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to see how well mushrooms might grow on 'waste' from ordinary agricultural practices. | to see how well mushrooms might grow on 'waste' from ordinary agricultural practices. | ||
;This is our first test with grey oyster mushroom grain spawn on chopped up grapevine cuttings | ;This is our first test with grey oyster mushroom grain spawn on chopped up grapevine cuttings | ||
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==Background & Inspiration== | ==Background & Inspiration== | ||
===Some theory needed ?=== | ===Some theory needed ?=== | ||
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==Run / prototype #1== | ==Run / prototype #1== | ||
===Setup description=== | ===Setup description=== | ||
| − | General principle: chopped up vine cuttings (thx to Antoine of Polymeka pictures | + | General principle: chopped up vine cuttings (thx to Antoine of Polymeka, with pictures shared in the link below, before the gallery), then got sterilised at Floyd`s and inoculated... |
| − | 2 bags are still at In Pompaples under optimal growing conditions. | + | As early April 2026 (2 bags are still at In Pompaples under optimal growing conditions. one on our grapevine cuttings and the other with the usual beechwood chips. |
| − | one bag is in Hackuarium, under a box | + | & one bag is in Hackuarium, under a box |
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===Block with mycelia - grain spawn inocula) fully colonized in about a week! (Floyd says this is 2x faster than usual...)=== | ===Block with mycelia - grain spawn inocula) fully colonized in about a week! (Floyd says this is 2x faster than usual...)=== | ||
| − | Step | + | Step in pictures: especially [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BRbT9PAokC8kBph3roFzrghcAb-ONa65?usp=sharing sharing pictures in Biofest II drive] <gallery> |
| − | File: | + | File:Floydpresents.jpg|Floyd presents at last #OH of March 2026 |
| − | File: | + | File:Pleurote gris sur les coupeaux des vignes.jpg|after air out of block, x2 Xs cut, and put in humid box with light... |
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| − | + | Update 8 April 2026: | |
| − | ==Results | + | |
| + | ;all done for the 2 blocks at Floyd's under optimal fruiting conditions - 9 days to gorgeous harvest (weight and taste test to come) | ||
| + | ;1 block at lab under a box (wet each day) - after 9 days bottom set done... | ||
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| + | ==Results == | ||
| + | A great harvest resulted from the side by side testing in Floyd's fruiting chamber, with both blocks giving about 900g from the harvests. | ||
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| + | Even at Hackuarium under the box, almost 700g were harvested (pic to the right, before harvest). | ||
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| + | At the lab, we cooked up a bunch (half went to two members)... | ||
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| + | =) | ||
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| + | A taste test of beechwood vs. vine growth was attempted, from a part of the mushroom harvests done at Floyd's, with one participant saying the vine-grown batch had more complex flavours - | ||
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| + | like 'la chasse' for meat ?? | ||
| + | [[File:CB441583-778A-49F0-86AE-F87BE5999099.jpg|thumb|Grey oyster mushrooms grown on grapevine cuttings under a box in the lab.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Platecook.jpg|left|thumb|delish!]] | ||
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==Recommendation + next steps== | ==Recommendation + next steps== | ||
| + | Next season we should harvest many more vine cuttings, and maybe try also another kind of mushroom... | ||
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| + | To try a double-blind taste test next year! | ||
Latest revision as of 14:10, 14 April 2026
This page will be to help follow the first actual test of the old idea to use grapevine cuttings to grow oyster mushrooms
Introduction
Context
This is a part of an idea that came out of the Biofest in Greece. To note: a second one will soon be run again, 22-26 April 2026
There we discussed using olive branch cuttings to grow mushrooms. So, the idea was that here, in a grape growing region, we could try similar, with grapevine cuttings.
Objectives
to see how well mushrooms might grow on 'waste' from ordinary agricultural practices.
- This is our first test with grey oyster mushroom grain spawn on chopped up grapevine cuttings
Background & Inspiration
Some theory needed ?
Inspiration / References / Similar projects
Biofest first of all.
Run / prototype #1
Setup description
General principle: chopped up vine cuttings (thx to Antoine of Polymeka, with pictures shared in the link below, before the gallery), then got sterilised at Floyd`s and inoculated...
As early April 2026 (2 bags are still at In Pompaples under optimal growing conditions. one on our grapevine cuttings and the other with the usual beechwood chips.
& one bag is in Hackuarium, under a box
Block with mycelia - grain spawn inocula) fully colonized in about a week! (Floyd says this is 2x faster than usual...)
Step in pictures: especially sharing pictures in Biofest II drive
Floyd presents at last #OH of March 2026
after air out of block, x2 Xs cut, and put in humid box with light...
Update 8 April 2026:
- all done for the 2 blocks at Floyd's under optimal fruiting conditions - 9 days to gorgeous harvest (weight and taste test to come)
- 1 block at lab under a box (wet each day) - after 9 days bottom set done...
Results
A great harvest resulted from the side by side testing in Floyd's fruiting chamber, with both blocks giving about 900g from the harvests.
Even at Hackuarium under the box, almost 700g were harvested (pic to the right, before harvest).
At the lab, we cooked up a bunch (half went to two members)...
=)
A taste test of beechwood vs. vine growth was attempted, from a part of the mushroom harvests done at Floyd's, with one participant saying the vine-grown batch had more complex flavours -
like 'la chasse' for meat ??
Recommendation + next steps
Next season we should harvest many more vine cuttings, and maybe try also another kind of mushroom...
To try a double-blind taste test next year!