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amech619
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Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great
#21329404 - 02/25/15 05:18 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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this is my first time doing pf tek, and i notice a cap getting darker and tearing. is this contamination/bacteria? i posted a picture. the one on the left im assuming is doing great. but the the cake on the right has a mushroom with a darker cap started tearing. any feedback is much appreciated.

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bodhisatta 
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: amech619]
#21329428 - 02/25/15 05:22 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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caps are too wet, not letting them dry enough before the next misting and also probably misting too much volume each time you mist. bacterial blotch. safe to eat if your dry them correctly, as in a food dehydrator
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amech619
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: bodhisatta]
#21329483 - 02/25/15 05:34 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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NOTED. like i said this is my first time so good to know the signs of over misting now. i thought that wetness was normal but ill be sure to try to get the FC to evaporate water before i mist it again. Some how long do you think its safe to stay in there without it affecting the rest of my flush. i think i was planning to harvest tomorrow. do you recommend i pick it out now?
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: amech619]
#21329491 - 02/25/15 05:36 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Looks to me more like spores from that big guy. All of them are ready to harvest, but like bodhi said, those fruits are too wet.
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amech619
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: Psilicon]
#21329502 - 02/25/15 05:39 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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shit. then im going to harvest tonight. need to go home depot to grab some desiccant right now right now
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: amech619]
#21329508 - 02/25/15 05:40 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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No, you don't. Do you have a fan?
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: Psilicon]
#21329516 - 02/25/15 05:41 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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I see the spores bit the big guy itself has a hole in the middle of the cap. that big one should have been harvested yesterday
desiccant doesn't dry shrooms it keeps dry things dry, or if a shroom is very very close to being cracker dry it might get it there. you need to thoroughly dry them before putting them with desiccant, then again I never use desiccant because a food dehydrator is how you dry mushrooms. if you get them cracker dry and store them in an air tight jar they stay good for more than a half a year easily.
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: bodhisatta]
#21329540 - 02/25/15 05:47 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
bodhisatta said: I see the spores bit the big guy itself has a hole in the middle of the cap.

Missed that.
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amech619
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: bodhisatta]
#21329571 - 02/25/15 05:54 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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so i should fan them for 24-48 hours thennnn do the desiccant chamber???
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: amech619]
#21329575 - 02/25/15 05:55 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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go to target or walmart or wherever and buy a food dehydrator for 20-40$ set it to 160-170F and put them in there 12 hours or so
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: bodhisatta]
#21329661 - 02/25/15 06:16 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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should i be leaving the clusters fruits together as they dry? or should i separate them mushroom individually and then dry?????
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Re: Contam or not? (with pics) any feedback be great [Re: amech619]
#21329722 - 02/25/15 06:33 PM (9 years, 2 months ago) |
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I prefer to separate them.
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