mushrooms in the grow room???

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420forme

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Ok this is probally way off base but i just read that mushrooms breathe o2 and exhale co2 which made me wonder how much do they release, and could you use them to supply co2 to my plants? Mabye someone here knows about how much they release and if they could be grown in a flower room(12/12). Or just laugh at me:blsmoke:
 
Tarkett

Tarkett

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Firstly the hyphae secrete enzymes onto a food source, which break down polymers into monomer units, which are then absorbed into the mycelium by processes of active transport and facilitated diffusion. In both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, mycelium plays a vital role in the decay of plant matter, and it contributes to the organic component of soil releasing CO2 back into the atmosphere as it grows. The mycelium of mycorrhizal fungi acts in symbiosis with a plant whose roots it has colonised, and acts as a conduit for water and nutrients such a phosphorus to the plant, receiving in return sugars from the plant which it produces through photosynthesis [3]. Some resistance is conferred also against plant pathogens by mycelium, and which also provides a food-source for many soil invertebrates - beetles and worms, etc.

So the above is in a symbiotic relationship with plants so growing it with your marijuana would be beneficial.
 
Tym

Tym

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Tarkett said:
Firstly the hyphae secrete enzymes onto a food source, which break down polymers into monomer units, which are then absorbed into the mycelium by processes of active transport and facilitated diffusion. In both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, mycelium plays a vital role in the decay of plant matter, and it contributes to the organic component of soil releasing CO2 back into the atmosphere as it grows. The mycelium of mycorrhizal fungi acts in symbiosis with a plant whose roots it has colonised, and acts as a conduit for water and nutrients such a phosphorus to the plant, receiving in return sugars from the plant which it produces through photosynthesis [3]. Some resistance is conferred also against plant pathogens by mycelium, and which also provides a food-source for many soil invertebrates - beetles and worms, etc.

So the above is in a symbiotic relationship with plants so growing it with your marijuana would be beneficial.
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Beneficial to the shrooms.. It takes the sugars from the plant, It colonizes the root system, provides a food-source for many soil invertebrates - beetles and worms, and mycelium plays a vital role in the decay of plant matter. It doesn't sound very good to me.
 
TaoWolf

TaoWolf

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Yeah the concept is good. But the practicality is the real question... If you ventilate your tent when the lights are on, you can pretty much forget about simple ways of supplementing CO2 effectively enough to matter. At least that's the catch for most people wanting to find a way to do simple supplementation. Otherwise if you have a sealed growing environment, you'd really also need a CO2 monitor to have any idea of how many mushrooms you'd have to be growing simultaneously for the plants - as there is little to no information out there to use as a guideline when it comes to doing that.

Like the idea though. Could grow some hops on the side and supplement the CO2 from the fermentation process into the picture as well (a lot of people do this or attempt it if you are looking for other ideas and have the cash).
 
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