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Seal Plugs with Wax

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How too plant Shiitake Mushroom plugs..this works!

What happens here

Melt the paraffin wax in a tin can using a torch. Once the wax is liquid, use a foam brush to dip into the melted wax and then dab it over each inserted mushroom plug. This layer of wax seals the plugs, protecting the mycelium from drying out, insects, and other contaminants, allowing it to colonize the log effectively.

Goal: Protect the mushroom mycelium by sealing the plugs.

Tools and materials

  • Foam Brush — Applying the melted wax to the plugs
  • Tin Can — Holding the wax while it melts
  • Torch — Melting the paraffin wax
  • Melted Paraffin Wax — Sealing the plugs

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It's like having a third hand or a third arm almost. Okay. So, I'm just going to melt my wax here. Comes in a big square. Just had a can laying around. Uh I'm not sure what was in that can, but uh I don't advocate for any kind of non-Christian beverages. Uh especially when you're working with fire. So, I'm got the wax nice and hot here. Um, got myself a Turn our flame off. Got myself a little foam brush here. We're going to dip and dab. Dip and dab and dab and dab and dab. I was trying to get away with not using a a paintbrush to do this with, uh, but it was going to be a royal pain in the butt and make a huge mess. So, that's it. Just dip and dab. So, while I'm down here dabbing wax on this stuff, I I want to talk about why we do this. Why Why would I do this? I could go buy shiakei mushrooms. This is probably more shiakei mushrooms than I'll ever eat uh that this log will produce. Why am I doing this? Because I'm curious. Aren't you curious? If you're not curious, then you know what do you have to look forward to in life without curiosity? You need to if you don't have anything in your life right now that sparks your curiosity, then uh find something. Give yourself a reason to wake up in the morning and enjoy the day. There's there's no reason to have a smug attitude about life. I uh hear people talk about I'm not a morning person. Oh, I'm not a morning person. Oh, I'm not a morning person. Give me a break. Give me the another excuse for why you're a miserable human being. Be a morning person. Wake up happy. Every day I'm a nurse. Every day I go into work. I know one thing. I'm taking care of somebody who's in worse shape than I am and then needs me. Find somebody that needs you. Find a purpose. Find a hobby. Find something that's fun. Something that's intriguing. Be it reading or writing, write a book. It's my next project over the winter. So, don't give me this I'm bored or I'm not a morning person. Do something. Learn something. Use your hands and your brain.

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