Module 3: Substrate Preparation

Service Description

Saturday April 4th - Module 3: Substrate Preparation and the 'Spawning' Technique to make Grow Bags *This is only part 3 of our cultivation series* Transition from lab to bulk growth by matching species to substrates like coir or wood. Learn to hydrate media to "field capacity" and pasteurize effectively. You’ll practice the "spawning" technique—mixing colonized grain into bulk bags—to trigger the massive expansion required for a heavy harvest using the fully colonized grains from Module 2. All materials will be provided. Your Instructors: Mario Gabiati is a professional horticulturist with over a decade of experience teaching mycology and laboratory sciences. He runs the training programs at Circuit Launch BioLabs, teaching vocational skills to hopeful future biotech entrepreneurs and scientists. When he isn't helping the next generation of bionerds get jobs in the bay area, he teaches mushroom identification and cultivation with Mycelial Mass Mushroom Science Club and inspires people with microscope art with the San Francisco Microscopical Society. Course co-instructor Misha Frankly’s journey with fungi began with a long line of Soviet foragers and a very crowded home closet. Today, Misha has traded the closet for the commercial field, working professionally in mushroom cultivation. A true lover of the outdoors, Misha spends their downtime hiking the SF Bay trails or supporting the West Coast music festival scene. He's here to help you bridge the gap between "hobbyist" and "harvest."