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Is this mold on my shrooms?
    #19241881 - 12/07/13 05:30 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

I got some dryed shrooms given to me, and upon analyzing I saw some grey fuzz type stuff on a stem.

Im not sure what it is, is it mold? Should I toss the whole bag?

Bout to get pics up.


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19241910 - 12/07/13 05:36 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

The pics in your gallery are a little blurry to tell, but they generally look okay to me.

You can see similar white/gray fuzz growing from the stems of fresh mushrooms that you leave in the refrigerator for a couple days. That fuzz isn't mold however, it is the mushroom own mycelium.

The stuff in your picture looks fine to me by that basis. Its just a little bruising and fuzz, neither of which have hurt anyone.

If you are paranoid about it, you can always prepare the mushrooms in a tea. The boiling hot water will kill off the majority of the germs on it.


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: Adrenalien]
    #19241925 - 12/07/13 05:40 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)





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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420] * 1
    #19241990 - 12/07/13 05:59 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Ah yes.

That is not the same "mold" seen in your other gallery pictures.

Yeah, that looks pretty nasty. I cant offer an ID other than saying that is not normal, and you definitely have some kind of mold growing on your mushrooms.

I wouldn't eat those, even if I boiled them in a tea.

Wait for a consensus before throwing them out or keeping them though.


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: Adrenalien]
    #19242021 - 12/07/13 06:09 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Wow fuck me I hate life. So much $$$ down the drain.


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19242070 - 12/07/13 06:22 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Hard to tell but it could be spores from the mushrooms itself.

Things is, there are contaminants with similar macroscopic features and you don't want to consume those.

First question. When you snap the stem, how's the texture inside ? Does it feel chalky and compact or straw like ?

Btw, scrub the steam in a piece of white paper. Look at the paper. Last question: Does it really come out gray or does it have some purplish hue ?


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: MAIA]
    #19242114 - 12/07/13 06:34 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Cracked it open, and theres white stuff coating the inside. It snapped open but felt kind of straw like, I rubbed the inside and it feels weird. Its smooth I guess, cant really describe it.

Tried rubbing it on paper, and the white fuzz that the outside of the stem was.covered in stuck to my fingers.

Im not sure whats on the paper looks purplish but could.be gray


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19242141 - 12/07/13 06:41 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19242158 - 12/07/13 06:47 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

I just asked the dude I gottem from he says not to worry its just "fuzzy feet"

Should I worry?


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19242177 - 12/07/13 06:51 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

They were most probably poorly dried. If you have the opportunity to contact the person that gave you that, ask him if those are spores. If he can't give you a positive answer, or doesn't know, you should throw them away.

When mushrooms are poorly dried, spores can germinate in any part of the fruitbody. Of course, that means spores from the mushroom itself or from any other contaminant spores as well. That's what creates the white fuzz.

There's one last thing you can do before you decide to throw it away. You can try washing that coloration and dry them again. If the coloration goes away after washing them and it doesn't come back after a week or so, it's most probably mushroom spores and you should be safe.

Nevertheless, always remember: When in doubt, throw it out.


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: MAIA]
    #19242186 - 12/07/13 06:55 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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They were most probably poorly dried. If you have the opportunity to contact the person that gave you that, ask him if those are spores. If he can't give you a positive answer, or doesn't know, you should throw them away.

When mushrooms are poorly dried, spores can germinate in any part of the fruitbody. Of course, that means spores from the mushroom itself or from any other contaminant spores as well. That's what creates the white fuzz.

There's one last thing you can do before you decide to throw it away. You can try washing that coloration and dry them again. If the coloration goes away after washing them and it doesn't come back after a week or so, it's most probably mushroom spores and you should be safe.

Nevertheless, always remember: When in doubt, throw it out.




He/she said its mycelium growth, does that sound accurate?


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: MAIA]
    #19242208 - 12/07/13 07:00 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

That last pic shows more detail. IMHO they were not properly dried but the "fuzzy feet" is not a problem per se.

What's the specie of those mushrooms btw ?


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19242212 - 12/07/13 07:01 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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Quote:

MAIA said:
They were most probably poorly dried. If you have the opportunity to contact the person that gave you that, ask him if those are spores. If he can't give you a positive answer, or doesn't know, you should throw them away.

When mushrooms are poorly dried, spores can germinate in any part of the fruitbody. Of course, that means spores from the mushroom itself or from any other contaminant spores as well. That's what creates the white fuzz.

There's one last thing you can do before you decide to throw it away. You can try washing that coloration and dry them again. If the coloration goes away after washing them and it doesn't come back after a week or so, it's most probably mushroom spores and you should be safe.

Nevertheless, always remember: When in doubt, throw it out.




He/she said its mycelium growth, does that sound accurate?




Yes, it's accurate.


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: MAIA]
    #19242219 - 12/07/13 07:03 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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That last pic shows more detail. IMHO they were not properly dried but the "fuzzy feet" is not a problem per se.

What's the specie of those mushrooms btw ?




They are PES Amazon apparently, no clue what that is.

So you think im good to go?


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19242266 - 12/07/13 07:18 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Hmmmm ... I won't give you a definitive answer as I have my doubts. If you trust the person that told you they are ok, then they should be ok. Nevertheless, I would wait for some more input in this thread.

It's not the fuzziness I'm worried about. It's about the darker color on the stem bellow the white fuzz. The coloration in the inner section of the stem is also a bit off. This can be due to a poor drying process but I can't be sure ...


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: MAIA]
    #19242328 - 12/07/13 07:39 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Ok, would it be ok if I just ate shrooms that looked fine? Its from the same bag.. Ill put pics up right now


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19242352 - 12/07/13 07:46 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)



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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: TheMushMonster420]
    #19242355 - 12/07/13 07:47 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

You should be ok with those, yeah.


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Re: Is this mold on my shrooms? [Re: MAIA]
    #19242369 - 12/07/13 07:53 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

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You should be ok with those, yeah.




Ok cool. Thanks for the help I really appreciate it. What amount would you reccomend for someone without a scale? Like number of stems and caps if thats possible.


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