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- So grow oyster mushrooms in straw mixed with coffee grounds
- Do not throw away coffee grounds!
- Grow oyster mushrooms in coffee grounds
- Prepare the substrate
- Bring mushroom spawn and grow mushrooms
- Tips
Coffee grounds are a good fertilizer for oyster mushrooms
So grow oyster mushrooms in straw mixed with coffee grounds
No question: The oyster mushroom or oyster mushroom is a very tasty as well as healthy edible mushroom, which can be used in the kitchen versatile. So you can enjoy it all year round, just grow it yourself. This works great even in your basement - on straw mixed with coffee grounds.
Do not throw away coffee grounds!
Coffee not only invigorates tired people, but is also an excellent fertilizer for indoor and garden plants. The drink contains many valuable trace elements, but also phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen - everything that plants need for healthy growth. It is best to use dried coffee grounds for fertilization. This is also excellent to grow on it tasty mushrooms such as the oyster mushroom.
Grow oyster mushrooms in coffee grounds
For this project you need of course coffee grounds and straw (optionally hay or a block of sawdust) and of course fresh mushroom spawn. These should always be ordered immediately before use as they will not be viable after storage for too long. When all the ingredients are together, oyster mushroom cultivation can begin.
Prepare the substrate
First of all, prepare the substrate. Either take a whole bale of straw or cut individual straws into pieces about ten centimeters long. Cook the small pieces of straw in plenty of water (which you can then use to fertilize in the vegetable garden), soak the bales of straw with plenty of hot water. After the straw has cooled, mix it with several hands full of coffee grounds. Use a bale of straw, bring the coffee grounds well distributed in its interior.
Bring mushroom spawn and grow mushrooms
So prepared, you can now bring the mushroom spawn. Crumble the brood into small pieces and mix with the straw and coffee grounds mixture. The straw bale can be divided carefully in several places, so that you can bring the mushroom spawn into its interior. Now it's time to wait: Oyster mushrooms prefer cooler temperatures of less than 11 ° C, which is why the substrate and brood are best kept in a cool and dark basement room. After only a few months you can harvest the first mushrooms, but sometimes it can take up to one and a half years.
Tips
Oyster mushrooms are also very easy to grow on wood. This has the advantage that you can reap several years from it.