Join me while I work (inoculating shiitake mushroom logs)

So I received some mushroom spawn from a friend of a friend who didn't know what to do with it and thought I might want it; this happened a couple months ago, and I finally procured the logs to inoculate with the spawn.

This is red oak, given to me by a friend who cuts down trees as his job. It was fresh cut on Tuesday and I used it on Friday. I inoculated with wild shiitake and wide-range shiitake strains, both from Mushroom Mountain. The remaining logs you see will get warm shiitake, same as the small log I got to make as part of my mycology club.

First I drilled holes, estimating the depth for the plugs. You do want a little bit of an air pocket for the mycelium to breathe at the bottom, so I felt like I didn't need to be super exact. Then I hammered in the plugs (I would've liked to use a larger drill bit, but the next size up in my kit was far too large so I made do with what I have). Lastly I sealed the holes with wax, and situated the logs in shallow holes, as recommended by a speaker we had at mycology club.

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