A paddy straw bed is won or lost before the spawn packet is opened. Bundle size, soaking time and the way the layers are laid decide whether heat and moisture stay where the mycelium needs them.
- By the end you can choose and bundle straw the way the ICAR-DMR bulletin describes.
- By the end you can soak, drain and judge moisture by hand.
- By the end you can build a layered bed, place spawn correctly and cover it.
- By the end you can name the other DMR methods and say when to look at them.