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sandm_m4n
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Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate
#21460680 - 03/26/15 01:13 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey shroomery!~ So this is my first attempt at growing oysters even though i have grown some other "types" before but this is my first oyster. So I started by ordering a bag of "Tree oyster" sawdust spawn, i then got two 30 gal rubbermaid tubs and layered them between cardboard. After the cardboard colonized and it warmed up here i transferred one rubbermaid to a bunch of straw but when i opened the second tub i was presently surprised to find some mushrooms pinning up. The rubbermaid's are completely sealed except for a few air holes but it must have been enough to trigger pin Also The containers are located under a deck on top of cement so i wouldn't think any wild shrooms would get in?
Every thing was going fine the first couple of days the cream/white colored pins were getting bigger, about 2-3 days into fruiting the fucking people who cut my parents yard blew the hummidity tent i had on the rubbermaid off the top causing the pins to dry out. By the time i got home from work and found this out it looked like the mush were all dried out & dead/ and or trying to abort. One of the clusters that had very small pins turned darker color and i figured it was just aborting. I put the hummidity tent back on and left it alone in the dark for a day to recover and then just went and looked again today and what i found was very weird almost a comnpletly different looking mushroom growing right next too the pins that died (almost on top of them) Now i know oyster is very voracious and a fast colonizer so i doubt it is any other kind of mushroom that out competed it but still im worried because of the complete difference in appearance plz help ID this for me mushroom experts!!!! I have read that exposure to light and differences in temp can change the way they look but this is still really weird and could use some expert advice !
This is the part of the first growth as you can see it is a cream/tan color

In this second picture you can see the initial pin they were very stringy because of low light i assume but then after the tent blew off they now seem to be dead or aborted almost ontop of these mushrooms is the darker pinset that really looks dark and much different then the other growths, What do you guys think??
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Humbled
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: sandm_m4n]
#21460807 - 03/26/15 02:00 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Definitely not oysters in that 2nd pic. They would never grow like that outdoors. Almost looks like a Gymnopilus but I'm no expert.
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solarity
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: Humbled]
#21460841 - 03/26/15 02:14 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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It looks to me like oysters with no light and high CO2 formed in "coral" formation. Then once they had aborted and you had proper conditions proper oysters started forming which is the dark mushrooms you see. Looks like a good pinset and you should be eating oysters soon!
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knomadic_niki
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: solarity]
#21460877 - 03/26/15 02:25 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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i agree with solarity. aborted oysters, beside healthy oysters
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sandm_m4n
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: knomadic_niki]
#21460933 - 03/26/15 02:39 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks Solarity! I figured that was the case but with such a dramatic difference in appearance i figured i better ask. I cant wait to munch down some of these oysters and i will definitely post some updated pics if i get a good flush!
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knomadic_niki
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: sandm_m4n]
#21461167 - 03/26/15 03:36 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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make sure to double check before you eat them. its hard to tell from the pics but we're PRETTY sure.
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solarity
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: knomadic_niki]
#21461383 - 03/26/15 04:17 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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you just beat me too it! feel free to re-post for an ID if you are unsure.
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sandm_m4n
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: solarity]
#21493417 - 04/02/15 06:05 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ok so basically got the worst flush ever instead of a meal looks like ill just be getting a small snack .. It was just an experiment to see yields off of straight cardboard and luckily i have a bunch more spawn that i didnt expose to light that is ready to be transferred to straw. I def need to work on my technique though . what do u guys think its oyster right?


Also here is some what i think to be wild oysters growing on a dead tree next to my grow space that i have been watering 
Edited by sandm_m4n (04/02/15 06:09 PM)
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: sandm_m4n]
#21493427 - 04/02/15 06:08 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nice clone it!
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knomadic_niki
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: d0urd3n]
#21493477 - 04/02/15 06:18 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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totally oyster. but its not your technique. cardboard doesn't have enough nutrients. try cardboard lasagna layered with coffee grounds and straw next time. or straight up straw. you'll get better yields. good job!
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sandm_m4n
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: knomadic_niki]
#21493504 - 04/02/15 06:23 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks Knomadic And what do you think about the ones growing on the dead oak tree? oyster as well right? Its only growing on the tree, its gilled underneath and has a slight odor of sea food
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knomadic_niki
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Re: Outdoor Oyster mushroom; help with ID 2 different looking mush on substrate [Re: sandm_m4n]
#21493540 - 04/02/15 06:30 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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yea, take a spore print. should be white. smell of seafood is indicative. also, gills should run down the stipe a bit. looks very oyster to me
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