You might be interested in incorporating cordyceps into your diet.You can use cordyceps as a supplement to boost exercise performance, fight aging, or support your overall health, even though it's a type of mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine.It's a mushroom that grows on insects and kills its host.It can be a challenge to grow it at home since it is elevated land in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan in China.
Step 1: Buy cordyceps inoculating fluid online.
spores that are ready for planting are contained in the inoculating fluids.You can search for inoculating fluid shipped to your region.It is available in other parts of the world if you are in China or India.You can buy cordyceps inoculating fluid from a research company or someone who grows them.
Step 2: Add 50 grams of grain to a jar.
Substrate is the surface that a plant grows on.If you want a healthy environment for growing cordyceps, use a mason jar.Put 50 grams of your grain into your jar.Brown rice and Standard millet are good options for grain.
Step 3: The water should be mixed into the grain.
To measure out 60 mL of distilled water, use a measuring spoon or syringe.Add the water to it.Shake the jar to combine the water and grain.It's best to use distilled water because it won't have impurities.Your cordyceps may be affected by tap water.
Step 4: bake it in a pan for 20 minutes at 121 C.
Keep your crop pure by sterilizing it.You should preheat your oven to 121 C.Place your baking dish in the oven after pouring your substrate.Remove the pan when the timer goes off.It is not safe to bake a jar.
Step 5: After it cools, put it back into the jar.
The substrate should be left to cool for 30 minutes.Carefully transfer the material to the jar.If it's necessary, use a spoon to push the pan out of the jar.It shouldn't be hard after you heat it, but it may be thicker and lumpier.
Step 6: The inoculating fluid should be put into a container.
You should read the instructions on how to use the inoculating fluid.Open your inoculating fluid and add something to it.You can put it on the surface if you shake the jar.You don't have to worry about measuring inoculating fluid because it will come pre-measured.
Step 7: Shake the jar to mix the inoculating fluid.
You need to screw the lid back on the jar.Shake the jar for a few minutes to mix the inoculating fluid.Remove the lid from the jar once they are mixed.The inoculating fluid will help your cultures grow.
Step 8: For potent cordyceps, introduce insect larvae to your food.
It is less likely that cordyceps will grow in grains alone.You are more likely to get a crop if you incorporate larvae into the substrate.Pick a type of insect that you can get in your area.You can purchase it online or collect it in nature.Host insects for cordyceps are the ghost moths.You could also use silkworm pupa.There is also a ground up silkworm pupa.You can purchase them online.They can still be a source of food for the cordyceps, even if they are dead.If you want to harvest larvae, you should check the leaves, branches, and ground.You can put the caterpillar in a container and then transfer them to your plant.Your caterpillar will have a food supply if you replenish the leaves frequently.
Step 9: You can purchase a grow- kit online.
It's convenient to grow cordyceps with a grow kit because it comes with everything you need.Kits can be purchased online.You should read the details carefully to find out what the kit contains and what size crop you can expect.Pick a kit that suits you.The kits start at around 25 dollars.
Step 10: The kit has a container for Pouring the Substrate.
Attach the jar or tube to your kit.The container should be removed and the package opened.The jar or tube needs to be dropped into it.There are different types of kits.You could get grains, soil, or ground up insects.
Step 11: The cordyceps can be added to the substrate.
You should read your kit's instructions to insert the liquid or spores.You can open the cordyceps liquid in your kit.If you want to spread the liquid over the surface, you should do it first.You are more likely to get the results you expect if you follow the instructions that came with your kit.
Step 12: Shake the container to mix the cordyceps.
The jar or tube came with your kit.Shake the container for 3 minutes to combine the inoculating fluid with the cordyceps.If your kit has different instructions, make sure to follow them.
Step 13: The humidity is 70% and the light is continuous.
The jar or tube should be placed under a grow light.If you want to monitor the room's humidity, place a humidity meter on the container.You can raise the humidity by spraying the container with water.A dehumidifier can be used to reduce the humidity.You can buy a humidity meter at a pet store or a gardening store.There are a number of places you can purchase a dehumidifier.
Step 14: The cordyceps can grow if the container is kept at 20 C.
You can monitor the temperature with a jar or tube.If possible, set the room temperature to around 20 C.Turn on a fan and aim it at your plant to cool the area.To warm the area around your container, use a heat lamp or small space heater.The temperature is important for the growth of cordyceps.It needs to stay within a few degrees of 20 C.If you don't have that, your crop may not grow at all.
Step 15: For 60 days, allow your cordyceps to grow.
While they are growing, leave your cordyceps undisturbed.Within 2 weeks of planting your cordyceps, you will likely notice sprout.They will reach their full maturity in 60 days.If you live in a low humidity area, it's okay to occasionally spray your cordyceps with water.Don't worry about caring for them.
Step 16: After 60 days, harvest the cordyceps at the top of the jar.
Pick the cordyceps when they reach the lip of the jar because they won't grow taller than the top of your jar.The cordyceps won't reach the top of the jar, so go ahead and harvest them when they've been growing for 60 days.You can harvest them by plucking them.The root systems of cordyceps will not have a second crop, so you don't need to worry about that.To find out when the manufacturer recommends harvesting cordyceps, check the instructions.