Watch more Vegetable Gardening videos: http:\/\/www.howcast.com\/videos\/424439-How-to-Grow-Oyster-Mushrooms-Indoors<\/p>\n
It’s easy to grow oyster mushrooms indoors. Use them to flavor soups, wild rice, or grill and serve them as a main dish.<\/p>\n
Step 1: Wash and prep cartons
\nCut the tops off the milk cartons evenly around all sides and wash them to remove milk residue. Then use a pencil to punch 4 to 5 holes through each side of both cartons.<\/p>\n
Step 2: Sterilize sawdust and coffee
\nPut the sawdust and coffee grounds into a microwave-safe bowl. Add water until the mixture has a spongy consistency and then microwave the mixture for 2 minutes, until the water is boiling, to kill any foreign organisms.<\/p>\n
Tip
\nYou may need to microwave the sawdust and coffee mixture in batches.<\/p>\n
Step 3: Remove and let it cool
\nRemove the mixture from the microwave and allow it to return to room temperature.<\/p>\n
Step 4: Wet the sawdust and mix in spores
\nDampen the sawdust mixture with non-chlorinated water and mix in the oyster mushroom spawn or starter culture.<\/p>\n
Step 5: Pack cartons and store
\nPack the milk cartons tightly with the sawdust and spawn mixture and place them in a cool, dark place.<\/p>\n
Tip
\nCover the mixture with loose-fitting plastic wrap or lay plastic wrap underneath the carton with a bit of cooking oil spread around the carton’s base to keep bugs away.<\/p>\n
Step 6: Keep moist and wait
\nKeep the sawdust mixture moist with non-chlorinated water for the next few months, until your mushrooms are ready to be harvested.<\/p>\n
Did You Know?
\nSome varieties of oyster mushrooms have been used to break down fossil fuel waste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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