anyone tried this-- peanut shells

[smegma]

I just ate a 5 lb bag. Think it will work?

[nomoreusmc]

I love thoose things, but a lot of salt. You might try rinsing them really well and hyrating them. Who knows? I say give it a try

[smegma]

Originally Posted by nomoreusmc

I love thoose things, but a lot of salt. You might try rinsing them really well and hyrating them. Who knows? I say give it a try

The rinsin has begun, we shall see.

[destroy_erase_improve]

do you plan on crushing them up like crushed oyster shell? grinding them? or leaving them whole?

[insight]

Good luck with the grow. Hopefully you wont end up constipated from all the nuts!

[bertha]

Mmmmm......Pistachio.

Good luck

[smegma]

Originally Posted by destroy_erase_improve

do you plan on crushing them up like crushed oyster shell? grinding them? or leaving them whole?

I was going to stomp them then saok for a couple of days to hopefully soften them up a bit.

Does pistachio shell = wood?

[mathkilla2]

i used crushed peanut shells (shells were actually put in a coffee grinder, and grinded to small chunks, but not to powder) as a substrate. I noticed that jar colonized like brf.
right now it is started to pin while its in the jar, i was wondering if i should try invitro, or should i case it?

[Hippie3]

the substrate is 100% ground peanut shells ?
got any pix to share ?

[mathkilla2]

i don't have the camera on me, but i will post asap
the peanut shells are grounded to powder, but into smaller chunks,
i would say about 1/4 the size of a half shell, and i covered the top with verm.

[waylitjim]

Peanut shells can indeed be used as a substrate.
Simply crush the shells up, pasteurize, and spawn.
Here's a few pics, orig done by mycofile.

Overview:
Strain: Creeper
Spawn: WBS
Substrate: pasteurized peanut shells (gypsum optional)
Casing: peat based, pH balanced with calcium carbonate
fruiting environment: Big Ass Automated Grow Room
temps: 70's
humidity: 95+ for pinning, 85-90 for fruiting, lowered to 70-75 after misting
Fresh air exchange: 2-4 per hour
Air circulation: Constant via mixing of fresh and recirculated air

[mathkilla2]

great pics, do think i could invitro a jar with the shells

[waylitjim]

Possible, but it's better to use the shells like a bulk substate.
For invitro, BRF/verm is tough to beat, but most grains also work.

[Hippie3]

far out

[eternalfrost]

[sings] take me out to the ball game [/sings]

[LotRev]

That pretty awesome, and you could make a trip to your local Roadhouse to collect shells!

[eternalfrost]

anyone have a good write up about this method?

-does it need to be pressure cooked?

-add verm or just stright shells?

-how fine were they crushed? powdered or just lightly crushed?

-works with PK tek?

-can it be shaked up like popcorn etc?

-add verm or just stright shells?

-any 'reciepies' for ratios? of water

[mathkilla2]

i just either coffee grind, or hand crush and stuff the shells, than add water, top it off with verm, and pressure cook for 20 min. Innoculate and wait. so fair my invitro is going fine, but murphey's law still apply, so im waiting. I also used a a honey water culture to innoculate mines, and it fully colonized in little less than 2 weeks.

[waylitjim]

Originally Posted by Eternalfrost

-does it need to be pressure cooked?

No. Simply pasteurize the shells, much like you would with straw or manure.

-add verm or just stright shells?

Either way will work, verm wasn't added in the pics above.

-how fine were they crushed? powdered or just lightly crushed?

The shells don't need to be powdered, just crush em up real good. Put em in a bag and step on em.

-works with PK tek?

Not sure anyone has replaced BRF with shells. But you can use a BRF cake as spawn.

-can it be shaked up like popcorn etc?

No need to shake, simply pasteurize the shells and spawn with whatever grain you choose. Mix in the spawn and let it colonize. Once it's colonized apply a casing layer and fruit.

[cloudtop]

What an entertaining topic! Everyday I open my pantry and see the several tubs of pistachios I regularly snack on I ponder whether the shells can go to better use. Though the consistencies of peanut shells and pistachio shells are admittedly different, I'm still wondering if perhaps pistachio shells could be used as at least a partial substrate. Perhaps for wood loving mushrooms?

Time and experimentation shall tell.

[eternalfrost]

thanks for the great reply waylitjim.

so basicaly what im wondering is, will using peanut shells (basicaly free) in place of brf mix (price adds up, im sick of mixing big batches haha)?

so basicaly, putting crushed shells in jars with verm on top, boiling (not PC) for an hour or so, knock up, then chronic tek with a double end case, work? its basicaly what you said just chronic tek+DEC instead of a full blown casing, right?

seems like a big spawn bag + invitro neglect tek would work perfectaly with this as well?

and again, what sort of ammounts of water should be added? just soaking the shells to capicity work fine?

[SharkieJones]

Awesome peanut shell pics. I'm getting ideas.

[srgtm1a]

Very cool waylit! I've seen a few different grows with peanut shells...some good, some bad.

Thing I wanted to ask, Don't know if I overlooked it....but were those peanut shells that you used salted?

I know a bulk of the grows I've seen that used it were done with unsalted shells. Thought that may be important to add....a lot of the failures i've seen were with salted.

[Lazlo]

I bet unsalted peanut shells would be a great carbon additive for composting.

[Mycorama]

where would one go about getting large amounts of unsalted peanut shells?
should i jsut go buy a large bag at the store and eat them all?

[SharkieJones]

At the ballpark maybe? The zoo?

[Lazlo]

Those large chain restaurants like Texax Roadhouse exc. where the shells are all over the floor of the building would be my first stop. Although they're salted and would need a heck of a rinsing.

[Jetson]

I like to believe that a big ol’ bag of peanuts could be purchased at any reasonably large grocer, although I could be wrong.

[Lazlo]

No you're right, but that would be expensive and fattening. lol.

[Mycorama]

just make some home made peanut butter.
but i would expect any normal person to get sick of peanuts after the first pound or so...

[Toads tool]

My father-in-law eats a half a bag a night. I'm going to have him save them for me for experiments.

My only concern would be the salt. A good rinsing would be a must.

I can't walk down a grocery aisle without thinking, Would that work for growing shrooms, that would work for a terrarium, etc...

[Hippie3]

a quick search seems to say that peanuts are a bit pricier than most substrates we use, averaging over a dollar a pound even in bulk amounts.

[eternalfrost]

Originally Posted by Hippie3

a quick search seems to say that peanuts are a bit pricier than most substrates we use, averaging over a dollar a pound even in bulk amounts.

anyone try the roadhouse grill method yet? that would surely solve the cost problem if it went through

[troutlips]

Didn't someone colonize some hazelnut shells a while back?

[Jetson]

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So now, once my syringes arrive, I have three substrates to experiment and mix and match with, (invitro style.)

[Hippie3]

shelling them would be a chore methinks
perhaps one could grind them up whole ?

[lost_onabbey_rd]

me thinks there might be too much oil in the peanuts to just grind whole
i wonder how boiled peanuts shells would work.. they are already pasturized.. but maybe too salty..
cool thread
will be looking forward to some updates and pics
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[Bobcat]

I bet they would work very well if ground up whole and used as an additive to other bulk. Something like 70/30 with peanuts making up the lesser. The ligneous shell as well as the protein, carbs and oil would be spread out a bit- and mycelium would make short work of it. I would imagine they could dramatically fluff up some H or donkey poo.