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--- research:mushroom_production_kuckucksuehle [2020/01/26 16:07] – aimeejulia
+++ research:mushroom_production_kuckucksuehle [2020/01/26 17:09] – [Table] aimeejulia
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 ^ Item                 ^ Cost              ^ Cost in €    ^ Comments                                                      ^
-| Labour               | 312 hours / year  | 350 / year   | Assumes 2 volunteers for 3 hours each per week at €1.12/hour  |
+| Labour               | 312 hours / year  | 441 / year   | Assumes 2 volunteers for 3 hours each per week at €1.26/hour  |
 | Straw                | 1040kg / year     | 195 / year   | Assumes we need 5kg of straw/bucket, and bales are small      |
 | Water                | ???               | 0 (local)    |                                                               |
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 | Gloves               |                   | 0 (sourced)  |                                                               |
 | Replacement buckets  | 96 / year         | 144 / year   | Assumes buckets last for 6 months, cost €1.50 each            |
-| Total                |                   | 749 / year   |                                                               |
+| Total                |                   | 840 / year   |                                                               |
 ===== Proposed setup =====
 ==== Location ====
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 ==== Continuous running ====
 Once the above is set up, the procedure for growing the mushrooms is:
-  - Clean the bucket
+^ Task                                              ^ Time estimate in minutes per bucket  ^
-  - Place straw into bucket
+| Clean the bucket                                  | 2                                    |
-  - Sterilise the bucket
+| Place straw into bucket                           | 2                                    |
-  - Introduce mushroom culture into the straw
+| Sterilise the bucket                              | 30                                   |
-  - Place bucket onto the shelf in the enclosure
+| Introduce mushroom culture into the straw         | 5                                    |
-  - Wait for mushrooms to grow (about 3 weeks)
+| Place bucket onto the shelf in the enclosure      | 1                                    |
-  - Harvest mushrooms
+| Wait for mushrooms to grow (about 3 weeks)        | 0                                    |
-  - Wait for mushrooms to grow again (about 3 weeks)
+| Harvest mushrooms                                 | 15                                   |
-  - Harvest mushrooms again
+| Wait for mushrooms to grow again (about 3 weeks)  | 0                                    |
-  - Place straw into compost
+| Harvest mushrooms again                           | 15                                   |
-  - Perform maintenance tasks
+| Place straw into compost                          | 5                                    |
-  - Go back to the beginning
+| Perform maintenance tasks                         | 10                                   |
+| Go back to the beginning                          | 0                                    |
+| Total time                                        | 1h55m                                |
 === Cleaning the bucket ===
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 === Composting ===
-TODO: Instructions
+The straw leftover form the mushroom production can be added to the garden compost when in large quantities or the vegetable compost in smaller quantities eg. 1 bucket a week is ok for the vegetable compost but anything over this would have to go in the garden waste compost as it would need to be mixed with additional organic matter to compost effectively.