From: pintiha@jhmi.edu   
      
   On Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 8:57:25 PM UTC-4, Drew Lawson wrote:   
   > In article <9d42719b-9fd0-426c-adb5-af73096354ce@googlegroups.com>   
   > 	Pavel314  writes:   
   > >I inoculated five logs with black oyster mushroom spawn this morning.   
   >   
   > I've been catching references to this for years, yet have gained   
   > no knowledge.  What is actually involved in inoculating logs?  Do   
   > you drill holes and put spores in them?   
   >   
   > Also, for having them in your basement, how does moisture work?  Do   
   > you set them in water?  Or spray them?  Or what?   
   >   
   > I don't actually like *eating* mushrooms, but growing them fascinates   
   > me.   
   >   
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   You buy short wooden pegs in which the mushroom spawn is growing. These are   
   available at various websites, like fungi.com There are several species of   
   edible mushrooms that grow on wood.   
      
   You need logs from trees which have been recently felled. When the pegs   
   arrive, you drill 5/16" holes in the logs and tap in the pegs. I used about 20   
   pegs per log on this batch, with the logs being about 3" diameter and about   
   18" long.   
      
   I'm currently soaking the logs overnight and will put them in the basement   
   rack tomorrow morning. You have to keep them moist; my mushroom rack is right   
   near the basement sink, so I can hook up a hose and spray wand to wet them   
   down a couple times a week.   
      
   Paul   
      
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