24126032 How much does a brick of coir expand to and how much does it weigh? https://www.growery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/648871 How much gypsum to add to simmer/soak for grains? https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/15963750 How to prepare coir and bulk substrate: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/11916595/fpart/1/vc/1  2 quarts verm 4 qts water and 1 brick coir (or 650-700g chipped from block) 1 brick of coir = 650g (1.43 lbs) (you may have to chip off that much from the larger 11 lbs blocks sold by Home Depot) If you're doing it right a 1:4 spawn to substrate will take off. I've done as high as 7:1 without issue, but it takes longer to colonize. Unmodified mono tub TEK (Bodhisatta or BOD): https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/22337800/fpart/1/vc/1 BOD’s videos: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24337011/vc/1#24337011 BOD’s collection of TEKs: https://www.shroomery.org/13986/Simplified-Cultivation-Methods-Easy-As-Fuck-link-list-Trusted-Culvator-links-and-methods-and-other-cultivation-info https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=24297804&page=0&vc=1#24297804 https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24144021 BOD’s still air box: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/23990888 BODs water/float harvest TEK: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24198162 Build your own flow hood: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24201748 Shoebox size grow: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24039736#24039736 Substrate surface moisture: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/23999053 How to use a capsule machine: https://youtu.be/JO37r628KDw

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John Guarascio

One more question. When spawning in agar, I don't remember what kind of light time, if any, I should be giving them?

GordoTEK

All stages of growth do best with 12 hour on, 12 hour off lighting. You can just put them near a window or in a sunny room as long as they are out of direct sunlight (no direct sun is important).

Jennifer

I love this video, thank you! This was the first time I tried a coco coir substrate, and it seemed to work very well for first flush - but I ran into a few issues, and wondered if you had any suggestions or pointers as to what I could be doing wrong. 1) the fruits were very tiny - about half the size that I've seen them in the past. What could cause that? 2) my biggest problem is that the coir seemed to get infested with what looks like fruit flies - after researching, I think they might be fungus gnats. Will keeping the coir hot longer help, or have you run into this at all? What was your fix? Thanks so much!

GordoTEK

Regarding the small fruit size, any number of factors could be involved - the strain you used, the temperatures (don't let it get too hot), the substrate humidity (they need water to grow big), air (if air exchange is too low it can cause them to stop growing, try more air). The gnats - I've only had a problem when growing outdoors. The coir itself should come sterile (not the source of the gnats) so heating it more when preparing the substrate probably won't help. Using some type of fine mesh screen or even polyfill might help exclude them from your monotubs, other than that you can try just killing them off or using traps, see: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/14778683