Shiitake mushroom log gang hard at work inoculating!

[@princepa123]

Jan reminds me of my mom. Great attitude and a big part of the ranch operation. I really like videos where you have the whole crew working together to accomplish an important ranch task. Thanks Greg for the educational video.

[@schmaul2644]

In my opinion the use of foam pieces shouldn't be just a question of production amount, because wax is much healthier for the environment. In production and also, if they get lost in nature. The way you prepare those logs looks really planned out though. Like your working station. :)

[@deaconlyric]

Greg I was literally up all night reading mushroom basics and thinking "I wish Greg would do more mushroom videos." Great minds......... still watching in NYC! DO'C

[@WildflowerFarm417]

My house faces North and I'm going to plant mushroom logs along the rock wall in front of my porch. It never gets sun and nothing will grow there. Another project to get done before spring!! lol

[@yoopermann7942]

GREG, you got that rite! googles / glasses a must when doing any thing that makes chips! i had a sliver of steel stuck in my eye and almost lost it! now i carry a safty face shield, googles, and glasses + ear protection in my work box!! thats a cool idea useing something that would have been lost to the fire wood pile.

[@noah786]

What do you do with the wax?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Seal the drilled holes that have mushroom spawn in them

[@WhooSRK]

I inoculated my first logs a couple months ago after hearing you talking about it in another video. Have never heard about the woodpecker's getting the spawn. Thanks for the advice I will get them covered. The sun and warm up has been nice, but my cows are still having to search for grass through ice and snow in Southeast Iowa!!!

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

And you got more coming.

[@sparklyhomesteader5414]

Wow this was GREAT!!! Thank you!!!

[@jamesbrown3621]

Awesome video on how they grow I never knew how these mushroom grew. I learn so much from you

[@rickayers3150]

Very interesting, please keep us posted.

[@chelemichele1524]

They move really fast.. after a day of this they could do it in their sleep 😆 Video sounded fine👍 Have a good evening ❄❄❄

[@critical-thought]

Thanks for sharing this. Love shiitake mushrooms!

[@Sassafras30]

This is so fascinating. I love mushrooms and never knew how to grow them. What a great job on a sunny day. I miss New England in the Autumn. Stay happy and healthy! You are a great team.

[@misterfixie6003]

Thanks Greg! Been waiting for this video! About to start my own operation on alder and white oak and maple. Happy New Year -fixie

[@willieclark2256]

Excellent video, awesome operation

[@lindagates9150]

I like mushrooms just not enough to ear them! Actually I am allergic to them, even so I have enjoyed the process of getting the logs through the pipeline I was so impressed with the rhythmic way Jan moved her hands, also the rhythm that Ben and Isaac had going, you certainly have one great team! They were a impressive team working steady to get that job done. I liked the camera Man he did a good job videoing and narrating too.🤜🤛👍👍👍👍🤜🤛🥇🥇🥇🥇🤜🤛🖖🖖🖖🖖🤜🤛🥰🥰🥰🤜🤛

[@jeaniepartridge6701]

Great information.

[@Green_Heart_Family_Farm]

I've been meaning to grab tools and supplies to try mushroom farming - we have a perfect spot down by our creek that is shaded and moist year round. Thanks for the reminder! I made a purchase from Field & Forest just now.

[@GullahGeecheeFarmer]

Family goals!

[@GriffinMinotaur]

Two questions: 1) do you seal the ends of your logs with wax? 2) do you take the logs down from the tee pees over the winter and then put them back up next spring? Or do they just stay up?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We do not wax the ends of the logs. We leave them up teepee style.

[@robunruh6145]

Do you plan on showing us the wax plugging process? Thanks Judy team!

[@davemi00]

This is cool 😎 I have never seen this before. The Shroom Spawn Team in action 🍄

[@curtweatherbee2523]

What do you you use them for mushroom logs🧐

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

You had already convinced me to grow shiitake, and this is the video i was waiting for! Im going to convince my grandpa to let me cut a few oaks down. And ill put them in a corner of the yard that is really shady. I think i could probably start with 20 logs and work up to 100. The corner isnt that big! But to eat myself and dry, im sure dried and ground they add a little extra something to soups and sauces! I cant wait for my field and forest catalog to come in. The more self sufficient i can become the more secure i am with everything. Is there a reason beyond easy maneuvering that you dont cut 5 ft logs?

[@yellow3222]

I started cutting logs today .

[@Elfunko99x]

Greg, Lionsmane is an excellent medicinal mushroom that helps regerate brain cells and protect against degenerative diseases (alzheimers etc). Can be eaten raw, or boiled in water to make an extract, both are great sales products (and self use). Turkeytail is great as an immune system booster and anti-cancer medicinal only to be taken as a tea extraction or water/alcohol extract. If you can get grain spawn or plugs could put em into logs or dying trees/stumps and collect a few more mushrooms. 👍

[@blue_boy8621]

12.5mm, half an inch drill bit. very nice to see the progress of growing muschrooms. Would you be able to do the same thing in a warm and a bit dryer climate? Maybe with other species of muschrooms?

[@kennethbealljr1062]

Great video

[@jamiewilliams463]

Do you still use cedar planks as a base for the ones you stand up?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Yes

[@elainejohnson6866]

Thats pretty cool!!🙂💜

[@T_157-40]

Great idea

[@HYEMP3KING]

Hi Greg, thank you so much for your informative videos! Please update us for a commercial operation if the white foam is better than wax. Also, if I were to put this under a T-bar structure that houses kiwis (would provide shade in the summer), would I get more fruit by only drilling 1 side of the log vs. all? (This is to make harvesting it easier as I would lay the branches like / \ below the canopy). Also, is there any way I can contact you directly?

[@maupinmaupin1472]

I watched a woodpecker doing something to a branch outside my window, and now there are mushrooms growing where he innoculated

[@thecurrentmoment]

It might have been Ben

[@downtownbigcity9552]

Does slope face or elevation make a difference in crop placement?

[@Gatorgolfusa]

Wisconsin shrooms!!!! 🐊🇺🇸🦅👍❤

[@dustinrhodes3906]

Have you ever used Sycamore? I have a freshly fallen on from a storm and know they are a hardwood species. Thanks

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Sycamore rots to quickly. Might get two years out if one. With oak we get 8-9 years.

[@dustinrhodes3906]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thanks just hate to see this tree go to waste. Love your videos by the way.

[@janzetstra7915]

how exo friendly are the styrofoam plugs? isn't the waxing better for the inviroment?

[@andrew-rp7uy]

Have you ever thought about raising geese or ducks with all the ponds you got?

[@ranjanty]

can you tell me where to purchase the inoculating gun and supplies? ya'll have the process down to the tee. I wonder if this would work for Lions Mane?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Field and Forest Company

[@Dævïd9-11]

What did you happen to observe with the wax versus the foam?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Wax is more reliable, makes a tighter seal.

[@Dævïd9-11]

​@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thats unfortunate i guess ill try topping foam caps with a quick light waxing. thank you

[@JohnWhite-gq1wy]

can you use ash log as well?

[@robertduffy5805]

What do you do with the logs when they stop producing? Burn them as firewood, chip them, toss them out in the woods, turn them into char?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We place them.under our big round bales to keep them off the ground. This helps prevent rotting of the bottom section of bale.

[@nealvaughn2340]

Hey Greg, what’s the verdict on the styrofoam caps vs. wax?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Use wax, it seals much better

[@nealvaughn2340]

@ thank you Greg! Which tool for inserting the spawn would you recommend at this point?

[@markenloe1265]

Can ya get spore for morel mushrooms ?

[@andrew-rp7uy]

How long do you wait before returning sheep to the same pasture?

[@movinon1242]

It depends upon how long it takes for forage to re-grow. Someplaces that means once per year, other climates during spring flush you coyld run them through every few weeks. You just need to plamts to have recovered properly. There is no universal answer.

[@andrew-rp7uy]

@@movinon1242 i was asking more on the parasite side and how long it before the worms are dead or is it just grazing 4-6 inch height?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Somewhere between 40 to 60 days most of the time.

[@paulcallicoat7597]

The shiitake from china are all grown in sawdust bags.What species of trees is anybodies guess.I prefer the natural dried ones as they have more intense flavor than fresh and I store them in vacuum bags.Do you soak the logs 24 hours to force them to fruit? I confess I belonged to a mushroom club and some of the members were growing various types.I do like other types such as oysters and you can grow a couple of varieties.The pinks are so tasty.Honey Mushrooms would be my last choice if I had timberland as they will spread and kill a lot of trees.I find them and eat them in the wild but knowing how they will attack an otherwise healthy tree would take them out of my choices. Thanks for posting your process.I will say that the mushrooms cultivated on sugar maple had what the Japanese call Umami,smooth,mild and clean.Red oak has a flavor of meat and strong.White oak is the standard because most people can't tell the difference of flavors between the growing medium.I like the ones grown on Birch in all its varieties the best.I also like birch boletes but we don't have many here in W.Washington,lol. Mainly found in the N.East.I find many #'s of morels,Chantrels and king boletes in the Cascade mountains every year.Some years are better than others but a good snow pack helps.We should be good come may for we got lots of snow.It rained 5 inches in the last week here.

[@watcher3774]

I was wondering about your logs. 😀👍

[@acknative1]

How long does it take to grow mushrooms from start to picking?

[@sparklyhomesteader5414]

He said 7 months in the video. Then they fruit 7-10 years.🙌🏻

[@karenr67]

Good to know. How many pounds do you harvest?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

It depends on each growing season. The more moisture we receive, more mushrooms we grow.

[@DarrinsDaffs]

Greg, what about using wax sealing sticks in a glue gun?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

It might work, but it would get pricey doing 1000's of holes.

[@wilsonfineart]

Snow Camp? I own land in an area called Snow Camp! In North Carolina.

[@vernonvest9927]

How big of a tree from to what size.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Use the limbs for your logs

[@leelindsay5618]

Safety first. Don't lose an eye for mushrooms.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Absolutely, that is why we wear goggle masks

[@curtweatherbee2523]

👍🐝

[@tammoilliet8683]

Fanfungustastic!!!

[@rickybland1762]

Whats the purpose?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

You eat them and sell the surplus.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Looks like fun! I need some farm help bhahhaha..thank guys!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Take care of yourself, get plenty of rest!!

[@davemi00]

Hi Josh, been thru similar situation too. Never despair and you have our best prayers. Woooo

[@collegeguy14]

Everyone that try’s to make money with this(I mean more money than they would working a fast food job for the same time input) has moved all of this inside to and moved away from logs. Best of luck, I would be curious where you find yourself a couple years down the road if finances are the end goal. Harvesting is to sporadic need to harvest the moment the mushroom is ready not a couple hours later. Tough situation I hope it works out well for you

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We have been raising mushrooms for 6 years with no problems. They are not the sole source of income on our farm. Any farm that is dependent on one source of income being generated from one product is never a good thing. Diversity of income streams is where you need to stay focused. We enjoy growing our own food and selling the surplus. Raising your own food is just smart.

[@collegeguy14]

So all in costs/ time, are you able to make better than minimum wage? I’m a beekeeper and the more time I spend with my hives the less I make, but the better of a chance I have or keeping my bees alive and healthy plus I enjoy what I do.

[@williamburke9947]

The quality of food he’s got going to feed himself will be better than minimum wage in the long run. Healthy food equals healthy you.

[@4corander]

The price of that tool is alittle high... nearly $200 O.o. I'll use wax

[@curtweatherbee2523]

Educate me a little bit more Greg on this🧐