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Figure 303. Soaked straw is thrown into a tapering,
trapezoid-shaped form.
Figure 304. Soaked cottonseed hulls are thrown
around the outer inside edge of the frame and then
inoculated with grain spawn. Additional layers are
built in the same fashion.
GROWTH PARAMETERS 345
Figure 305. After 4-6 layers, the frame is lifted off,
and the process begins anew.
tonseed hulls are separately submerged in water.
Saturated straw is laid directly on the
ground in approximately a 2 ft. x 2 ft. square; to
a 2-3 inch depth. See Figures 303 through 305.
Recommended Courses for Expansion of
Mycelial Mass to Achieve Fruiting: Traditional
or liquid fermentation methods work
well for spawn generation. Indoors, cornmercial
cultivators use a single stage composting
schedule that contrasts with the methods Button
mushroom growers use.
Rice straw is chopped into 4-5 in. (10-12
cm.) pieces, soaked and stacked outside to tenderize
the straw for no more than two days. A
moisture content of 75% is desired. Cottonseed
hulls are soaked for 2-7 days, allowed to ferment, and then layered onto the straw at the rate equivalent
to 10-20% of the rice straw. For outdoor cultivation, spawn is added directly to the cottonseed
hulls as each layer is built. The mass is covered with the goal of obtaining at least 900 F. (32° C.) for
the next 5-7 days.
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