[WaxyTaxi]

https://www.shroomery.org/forums/sho...Number/4859362

they have figured morels out!

[WaxyTaxi]

I actually ate these for the very first time this morning, what a treat it was.

Picked up a small bag of some dried at the farmers market a few weeks ago and rehydrated/cooked it with carrots/black garlic/long onions.

very chewy, & different tasting than other shrooms, I wonder what they taste like fresh...

[Betterhaff]

Originally Posted by WaxyTaxi

I wonder what they taste like fresh...

Delightful. Are very good mixed in with eggs. I also love them just fried in butter with sweet onions…better than candy.

[corky1968]

Growing morels indoors is not easy and not really practical. Most people harvest them outdoors in early Spring.

They like to grow a year after forest fires. Man, I wish I could find something like this. I'm buying a morel kit or spore print
before next Spring. I really want to get some local action going on. Over harvests is the biggest danger to wild morel sites.

Spread those spores far and wide.

[ronbo51]

Notice in the video that the tissue transfers are being done directly in front of a hood. You absolutely need that to be consistent and successful. There are some growers that pioneered a hydrogen peroxide technique that bypassed the hood but I could never make it work so I stuck with hepa filters and fans. I know for a while the christmas tree farmers were getting seedlings pre inoculated with truffle mycelium in the hope that they would produce. Not sure how that worked out. Notice also that the morels are being done in conjunction with a University. They have unlimited resources and access to all manner of high tech shit as well as PHD trained help. Once again the little guy is shut out. I remember reading about the morel guys. It's a complicated multi step process that will be beyond most small producers and hobbyists abilities.

I used Mushroompeople out of Tennessee for equipment. They have the sterilizers you want. They sell everything (if they are still around) you could ever need to grow. Obviously, also Paul Stamets and his outfit Fungi Perfecti is a great source for info and supplies.

[WaxyTaxi]

I plan on using a hood/hepa style. I like the simplicity. I wonder if they used plugs in the base of trees? cool thought..

just tried king oyster, this is like the steak of mushrooms. super meaty and delicious, looked really nice while cooking.

also tried lions mane yesterday! holy shit that stuff is amazing! can you imagine them fried!?

[Siever]

Ronbo,

Did you move to Colorado? Nice story, true eye opener!

[superglue]

36 x 24 hepa showed up today
still waiting on the squirrel cage
ya have to love learning new hobbies

[WaxyTaxi]

hey Ronbo, If you have any pics of the old fungi days, it would be awesome. Your tips ans storys are great though.

And oh yea superglue. Especially a hobby similar to cannabis that you can EAT

[ronbo51]

a 2x3' hood is great. Lay it down longways so you have maximum counterspace. By the time you have your pressure vessel cooling, and some supplies waiting to use you need the space. I made all my own stuff. I built my first hood out of melamine and particle board. I hate that shit. Today I would build a hood out of whatever the composite is that comes in sheets. No mold. Can be cleaned with bleach. I see it at HD all the time with composite exterior trim. I bought "drop in" hepa/fan units. They were designed to fit in the grid in a clean room drop in ceiling and be connected to the HVAC. The fans are fitted to accept the pressure build up at the hepa and not burn up with resistance. Get a fan designed to go with your filter. Grainger has them. You absolutely need a prefilter. Design your working counterheight to 36 inches. Maybe 38 if you are tall. That's comfortable working height when standing. Which is what you want.

Lion's Mane was the easiest of all the edibles I grew. You took a bag of sterile sawdust. Inoculated it. 3 weeks later move it into grow room and take a scissors and poke 2 holes on the front and back of the bag. Bang, out they came. I sold a ton of them at farmers markets, but people always had to ask what to do with them. Absolutely the coolest mushroom I grew. Although Reishi was pretty cool.