Comments on: Fungus Amongus

By: Yong Gretz

Yong Gretz — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:27:59 +0000

Thank you for another informative site. Where else could I get that kind of information written in such a perfect way? I’ve a project that I’m just now working on, and I have been on the look out for such information.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:08:07 +0000

Well, I did try some small quantities of glycerol byproduct, but it was not successful. However, there is a lot of experimentation that is left to be done. For one thing, my glyercol may not have been fully de-methanoled. It would probably be best to run it through a still first to remove the methanol, and then have some acids added to it to make it a relatively neutral pH.

Also, my fruiting chamber has NOT been holding its humidity levels at a consistent level, so all my fungus is having a hard time surviving.

So basically, no success at first, but its worth more experimentation.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:57:59 +0000

What were your results adding some of the glycerin to the mushroom patch. I have been thinking/hypothesizing about trying such a process with an outdoor patch and using various amounts of glycerin. Just wondering how viable such an undertaking would be?

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:30:16 +0000

Ooops, thanks for the species clarification! I’ll edit that right away. Its hard to tell with these crazy fungi, and I don’t have the label on that jar you gave me anymore, so its basically ‘random fungus’ as far as I know.

Wicking in the nutrients would be an interesting idea.. I wonder if the mycelium would just climb up or down the rope though. Not that doing that would make it not work, i suppose..

I cooked up that big mushroom last night and ate it. I cut it into strips, dry sauted it over medium high heat with a little bit of salt to bring out some of the moisture. When they were reduced in size and getting lightly browned I moved them aside in the pan, put down a small amount of olive oil, some minced garlic, and a few crumbled up sage leaves. Once those cooked for a few moments in the oil and became aromatic I moved the mushrooms into the oil and mixed it all together. After sauteing for another minute or so to get everything well coated, I removed them from the pan, and ate them. They were delicious!

By: will

will — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:55:35 +0000

Looks good. I had an idea for an oyster “lamp” of sorts. I think if there is a way to wick oil up into a cotton or synthetic rope or cloth connected to their substrate, I think it could work. On the other hand, maybe you could just put a mycelium cake in a pan of oil. It might accomplist the same thing, although it probably wouldn’t fruit until it exhausted all the oil or received a cold shock. Happy valentine’s day to all, and to all a good night

P.S. it is technically pleurotis Pulmonarius as opposed to p. ostreatus, FWIW

By: m.

m. — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:03:04 +0000

Hey Will! Happy V Day – just for you, I uploaded a picture from my new camera of the mushroom today, three days later. They grow like friggin weeds. http://www.flexistentialist.org/gallery/random/CIMG0169

By: WIll

WIll — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:46:23 +0000

That is awesome. You are actually having better results with this strain than I am. I have had a problem with contamination that arises when I went to fruiting. Be on the lookout for the dreaded green mold that can attack oyster. But yours looks good and healthy. Good job. And let me know if you want any other spawn jars. We have expanded our culture library significantly.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:14:19 +0000

This photograph was taken yesterday, and today when I work up the mushroom was significantly larger, almost double in size. Pretty freakish.