I know for a fact that theres more than a few shroomers here. I am looking to tap your knowledge, although I have been experimenting with them to some extent, my knowledge is severly limited on the subject.

You may be aware that I used a product called co2boost and I loved it. Of course being cheap, I'd love to eliminate the cost, so here are my thoughts....

It's appearantly made with a mushroom substrate, I want to know what sort of a mushroom substrate would produce co2 for so long, and after it is done oozing out the co2, leaves you with organic soil, I belong to a mushroom growing forum too and have posted the same question there too.

I was hoping to see if it is something I could make this myself?
What are your thoughts? Do you have any ideas on what the contents might be?


If we can duplicate what they are doing, I think it would be a hell of alot better than all these soda bottles filled with yeast!
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me

I was looking at the same product last night and was woundering the same thing!

Well I bought it, and I loved it. It certainly produces, I am just cheap and want to eliminate them from the equation.
Besides if we can figure this out, and it really shouldnt be too hard, this would be much better than using all those stupid soda bottles filled with yeast. I just know some newcomer is going to come along ask about home-made co2 and than spill it on there light. That scares the hell out of me, so if we can put our heads together and figure this out....Besides I'd love to add a link to my signature
that reads...."the right way to make co2" LOL
Peace

here is what I believe is in the bucket.
Heterotroph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bigballin....Dude, did I miss something obvious? What do you believe is in the bucket???
Either I am really high, or your playing with me!

"here is what I believe is in the bucket."

Actually I've been thinking and I bet it is horse shit. Just a guess, but it kinda makes sense. That would leave you with organic soil.
I sell seafood to a farm, and I visit there tomorrow, hmmmmm

Bigballin, I am not sure if your right yet, but you sure impressed me with your answer. I thnk I need a more defenitive answer in order to duplicate it. This is too broad of an answer for me.

Wouldn't horse shit be (A) a suitable substrate for mushrooms and (B) produce co2 as it decomposes?

"In simpler terminology, a heterotroph is an organism that is incapable of making its own food from light or inorganic compounds, and feeds on organisms or the remains of other organisms to get its necessary energy to survive."

All aerobic organisms produce CO2 when they burn carbohydrates, fatty acids and proteins; it is the prime energy source and the main metabolic pathway in heterotroph organisms such as animals, and also a secondary energy source in phototroph organisms such as plants when not enough light is available for photosynthesis. The large amount of reactions involved are exceedingly complex and not described easily. Photoautotrophs (i.e. plants, cyanobacteria) utilize another modus operandi: They absorb the CO2 from the air, and, together with water, react it to form carbohydrates:

now narrowing down what organizism it is, thats a whole other story.

Okay, let me try this another way, as all of a sudden I am feeling pretty ignorant. I've read what you've posted and followed the links and read more. I still feel confused though. I am not a college educated man, so maybe this is over my head....but what the hell is in the bucket. No in all honesty, is there a simpler more down to earth explanation that a laymen might understand?
Sorry to be a jerk here, I'm trying though.

Ok ok, we just posted at the same time! You obviously anticipated my next question.
Does horse shit fit the bill in your opinion?

Wouldn't horse, or cow shit be (A) a suitable substrate for mushrooms and (B) produce co2 as it decomposes?