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How to Inoculate Mushroom Substrate Bags With A Liquid Culture Syringe
Liquid cultures are used to start mushroom growth on almost any medium including fruiting bags, grain bags, plugs, and agar. They are the most convenient way to start culturing new species. The following instructions show grain bags being inoculated, but the same process can be used on any bag.
Step 1 – Gather Supplies
You will need a flow hood or glovebox, 70% alcohol, paper towel, nitrile gloves, a roll of scotch tape, your culture, and sterilized grain bags. Turn on the hood.
Step 2 – Clean Hands
Put on the gloves, then spray them with alcohol generously. rub them together well, be sure to get the top of your hands and between your fingers.
Step 3 Clean Prep Pad or Towel
Spray alcohol on a paper towel, be sure to cover it well, but it does not need to be dripping.
Step 4 – Wipe Injection Point
Wipe an area or spot on the substrate bag which you will be injecting through. Do not wipe or inject through the white breather filter on the bag.
Step 5 – Shake Syringe to Mix Culture
Keep the cap on. Shake your culture syringe hard for 30 seconds. This will help break up the mycelium and spread cells throughout the syringe.
Step 6 – Open Needle Packaging
Open the needle by peeling back the paper and plastic. Try not to touch what is inside. Remove the cap from the culture syringe and twist the needle tight into place.
Step 7 – Remove Needle Cap
Next, prepare for inoculation by pulling the clear cap off to expose the needle.
Step 8 – Inject Substrate Bag
Pierce the bag with the needle where you prepped it with alcohol, and inject 1ml of liquid culture into the bag, then withdraw the syringe.
Step 9 – Take Clean Tape
Take a 1-inch piece of tape. Be sure to remove the first couple inches of previously exposed tape when you first enter the hood or glovebox in order to eliminate any contaminates.
Step 10 – Cover Injection Point
Cover the injection point with the fresh tape, be sure it is sealed well. It is good measure to grab a second piece of tape and cross over the first.
Step 11 – Mix Substrate Bag
After the injection point is sealed, unroll and mix your substrate bag. Mixing the bag spreads the culture through it resulting in faster incubation times.
Step 12 – Incubate Until Ready
Set your inoculated bag in a dark place between 70F-90F (80F is best for most species). This process takes 12-30 days depending on the species.
12 one pound bags of sterilized rye grain berries
sterilized and enhanced with all the needed nutrients
ready for inoculation and includes instructions
start using multi-spore syringes, liquid culture, or agar plates
perfect for mushroom cultivation and grain spawn bags