Oyster Mushroom Growing - Effective microorganisms (EM) experiment! - With Results!

Buy Organic Seeds here! www.seedsnow.c... Oyster mushrooms are edible and taste great. We decided to do several videos doing experiments with EM - Effective microorganisms to see if the acidity of EM2 would benefit the growing of Hypsizygus ulmarius - elm oyster mushrooms. This is the first experiment and is focused mostly on the growing or cultivation of the mushrooms at home among tons of other things.
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[@gerryheynes5082]

Hi, that was very interesting and I really appreciated the fact that you’d waited until you had the results before posting, so we had the whole picture from start to finish. Great stuff and seasons greeting from the UK, where it is clearly far colder than where you are ;-) Gerry

[@workwithnature]

Thanks Gerry, It is funny to have Christmas celebrations here. Can't say we miss the cold. Well maybe sometimes. Happy holidays. David.

[@Dreancaidi]

Can you explain EM?

[@meehan302]

Great work David. Mushrooms are always in demand. You have made a great experiment and the result is successful. Merry Christmas. Best wishes Patrick

[@workwithnature]

Merry Christmas Patrick, It does look like there could be something to the stronger dilution of EM. Pure EM2. All the best, David.

[@PabloRGNRNDO]

Working with nature is soooo cooool!!!!

[@indrin12]

Thanks for sharing great vid. I did you keep the humidity levels high? I thought you had grow oysters in a humidity tent.

[@workwithnature]

Correct, but here in the tropics humidity is naturally very high.

[@user-ep4jl6mn2w]

Hi Dave Is it possible to know how the EM2 solution brought this ...?

[@matteo4094]

Excuse my ignorance, what is EM2?great video.

[@workwithnature]

You prepare it by using EM1, water and molasses to make a microbial anaerobic solution Called EM2. EM stands for effective microorganisms.

[@RAJESHKUMAR-ee7gr]

Nice work

[@CMA-he7pe]

I have nothing to do with growing mushrooms but this was really interesting !

[@PabloRGNRNDO]

To make spown oyster with EM and rice grane... how much time to soaking the very dry rice grain in the EM to get the best humidity to inoculate then in a plastic bag? Thks 🇺🇾

[@PabloRGNRNDO]

EM is Lactic acid bacteria and molases ? LiKe the LAB impute of the NKF farming and Regenerative farming method?

[@dobe762]

I know nothing about growing mushrooms so found this very interesting, but my concern is what they are feeding from especially the egg cartons? thanks

[@workwithnature]

Yes you would have to make sure the material is clean of any toxins. Luckily a lot of cardboard & hessian bags have a lot of natural dyes and glues these days. Plus they are made from 100% natural materials, but one does have to take that into consideration for sure. Cheers.

[@FYahooo]

What is EM? You did not add enough?

[@Patschenkino]

Try to grow your Oyster mushrooms in used coffee grind.

[@workwithnature]

I see where you are come from, with that. Instant sterile growing medium.

[@Patschenkino]

Yep, and acidic and full of nutrients. ;-)

[@workwithnature]

Perfect :) Cheers.

[@suppenkaschper4686]

Youre rigth that funghi love acidity but also mold.?or am i wrong? im to always having problems with mold doesn`t matter how clean i work....so youre technic might be worth trying definetly way less energy and work needed. Great work thanks for sharing it.

[@workwithnature]

Sorry it is the lactic acid bacteria that are good at combating molds. I should have mentioned that, but must have lost it in the edit. The high acidity is more the perfect environment for elm oyster mushrooms. That is what we are trying to figure out. So far we know that EM does not hinder the growing of them and after some more trials I would rather have it in there than not. But we are working on a third separate trial now to figure that out.

[@suppenkaschper4686]

Great job. thanks for the info about the lactic acid bacteria. Have a nice day.

[@workwithnature]

No bother you too.

[@derekfrost8991]

I'm also a brewer & my left-over grain & fruit after brewing is v acidic. You've given me the idea to try using this with cardboard.. :)

[@practicalrider1293]

Are you in Kerala?