How much grains and substrate should I purchase? – Fungstrate (2024)

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How much grains and substrate should I purchase? – Fungstrate? ›

We frequently get asked the question, “how much grains and substrate should I purchase to spawn a gourmet monotub?” The answer is a proper ratio in your vessel of choosing. We feel the best ratio is 1:2 spawn to sub.

You need to decide on the right size tub for the amount of spawn you have made. Spawn and bulk substrate should be mixed at a ratio if 1 parts spawn to 2/3 parts bulk substrate. If you have to much bulk substrate it could take to long to colonise and contamination could set in.

Break up and mix spawn, adding it at a rate of ½ bag to 1 full bag of spawn per 5 gallons of substrate. A higher ratio of spawn leads to faster and more reliable colonization and is recommended for beginner growers.

We recommend using 30%-50% grain spawn as compared to the weight of the substrate. So, this 3lb substrate will need about 1.5lb of grain spawn. 9) Make sure the substrate is evenly distributed in your tub and the surface is flat. 10) Your substrate is now ready for incubation.

You want to have 3 - 5 inches of substrate.

The more spawn used the faster the bulk substrate will colonize. Recommended spawn ratios are usually no less than 20% (1 part spawn to 4 parts substrate).

Too small of a tub and your harvest won't be as successful as it could be—your fungi will be essentially competiting with itself for resources, and you'll ultimately get less pinning and fruiting. A monotub should be 54 quarts, more or less.

We frequently get asked the question, “how much grains and substrate should I purchase to spawn a gourmet monotub?” The answer is a proper ratio in your vessel of choosing. We feel the best ratio is 1:2 spawn to sub.

The recommended spawn to substrate ratio for growing mushrooms, such as cubensis, b plus mushrooms, or oyster mushrooms, is around 1:2 to 1:4. This means that for the psilocybe cubensis substrate recipe, one part of grain spawn should be used for every two to four parts of mushroom substrate.

Grain spawn will store for three months in a refrigerator. The fresher the better, but mycelium is pretty resilient. If you don't get around to inoculating right away, tuck it away in your refrigerator until you're ready. NOTE: Pink oyster cannot be refrigerated and is best used within one month of receipt.

How do I know how much substrate I need? ›

Your calculations would be as follows. Length (60cm) x width (30cm) and 5cm (substrate depth) = 9000 / 1000 = 9l of soil required. This is the best way to work out the ideal volume of aquarium soil to effectively grow aquatic plants.

Checking if the substrate zone is healthy

General guidelines for soil thickness: - For aquasoil, 3 to 4 inches if you have deep rooting plants and want to grow them quickly or to maximum size. Smaller carpeting plants can grow well with just an inch of soil.

here is how to work out how many litres of substrate you need for a given tank size. And also how to calculate your tank volume in total if you need to. the formula is: (length x width x depth) / 1000 = litres.

Radial growth of the mycelium was faster under dark incubation rather than under light incubation.

We suggest following the Coco Coir Mushroom Substrate Recipe, which is 1:1:1 by volume of peat moss, vermiculite, and coconut coir mixed with 10-15% of cow manure or horse manure.

Bulk substrates for monotubs are made from a combination of the following : manure, coco coir, vermiculite, and gypsum. Most modern growers are leaving out the manure and making their substrate from just Coco coir, Vermiculite and Gypsum, also know as CVG.

A: It is not an exact science to convert from weight to volume but if we had to estimate, 5lb soil would be approximately 5 quarts.