Recent content by Boris The Beetle

So I've been saving my beetle frass to add to new batches of flake soil (I figured it can help seed the batch with microorganisms) but now I have a huge surplus of the stuff.  I'm not sure if this is a thing but can you use beetle frass as a plant fertilizer like how worm castings are used? I'm...

I added stag larvae to my kinshi bottles and they both burrowed down very deep. One of them is at the very bottom of the bottle and the mycelium regrew/covered its tunnel completely. Do I need to be concern with oxygen supply? I'm worried all the mycelium has sealed up the air supply and will...

Thanks @JKim!!! I will have to see if I can get my hands on some beetle-specific kinshi strains. The strain I'm using is definitely just for commercial/hobby growing. I am actually fruiting some of the blocks right now. Because of covid19, I didn't get my fruiting chamber in time so the blocks...

I am making some kinshi bottles right now using hardwood sawdust and Pleurotus ostreatus (liquid culture to rye grain to sawdust/bran). I will be using PP5 32oz deli containers with syringe filters (or just micropore tape) in the lids for air exchange. Does anyone know how long after full...

Hi all, how many of you supplement your flake soil with protein? What do you use and how do you use it? Do you just mix it in during fermentation? I've also read about giving crushed dog/cat kibble to larvae but not sure what the best practices are. Do you just sprinkle it on top of the...

While I have some flake soil fermenting away, I was wondering if anyone successfully fermented freshly fallen leaves. I went "leaf huntíng" the other day and was unable to find decent quantities of decomposed leaves. I supposed most of the leaves from last year have already been decomposed over...