cobbler Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Oh yummy, milkymushies.My favourite in tomyam Sent from my SM-T315T using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfrunes Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Delivery of the substrate bags arrived today. 520 bags from 12 bottles of grain spawn. Settling down for the 6 week wait. Bought a 20thb thermometer to give an estimated gauge on temperature... Good enough for me as long as its within 25 to 35 degrees centigrade. Quick qn: anything else I can do to improve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laochef Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Where in Nong Khai - Udon area can you get substrate and spawn ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packdee Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Hello friends,I still be busy growing the milky mushroom. Last year I tried to improve growing method.This year I am going to use napier grass for growing the mushroom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashboy Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I just read this thread. Thank you Packdee for the information. A shame so many photos you posted in your explanations do not display. The Thai girl wants to grow mushrooms and do it commercially. Are these easier to grow than other mushrooms? What kind of building do I need to construct for growing these (size and materials)? The Thai girl is living in Bangkok at the moment so Chantaburi is not too far to come for lessons and to order some spawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hi, been trying to find a contact number for Packdee's homestay but no luck. Does anybody have one? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allgeier Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hi, been trying to find a contact number for Packdee's homestay but no luck. Does anybody have one? Thanks He is posting nearly everyday on Facebook. There are also a Contactadress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 IsaanAussie or anyone else if you are out there it would be really good if you could give us an update on your mushroom biz. I have a nephew who wants to give up his Bangkok job and has his own ideas of growing mushrooms but I could do with more info from the likes of you before funding him. I think he could get the hang of growing them ok but do they sell in decent quantities. That's usually the stumbling block with all these projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanAussie Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 IsaanAussie or anyone else if you are out there it would be really good if you could give us an update on your mushroom biz. I have a nephew who wants to give up his Bangkok job and has his own ideas of growing mushrooms but I could do with more info from the likes of you before funding him. I think he could get the hang of growing them ok but do they sell in decent quantities. That's usually the stumbling block with all these projects. You got it in one Somo. Easy enough to grow but finding and developing a market is time consuming. I have been out of it for 2 years, back in Oz so not current. But if your nephew is thinking of replacing a BKK income with mushroom proceeds he will find it hard IMHO. As a supplemental income, maybe. Initial investment to grow enough to test the market can be small. You know the rest, hard work and persistence. Would I fund it? No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 IsaanAussie or anyone else if you are out there it would be really good if you could give us an update on your mushroom biz. I have a nephew who wants to give up his Bangkok job and has his own ideas of growing mushrooms but I could do with more info from the likes of you before funding him. I think he could get the hang of growing them ok but do they sell in decent quantities. That's usually the stumbling block with all these projects. You got it in one Somo. Easy enough to grow but finding and developing a market is time consuming. I have been out of it for 2 years, back in Oz so not current. But if your nephew is thinking of replacing a BKK income with mushroom proceeds he will find it hard IMHO. As a supplemental income, maybe. Initial investment to grow enough to test the market can be small. You know the rest, hard work and persistence. Would I fund it? No! Thanks for the info IA. I will push him to look for outlets first. Having said that I am only looking to buy a small plot of land at the back of my house that already has a suitable building on it for about 60k. Add in unforseen stuff and total outlay 80 - 100k If he can earn 7-10k/month that would be fine. Doable?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanAussie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 IsaanAussie or anyone else if you are out there it would be really good if you could give us an update on your mushroom biz. I have a nephew who wants to give up his Bangkok job and has his own ideas of growing mushrooms but I could do with more info from the likes of you before funding him. I think he could get the hang of growing them ok but do they sell in decent quantities. That's usually the stumbling block with all these projects. You got it in one Somo. Easy enough to grow but finding and developing a market is time consuming. I have been out of it for 2 years, back in Oz so not current. But if your nephew is thinking of replacing a BKK income with mushroom proceeds he will find it hard IMHO. As a supplemental income, maybe. Initial investment to grow enough to test the market can be small. You know the rest, hard work and persistence. Would I fund it? No! Thanks for the info IA. I will push him to look for outlets first. Having said that I am only looking to buy a small plot of land at the back of my house that already has a suitable building on it for about 60k. Add in unforseen stuff and total outlay 80 - 100k If he can earn 7-10k/month that would be fine. Doable?? Doable? I suppose so. Assume a selling price of 100baht/kg he would have to produce 100kg per month or say harvest and sell 3 kg every day. That is a lot of mushrooms and beds or bags in progress. I worked on an eight bed rotational system, with each bed containing 60 12inch bags. One bed being replaced each week which took 2 days to do just that much. My output was about 3 kg per day at best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 IsaanAussie or anyone else if you are out there it would be really good if you could give us an update on your mushroom biz. I have a nephew who wants to give up his Bangkok job and has his own ideas of growing mushrooms but I could do with more info from the likes of you before funding him. I think he could get the hang of growing them ok but do they sell in decent quantities. That's usually the stumbling block with all these projects. You got it in one Somo. Easy enough to grow but finding and developing a market is time consuming. I have been out of it for 2 years, back in Oz so not current. But if your nephew is thinking of replacing a BKK income with mushroom proceeds he will find it hard IMHO. As a supplemental income, maybe. Initial investment to grow enough to test the market can be small. You know the rest, hard work and persistence. Would I fund it? No! Thanks for the info IA. I will push him to look for outlets first. Having said that I am only looking to buy a small plot of land at the back of my house that already has a suitable building on it for about 60k. Add in unforseen stuff and total outlay 80 - 100k If he can earn 7-10k/month that would be fine. Doable?? Doable? I suppose so. Assume a selling price of 100baht/kg he would have to produce 100kg per month or say harvest and sell 3 kg every day. That is a lot of mushrooms and beds or bags in progress. I worked on an eight bed rotational system, with each bed containing 60 12inch bags. One bed being replaced each week which took 2 days to do just that much. My output was about 3 kg per day at best. Thanks for the info IA a real help. One last question (well maybe not the last but near to) How much time did it take you (on your own) to grow that amount. Did it take up most of your time or were you able to do other things as well. The reason I ask is that my young brother in law (mistakenly called him nephew before) will have other things to do that can also add to his income if the mushrooms are not a full time thing. For example a rice machine will add an income of around 10k/month but not ifhe is working all day with the mushrooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanAussie Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 No, not full time. Just a part of the total daily chores. But other things such as compost and biochar had to be made, straw and rice hulls obtained and prepared. These were used for other things as well and the spent substrate and casing were recycled. Of course there was always the pigs to be taken care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 No, not full time. Just a part of the total daily chores. But other things such as compost and biochar had to be made, straw and rice hulls obtained and prepared. These were used for other things as well and the spent substrate and casing were recycled. Of course there was always the pigs to be taken care of. Thanks for that. If we get the rice machine that will earn a little money and provide rice hulls. He is a great worker so if 3 days a week on mushrooms, some on the machine and growing other crops ( we have about 3 rai spare) we should be at least self sufficient in most things and have some cash left over. Our main thing is cassava ( he can also work with that) which gives us a good living but I want him to be able to earn his keep. His wife is an accountant of sorts so has a basic understanding of business which is what is normally the downfall of most enterprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanAussie Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 No, not full time. Just a part of the total daily chores. But other things such as compost and biochar had to be made, straw and rice hulls obtained and prepared. These were used for other things as well and the spent substrate and casing were recycled. Of course there was always the pigs to be taken care of. Thanks for that. If we get the rice machine that will earn a little money and provide rice hulls. He is a great worker so if 3 days a week on mushrooms, some on the machine and growing other crops ( we have about 3 rai spare) we should be at least self sufficient in most things and have some cash left over. Our main thing is cassava ( he can also work with that) which gives us a good living but I want him to be able to earn his keep. His wife is an accountant of sorts so has a basic understanding of business which is what is normally the downfall of most enterprises. Now you are talking my language. The rice mill will give you bran and broken rice as well, both good feed ingredients.Couple those with cassava and you have the basis to produce animal feeds with little external costs. The cassava leaves are also good feed materials and the waste stalks can be used in the mushroom substrate. Of course the reject mushrooms have good nutrient value as well. Well on the way to becoming an "organic feed" supplier as well as the mushroom grower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green thumb Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 IA A question out of interest. What did you do with the "Spent Bags" after they were done. Did you compost them or work them into a field after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanAussie Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 IA A question out of interest. What did you do with the "Spent Bags" after they were done. Did you compost them or work them into a field after? I composted most of them. I did occasionally use some that still viable fungal mass to start new mass beds and bags. Yield is usually not as good but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norby Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Hello Colonel Packdee - Enquiry Milky Mushroom My wife Jit wants to grow Milky mushrooms. We are interested in Milky mushrooms seeds. They sell this seeds ? What does the milky seeds cost per bag ? Please send us your phone number. Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grkt Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 On 12/23/2017 at 3:14 PM, Norby said: Hello Colonel Packdee - Enquiry Milky Mushroom My wife Jit wants to grow Milky mushrooms. We are interested in Milky mushrooms seeds. They sell this seeds ? What does the milky seeds cost per bag ? Please send us your phone number. Thank you Hello, have you been successful ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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