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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

2 blocks at Floyd's - 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, more to come...

Background & Inspiration

Inspiration / References / Similar projects

the flyer

Biofest first of all.

• doc of a workshop with many quick prototypes created
• [Link 2]

Run / prototype #1

Setup description

General principle: chopped up vine cuttings (thx to Antoine of Polymeka pictures to share), then got sterilised at Floyd`s and inoculated...

2 bags are still at In Pompaples under optimal growing conditions.

one bag is in Hackuarium, under a box

• What, size | quantity | where to get it | price / unit

Block with mycelia - grain spawn inocula) fully colonized in about a week! (Floyd says this is 2x faster than usual...)

Step 1 in pictures: especially sharing pictures in Biofest II drive

• Name-of-file 1.jpg
• Name-of-file 2.jpg

(If it’s an experiment) Parameters

To vary | Values

p1 |

p2 |

Constants (Key elements of set-up)

c1 |

c2

do what | frequency | duration

Lab Notebook & News (Real)

We put our measures here: [link to other doc?]

Run / prototype #2

What's new compared to #1: