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Pasteurizing manure?
Pasteurizing manure? - Lemmy.World
I have chickens, who create quite a bit of poop I can use to grow mushrooms, but I’m not sure how to pasteurize/sanitize it. I was thinking pressure cooker? I ordered some spore syringes and I’m not sure if i should get premade bags with injection ports or if I should make my own bags. It’s the same cost to buy bags and a used instant pot, and I already have coco coir. Once I get some mushroom colonies going I was planning on keeping it going by breaking it up and mixing it with fresh substrate, but I don’t want to keep buying pasteurized manure. How do people do this? I’m very new
Reclaiming Clay question
Reclaiming Clay question - Lemmy.World
I have a lot of dry clay I have saved to reuse. Most of it is in smaller pieces, I’m working my way to making it into powder. I’m thinking of getting a rock tumbler to make small batches of powder since most of the pieces are pretty small anyway. Currently, i put the powder and sometimes granules into a bucket and pour white vinegar and very hot water over it, sometimes mixing immediately sometimes waiting for it to cool. I always let it rehydrate for at least a few days before drying on a plaster board. Currently I mix the clay by folding and flattening, as this is easier than wedging for me. I’ll wedge smaller pieces, but for these larger ones I’ll pop the air bubbles and smooth it out. So far it’s been ok but I’ll sometimes have a bubble I missed until I am nearly done shaping on the wheel. Does anyone have suggestions for how to decrease the air bubbles trapped from rehydrating? Would a vibrating paint mixer work?