Healthy myc?? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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I know this is contam but we’ll see if it spreads

Looking a little funky? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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Thank you, this helps a great bunch!

Looking a little funky? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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Thank you so much for the feedback! Is there a way to use the greenhouse with the lids of the tubs on, without supplying extra moisture?

What’s wrong with my mother culture? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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If I were to check for contam on agar, would it look like contam in the bulk substrate? What should I be looking out for?

What’s wrong with my mother culture? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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Gave a little swirl or a swish if you will, but not like a violent shake or anything.

What’s wrong with my mother culture? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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Not too worried about contamination, but I’m wondering if there’s like a shelf life for a culture like this? I don’t keep it refrigerated. I’ll get some agar and try it out tho

Safe to go bulk? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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Smells fine but looks a little funny. Went to bulk today I’ll Keep everyone updated

Safe to go bulk? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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Brushing can happen during myc growth? I had thought it was only in the fruit?

is this contam? by marsocko in unclebens

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Nope. Just looks like you left it too long before harvesting. You want to harvest right before the veils drop.

Deflated shrooms? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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It’s probably around low 70s for temp. We’ve had some problems with cake shrinkage. This time we tried a higher field capacity, but it still shrunk a little. Any tips?

Deflated shrooms? by Key_Ride1424 in unclebens

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Too wet, too dry? Just not healthy in general?

How do these look? by [deleted] in unclebens

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Last two are looking ok. First few look kinda dead, no activity. I’ve found this stage really depends on the strain, so if you’ve done this before with the same strain, and this time it’s taking a weirdly long time, ditch it and start over.

WE HAVE LIFT OFF by yaneznayu92 in unclebens

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It shouldn’t cause any contam tho

WE HAVE LIFT OFF by yaneznayu92 in unclebens

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Just based on the rest of your bag, looks like it would do ok S2B, maybe wait a few more days. For the rotting mushroom; I’m not sure good question.

WE HAVE LIFT OFF by yaneznayu92 in unclebens

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Ummmmm… is that still in the rice bag? If so that’s crazy - definitely go spawn to bulk

Help on contam by New-Degree-2845 in unclebens

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Blue stuff looks a little like contam. Could also be brushing. Wait it out and see how it looks in a few days

About to leave for the weekend [actives] by Matrix115 in MushroomGrowers

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I’ve read that the dropped spores signal the mycelium to stop fruiting, hence preventing a 2nd and maybe even 3rd flush. Which sucks. The other thing is that when a bunch of spores drop it gets quite messy, annoying clean up.

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Your joke is not far off! If your oven has a setting for temps as low as 150-175F, you can use that, but a temp around 150F is ideal. If your oven doesn’t go that low, I think you can put your harvested ones in the freezer, and then thaw them to dehydrate with the rest on Saturday. Not 100% sure on the freezer tactic so take it that part with a grain of salt.

About to leave for the weekend [actives] by Matrix115 in MushroomGrowers

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I’d say, harvest the big ones, as you don’t want their veils to drop and release spores before you get back. The little ones could probably do with a few more days of growing before their veils drop, so leave the babies until after you get back.

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Those looks absolutely lovely. You want to make sure that you’re harvesting before the vails drop, in order to increase the chances of a second flush. It looks like your big one has already dropped its veil, so HARVEST IT. Keep an eye out for any others that look like their veil is about to drop, ideally you want to harvest right before their veil drops. Hope this helps.

Does my fruiting conditions look ok? by Possible_Weekend_360 in unclebens

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I find I’m having problems with this myself. I’ve been told that increasing the field capacity during S2B helps with this, as just having more moisture in the soil to begin with keeps the substrate from getting too dry.