Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video is all about growing shiitake mushrooms from plugs. Turns out you can add wooden dowels with shiitake mycelium on it and they'll grow on downed oak branches. We did this experiment in the backyard and it had over 5 years of flushes!

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