whats a good beginner strain

growurown · 07-20-09, 20:29

Im thinking about trying to grow some oyster mushrooms on newspaper. We get it from from my old ladies work(they throw away like twenty of them a night) and i was wondering what the best strain would be

valleyofmushies · 07-20-09, 20:54

ok i found this in the forums to help u man...it doesn't say its the best but this is an Isolate of Pleurotus pulmonarius the guy says so check it out...

http://forums.mycotopia.net/oyster-m...newspaper.html (Cultivating Oyster mushrooms on newspaper........)

ggod · 07-20-09, 23:18

It depend on the temp's you can fruit them at. Different varieties fruit at different temp's. You should read a few of Paul Staments books, for the various environmental variables of different strains. Sure you can find the info elsewhere, but they are good reads never the less. If you are just searching for a magic answer... I would say pink oysters.. they fruit at 70-85*F. Check out the sponsor page and order a syringe of them and start a liquid culture, and your money will go farther.
Good luck.
ggod

TastyBeverage · 07-21-09, 12:12

Do you mean they throw out 20 newspapers a night? At first i thought you meant they threw out 20 oysters per night and i was thinking, "Why don't they just buy less every day?"

Anyways, i think the pearl oysters taste the best, will reliably fruit under a fairly wide range of temps, and are usually available year round from any vender who sells edibles. The pink ones are gorgeous, but they don't taste that great plus they loose their color during cooking so they don't have the same visual impact at the dinner table. 70-85 fruiting temps means that it had better be summer while you're fruiting unless you live in warmer climes.

pizark2 · 07-21-09, 23:45

I got a gourmet mix from the store and the oysters look yellow,I knocked up some LC and they are super fast,my lc is chunky after a week

Bobcat · 07-21-09, 23:57

I agree, especially since this is an experiment for you. Stick with your pearls P. ostreatus and work it. They are strong and I think most of the 'paper work' has been done with them. Good Luck!

growurown · 07-26-09, 14:19

kool ive ordered the spawn on am waiting for it to arive. 50 plugs which im going to use to start a bag and also start some grains for latter colonization.(will this work). Not sure wat the strain is but got a good deal on it on ebay so ill see if it really was a good deal or not. Going to talk to the health food store and see if there interested. other then that ill prolly be giving them away. thats all for know .
peace

and thanks for the advice everyone. this is a pretty cool site.

Hippie3 · 07-26-09, 14:34

good luck

growurown · 07-26-09, 16:21

i cant wait

growurown · 08-04-09, 00:44

its here. its was on the table when i got home from work. Im waiting a lil bit till i do anything with it. to alllow it to recover from its 'bumpy ride'. going to start some other jars for spawn. Unsure wat i will use. I know im going to do some toothpics then to tp.

wat do u guys think is the best substrate for oyster mushrooms spawn. Im going to use newspaper and coffee, for the first cuz i have alot but i want to try others substr. to maximize yield.

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07-20-09, 20:29	#1 (permalink)
growurown Mycophage Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 132	whats a good beginner strain Im thinking about trying to grow some oyster mushrooms on newspaper. We get it from from my old ladies work(they throw away like twenty of them a night) and i was wondering what the best strain would be

07-21-09, 12:12	#4 (permalink)
TastyBeverage thirsty for more Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,482	Do you mean they throw out 20 newspapers a night? At first i thought you meant they threw out 20 oysters per night and i was thinking, "Why don't they just buy less every day?" Anyways, i think the pearl oysters taste the best, will reliably fruit under a fairly wide range of temps, and are usually available year round from any vender who sells edibles. The pink ones are gorgeous, but they don't taste that great plus they loose their color during cooking so they don't have the same visual impact at the dinner table. 70-85 fruiting temps means that it had better be summer while you're fruiting unless you live in warmer climes. __________________ Why do little blue men hit me with fish?

07-21-09, 23:57	#6 (permalink)
Bobcat Happy and Thankful Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,738	I agree, especially since this is an experiment for you. Stick with your pearls P. ostreatus and work it. They are strong and I think most of the 'paper work' has been done with them. Good Luck! __________________ Just pretend there is a deep or witty comment here and move along.

07-26-09, 14:19	#7 (permalink)
growurown Mycophage Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 132	thanks kool ive ordered the spawn on am waiting for it to arive. 50 plugs which im going to use to start a bag and also start some grains for latter colonization.(will this work). Not sure wat the strain is but got a good deal on it on ebay so ill see if it really was a good deal or not. Going to talk to the health food store and see if there interested. other then that ill prolly be giving them away. thats all for know . peace and thanks for the advice everyone. this is a pretty cool site.

07-20-09, 20:54	#2 (permalink)
valleyofmushies LOST in the world Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 357	ok i found this in the forums to help u man...it doesn't say its the best but this is an Isolate of Pleurotus pulmonarius the guy says so check it out... http://forums.mycotopia.net/oyster-m...newspaper.html (Cultivating Oyster mushrooms on newspaper........)

07-20-09, 23:18	#3 (permalink)
ggod MycoAddict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 318	It depend on the temp's you can fruit them at. Different varieties fruit at different temp's. You should read a few of Paul Staments books, for the various environmental variables of different strains. Sure you can find the info elsewhere, but they are good reads never the less. If you are just searching for a magic answer... I would say pink oysters.. they fruit at 70-85*F. Check out the sponsor page and order a syringe of them and start a liquid culture, and your money will go farther. Good luck. ggod

07-21-09, 23:45	#5 (permalink)
pizark2 Mycophage Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 207	I got a gourmet mix from the store and the oysters look yellow,I knocked up some LC and they are super fast,my lc is chunky after a week

07-26-09, 14:34	#8 (permalink)
Hippie3 DUNG DEALER Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 43,266	good luck __________________ visit dial-a-hippie .

07-26-09, 16:21	#9 (permalink)
growurown Mycophage Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 132	thanks hip i cant wait

08-04-09, 00:44	#10 (permalink)
growurown Mycophage Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 132	got my spawn its here. its was on the table when i got home from work. Im waiting a lil bit till i do anything with it. to alllow it to recover from its 'bumpy ride'. going to start some other jars for spawn. Unsure wat i will use. I know im going to do some toothpics then to tp. wat do u guys think is the best substrate for oyster mushrooms spawn. Im going to use newspaper and coffee, for the first cuz i have alot but i want to try others substr. to maximize yield.

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