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Can You Reuse Mushroom Substrate?

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Can you reuse spent mushroom substrate to grow more mushrooms on? I've have read you can, especially between mushroom species. So I thought I would trial it between two mushrooms varieties within the same family. Doing so could increase mushroom farming yields against the substrate volume used. I used pink oyster mushroom substrate which has already grown around 1.5kg of mushrooms. I re-hydrated the substrate, sterilized it, inoculated it with Phoenix Oyster, and grew a bunch of mushrooms which weighted 650g. Starting out with around 1.9kg of dry matter, I grew MORE than 1.9kg of mushrooms, giving myself a estimated biological efficiency over 100%. This wasn't a scientific study by any stretch, and I am not claiming all substrate should be reused. The flush from this was small and of a lower quality. That being said, my humidifier had broken, and we were experiencing hot and dry weather. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Want to learn how much money you can make growing mushrooms? 👉 https://www.oakandspore.com/farmforprofit 👈 Or visit my NZ website - 👉 https://www.oakandspore.co.nz 👈 ❤️ Join my Patreon and I can help you grow mushrooms! https://www.patreon.com/OakandSpore ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Steamer Blueprint! Get this built and but the accessories listed. I use it to sterilize up to 300kg of substrate at a time! ♨️♨️♨️ https://www.oakandspore.co.nz/product-page/steam-generator-blueprint ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Want to try growing mushrooms? Start with this mushroom growing kit! 🍄 https://geni.us/wBTa ⭐Amazon⭐ The following literature is great to learn how to grow mushrooms 📖 Mycelium Running (best seller) - https://geni.us/xmQWxj ⭐Amazon⭐ 📖 Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms - https://geni.us/VQrLXcI ⭐Amazon⭐ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Want to Grow Mushrooms? Checkout these handy items below! Substrate Preparation Water flow control - https://geni.us/waYa4B ⭐Amazon⭐ Mushroom grow bags large - https://geni.us/z9kVnbM ⭐Amazon⭐ Mushroom grow bags small - https://geni.us/xc3ce ⭐Amazon⭐ Fruiting room essentials Beginner Humidity controller - https://geni.us/DBog ⭐Amazon⭐ co2 controller - https://amzn.to/2ZO8ra5 ⭐Amazon⭐ 10 head mister/fogger - https://geni.us/zwONiH ⭐Amazon⭐ 6 head mister fogger - https://geni.us/DB5kW ⭐Amazon⭐ Fruiting grow tent - https://geni.us/mfIGP1t ⭐Amazon⭐ Fruiting racks to fit tent - https://geni.us/Hc8Q ⭐Amazon⭐ Extractor fan - https://geni.us/NMkB9Wv ⭐Amazon⭐ Incubation/lab essentials Temperature controller - https://geni.us/SAX3 ⭐Amazon⭐ Parafilm - https://geni.us/yg1ypw ⭐Amazon⭐ Petri dishes to clone mushrooms - https://geni.us/nDLW ⭐Amazon⭐ Agar - https://geni.us/hA1uS ⭐Amazon⭐ Bacteriological peptone - https://geni.us/sIWrPBt ⭐Amazon⭐ Malt extract - https://geni.us/b6VnP ⭐Amazon⭐ Mason jars - https://geni.us/cNHN ⭐Amazon⭐ Jar mixer - https://geni.us/HQ4nM ⭐Amazon⭐ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

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