Two methods of inoculation

So now you've got spawn in some form or another.  What do you do with it?  This stage is called inoculation --- getting the spawn into its new growing medium.

The dowel spawn can be pounded into logs and stumps just like we did in February.  I suspect that cardboard or broth spawn could be turned into dowel spawn by mixing the two and waiting a while.

Another inoculation method which looks like fun is the spore oil technique....

This post is part of our How to Cultivate Mushrooms for Free lunchtime series.  Read all of the entries: Introduction to mushroom propagation Technique 1: Producing spawn from spores Technique 2: Producing spawn from stem butts Two methods of innoculation Conclusion

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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