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@mycosouth Жыл бұрын
Keeping costs down is even harder now a days. Thankfully the mushroom business seems to be booming for us.
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
It is hard, especially in the New Zealand market....
@jeffbee6090 Жыл бұрын
so open with your information... much appreciated
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@jesse638 Жыл бұрын
Been watching on and off for the last two years, absolutely love your progress man, beyond stoked to see you continue to expand. Currently taking steps to try and start my own small scale farm online, though the legalities around specifically medicinal mushrooms and their associated extracts in Australia are vague and convoluted hahaha. Hopefully can figure it out eventually, either way appreciate the inspiration, always here for the content. Keep it up!
@annapolissolarpunk Жыл бұрын
If you tell adobe you want to cancel a lot of time they’ll try to give you a better deal before they let you cancel..worth a shot😂
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
I've actually done this once before lol
@blj1964 Жыл бұрын
Your honesty is appreciated
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@ForestRossi23 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are awesome mate, can't thank you enough for your sharing. 🤘🤙
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
No problem 👍
@romainarnoux Жыл бұрын
I want the good old times bad jokes back on this channel ASAP !
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
haha I know right.. Sometimes a man gotta be serious...
@chriswalton2287 Жыл бұрын
Your the third best thing to come out of new Zealand after Fisher and Paykel and Blindspott. But seriously mate keep up the good work, love the content.
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
Boy do I dislike Fisher and paykel! Bought a new freezer and it was broken out of the box :/
@chriswalton2287 Жыл бұрын
Well theres still blindspott. If you dont like them either, im afraid we cant be friends. And lets face it, everyone needs the friendship of some random person online halfway accross the globe.
@danielalt7508 Жыл бұрын
I admire your passion for mushroom cultivation and as you are always figuring out new things, I would like to share a thought with you. Have you ever tried to grow mushrooms in plastic bags with no mushroom filter? *I wonder why we even use the filter bags. If CO2 is heavier than AIR and the filter is maybe 10cm above the substrate, how will mycelium then breathe any AIR?* Also, many people cut holes in the mushroom to remove all AIR when making the bags ready for the fruiting stage. How come people need to cut any hole to the mushroom bags, if they have the filter whose only purpose is to "breathe"?
@danielalt7508 Жыл бұрын
I found a solution. It is not air exchange that happens, but instead "gas exchange" by diffusion... and therefore a filter is needed.
@HitsandHeadlines Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! That's a lot of expenses!!
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
Yes it was!
@gabrielness4306 Жыл бұрын
Hey man love the videos! Really informative. Don't stretch yourself too thin though you look stressed AF!
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
It's a stressfull life!
@LazySillyDog Жыл бұрын
Careful growing too quickly. Ive seen lots of buisnesses grow too fast and that causes them to overlook unforseen issues that get multiplied by the fast growth
@choclitmilk6364 Жыл бұрын
Amazing quality content as always, keep it up tom
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@ScottYdo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your videos. Your place is amazing. I wish I could come for a visit. I’m trying to set up a 1 man production of fresh mushrooms for farmers markets. Hoping to produce 100+ lbs /week. Trying to keep costs low and sustainable. If you had to start all over again, what would you do differently? 👍👍🎯
@markfcoble7 ай бұрын
Good work!
@PoljoprivrednoGazdinstvoTodic Жыл бұрын
How much is the cost of pelet, and what is the price of oyster mushrooms you getting?
@KungFuChess Жыл бұрын
Grow some Psilocybe Cubensis. It's a good market.
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
Class A drug in NZ, so that's a big no from me!
@rameshthapa6530 Жыл бұрын
Hello sir, i grow oyster mushroom in nepal. I am planning to visit new zealand if i come to newzealand i will visit your farm too.
@pushthemule Жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, are you still going to be updating your existing online course? I bought it in December when you mentioned updating it. Hoping it's still on the to-do list 🙏
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
Still is! Working on a new piece now.
@angetodac Жыл бұрын
unbelievable!!!!
@HitsandHeadlines Жыл бұрын
Curious, do you keep track of the amount of pounds/ kilos you've sold?
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
yes.
@midnightredditor1991 Жыл бұрын
Also.... what is "fish mushrooms"
@bryanc733 Жыл бұрын
My guess is another term for oyster mushrooms
@midnightredditor1991 Жыл бұрын
@@bryanc733 that's what Google kinda alludes to.
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
FRESH MUSHROOMS
@HitsandHeadlines Жыл бұрын
@@OakandSpore 😂😂
@mushroomhousenz Жыл бұрын
@@OakandSpore lol good old kiwi accent
@InconspicuousOwl Жыл бұрын
Wow🔥
@sacas9 Жыл бұрын
You stopped selling microgreens right? Was it for something in particular?
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
to hard basket, gotta focus on what I am good at.
@subhadeepdas4435 Жыл бұрын
if i am not wrong your revenue should be around 1.2M per year
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
You're very wrong, its no where near 1.2m. I am unsure how you got that figure lol
@subhadeepdas4435 Жыл бұрын
@@OakandSpore hahaha I calculated as follow. u said 1 bag cost u 1.5usd to produce and one bag gives you around 1 kg of mushroom which sells for 40 usd now if u are harvesting 100 bags per day for the whole year its over 1.4M revenue hahaha sorry if this calculation is stupid correct me if i am wrong
@jeremyreinhold3620 Жыл бұрын
@@OakandSpore Would be interesting to see your revenues before expenses.
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
I'm not harvesting 100 per day. And we deal in nzd, not usd. Market rate for mushrooms is about 40nzd, which is like 25usd or something .
@mysterje10 ай бұрын
So how much is the actual revenue, or how many kg you made in this year ?
@smallkisaan6502 Жыл бұрын
Nice
@Davewheelz Жыл бұрын
They're on telegram🔑 and also on twitter✅.
@brandonberchtold9484 Жыл бұрын
How do you do second flushes? (Particularly for oyster mushrooms)
@yeet-dg7cg11 ай бұрын
Rehydrate the block that’s literally it
@mushroomhousenz Жыл бұрын
Are you not worried about giving out your IP?, I see it as only stumping your own market and others with in NZ... Especially if you want to expand to other areas. If it's only a tiny bit of your income I would cut it or just save it for the International market. People can be brutal when it comes to Business. I would seriously think about it more as a risk.
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
There's not much IP in this video, other than the costs for the 2022 year. I retain a lot of business secrets close to the heart.
@mushroomhousenz Жыл бұрын
@@OakandSpore I was talking you lovely videos I was talking about your online classes :)
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
Oh!!! No, not really. I actually limit how much information I share to kiwis. For example, I basically won't consult anyone in NZ. I do defend the market here somewhat.
@matthewwhite876 Жыл бұрын
Before even watching this my mushroom farm turned over 400$ in the first 6months we are still small and only do 158 blocks a week which costs about 1k a week to make so a word of warning to ppl starting out 😅
@ajhall8214 Жыл бұрын
Do you have any competitors that sell mushrooms in your area? Dose it effect you much?
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
There is always competition. I just focus on my own business.
@JeremiahCommons Жыл бұрын
I tried to google fish mushrooms. No luck finding anything. Can someone explain to me what this mushroom is? I'm actually quite curious!
@jamieparatene1656 Жыл бұрын
Fresh mushrooms 🤣🙂
@jjones3447Ай бұрын
@@jamieparatene1656😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Same story here. this is funny
@esymon1711 Жыл бұрын
hiw many lbs do you do per week. Also, maybe I missed it but you have no employees?!!
@OgunZenbil Жыл бұрын
How many watts do you use in total for 1 kg or 10 kg of product?
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
I don't know
@swarajghosh1005 ай бұрын
How about helping us to import Shiikate mushroom out here in UK
@syon6002 күн бұрын
Can you export fresh mushrooms?
@zeratul600 Жыл бұрын
Do you guys offer consulting services? My team is looking forward to open a boutique gourmet mushroom urban farm, can you guys help us?
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
We do in some circumstances. Send me an email :)
@midnightredditor1991 Жыл бұрын
Hey, somewhat unrelated to the vid, but is there any difference between using straw compared to hay or alfalfa? Jc
@thomasfossett3345 Жыл бұрын
What is a fish mushroom?
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
fresh mushroom
@saltytree729 Жыл бұрын
So you didn’t make a profit?
@OakandSpore Жыл бұрын
yes we make a profit. but I reinvest almost everything I can to grow.