{"title":"CVG Raw Materials","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"gypsum-calcium-sulphate-for-mushroom-substrates","title":"Gypsum (Calcium Sulphate) for Mushroom Substrates","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYeah this is the same stuff they plaster houses with, Calcium Sulphate. Turns out it’s also useful for mushroom cultivation so although we’d get laughed off site for being shit on a trowel, we buy loads of it because it does a few really good things:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAdd it to grain when making grain spawn to help break it up once fully colonised and provide some essential minerals to your mycelium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMix it with your mushroom substrate of choice to help maintain optimal pH levels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eUse it in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/search?q=cordyceps\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCordyceps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e liquid culture for the minerals!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou don’t \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to use this when you’re growing mushrooms, but the stronger and healthier your mycelium is, the better your end result is likely to be!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MycoPunks","offers":[{"title":"100g","offer_id":39695621456063,"sku":"Gypsum100","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g","offer_id":39695621488831,"sku":"Gypsum250","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":39695621521599,"sku":"Gypsum500","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":39695621554367,"sku":"Gypsum1kg","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/6721\/6063\/files\/Gypsum_Calcium_Sulphate_for_Mushroom_Substrates.jpg?v=1741948745"},{"product_id":"organic-coconut-coir-brick","title":"Organic Coconut Coir Brick for Growing Mushrooms","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a compressed brick made of coconut husk, but don’t tell the government or they’ll start trying to solve the housing crisis by using it to make tower blocks or something (haha just kidding they would never try to solve the housing crisis).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimply add water and watch it breach the small bucket you thought would contain it! This thing wants out, and just like a billionaire in a homemade submarine, when you expose it to water a swift structural change occurs (although in this case it gets a lot bigger, not a lot smaller)!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you’re buying your coconut coir (or just coco coir to his friends) it’s important to get the right type for growing mushrooms. Some of the blocks are specifically for plants, and they add trichoderma to it because plants love it. Trichoderma is the home mushroom cultivator’s number one enemy because it is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efucking everywhere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (apart from in front of our lovely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/flow-hood?_pos=10\u0026amp;_sid=306e3c3df\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflow units\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and it will wreck your grows like nobody’s business if you’re not careful. This coir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoesn’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have any of that added to it, so it’s great for growing your own dinner on. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProperly hydrated, the smaller size will give you almost 10 litres of substrate, and the larger size will expand to 75 litres of substrate which is a marvel of modern science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Approx. 650g per brick or 5kg for the larger one, but this varies as some are more compact that others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Doesn’t need to be sterilised, but can be pasteurised (see below)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Increases LOADS when you add water\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ You could throw this into an Olympic-sized swimming pool and get banned for life for being weird\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Stores for millennia if kept dry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Organic like as much as our stuff as possible\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Pronounced “Koy-er” not “Kwaar”, it’s not French\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStorage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiterally anywhere you like as long as it isn’t moist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to use:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFriend of MycoPunks, Orangutan Trading Co, actually wrote a blog post about this very topic about two years ago where he’s gone into detail about how he used to pasteurise it when he was living abroad, we asked permission to share it, he said “yes”, so here it is: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orangutantradingco.com\/orangutan-trading-blog\/?p=how-to-grow-mushrooms-from-spores-part-three-spawn-to-bulk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehow to use coco coir!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eYou can also use it as a casing layer if you like, just hydrate it like in Orangutan’s guide and then apply about ½ inch or a bit less over the surface of your \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efully colonised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e substrate. Don’t do it before that or it’s just part of your substrate.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you want to add some vermiculite and gypsum to it at the right ratios, we actually sell a complete kit with all of that included \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/diy-make-your-own-cvg-substrate-4kg-40kg?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=diy+cvg\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejust over here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MycoPunks","offers":[{"title":"9L Brick","offer_id":39880814067903,"sku":"COCOCOIR650","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L Brick","offer_id":40202067673279,"sku":"coir5kg","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/6721\/6063\/files\/306C1206-435A-4EF8-8E69-D7F0EA139DC9.jpg?v=1741649572"},{"product_id":"diy-make-your-own-cvg-substrate-4kg-40kg","title":"Basics : DIY : Make your own CVG substrate (4kg \/ 40kg)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaking your own CVG is so easy even MycoPunks founder Chris could make it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4kg version Includes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e650g Coir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e216g Fine Verm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e165g Gypsum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/xls-b-horizon-unicorn-mushroom-bag-for-fruiting-substrate-4-5kg-6-8kg\"\u003eXLS-B Horizon Unicorn Bags\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the heck to make it:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut the 650g coir block in a large bucket and soak in 3 litres of hot \/ warm water for 1 hour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd the Fine Vermiculite and sieve the Gypsum into your bucket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMix thoroughly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest consistency by grabbing a handful and squeezing. The sub should expel a small trickle of water when squeezed hard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinal product should weigh between 3.75-4kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou don't have to pasteurise this as there isn't anything technically nutritious in this sub. However just to clear out the surface nasties, we recommend pasteurising or pressure cooking for 2 hrs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e40kg Includes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x 5kg Coir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 x 650g Coir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.1kg Fine Verm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.6kg Gypsum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 x \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/products\/xls-b-horizon-unicorn-mushroom-bag-for-fruiting-substrate-4-5kg-6-8kg\"\u003eXLS-B Horizon Unicorn Bags\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the heck to make it: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut the 5kg and all 3 of the 650g coir blocks in a large container and soak in 30 litres of hot \/ warm water for 1 hour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd the Fine Vermiculite and sieve the gypsum into your container (to prevent clumps of white). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMix thoroughly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest consistency by grabbing a handful and squeezing. The sub should expel a small trickle of water when squeezed hard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinal product should weigh out just over 40kg and make 20 x 2kg blocks using XLS-A bags. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou don't have to pasteurise this as there isn't anything technically nutritious in this sub. However just to clear out the surface nasties, we recommend pasteurising or pressure cooking for 2 hrs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"MycoPunks","offers":[{"title":"4kg + 2 x XLS-B Horizon Unicorn Bags","offer_id":45616673718507,"sku":"DIY_CVG_4KG_Sml","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"40kg + 20 x XLS-B Horizon Unicorn Bags","offer_id":45616673784043,"sku":"DIY_CVG_40KG_LRG","price":124.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/6721\/6063\/files\/Mycopunks_coco_bran_basics.webp?v=1746713657"}],"url":"https:\/\/mycopunks.fr\/collections\/cvg.oembed","provider":"MycoPunks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}