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How to grow Your Own Mushrooms at Home
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00:00I think learning to propagate, however you do it, whether you do it with a guide and a mentor,
00:11or you just practice on your own, is incredibly empowering. It frees you up in so many ways to
00:18do lots of things, so that's a brilliant project. Now, since we are in the mushroom season,
00:24I've decided to grow some mushrooms. And if you've got young children or grandchildren,
00:29I think this is something that they will love. Now, you can buy kits, but they're available in many
00:34different guises. As long as you follow the instructions, they will work. But the principle
00:38is all the same. Fungus, of course, lives most of its life either underground or in rotting wood,
00:45and fruits occasionally. And the fruits are what we see.
00:50What I've got here is a kit to grow oyster mushrooms. And I've got a bag here that is
00:54filled with chalked-up straw, which is the growing medium. And I've also got a bag of
01:02the spores mixed in with grain and with bran. This one, you do need to pasteurise the growing medium.
01:11And basically, that means getting rid of any pathogens or bacteria that may be there,
01:15which will compete with the fungus spores as they grow. And the easiest way to do that
01:22is simply boil a kettle, pour the hot water onto the growing medium, leave it for eight hours,
01:27then you cut a little hole in the bottom, drain the water out, so you have damp, pasteurised straw.
01:32But here's one I prepared earlier. So this now is pasteurised. So I need to mix it up.
01:41And by the way, before doing this, I wash my hands thoroughly, not to protect my hands,
01:45but to make sure that I'm not introducing any extra fungi or bacteria that may have been in my soil.
01:58So we cut that, take a handful of the mixture, and add it in.
02:05And mix it up thoroughly.
02:12Now, I have to say, this is not exactly designed for an ancient bloke with rather large hands.
02:21But I think my six-year-old grandson would love this.
02:27And another one.
02:28Now, you might think the obvious way to do this would be to pour it into a sort of washing-up bowl
02:33and mix it like that.
02:35But if you do that, you'll have the danger of introducing fungi and bacteria from the washing-up bowl.
02:41So do it inside the bag.
02:52Now I know how a vet feels up to the elbow and cow.
02:56OK.
02:57Once you've done that, fold it over and put it in a mild, dark place.
03:06It shouldn't be hot, shouldn't be cold.
03:0820 degrees.
03:09Anywhere in the house will do.
03:11Check it after three weeks.
03:13If you see a mass of white threads, the mycelium, spreading,
03:17then you know that it's ready to fruit.
03:19And it should be somewhere between three and four weeks.
03:21Once you think it's ready, cut across with a knife, put it somewhere light,
03:25spray it every day to keep it moist, and they shove fruit.
03:28But don't worry.
03:29I will share this with you, and hopefully we will have a fine harvest of oyster mushrooms.
03:35.
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