I think I would like to try grains over the BRF tek I was looking at. You say they are pretty much contaminant-proof? So if I were to start from grains there would be no need to sterilize with a pressure cooker?

I'm in the PNW so no need to worry about the conditions. Alas, I have been looking for hours and have yet to find any. I may be a little out of the hot spot for them, but I know they are around here. I just can't seem to find any good habitats for them, if I do they are all full of galerina

I want to start a tub as well since I don't own my house and would like to continue to reap the harvest for years to come. I just want to get an easy sure fire method down before I waste money on spores.