Is there any use for garbanzo beans or chickpeas in mycology?

Mr. Natural #1. · 08-25-09, 01:59

Recently I was given 14, 50-kg bags of gourmet quality garbanzo beans to compost by a neighbor. He says that the garbanzo beans are totally eatable but are to old to be sold as gourmet food. For some reason he says that he can not donate them for human consumption. He says that he must either sell them for human consumption or thrown away.

So I was thinking of trying to use them as grain spawn or ground into flour and used as BRF with or with a supplement of BFR.
Do you think that it would be worth trying?

koldjgdaro · 08-25-09, 06:11

http://forums.mycotopia.net/fungi-gr...te-thread.html
Try looking here. Otherwise you can just post your results if it hasn't been tried out yet.

Sidestreet · 08-25-09, 09:27

Only one way to find out. They are a little bit larger than what is normally used as spawn, which is one down side cause that means less points of growth. They could have nutrients that would make them a good supplement. I don't know.

TastyBeverage · 08-25-09, 09:57

It could go either way, i think. On one hand, garbanzos are legumes which don't generally work too well as spawn. When legumes are properly hydrated, they turn into a super dense brick of mush that is hard for the mycelium to colonize. I tried mung beans once, what a total waste of time and money.

On the other hand, garbanzos (especially stale ones) tend to be more like corn and keep their shape very well even when cooked. I'd say give it a shot, but add plenty of vermiculite to keep the grains separated.

Good luck and be sure to post a grow log!

Mr. Natural #1. · 08-26-09, 02:52

Thanks everybody! I guess I will just have to give it a try.

roscoe · 08-26-09, 03:35

if there eatable them make some hummus. man 50kg would be one hell of a bowel of hummus!

bozefonce · 08-26-09, 22:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by roscoe

if there eatable them make some hummus. man 50kg would be one hell of a bowel of hummus!

Truer words were never spoken! Especially if you ate it all by yourself... the bowels would be clogged with hummus....

lol... I think you meant BOWL of hummus, Roscoe

...just kidding, dude.

I'd be interested in seeing how this turns out also.

roscoe · 08-27-09, 01:51

what can i say??? i cant spell. not a lick.

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08-25-09, 01:59	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Natural #1. Simper aerius Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 81	Is there any use for garbanzo beans or chickpeas in mycology? Recently I was given 14, 50-kg bags of gourmet quality garbanzo beans to compost by a neighbor. He says that the garbanzo beans are totally eatable but are to old to be sold as gourmet food. For some reason he says that he can not donate them for human consumption. He says that he must either sell them for human consumption or thrown away. So I was thinking of trying to use them as grain spawn or ground into flour and used as BRF with or with a supplement of BFR. Do you think that it would be worth trying? __________________ Simper aerius.

08-25-09, 06:11	#2 (permalink)
koldjgdaro Psychonaut Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 859	http://forums.mycotopia.net/fungi-gr...te-thread.html Try looking here. Otherwise you can just post your results if it hasn't been tried out yet. __________________ To fathom Hell or soar angelic, just take a pinch of psychedelic

08-25-09, 09:57	#4 (permalink)
TastyBeverage Editor Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,529	It could go either way, i think. On one hand, garbanzos are legumes which don't generally work too well as spawn. When legumes are properly hydrated, they turn into a super dense brick of mush that is hard for the mycelium to colonize. I tried mung beans once, what a total waste of time and money. On the other hand, garbanzos (especially stale ones) tend to be more like corn and keep their shape very well even when cooked. I'd say give it a shot, but add plenty of vermiculite to keep the grains separated. Good luck and be sure to post a grow log! __________________ I'm ready for dream time, Mr. Bubbles.

08-26-09, 02:52	#5 (permalink)
Mr. Natural #1. Simper aerius Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 81	Thanks Thanks everybody! I guess I will just have to give it a try. __________________ Simper aerius.

08-25-09, 09:27	#3 (permalink)
Sidestreet Slaptastician Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,506	Only one way to find out. They are a little bit larger than what is normally used as spawn, which is one down side cause that means less points of growth. They could have nutrients that would make them a good supplement. I don't know.

08-26-09, 03:35	#6 (permalink)
roscoe "parenthetical" Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 509	if there eatable them make some hummus. man 50kg would be one hell of a bowel of hummus! __________________ I like to create a buffer memory of incredulity so y'all mutha fuckers could never get near to me! "Don't believe everything i think"

08-27-09, 01:51	#8 (permalink)
roscoe "parenthetical" Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 509	what can i say??? i cant spell. not a lick. __________________ I like to create a buffer memory of incredulity so y'all mutha fuckers could never get near to me! "Don't believe everything i think"

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