Why use enriched grains? We have developed a proprietary blend of ingredients that by them selves are not that special, but when put together in the right ratio become something very special. When we sterilize this special mix they undergo a change that is truly amazing. The one thing to keep in mind when you use this unique product is that just prior to inoculation you must gently break the hard vacuumed substrate. All it takes is a gentle squeeze from the sides and front. Once this is done and your inoculant starts to grow it can perform its magic. If you skip this step it will still work but it will not grow as fast and the results will not be as great.
Each Bag includes a pre-sterilized mixture of substrate material specially designed for grain loving mushrooms. A filter patch is attached to the bag to allow for gas exchange during colonization and fruiting. Now shipping with self-healing injection sites located at substrate level. The bags measure 4" wide, 3" deep, and 18" tall.
Note: MyShroominBag™ are not sold with mushroom spores or cultures. Applicable culture material must be purchased elsewhere.
Directions for use:
Upon arrival unfold the Bag, allowing the extra material to stand straight up.
Locate the small foam disk sealed and attached in a plastic housing near the base of the MyShroominBag™. This disc is the self-healing injector site. Note: The disc will be covered by a small plastic shield. Do not attempt to remove the plastic covering the disc, you will inject through it. Sterilize a small section of the outside of the Bag (on the plastic shield) directly over the foam disc with an alcohol soaked wipe. With the same alcohol soaked wipe, sterilize the needle on your culture syringe.
Inoculate the substrate (material inside the bag) with culture syringe solution by inserting the needle through the plastic shield and foam disc at the previously sterilized spot. Squirt 3cc - 10cc of culture solution directly into the substrate material.
DO NOT insert the needle through the white filter patch found near the top of the MyShroominBag™.
Place the MyShroominBag™ in a dark location and incubate at species specific parameters. It is recommend to store the MyShroominBag™ fully extended as developing Mycelia will give off gases that will slowly expand the interior of the Bag. This ballooning effect is crucial for proper air exchange and culture development.
Note: During drier summer months it is advisable to store the MyShroominBag™ in a humid location. Excessively dry environments may draw moisture from the MyShroominBag™.
Because colonization will begin in the interior of the substrate material it may take between 14-20 days for you to notice the spreading of colonizing mycelium towards the outside of the Bag. Speed of colonization is directly affected by incubation temperatures, please check to make sure you are incubating the bag at the correct temperature for the species you are attempting to cultivate. Typical colonization time is between 21-30 days for most species and strains when incubated properly.
When colonization is 90% or 100% complete, move MyShroominBag™ to a location with indirect light (indoor light or filtered sunlight is best). Allow the Bags to receive 12 hours of indirect light per day (direct fluorescent lighting works as well).
Some specimens, such as the Golden Oyster (Pl. citrinopileatus), perform better if the colonized Bag is punctured several times on the side at substrate level. Only puncture the Bag after 100% colonization is achieved (ie the entire bag is white with healthy mycelium). This allows the Oyster mushrooms pins to form in a more suitable non-air restrictive environment. Placing a makeshift humidity tent over the Bag, or placing the Bag into a humidity chamber while the Oysters are fruiting is highly recommended. For best results, the Bag may also be cut above the substrate level and the remaining bottom portion (with substrate in tact) placed in a humidity chamber.
Tested and proven, this all you need to begin your journey in the art and science of mushroom cultivation.