Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

Ah, I didn't see a search box, tried command F and found Radish Soup at the bottom of the Dinners tab under Zucchini Slice

Perfect!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I want to make some maple sugar from some of the maple syrup we have left from 2019. Hopefully that will happen this afternoon - after my job interview.

Good luck in the interview

 

[Ascholten]

Well this is a pleasant surprise. I have oyster mushrooms essentially growing in a closet. Got a bloom a few weeks ago, just been slow to put them back in the dark place, looked this morning and the thing got buds all over and two flowering already, so gave them a nice spray down and it looks like in a few days Ill have another rather large this time, pile of oysters to grill up. I love them sauteed with butter, garlic, a bit of olive oil and perhaps just a touch of a home grown datil pepper thrown in for some zing.

Aaron

Edit: They Literally, grow in a basket of straw, inside a bag. Talk about the epitome of, the more you ignore me, the more I love you, this is it. Seriously recommend to anyone who likes shrooms but don't have time to fiddle with them much.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Well this is a pleasant surprise. I have oyster mushrooms essentially growing in a closet. Got a bloom a few weeks ago, just been slow to put them back in the dark place, looked this morning and the thing got buds all over and two flowering already, so gave them a nice spray down and it looks like in a few days Ill have another rather large this time, pile of oysters to grill up. I love them sauteed with butter, garlic, a bit of olive oil and perhaps just a touch of a home grown datil pepper thrown in for some zing.

Aaron

Edit: They Literally, grow in a basket of straw, inside a bag. Talk about the epitome of, the more you ignore me, the more I love you, this is it. Seriously recommend to anyone who likes shrooms but don't have time to fiddle with them much.

I knew you had to be from Florida without looking. This is the only place I have lived where datil peppers were used so readily.

I live in Hollister.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Well this is a pleasant surprise. I have oyster mushrooms essentially growing in a closet. Got a bloom a few weeks ago, just been slow to put them back in the dark place, looked this morning and the thing got buds all over and two flowering already, so gave them a nice spray down and it looks like in a few days Ill have another rather large this time, pile of oysters to grill up. I love them sauteed with butter, garlic, a bit of olive oil and perhaps just a touch of a home grown datil pepper thrown in for some zing.

Aaron

Edit: They Literally, grow in a basket of straw, inside a bag. Talk about the epitome of, the more you ignore me, the more I love you, this is it. Seriously recommend to anyone who likes shrooms but don't have time to fiddle with them much.

I am a person who needs directions in order to complete a project. Is there any way you could put how to raise the mushrooms in steps and pictures? I would love to grow some shrooms.

 

[Ascholten]

1. Get a Basket, a bag works too but I find a basket is better. Just one of those plastic ones you'd get french fries in, in a drive in or at a cheap diner.
2. Get straw, rice straw works, there are many local farms and places where you can get it at, NOT hay, it IS different, but straw.
3. Get Oyster Mushroom Culture, easily found online
4. Sterilize the Straw by Boiling for about 20 minutes.
5. Get a 2 or 3 gallon zip lock I find works best plastic bag.
6. Put Sterilized Straw in Basket after you shook some of the water out of it, it does not have to be bone dry, some moisture is good but not sopping wet.
7. Put Mushroom Culture in straw.
6/7 a. The culture is like chicken crumbles, layer it in the straw, ie blanket of straw, sprinkle culture, another layer of straw, another layer of culture, do this for about 3 layers.
8. Put it all in the zip lock bag, and zip it up.
9. Put in a dark and cool place, an interior closet works.
10, Check in a few weeks, the straw should have white growth through it, (ok we all know what moldy stuff looks like, the celium, almost looks like mold growing through the straw)
11. about once a week after, look for pips, ie little flower bud looking, these are the baby mushrooms. once it pips, place in better light, it needs light NOT DIRECT SUNLIGHT. I put mine in my bedroom so it gets light that comes through the window during the day, a bit warmer temperature too.
12. Once the buds start to actually grow, could be a day or two or another week, cut a slit in the bag for them to grow through and propogate.
13, Once the flowers are at their maturity, the are well flushed and not wilting / browning too badly on the tips, just gently snip them off, and cook as you like !!
14. once the bloom is done, put the shrooms back into a new CLOSED bag, you can reuse the tore one again if you desire but best to use a new one that way you dont worry about contamination.
15. Put back into the dark closet and wait for next bloom. They tend to go with temperature / season changes and you can get 3 sometimes 4 blooms before it's time to change out the straw, innoculate a new batch.

I'll see what I can do to get some pictures and stuff posted, but warn you now, I can get bad at that kind of thing and forgetful. ill try not to let the CRS get me though

If any of you are in the Jacksonville Florida area, there is a non profit, really great guy, who does all this natural stuff and he actually has a class to show you exactly how to do this, and make logs too, to throw in your yard.
he has a facebook page, and other forms of contact.
Look up Eat Your Yard Jacksonville, or EatYourYardJax to get more info.

Disclaimer: I met the man maybe 6 months ago and like what he is doing, I have ZERO financial interests in his operations and get no kickbacks etc etc, in case anyone is wondering. His name is Tim Armstrong in case you wish to reach out.

Aaron

 

[Ascholten]

I knew you had to be from Florida without looking. This is the only place I have lived where datil peppers were used so readily.

I live in Hollister.

Oh I know, everyone is Datil crazy for some reason, I think it's because they are grown locally and are a 'florida' pepper. Personally, Ill eat them but am not especially crazy on their flavor, I find it a bit chemical like towards the end but that's just me.

Aaron

 

[ronott1]

1. Get a Basket, a bag works too but I find a basket is better. Just one of those plastic ones you'd get french fries in, in a drive in or at a cheap diner.
2. Get straw, rice straw works, there are many local farms and places where you can get it at, NOT hay, it IS different, but straw.
3. Get Oyster Mushroom Culture, easily found online
4. Sterilize the Straw by Boiling for about 20 minutes.
5. Get a 2 or 3 gallon zip lock I find works best plastic bag.
6. Put Sterilized Straw in Basket after you shook some of the water out of it, it does not have to be bone dry, some moisture is good but not sopping wet.
7. Put Mushroom Culture in straw.
6/7 a. The culture is like chicken crumbles, layer it in the straw, ie blanket of straw, sprinkle culture, another layer of straw, another layer of culture, do this for about 3 layers.
8. Put it all in the zip lock bag, and zip it up.
9. Put in a dark and cool place, an interior closet works.
10, Check in a few weeks, the straw should have white growth through it, (ok we all know what moldy stuff looks like, the celium, almost looks like mold growing through the straw)
11. about once a week after, look for pips, ie little flower bud looking, these are the baby mushrooms. once it pips, place in better light, it needs light NOT DIRECT SUNLIGHT. I put mine in my bedroom so it gets light that comes through the window during the day, a bit warmer temperature too.
12. Once the buds start to actually grow, could be a day or two or another week, cut a slit in the bag for them to grow through and propogate.
13, Once the flowers are at their maturity, the are well flushed and not wilting / browning too badly on the tips, just gently snip them off, and cook as you like !!
14. once the bloom is done, put the shrooms back into a new CLOSED bag, you can reuse the tore one again if you desire but best to use a new one that way you dont worry about contamination.
15. Put back into the dark closet and wait for next bloom. They tend to go with temperature / season changes and you can get 3 sometimes 4 blooms before it's time to change out the straw, innoculate a new batch.

I'll see what I can do to get some pictures and stuff posted, but warn you now, I can get bad at that kind of thing and forgetful. ill try not to let the CRS get me though

If any of you are in the Jacksonville Florida area, there is a non profit, really great guy, who does all this natural stuff and he actually has a class to show you exactly how to do this, and make logs too, to throw in your yard.
he has a facebook page, and other forms of contact.
Look up Eat Your Yard Jacksonville, or EatYourYardJax to get more info.

Disclaimer: I met the man maybe 6 months ago and like what he is doing, I have ZERO financial interests in his operations and get no kickbacks etc etc, in case anyone is wondering. His name is Tim Armstrong in case you wish to reach out.

Aaron

Thanks!

 

[bruceha2000]

I have oyster mushrooms essentially growing in a closet.

Some people would consider that a sign of poor housekeeping.

 

[Ascholten]

No, growing under the bed is poor house keeping, in the closet is well... those skellytons and stuff yanno!! At least they don't need a grow light right?

Aaron