Mushroom Update: It's not really working.

[@carolinasimon-pardo6953]

Thank you for sharing the mushrooms and your love for nature.

[@jsaysyay]

was just thinking of your channel today! Was rebuilding old rock walls and looking around my local woods to see what's still green

[@Simplegroundlife]

Cool, hope all is well your way. It's always good to hear from you.

[@mherke]

Good to hear from you again. Good luck with your house and mushroom growing!

[@eastf8377]

Glad to see an update! I hope all is well. Haven't watched the whole thing yet but looking forward to seeing the content. My logs are just starting to produce for me down here in Louisiana.

[@peterw2845]

Happy new year Jared 👍🏻, always good to see you and what’s going on at the homestead

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thank you, good to hear from you too.

[@bwcok7947]

Happy New Year! Stay safe, warm, and healthy! So glad you tried the mushroom bio mass tower idea! Looks great! Turkey tail is good stuff! Find a couple sticks of them and transplant it into your tower and in the spot with the most shade. Good luck

[@Simplegroundlife]

Happy new year to you too! Thanks and we'll keep watching that one tower.

[@dirtyswayze6017]

Looks good but i think as the wood sets they will get better

[@Woods2444]

Did you mill much of the wood you used on your house ? Just waiting for my sawmill it's on back order

[@Shannonveganmama]

That's cool how the mushrooms grow in the same spot every year. Smart move not watching the media

[@philipdan202]

Nice to see a vid. I'm with Eddie, wish we'd seen more of the house addition. Plus your right, we Americans have ended up being a weird bunch.

[@Simplegroundlife]

I'll see what I can do to get an update video about the house. Best wishes.

[@eddiewatson3759]

hey good to see you..... how about a update on the house i would like to see what you have done....

[@Simplegroundlife]

I'll see what I can do about that. Most of the work that I've done since the last video is installing siding and I still have a little more to finish. Hope all is well.

[@lucindajorgensen3560]

Beautiful turkey tails! I hope you are enjoying them in tea or making tincture! They are known for boosting our immune system.

[@Simplegroundlife]

I haven't started yet, but I really want to. I was going to do a little research first so I do it right.

[@lucindajorgensen3560]

@@Simplegroundlife I have done lots of research and doing both methods over a year. Super simple. I encourage you to start soon as they are plentiful now.

[@Simplegroundlife]

So cool. Thank you for the encouragement I'll get on it. if nothing else it doesn't take much effort to dry some for later.

[@lucindajorgensen3560]

@@Simplegroundlife unfortunately, my first drying experience last winter failed due to microscopic bugs (I'm in similar environment as you). I froze some this winter to see how that goes.

[@Simplegroundlife]

Thanks for the heads up.

[@realaledrinker3733]

Any updates soon? Be good to see you again my friend

[@sipthewater]

I enjoyed watching all of your videos and realize that this one is a year old with no others after this one. Hope you all are well. Has anything happened? Enjoy the days.

[@Simplegroundlife]

Glad you enjoyed the videos. Life has swept me away from the KZbin for a while but I'm hoping to come back in the next few months. Thanks for the well wishes!

[@louiem2]

Where've they gone??

[@jlopez7544]

Need some videos. Enjoyed your channel

[@Simplegroundlife]

You are right. I just uploaded a new one.

[@ohske]

😯👍👍👍👌❤❤❤

[@polkadotmicrochip]

What area of WA are you in? I'm in Forks and i havent had luck with shiitakes in alder logs either.

[@Simplegroundlife]

That is interesting to hear. I'm East of Aberdeen. I still have a lot to learn.

[@tin0dea146]

​@@Simplegroundlife I work for WSU Extension down in Vancouver & we're in the middle of a shiitake production trial. You can definitely make shiitakes work. You're spot-on with the drying aspect especially, our dry PNW summers really can be deceiving in how much they can rob log moisture. We used a thick reemay cover at least (≤50% light transmission) and immerse the logs in water for 24h the FIRST summer after spring inoculation (~ June or Early July) before you put them in the crib stack & cover. This helps assure that moisture for spawn run is fast & complete, and not arrested by the effect of dry summer weather. Pull the covers off in winter to let the rain soak, and then put them back on in late June/early July through Oct. Consider getting the logs off the ground to minimize competing fungi getting in (we used a pallet), and find a spot under evergreen canopy, ideally facing north and wind-protected. We had very good results with a wide range strain ('West Wind'), on alder, especially the first harvest year. Strains that can be force-fruited are where it's at. 100 bolts should give you at least ~75 lbs over a year with 3 soakings/forced-fruited harvests. The summer soakings for forced fruitings will keep the log moisture maintained during summers after the first spawn run year. You can enclose the fruiting logs in a reemay "tent" too to keep slugs and insects off the mushrooms. Let me know if you have any more questions!

[@jerrytahuya493]

Tractor!, what's happening with the tractor?

[@Simplegroundlife]

Ha ha. It is happily parked in the carport out of the rain while I do all the other jobs. It is still running ok last time I needed it. I just have so many hours and limited energy so I haven't had a lot of time to spend on tractor work.

[@jerrytahuya493]

@@Simplegroundlife Well, I'll be here when that video comes out. Yeah, it rains a lot around here doesn't it?

[@Simplegroundlife]

It really does.

[@jimbohalsey8374]

You sure know about Mushrooms. Are you planning to eat them Mr.?🤔

[@Simplegroundlife]

I will get there at some point but I'd like to learn more first.