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airwalk77


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Is my box contaminated?
#19239847 - 12/07/13 08:21 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hello im new to this forum and new to mushroom growing. I bought a PES Amazonian growbox, and today i noticed green and blue stuff in my box, the stuff appeared two days after the first mushrooms appeared, Is my box contaminated and will the first flush be safe to eat, because only 1 mushroom is green. thank you for your answers!
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CliftonGK1
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Re: Is my box contaminated? [Re: airwalk77]
#19239925 - 12/07/13 08:57 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yes, it's contaminated. Anything other than nice white mycelium (and sometimes a yellowish tinted metabolite seepage) is evidence of contamination.
I'd pitch it and start over just to be safe.
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Durin


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Re: Is my box contaminated? [Re: CliftonGK1]
#19239932 - 12/07/13 08:58 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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All I have to say is bummer dude.
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airwalk77


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Re: Is my box contaminated? [Re: Durin]
#19239957 - 12/07/13 09:07 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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can i harvest the first flush when they grow, or do i need to throw them out now? tkanks for answers
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airwalk77


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Re: Is my box contaminated? [Re: airwalk77]
#19244325 - 12/08/13 10:27 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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today the blue and green stuff didn't spread anymore. the mushrooms are still growing and they all look still fine except for the same one which has turned black.. i will keep my box and observe it. when they're grown i will post a picture, hoping to get some advice if they're good to eat. thanks.
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strawkat
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Re: Is my box contaminated? [Re: airwalk77]
#19245854 - 12/08/13 04:15 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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NEVER eat mushrooms that are in contamed substrate. Even though you cannot see them, they are most likely covered in bacteria/mold spores. Better safe than sorry. Pitch em and start again.
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Kizzle
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Re: Is my box contaminated? [Re: strawkat]
#19245934 - 12/08/13 04:27 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Not enough to be a health hazard. It's common practice to eat/sell mushrooms grown on contaminated substrate. That's assuming the mushroom itself has no visible mold on it.
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airwalk77


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Re: Is my box contaminated? [Re: Kizzle]
#19253889 - 12/10/13 04:29 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yesterday i harvested all the healthy mushrooms, they were small but i got around 30g fresh, i ate them and had a really nice trip and i didnt feel any stomach pain:-) i threw the contaminated box in the garbage. I guess you really can eat mushrooms that dont have any mold on them even if they grew in a contaminated box:-)
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