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skallywag
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Can some1 tell me if my shrooms are contaminated
#23658341 - 09/19/16 10:16 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hi guys, I've just started growing my first mushrooms, they're starting to fruit, however I noticed on one of them there appears to be white fuzzy stuff.
Not sure if it's mould or just some of the mycelium where the mushroom has been pushing through?
Can someone tell me if they're contaminated?  Thanks
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ChemicalSpark


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Re: Can some1 tell me if my shrooms are contaminated [Re: skallywag]
#23658462 - 09/19/16 11:10 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Edited by ChemicalSpark (03/23/20 08:27 PM)
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Pastywhyte
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Re: Can some1 tell me if my shrooms are contaminated [Re: ChemicalSpark]
#23659097 - 09/19/16 03:24 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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The fruits are reverting back to mycelium because of the terrible conditions they are growing in. You need to do some serious research cause there is so much wrong in those pics I'm not ever sure where to start.
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Tira



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Re: Can some1 tell me if my shrooms are contaminated [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23660617 - 09/20/16 03:28 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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That cake looks so wet, are you keeping it in a plastic bag? You need fresh air exchange during fruiting, build a proper SGFC or poke holes on that plastic bag. Those white fuzzy stuff on your fruits are an indication of them lacking fresh air and humidity being too high.
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skallywag
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Re: Can some1 tell me if my shrooms are contaminated [Re: Tira]
#23664030 - 09/21/16 02:56 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks for the replies, I know the growing conditions aren't great, I ordered a Mycobox grow-box online and it was only a small thing, I've now transferred the cake to a bigger growing chamber.
I picked some of the larger shrooms, as they have fully open their caps, if they're stained blue inside does that mean they're mouldy, or just bruised?
The pics don't do the colour any justice, it's a very dark neon teal-blue, and it has an 'earthy' smell, I've discarded the bottom of the stems just incase, and only kept the caps or the upper part of stem that doesn't seem contaminated. Not sure if I just throw away the lot 
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Tira



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Re: Can some1 tell me if my shrooms are contaminated [Re: skallywag]
#23664058 - 09/21/16 03:30 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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That blueing is just bruising, but your fruits conditions look really bad, you really should build a proper SGFC, it's not that hard nor expensive. Just buy a tote and put holes on it then fill with perlite .)
btw it would be a lot less messy if you just cut the stems of your fruits with scissors
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