Growroom Management

[@parkth3car]

this video is gold. people should pay for this level of breakdown of your business. thank you so much.

[@maplebrookmushroomco]

Andrew, I own a small mushroom farm in Tampa.. You have always been such a great resource for information. I buy some of your cultures, although I make my own.. please keep making content... I refer so many start-up businesses to your channel.

[@restotech9445]

FR!

[@drskoot464]

Byron... You hiring?

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Nice man! Thank you! Also, are you making your own strains? If so, you mind talking breeding mushrooms sometime?

[@maplebrookmushroomco]

@@drskoot464 Possibly. We are looking at expanding into a couple warehouses in the near future.

[@maplebrookmushroomco]

@@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial I would love that! I am a rookie, but I recognize the importance of finding strains that fit the climate/ conditions here. I grow Lenny's Florida strain, also have some local turkey tails in process and am working on Calocybe Indica- with no success yet. But hot weather strains mainly during the summer.

[@justwhistlinpixie]

I hope you make more vids like this. I don't find it boring at all; you're providing absolutely invaluable information. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your techniques with the community.

[@Thylacine1]

This is an AMAZING video, thank you soooo much for sharing it. Cool necklace too btw :)

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Thank you thank you

[@Richiethebull369]

Your God sent! Hope you keep on thriving!

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Well thank you.

[@vinniewedge]

Really amazing to watch you mature as a business owner and a grower. You have well defined priorities that work for you and your family and you are designing and refining your work ll to fit your life, which is the right way. I see Wisdom growing.

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Thank you Vincent!

[@HighonIonicthought]

Thanks so much for all you great info. You have be a fundamental part of our education in our business setup and running. Aurora Sporealis Gourmet Mushrooms and Mycology started 8month ago and had its first 140lb week out of our 10×15 grow room( credit to your shelving style). Without you and a few others (wtf for emergency spawn supply as we are in Northern BC) this would have been so much harder...4 guys in a small town are making a paycheck cause of you, Gratitude!

[@biondisubbaiah]

Good advice 👍, growing mushrooms r the only thing that can keep me calm & happy.

[@trip_lord1atinstagram890]

Look him up 👆

[@trobaughryan]

You might be able to go longer without cleaning your fans if you draw outside air (maybe cleaner) and blow it past the grow room exhaust; pretty much the way the way central vacuums work. If you don’t want to do that you could use water to filter the air before it goes through the exhaust fans; kinda like a rainbow vacuum.

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

I'll look into that, thank you for the suggestion.

[@tayyabinatat2089]

Appreciate your words

[@mattlouder5169]

Hi Buddy from angelhillsfarms Ca. Good to see you its all for me about picking before the spores fall and cleaning the grow room all the time. Thanks Matt

[@dnfmotocross7571]

Love listening to your stuff while doing farm work. Thanks bro

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

You are very welcome! Thank you for listening.

[@lukeng5981]

That B-roll, the perfect final flush

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Thank you.

[@topofhelist6592]

I believe I saw a Canadian fellow what the fungus went to visit that had a double door proofer set up as his sterilizer looked good roll cart in and sterilize roll out and on to next step

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

I’d appreciate your comment

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

I bought some growing kits, spore prints, spawns, liquid culture and psychedelic products from an online supplier and they are affordable and discreetly delivered

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

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[@FrankEmmanuel799]

in instagram

[@DarkHorseNetworkVol.1]

Thank you so much for all the info and work you Share with all of us. It has really helped us get things started without having to go through so much learning as you go. We Really appreciate all the info on all your videos.

[@lanalee9294]

Great Info - thanks for sharing, love the relaxed style

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

I thought people wouldn't like it, but it seems like I was wrong so far judging from all the comments! Thank you!

[@dustinlafleur8648]

i freakin love you bro. always an education. great specificity and jokes. slick b roll.

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Thank you sir!

[@coachfernley]

great video 🍄💜 Just wanted to say that you can get wheels and attach them to any shelving to make rolling shelves quite easily really. Home depot got em of course, and online rather than getting the crazy expensive ones if you're not there yet! There's always a way! Mush love!

[@mrtibbs316]

The joys of working from home. This was great to "work" to and listen in to at the same time.

[@forfit10]

One of the best videos detailing a mushroom farm. Awesome job man

[@jamesmundell2625]

Great video nicely done. loved the squeaky toy cough!! Always helpful never disappoint..

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Thanks Kewl-Aid!

[@erikandersen4440]

Thank you very very much for this video man. I’m in the deep dive learning stage before starting my own mushroom business in KC and this knowledge is so helpful. I’m wishing you and your business the best! 😀

[@localbroadcast]

Thanks for your business details. As a competitor, I will use this information to move into your territory and completely dominate your business by undercutting your sales at the source! LOL you've made it too easy for me to do this! Take this as a free business lesson! Hopefully you guys can stay alive with your profits from all that 'B-Roll footage' you are always so eager to talk about putting out there!

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

If you can take it, you can have it!

[@protodank]

You're 3+ years behind....

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

@@protodank That's kinda what I was thinking. Lol.

[@BluhmGardens]

Ha, love the runes going into your fruiting room Andrew. :)

[@realfunguy4158]

Such wonderful wise advice dude... it´s time to scale up again for us and this content is INVALUABLE... Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🍄🍄🍄✨✨✨

[@Avintrue]

When you told me not to check my phone cause it was yours that chimed I was literally reaching for my notification bar....now if you had only said that when the Xbox alert came through. 😅 Love this video! Helped our lab so much!

[@silverleapers]

Glad you're promoting the UVc in the tank :-) Please keep spreading the word. You're welcome. :-)

[@raymondbartley8461]

" that's my phone, not your phone." as i reach for my phone. Love the videos man. great perspective

[@ladyweaseldorf2021]

Top quality content right here

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Thank you.

[@PlanetEarthExploration]

Another great video, thank you!

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

You are very welcome!

[@kuyamikeyuk]

You are top! I really enjoyed your video about management. Thank you very much!!!

[@andrebowen6083]

would be easier on the fans to run a prefilter that's washable. beats spraying fans with water.

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

I bought some growing kits, spore prints, spawns, liquid culture and psychedelic products from an online supplier and they are affordable and discreetly delivered

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

FROM TRIPWITH_JEFF

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

in instagram

[@officialadamblack]

Loved the video. Loved the end. I've learned a lot from your channel. I really like your operation.

[@trip_lord1atinstagram890]

Look him up 👆

[@tims.440]

Awesome video! Thank you.

[@LbaTR05s]

I've been offered a job to work on a grow in an unnamed city. You're going to make me look very good!! Thanks!!!

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Glad to hear it! And congratulations!

[@owendavies711]

Andrew you are a total legend! You´re timely advice seems always so perfect for every step i´m taking on this adventure. Please continue to share your valuable wisdom and experience 🍄🙏😎

[@dantosinferne]

I love the pvc shelves. I first saw it in videos from that grower in new zealand, it was cool to learn that you championed them! They sound like a fantastic option. Although it's a great design, it's still a little too expensive for me right now, especially since I'm still not 100% certain how I want to utilize my available space or how much I'll end up growing. I have a 4 shelf martha and I'm fast needing more space, so I'm going to set up a walk-in martha with 12 shelves. It's maybe half the cost of a solid pvc grow room, but worse quality, harder to clean, requires a tarp-floor, and won't sustain a business on its own. I wouldn't waste my time with it if money wasn't so tight, but it seems like the best way to step up my grow capacity pre-launch. If all goes well and I start selling my excess, I'll better understand what I need, have a little extra cash coming in to afford investing in the pvc! And the two cheap tents can be used for mushrooms needing different conditions than the rest or something. It's hard to imagine needing more space than that! but if that happens, i clearly would have gotten my money's worth out of those marthas! The rolling shelves seem amazing. I'm getting at least one to transport bags from incubation to the tents. But since my mushroom space is split between floor level and a basement, they won't be quite as amazing for me. The pvc will be my best option unless/until we move. I LOVE how easy they are to clean and I'm weirdly stoked about it. so much so that even if I don't start a business, I might still build one LOL i'd have wasted my money on the tents, but eh, worth the risk :)

[@zidaniux]

Thank you for the video. I wanted to thank you for inspiring me (you and 2 more KZbinrs) to start my own mushroom farm. Your advices are such a high value for someone who's getting started. Thank you so much and I hope you will be successful in any of your future plans!

[@GM-rs2fv]

Such valuable information. Thank you for sharing!

[@nathanhood6500]

Thank you! Do you have the rest of your farm schedule in another episode like your schedule for making grains and sub and your cycle for that?

[@SaltyJuan]

I love your content bro. Mush love from Australia

[@johnholder9062]

Nothing being offered on your website under fresh and dried mushrooms. I appreciate the info.

[@fruitoffreedom2767]

Thank you for this extremely informative video

[@mackenzieperkins8045]

Apex is in the background so I gotta ask what your gamertag is, and thankyou for all the informative videos they've been very helpful for me.

[@mycominer]

Mycominer

[@mackenzieperkins8045]

@@mycominer pretty awesome that you replied, I'll have to brush up on apex and send an invite. Keep up the great work and thanks again for helping me limit the mistakes I'll make along the way.

[@kristaisokay.1004]

Andrew squeaky toy... It's not a want. It's a need! - Seriously though, great video and B roll. Awesome advice as always. Thank you :)

[@nielvanzyl]

Thanks for this! What are the dimensions of the rolling carts that you are using?

[@kkilmister38]

Thanks Andrew. Awesome video. Could you do a video on lab work as in your schedule there?

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Sure thing. I'll start writing it up.

[@judedoiron4095]

When you say you’re planting half the grow room, are you referring to inoculating your fruiting blocks? So they incubate and fruit inside your fruiting rooms in that four week cycle? Also how often do you run the UV lamps in your humidifier tubs? Thanks so much for all of the information you constantly share! Very inspiring and extremely helpful.

[@CMZneu]

Great video!!!

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Thank you!

[@danmobley9829]

Geothermal ,just long 6 inch pipe 5 feet down for cooling, using your existing ventilation, could cut cost an get you through a tough season

[@JOATJESSE]

Glad I came across your video while doing my start-up homework. Breaking free of the corporate world soon I hope and do something I am passionate about. Ever heard of the Mozart effect? It was highly effective with both of my children and I tested it in a parlor of a large dairy operation. Again this had extremely large success with dairy production holding steady at a higher rate than their typical peaks in their prior 15 years. They have remained steady for 7 years now. Wondering if anyone has experimented with music in their inoculation and growing chambers?

[@elliotw5918]

I have a heavy metal playlist with heavy gangster rap interspersed that I play for my greenhouse. Seems to help. Might help keep the rodents out too

[@Sidebranches]

The production must follow demands

[@joshuamorales6680]

Hella happy i watched this vid, nice ideology about cleanin

[@nickdoubleu1]

When do you do your lab work and make substrate? Do you rehydrate blocks for a second flush?

[@visionquestmushrooms5515]

Great vid, thanks. 👍

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

You are very welcome, and thank you!

[@michianaliving5113]

Solar panels to help cut the cost of electric. You don't have to do batteries. You can plug into a outlet and it feeds back to the electric company cutting your bill significantly.

[@brandonoder8459]

Loved the whole video. Lots of good stuff. I really value these types as someone who’s only been doing it for around 6 months. Side note what’s up with that gamer tag? Let’s run some apex!

[@mycominer]

Mycominer for sure find me on Xbox. I play with some other mushroom people in our discord too.

[@brandonoder8459]

@@mycominer I’ll have to add you on apex friends cuz I’m on PSN but for sure will send you one over

[@andreashofer5494]

Awesome Video. 👍

[@minkusmaz]

Check out ERVs instead of HRVs since you want to keep your humidity too

[@costcontrolaccounting4613]

@Andrew Thank you for sharing. I am curious about your "blotch" and bugs. Do you sterilize or pasteurize your grow blocks prior to inoculating them? Or is this not worthwhile in your estimation?

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

@@costcontrolaccounting4613 we pasteurize them.

[@TimDonk]

Another outstandingly useful pile of content. I am struggling with documenting genetics, not understanding the P1 p2 G1 G2 blah blah blah. I put LC syringe into an LC jar, after it colonizes, I extract from that jar to inoculate another. Am I going from P1/G1 to P1/G2 (not knowing the difference between the P or G system....I'm rambling...Can you recommend a source for understanding, or do a video explaining documenting genetic lines?

[@Learntheoutdoors]

Do you have an Amazon link for those fans in the beginning of the video?

[@buglife-xyz]

if someone were still in the budget/beginning stages and handy enough with building .. one could build the tinker shelves W/ casters attatched...

[@adrianlawrence6890]

You are such an inspiration to me I’m thinking about growing mushrooms as a hobby in my garage do you send LC syringes to the United Kingdom

[@TurningRight1776]

Keep it coming!!

[@MostWantedOHA]

Good edition right here !!! Thanks for a good look into your operation . a question , if this white lookin very lite mold appears in my substrate grows in tubs on the sub and on live shrooms , is it safe to process the shrooms and consume them ??? its not fuzzy , its real thin , like a coating almost . Thanks ! Great Channel . lots of work there w/ the new space , looks fantastic !!!

[@robmackay-w2e]

So if you. Had a farm 25 acers in middle of Mississippi would you do outdoor or indoor. What do you think of indoor underground greenhouse

[@robadams6689]

Hey Andrew, thanks for this info. Would you consider putting your general schedule in print? I am just getting started and I’m racking my brain on how to get a cycle down. I walked away from a 30 year in sales. That blessed me financially but I can’t do it anymore. I’m completely burnt out. I am going all in. I have tons of spawn and the first batch is ready. I’ll start inoculating blocks tomorrow. I know I am about to learn a lot. Even if I fail a few times I’ll have learnt something. Anyways, thank you for all of your posts. Great information and explained well!

[@JCBGourmetMushrooms]

What do you use for a bagging system? Also have you found an effective way to automate adding grain spawn to your sterile growing medium?

[@ma2perdue]

Bro....At 24:39 did you sneeze whistle or was that Post Production humor?

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Definitely post production!

[@vinniewedge]

Looking at this footage of flies I’m wondering: would you have less of them by cutting the stem completely off the block ?

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Yes, and in the video that's coming out in a few minutes that's something I say! Good on you for already knowing!

[@colmanjpower]

I was just wondering if you recommending painting timber with water sealant instead of plastic sheeting. Is there is any reasons that you would see why painting is nt commonly done, yacht is another option for me as the timber room is built with in and out vents and everything.

[@aaronthigpen1620]

How many generations can you clone mushrooms from tissue culture? I'm just getting started and know nothing.

[@matthewjacobthefifth]

i know you said you were sick here, but did someone add a squeak toy sound when you cough, or is that what it sounded like when you coughed in this video? big fan, hope to buy some products and the one on one tutorial sometime in 2022.

[@SP-xh2of]

Hi Andrew, I am wondering what thicker white plastic you have decided to upgrade to? Thank you

[@restotech9445]

Thank you so much! Do you offer tours? Im thinking aout taking my next step in production size - and i would love to just make some friends in the industry.

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Right now we don't offer much in the way of tours. About the closest we offer would be our mentorship program where people come and work with us for a week. It's not a tour per se, since you have to pay for it, but it is in depth.

[@restotech9445]

@@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial Could you please direct me to some more info :D

[@markharris1342]

UV lamps put out ozone or Ox3. How does that effect mushroom growth?

[@tayyabinatat2089]

Andrew I need the pdf version of the Book you always keep mentioning in your videos how to get it help me out.PLEASE

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

I have no idea where to get the pdf version of it. Might just do a google search for it?

[@tayyabinatat2089]

I had been trying there us few broken up uncompleted chapters on medical mycology if you have any link or if you know the owner of this book lease ask him for this pdf.

[@front7inexfatal432]

Mossy what’s your gamer tag? And what platform do you play on?

[@mycominer]

Xbox and my tag is mycominer.

[@JOATJESSE]

Is anyone trying to market the Scarlet Elf cap? I've only tried them raw and thought they tasted somewhat like a radish. Heard there are medicinal properties but haven't found indepth recent information. I only find them shortly after snow clears in valleys although I'm sure others find them elsewhere.

[@hudson8865]

Thank you very much.

[@cheeseandcoffee]

Do you get any money for the old fruiting blocks that get picked up by the landscaper guy?

[@neogeo8267]

Andrew, do you soak your blocks or something between flushes?

[@alanwilliams9959]

Where do you fit in your lab time, or lab-day?

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

Pretty much everyday some lab work is getting done. Though not much on Tuesday. Most days in the grow room only take a few minutes.

[@IAMLove33]

Thank you🙏

[@guardianofthesacredflame1649]

I have a VERY beginner question. Why can't you brake up the spent blocks and reincorporate it back into a new block with the same mycelium? Just float a piece about 1/8 the size in the middle of the new unicorn bag.

[@ASMRGRATITUDE]

Did you give it a try?

[@MoneyManTHC]

Do you use bleach spray in a room with growing mushrooms. I would think the fumes from the bleach would harm the mushrooms growing in the room!

[@benjaminerickson645]

Nah, they're fine. Some people spray bleach water directly on mushrooms to prevent blotch. I don't like that practice so much, but the mushrooms in the room are fine with just the bleach fumes

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

It's not a problem. We use a 5% solution.

[@petemcclain1526]

do you have pathfinder liquid culture available?

[@oliverweston6234]

The salt gun😂😂

[@trip_lord1atinstagram890]

Look Him up👆

[@petemcclain1526]

what do you do with your used up substrate?

[@champion6374]

5:30 did u swallow a squeak toy? lol

[@Artem-rh4yz]

Hi Andrew , appreciate your work. Quick question, what do you do with mushroom blocks for second flash? Are you repositioning them and cutting new spot, or after harvesting you are letting them grow from the same spot? Thanks a lot.

[@ASMRGRATITUDE]

I noticed he never answered so I wanted to give you my opinion on how to do it. I grow lion's mane and oyster mushrooms and poppini. I've seen with the fruiting blocks that I use, the same spot is not going to grow a mushroom. So I will cut an X in a different part of the plastic and I sometimes can get five or six flushes from one fruiting block.

[@Artem-rh4yz]

@@ASMRGRATITUDE Thanks for the advice. In that case do you cover previous cuts with a tape? 5/6 flushes are means fruiting block cut from all sides. I started with oysters, didn’t succeed with lions mane. Probably have to buy a good culture. Thanks again!

[@ASMRGRATITUDE]

@@Artem-rh4yz I have never tried using tape. It might work/ help. I just leave the old spot open and move on to opposite side. Another trick is to take the fruiting block and put it inside a 5-gallon container. Make sure to pre-cut several holes for the mushrooms going all the way around the 5-gallon bucket. Next fill in the remainder of the space with coffee grounds or straw or even mashed-up cardboard. Then you will have to let it wait a while to colonize the coffee grounds. Make sure your humidity is correct and growing conditions are good and you will get a ton of oysters popping out of the 5-gallon container.

[@jamessharp7330]

I found some affordable HRV units from the Ukraine. Are they any good?

[@bulldogcottone5595]

What uv light do you recommend?

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

The link is now in the description. Sorry about that.

[@cakopinolo]

BRO U SHOULD MAKE A LOT MORE VIDEOS BECAUSE THE CONTENT U ALWAYS BRING IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO THE COMUNITY...1 QUESTION,WHEN U DISINFECT THE GROWROOM THERES A PART THAT OS GROWING RIGHT.??THE BLEACH DOESNT DAMAGE IN ANYWAY THE OTHER BLOCKS THAT STILL GROWING IN THAT SAME ROOM.?

[@benjaminerickson645]

They are fine. And why all the yelling, bro. My kids are sleeping... Or were anyway...

[@cakopinolo]

@@benjaminerickson645 yelling because i write WITH BIG LETTERS?.?ehehehrh come on only in the head of who wants means that eheheh

[@highlandmary33]

Why are you spraying bleach, etc in a room that still has mushrooms in it??

[@soldieborsa]

what is that thing at 47:14?

[@RS-pn9wu]

I think it's probably the inside of the red vacuum they have used right before, or maybe some kind of water tank with a lot of mineral sediments

[@soldieborsa]

@@RS-pn9wu I see thanks... i wasn't expecting it could get that dirty

[@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial]

@@soldieborsa Oh it gets incredibly dirty!

[@michianaliving5113]

@@Mossycreekmushroomsofficial Distilled water = zero calcium or lime build up 👍

[@maroosk]

❤❤❤

[@aabidabrahams9603]

❤️

[@rickschindler1223]

Give the hardest job to the laziest person and they will show you the easiest way to do it!

[@paulomeara7706]

You play Apex! 😳