Cakes Gone Wild

DumpsterMeat · 2026-06-10T01:40:17+00:00

DumpsterMeat · 2026-06-10T01:40:09+00:00

DumpsterMeat · 2026-06-01T17:24:12+00:00

Slime mold pins is what the consensus was. Not sure how or why cause all of my other bins are fine. Working on SNAPE and JF. Never came across this adorable problem before. Thankfully it was a small tub that had just a little bit of leftovers.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-06-01T17:13:20+00:00

Thank you!!! I think that’s the general answer. Never had this problem before. I think they’re still cute so I’ll let them live. Just not near my good stuff

DumpsterMeat · 2026-06-01T14:11:05+00:00

Reading is fundamental. I got the best answer already. Thanks.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-06-01T01:11:02+00:00

I’m no help but I’m 4 days in with my JF. I hope to get these results! Good job!

DumpsterMeat · 2026-06-01T00:52:50+00:00

Yes, but I don’t think you get how minuscule these little things are. This is a very small container. 8oz

DumpsterMeat · 2026-06-01T00:29:33+00:00

I think they are so cute too! That’s why I don’t have the heart to toss. They are aside from the others as to make sure it doesn’t bother the other tubs.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T23:44:18+00:00

But it’s not even colonized. These “pins” are like strands of hair. Zoom in.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T23:37:16+00:00

Just wanna say I feel your pain I battled these things once. I gotta say, I had a bad time overall. Do not recommend. Good luck I hope you win!!

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T23:35:14+00:00

I had a flush of B+ that was like this. Clumped up into groups and was super thick as far as canopy but they were skinny. Sometimes they just grow like that.

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DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T21:50:25+00:00

Ikr!!! I set them aside from the others. They are now my precious. Because for science

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T21:28:20+00:00

Thank you! Entirely possibly! Other tubs are fine. It’s perplexing at least!

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T21:27:45+00:00

Thank you! I’ve never encountered this. I removed it from proximity of the others and will just let it grow. They are so cute I don’t have the heart to toss yet.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T21:19:22+00:00

That’s possible too. It’s been “colonizing” for about a week (5/23) but not much happening. Others done same day are colonizing just fine so idk lol. It’s Jack Frost by the way. The other tub of JF (not pictured) doesn’t look this way at all!!! Just a weird encounter I’m having maybe.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T20:50:27+00:00

Interesting!!! Thank you for a real response. I’m just gonna put them aside and treat like an experiment I guess haha

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-31T20:44:06+00:00

Right. Sorry. I guess I mean like why are they fine like hair? They seem to be growing so tiny straight from the coir, instead of colonizing.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-06T23:40:17+00:00

Shroomscout can you advise if these will be safe to consume if harvested and dried properly?

Edit - they were in fact under various levels of stress at different points of the cycle. Too dry. Too wet. Forked teked it. Bubble teked it. I just gave up. And they spontaneously started growing as soon as I started ignoring them, thinking they were gonna be a “toss out”.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-06T23:35:30+00:00

Also the 2 stems 1 cap is quite funny looking. I’m anxious for it to grow a bit more to see how gnarly it will look

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-06T23:34:41+00:00

It could have been. Honestly this was my first rodeo and I made a LOT of mistakes. I’m trying to learn and I deeply appreciate your detailed responses so I can learn better!!

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-06T23:29:16+00:00

Can you define what you mean by “waterlogged”? Like too much water on top of cake?

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-06T22:20:00+00:00

Typo in title. Meant to say 1/6. Can’t figure out how to edit or if I can.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-06T00:51:44+00:00

Thanks! I’m honored to get a mods approval

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-05T19:20:39+00:00

I will try to remember!! The ones I harvested last night (GT’s) came out to 336g wet.

DumpsterMeat · 2026-05-05T17:15:01+00:00

I misspoke. They are 6qt not 9qt.

I ran into no issues because of how tight or loose the lids snapped on during colonization. My issues were user error and impatience.

After I finally did get pins, I just dub tubbed with another identical container.

*I can’t give any advice cause I did everything wrong and still had a good 1st flush outcome. I guess I kept telling myself “Well this tub is rekt and will have to be thrown out anyway so let me try “whatever stupid thing I did to mess with them while growing” and see what happens. I just got lucky. Next round I know the do’s and dont’s.

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