First Place to start is What substrate do you want to use?
the PF Tek uses Vermiculite and Brown Rice flour (or sawdust and Brown rice flour) - this is the easiest method to learn how to grow mushrooms and many types work this way
Bulk runs need rye Grain or Wheat grain - you use your colonized rye or wheat grain to start off Bulk substrates like straw/horse poo and so on for giant flushes of mushrooms, or you can make cake tins filled with your rye or wheat grain with a vermiculite casing layer
Also, you can make Bulk bags using spawn / grow bags - Fill your bags up with Sawdust Enriched with Wheat Bran for growing oysters and shiitake very easily as you fruit start out of the bags - How to coming soon to growing info page, Ratios under the sawdust listing
Please contact us if you need any help learning to grow mushrooms :)
Sawdust 4L bag x 3 used for growing wood loving mushrooms like Shiitake
Can be used in the PF Tek also with Brown Rice flour instead of the mixture below
The best method for mixing:
100 parts hardwood sawdust
10 parts Wheat Bran
1 part gypsum (calcium sulphate)
Water until moist and well soaked through. Drain or squeeze out excess water. The substrate should be damp but not wet. Pack into autoclavable bags and sterilized from 1-4 hours at 15 psi depending on the volume of the substrate. Larger volumes need a longer sterilization time to heat the core enough for complete ster..
Vermiculite 4 ltr bag, used lots of teks as a base substrate and also used in many casings.
Grade 3 Vermiculite
PF Tek Ratio 2 - 2.2Liters Grade 3 Vermiculite 420ml water - 450ml Brown Rice Flour for 12 x Half Pint Jars
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Wheat Bran 1 KG Bag used with sawdust to make Grow bags for Shiitake and Oysters
The best method for mixing:
100 parts hard wood sawdust
10 parts Wheat Bran
1 part gypsum (calcium sulphate)
Water until moist and well soaked through. Drain or squeeze out excess water. The substrate should be damp but not wet. Pack into autoclavable bags and sterilized from 1-4 hours at 15 psi depending on the volume of the substrate. Larger volumes need a longer sterilization time to heat the core enough for complete sterilization. Depending on the type of bag and method of inoculation,..