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| - | ===== Notes about n-g-g ===== | + | == Natalia Borissova' |
| - | * [[non_green_revolution|The Non-Green (R)evolution]] | + | ==== Visit#1 14.-18.3.12 aims to: ==== |
| - | * more notes at http:// | + | |
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| - | ==== Visit#1 14.-18.3 aims to: ==== | + | |
| - | * Meet the site and analyze the garden | + | * Meet the site and analyze the given environment |
| - | * Determine suitable, desirable mushroom varieties and locations for the next visit dedicated | + | * Determine suitable, desirable mushroom varieties and locations for the next visit devoted |
| * Inoculate some available logs for the indoor/ | * Inoculate some available logs for the indoor/ | ||
| - | * Sketch out the project' | + | * Sketch out NGG timeline, milestones and ' |
| * Harvest some more logs | * Harvest some more logs | ||
| * Theoretical research | * Theoretical research | ||
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| === List for materials making a mushroom log indoor:=== | === List for materials making a mushroom log indoor:=== | ||
| - | * Logs | + | * Logs (hardwood) |
| * Sawdust and wood chips (hardwood) | * Sawdust and wood chips (hardwood) | ||
| - | * Spawn | + | * Mushroom spawn |
| - | * Wood twist drill/< | + | * Wood twist drill/10 mm |
| * Beeswax | * Beeswax | ||
| * Paintbrush | * Paintbrush | ||
| * Mallet (preferably with a rubber head) | * Mallet (preferably with a rubber head) | ||
| - | * Heat source | ||
| * Some covering material for the logs to keep moist (transparent garbage bags or so) | * Some covering material for the logs to keep moist (transparent garbage bags or so) | ||
| - | * 3-4 flower pots (or any found containers, or Pflanz-taschen set) big enough to be used for putting 1/3 logs upright into it and keep indoor. | + | * 3-4 flower pots (or any found containers, or Pflanz-taschen set) big enough to be used for putting 1/3 logs upright into it to keep indoor. |
| * Chainsaw | * Chainsaw | ||
| - | * Hydrogen peroxide | + | * 3% Hydrogen peroxide |
| * Moisture meter/ | * Moisture meter/ | ||
| + | * Heat source around ( to melt the beeswax) | ||
| - | === Host-logs available for the visit 14-18.3 === | + | === Host-logs available for the visit 14-18.3.12 === |
| * Ash (2x100/ | * Ash (2x100/ | ||
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| * Birch | * Birch | ||
| - | === Mushroom | + | === Mushroom |
| * 1 **Changeable agaric** mushroom, 50 inoculated plugs | * 1 **Changeable agaric** mushroom, 50 inoculated plugs | ||
| - | * 1 **Nameko**, 50 inoculatedv | + | * 1 **Nameko**, 50 inoculated |
| * 1 **Elm oyster** mushroom, 50 inoculated plugs | * 1 **Elm oyster** mushroom, 50 inoculated plugs | ||
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| ==== Meeting notes (Tim, Marc, Natalia) ==== | ==== Meeting notes (Tim, Marc, Natalia) ==== | ||
| - | Beginning of May: planting | + | Beginning of May: garden and mushrooms |
| - | Inside: quickly growing. Multiple types, different methods | + | Inside: quickly growing. Multiple types, different methods |
| Calendar of various results. Keeping track of what works: | Calendar of various results. Keeping track of what works: | ||
| * Wood type | * Wood type | ||
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| * Location | * Location | ||
| * Method | * Method | ||
| - | * How to sit the logs, type of bed layered, content and construction | + | * Substrate recipes |
| + | * How to sit the mushroom | ||
| ==== Plans ==== | ==== Plans ==== | ||
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| * Inoculated logs upright, 1/3 flower pots indoor and in soil outside | * Inoculated logs upright, 1/3 flower pots indoor and in soil outside | ||
| * Substrates | * Substrates | ||
| - | * 5 mushroom | + | * Mushroom |
| * Some logs partially buried (soil, pots, in/outdoor) first meeting | * Some logs partially buried (soil, pots, in/outdoor) first meeting | ||
| - | * Tomato beds: half-half wooden chips-sawdust, | + | * Tomato beds: half-half wooden chips-sawdust, |
| * Make connection with Mykologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, | * Make connection with Mykologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, | ||
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| ==== Timeplan ==== | ==== Timeplan ==== | ||
| - | * 14-18.3 | + | * 14-18.3.12 |
| - | * Inoculate | + | * Inoculate the logs we have and store them where appropriate. |
| * Some logs buried - need some sawdust. | * Some logs buried - need some sawdust. | ||
| * Prepare the first log-beds out the back | * Prepare the first log-beds out the back | ||
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| * Mid April fresh sawdust and wood chips - 2 weeks beforehand is optimal. 3 weeks less so but okay. | * Mid April fresh sawdust and wood chips - 2 weeks beforehand is optimal. 3 weeks less so but okay. | ||
| - | * Also collect espresso grounds | + | * Also collect |
| * 1st week in May | * 1st week in May | ||
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| * Setting up more or less everything! | * Setting up more or less everything! | ||
| * Workshop on 5th May - ' | * Workshop on 5th May - ' | ||
| - | * Materials all prepared: | + | * Materials all prepared: |
| - | * Cap for spore printing or for more mycelium | + | |
| * Workshop for people to come and take home a next generation | * Workshop for people to come and take home a next generation | ||
| - | * Try making plugs and the inoculated grains - this might be too hard | ||
| * Workshop people making the logs for us and maybe taking one with them - knowledge exchange | * Workshop people making the logs for us and maybe taking one with them - knowledge exchange | ||
| - | * Indoor wood chips and grains - this is for the June clone party | + | * Indoor wood chips and grains - this is for the June 'clone party' |
| - | * Get in contact with Leos friend (mushroom expert) - get details off Leo / set a time for an informal meeting | + | * Get in contact with Leos friend (mushroom expert) - get details off Leo/set a time for an informal meeting |
| - | * Third phase depends on when the mushrooms come. 6 weeks later for indoor. Outdoor will be even later - late August | + | * Third phase depends on when the mushrooms come. 2 weeks later for indoor. Outdoor will be even later (2 month) |
| - | * Logs might take 1-2 years to start and be (fully) productive. | + | * Logs might take 0.5 years to start and be (fully) productive. |
| * Cloning event in June - say around 18-27 June | * Cloning event in June - say around 18-27 June | ||
| - | * We will see the mycelium 2 weeks beforehand. | + | * We will see the mycelium 2 weeks beforehand. |
| * Cloning from stems. | * Cloning from stems. | ||
| * Main event mid/end September. Details to follow. | * Main event mid/end September. Details to follow. | ||
| * Ongoing - every 2-3 years beds expending. Logs can produce 2-8 years depending on the type of mushroom, wood, size of the log and conditions. | * Ongoing - every 2-3 years beds expending. Logs can produce 2-8 years depending on the type of mushroom, wood, size of the log and conditions. | ||
| - | ==== Practical implementations | + | ==== Practical implementations ==== |
| * Outdoor: | * Outdoor: | ||
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| ==== Visit#2 4-13.5 aims to: ==== | ==== Visit#2 4-13.5 aims to: ==== | ||
| - | * SHROM-SHROOM WORKSHOP: Some non-sterile methods and simple procedures, fast-to-grow mushroom-varieties, | + | * 'SHROM-SHROOM' |
| - | * n-g-g indoor | + | * NGG indoor |
| - | * n-g-g inter-planted with g-g. bed-culture outdoor. (Artificial beds in front - experimental ' | + | * NGG inter-planted with GG. Bed-culture outdoor. (Artificial beds in front - experimental ' |
| - | * n-g-g bed-culture outdoor (' | + | * Myco bed-culture outdoor (' |
| === Material for the workshop and indoor garden: === | === Material for the workshop and indoor garden: === | ||
| - | * mushrooms | + | * Mushrooms |
| - | * fresh (Wheat) straw | + | * Fresh (Wheat) straw |
| - | * hardwood-chips | + | * Hardwood |
| - | * hardwood-sawdust=Hartholz-Pellets | + | * Hardwood, |
| - | * logs, 20-30 cm diameter x 50-60 cm | + | * Hardwood |
| - | * coconut | + | * Coconut |
| - | * lime (limestone)/ | + | * Lime (limestone)/ |
| - | * garden | + | * Garden |
| - | * recycled | + | * Recycled |
| - | * used coffee grains | + | * Used coffee grains |
| - | * vermiculite | + | * Vermiculite (optional) |
| - | * paper/nursery pots | + | * Paper/nursery pots (optional) |
| - | * paper plates | + | * Paper plates |
| - | * plastic plates | + | * Ordinary |
| - | * ordinary | + | |
| * 3% peroxide solution | * 3% peroxide solution | ||
| - | * old cotton pillow (to soak straw) | + | * Old cotton pillow (to soak straw and w. chips) |
| - | * paper grocery or paper lawn sized bags (to cover totem-logs) | + | * Paper grocery or paper lawn sized bags (to cover totem-logs) |
| - | * plastic | + | * Plastic |
| close over the top) | close over the top) | ||
| - | * bran(Kleie)/rice bran | + | * Bran(Kleie) |
| - | * hay mini-bales | + | * Hay mini-bales |
| - | * color pHast strips with a pH 4 to 10 range to measure the soil pH | + | * Color pHast strips with a pH 4 to 10 range to measure the soil pH |
| - | * horse poo | + | * Horse poo (optional) |
| - | * cow poo | + | * Cow poo (optional) |
| - | * chicken | + | * Chicken |
| - | * wild bird seed | + | * Wild bird seed |
| - | * vegetable | + | * Vegetable |
| - | * kelp meal | + | * Kelp meal (optional) |
| //to collect:// | //to collect:// | ||
| - | * cardboard | + | * Cardboard |
| - | * egg-boxes | + | * Egg shells |
| - | * egg shells | + | * Coffee |
| - | * coffee | + | * Newspapers |
| - | * rain water | + | * Cotton |
| - | * newspapers | + | * Containers/Laundry |
| - | * cotton | + | * Human/animal urine (the fresh one;) |
| - | * old garbage/laundry | + | * Dry (oak) leaves (parks, forest) |
| - | * human/animal urine (the fresh one;) | + | |
| - | * dry oak leaves (parks, forest) | + | |
| - | === Artificial mixed-garden in front - ' | + | === Artificial mixed-garden in front - ' |
| - | | + | For instance: |
| - | * fresh (Wheat) straw | + | |
| - | * fresh hardwood chips (up to 6 months’ old Alder, Maple, Birch, Cottonwood, Ash no more than 20% of pile) | + | * Fresh (Wheat) straw |
| - | * cardboard | + | * Fresh hardwood chips (up to 6 months’ old Alder, Maple, Birch, Cottonwood, Ash no more than 20% of pile) |
| + | * Cardboards | ||
| * plants can be used: | * plants can be used: | ||
| * 3 x tomatoes | * 3 x tomatoes | ||
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| * < | * < | ||
| * 1 x marjoram | * 1 x marjoram | ||
| - | * compost | + | * Compost |
| === Beds in the back of the building === | === Beds in the back of the building === | ||
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| // ' | // ' | ||
| - | * spawn (Stropharia rugusoannulata) | + | * Spawn (Stropharia rugusoannulata) |
| - | * mixed hardwood (work best) | + | * Mixed hardwood (work best) |
| - | * dog food soup (freely available from transfer and recycling centers) | + | * Dog or/and cat food soup as a fertilizer (optional) |
| - | * or/and cat food soup | + | * Weeds/cardboard |
| - | * weeds/cardboard | + | |
| //' | //' | ||
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| //' | //' | ||
| - | '' | + | //We can try to experiment with hugelkultur raised (up to 2m high) bed |
| potato interplanted with mushrooms (for urban conditions = it can be built | potato interplanted with mushrooms (for urban conditions = it can be built | ||
| - | on top of bare ground, concrete, gravel or hanging..)-perfect for potato as well as cucumbers and legumes//'' | + | on top of bare ground, concrete, gravel or hanging..)// |
| - | * rotting | + | * Rotting |
| - | * leaves, straw, woodchips, manure, and or compost and soil | + | * Leaves, straw, woodchips, manure, and or compost and soil |
| - | * wood ash | + | * Wood ash |
| - | * weeds | + | * Weeds |
| - | * hedge clippings | + | * Hedge clippings |
| - | * garden | + | * Garden |
| - | * coffee | + | * Coffee |
| - | * topsoil | + | * Compost |
| - | * compost | + | * Diluted |
| - | * diluted | + | * Crushed |
| - | * crushed | + | * Some logs for the edges (can be mushrooms inoculated) |
| - | * some logs for the edges (can be mushrooms inoculated) | + | * Mulch inoculated with gourmet mushrooms |
| - | * mulch inoculated with gourmet mushrooms | + | * Veggies |
| - | * potato | + | |
| === Mushroom species ordered: === | === Mushroom species ordered: === | ||
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| * 1 x Oyster mushroom, grain spawn 1 litre | * 1 x Oyster mushroom, grain spawn 1 litre | ||
| - | === Workshop | + | === Inoculation workshop |
| - | * 1-2 pm - short intro to mushrooms and ' | + | * 1-2 pm - short intro to mushrooms and ' |
| - | * 2-3.30 pm - hand's on participative demonstrations of log-inoculation methods (bolt, | + | * 2-3.30 pm - hand's on participative demonstrations of log-inoculation methods (bolt, |
| * 30 min - coffee break (to ' | * 30 min - coffee break (to ' | ||
| * 4 – 4.30 pm hands-on demonstrations of inoculation | * 4 – 4.30 pm hands-on demonstrations of inoculation | ||
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| * The interplanting of mushrooms with plants at the suspended and hugel-bed/ | * The interplanting of mushrooms with plants at the suspended and hugel-bed/ | ||
| * Theoretical research and process documentation along the way. | * Theoretical research and process documentation along the way. | ||
| - | * Writing a set of instructions on 'how to maintain in/outdoor mushrooms in order to support the few more indoor-flushes and prepare for the outdoor-fruiting in late summer. (I'll be away till the middle of August). | + | * Writing a set of instructions on 'how to maintain in/outdoor mushrooms in order to support the few more indoor-flushes and prepare for the outdoor-fruiting in middle |
| - | ==== Visit#4 08.-> | + | ==== Visit#4 08.-> |
| - | * Over viewing and organizing of all the ' | + | * Over viewing and organizing of all the ' |
| - | * 'Lets have a nice " | + | * 'Lets have a nice " |
| * Preparing beds and logs for winter. | * Preparing beds and logs for winter. | ||
| * What's ' | * What's ' | ||
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| ==== Evaluation: ==== | ==== Evaluation: ==== | ||
| - | I've been contemplating mushroom cultivation as a source of ongoing surprises and unmatched nutritional supremacy since almost a year now. Most of edible mushrooms I've grown so far were wood-decomposes (Lentinus edodes, Pholiota nameko, Hypsizygus Ulmarius, Stropharia rugosoannulata and 5 different types of P. Ostreatus). During the winter time I kept them indoor and fed with all kind of cellulose-based household waste and when the spring came i let them out to thrive on something tastier - logs, straw, wood-chips and garden scraps at my Berlin-terrace. | + | |
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| - | The next step/stop was the urban garden at Times' | + | |
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| - | * INDOOR NGG: In connection with the inocultion workshop there were 24 mushroom-objects created by participants and myself for the INDOOR grow- test. The fruiting variables were already expected in 10 days upon inoculation, | + | |
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| - | * OUTDOOR NGG: Front-side of the TU builting (direct sun): mushrooms were inter-planted with veggies at 2 suspended beds. | + | |
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| - | * Backside (semi-shadow): | + | |
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| - | * Myco-hugel/ | + | |
| - | From the beginning of May til the end of October there were continuously growing mushrooms: | + | |
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| - | * Almost all indoor object did well and fruit massively 3,4 times each, from May til the end of August (spread sheet) | + | |
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| - | * The back side was perfect for Stropharia (if not to consider slugs) - 3,4 crops over July-> | + | |
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| - | * The logs at the back side started fruiting in September and will do so few times per year over 3-4 years long (i hope). In winter they will go dormant and have to be protected from freezing with straw or dry leaves. | + | |
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| - | * The suspended bed at the front side of the building was critical for Stropharia because of the direct sun hit and a lack of watering. V. P. djamor (The pink oyster mushroom) at the same bed enjoyed this conditions and gave a few crops over summer. The same goes for White Elm Mushroom (Hypsizygus Ulmarius) which was inter-planted with strawberry and did very well. | + | |
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| - | * Most of the overloaded TU members did not really catch up what was this mushroom extraterrestriality about. Some one rejected the connection, some one had to take over most of duties of caring about (too many) adopted strangers they liked to use for the ' | + | |
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| - | //More about Stropharia rugosoannulata (King stropharia, Garden giants):// | + | |
| - | There are 3 Stropharia-beds were planted in spring: | + | |
| - | * 1 x suspended bed in-front of the building (direct sun) | + | |
| - | - Stropharia (wooden chips) inter-planted with Tomatoes, Basil and Sweet Pepper. | + | |
| - | * 2 x ' | + | |
| - | Stropharia did not fruit at the suspended bed, not at all. (Vegetables and Pink Oyster at the same bed did very well though). I found the wooden chips with Stropharia' | + | |
| - | Reasons: | + | |
| - | The bed is constructed the way that it looses water very fast and fully depend on someone' | + | |
| - | The other 2 beds at semi-shade/ | + | |
| - | The same kind of inter-planting I did try in Berlin, but at the ' | + | |
| - | One more parallel trial at the terrace in Berlin over this summer. | + | |
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| - | Moist, semi-sunny location is very important for outdoor Stropharia' | + | |
| - | Once having a mother Stroph colony, there is no need any more to buy spawn again. To start a new bed, the colonized wood-chips can be used as a spawn for fresh chips. The stem butts of harvested mushrooms can be used as well. Another layer of straw in the fall and another layer of straw/wood chips in the spring will keep the spawn moisture and repeat the cycle year after year. | + | |
| - | Super low TEK, very satisfying mushroom to grow, very yummy and excellent for the garden. It teems up with (especially) aromatic bushy plants, corn, beans, bees, worms and seem to enrich soils, helps out the size, health of the veggies and might double the crop. | + | |
| - | Stropharia_rugosoannulata: | + | |
| - | http:// | + | |
| - | http:// | + | |
| - | http:// | + | |
| - | In case of next year planting @ TU - the front side can be used for: Elm and Pink Oyster; the back side for Stropharia and other semi-shadow loving mushrooms like Oysters, Shiitake (logs and beds, etc). Stropharia can be also tried out at the suspended bed (rain-unprotected) in combination with bushy aromatic herbs (Basil, Mints, Sage, Lemon Balm etc) or pole beans. The bed should be kept moist! | + | ==== Some thoughts: ==== |
| + | * [[Go Ask A Mushroom|Go Ask A Mushroom]] | ||
| - | In parallel with TU NGG | + | ==== Related: ==== |
| - | i kept maintaining my NGG at home (mushroom-objects, | + | |
| + | * http:// | ||
| + | * http:// | ||
| + | * http:// | ||
| + | * http:// | ||
| + | * http:// | ||
| + | * http:// | ||
| + | * [[my summer in an urban garden]] | ||
| - | If i could get my hands on the Paul Stamet' | ||
| - | More details and images at: [[http:// | ||
maja