spawning cakes to horse poo

[catfish]

dig hole
water well
add cakes and poo
water again
wait
does this sum it up
caus im going to get hte compost right now....
thx in advance

[WeZLeY]

You might want to lay something down between the dirt and the poo/spawn.  I've used old tarps or garden cloth down before with good results.  the reason for putting something down would be to keep slugs/worms out of your spawn.

[catfish]

hadnt thought of that
not too late
to try
great first post!

[WeZLeY]

I would also think about putting your spawn near a bush or in a shadey place, considering the temperatures of the summer.  Ideally, you would want to put your hole somewhere that would be shadey throughout the day because your spawn would run out of moisture and dry up on you.  You can use hay or straw as cover for your casing.

Also, think about letting your spawn take over the compost for a few days before you put it in the hole. This will help the mycellium run through the compost, making it easier for your casing to fruit.

good luck

[catfish]

yeah its under a large bush
wanted to the KISS
philosophy
so no frills or tricks
had some Coprinus come up
couple days ago
but i wasnt fooled
how long can it take to
plow thru the substrate?
about 1/2- 1 cubic foot at most...

[WeZLeY]

depending on how thick the poo is, i'd say anywhere from 2-4 weeks to colonize, then another couple weeks until fruitation.. give or take a week

[catfish]

WOOT!
sucess!
theyre friggin huge as well
thx for the support wezley

[catfish]

heres a few pics:

[Danzick]

Very nice catfish!!!!   You've inspired me.  I'm gonna have to head over to one of the local farms and get some old cow poo and dig me a hole.

[nicechrisman]

nice outdoor grow. I've been pondering trying this for a while. Did you sterilize the poo first? Did you spawn them to the poo before putting in the hole, or did you just mix the cakes with the poo in the hole?