Sterilize straw for mushroom cultivation - Oyster mushroom bio-remediation of Incinerator ash #1

[@Iquey]

This is so cool! I had an image in my mind, that some time soon in the future, the smokestacks of incinerators will capped with a large mushroom fruit-head like structure, both to cool the heated air and capture CO2, and also to catch as much of the toxic vapors as possible. And inside of the "gills" and folds of these mushroom inspired scrubbers, would possibly be real mushroom cultures lining the inner walls like replaceable cartridges (maybe selectively bred or gmo fungi created to neutralize toxins), and after a certain amount of time, there would be maintenance workers who come to collect these cartridges to safely dispose of the "spent" or grown mushrooms somewhere else they would be more useful, such as perhaps a concrete additive, and then replace them with fresh cartridges of young fungi like how you replace an old air purifier filter. Essentially you could turn an incinerator power plant or dump into a closed loop concrete farm with the help of mushroom remediation!!! In the future they will call our time the era of reckless pollution and "headless smokestacks" and what will seem obvious to them is something new and weird to us.

[@beck5787]

Really interesting to see how well the EM and compost/worm tea versions grew. Hope your future trials are just as successful.

[@sands7818]

Thank you. I like to grow mushrooms but I always postpone as I feel it difficult...sniff sniff...This video is nice and informative...keep it up....

[@jbb3141]

Just now seeing this video but what might help with the spawn growth in the bottles is what you do for poly tubing that's been inoculated with spawn, poke some holes around the bottle to let the substrate/spawn get fresh air. If it's totally enclosed with no free air exchange and the moisture, bacteria grows a lot easier.

[@bluemarlin2004]

You should include the lime pasteurization method. That is what I use.

[@abdul--]

Where do you buy your hydrated lime?

[@abdul--]

And where do you get your straw?

[@syazwansofian5186]

thank you..you made my curiosity answered and understand better with the scientific explaination...tq so much

[@HChandler2010]

Sometimes the mycelium is stubborn but if it gets hungry enough it'll eat anything it can

[@debcothran7564]

What is EM?

[@bobclobbner7819]

Can somebody answer this Mans? Cause D@AaNnG I'm wondering the same Thang. E/M? Yes or No. Pomegranate worst-cayse

[@shahzadmalik8695]

How I make seed of milky white mushroom from grain

[@kazuza9]

Thx for video, packed with info.

[@Noswiatel]

You definitely should try out soaking it in something acidic and something alkaline back and forth. Salts should form and release some thermal energy. Also, a swift change of the environments pHs would essentially break any bacteria or mycelium cells.

[@Noswiatel]

@Susan🔥𝐆𝐨 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐲 РR0FILЕ what I meant is that you should try soaking the straw in wood ash lye, and then, drying it.

[@PabloRGNRNDO]

Coooool!!!. Thks You use diluted EM or compost tea as you use in agriculture 1:10? O you use it concentratate? Thks again . Pablo from Uruguay

[@workwithnature]

We re-grew EM1 to EM2 and used it as is we used normal strength compost tea. Two hand fulls of worm compost in 12 l strained through a sieve. Glad you liked it Pablo.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

What is EM? Why not tell us at the beginning?

[@workwithnature]

Hi hope your bees are doing great. Because most people watching already know, but it sure is a good reminder to repeat these things for new viewers. Cheers.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

@@workwithnature and you still haven't told me what it is.

[@workwithnature]

@@BarefootBeekeeper EM is short for effective microorganisms. If you look that term up you should find a wealth of information.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

@@workwithnature thanks.

[@fossilgamersbirds8641]

Thank you. I like to grow mushrooms but I always postpone as I feel it difficult...sniff sniff...This video is nice and informative...keep it up....

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Very inspirational, thank you.

[@sandyschneider8896]

Can you make an EM using yeast and molasses diluted in water?

[@makutzi]

Cool video and great info - well done. Like the ash part.

[@Lily-bn3ce]

Hello Sir! How are you doing? May I use worm tea instead of chemical nutrients in NFT hydroponics System. Means ONLY Worm tea ( or a mixture of Fish waste+warm waste tea as liquid fertilizer) including water. ?

[@debcothran7564]

The print is difficult to read because of the background please redo this so we can read their better

[@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies]

Hi David , need your help to procure honey tree or dombeya cuttings . How can I connect with you ?

[@debcothran7564]

Not enough light in some segments

[@christianmitchell7542]

Hydrated hardwood pellets mixed with toxic ash? That could accelerate the mycelium growth in the ash.

[@helentabaoican2461]

may i ask what is em and where to buy

[@syafiqmislan3487]

effective microorganism. can buy it on9.

[@derwaishsaaeen]

Hello Sir! How are you doing? May I use worm tea instead of chemical nutrients in NFT hydroponics System. Means ONLY Worm tea ( or a mixture of Fish waste+warm waste tea as liquid fertilizer) including water. ?

[@workwithnature]

You may find this project we did interesting kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJmnaX13o8Rmbc0 Note we also did two more updates on this system. One using urine and two using human solid manure in the third video.

[@workwithnature]

Also look into aquaponics.

[@derwaishsaaeen]

thanks with regards. I will watch.

[@ldybgd]

couldn't you sterilize the wet straw just by putting it in a clear container in the sun for day(s)? if the container is sealed heat and uv should do the work?

[@workwithnature]

Actually did something similar by using old hessian bags by sticking them in the sun whilst turning them upside down & inside out for two hours each time. That worked well on a dark roof and grew plenty of mushrooms. I think it could work but one would need to flatten out the material and have a climate with a lot of sun. My only concern would be that if the temperature is brought up slowly then bacteria could cyst up in time to protect themselves. But definitely there ways around it like you are thinking.

[@shahzadmalik8695]

How I make seed of milky white mushroom from grain

[@miguelsanson2929]

You should include the lime pasteurization method. That is what I use.

[@debcothran7564]

What is em?