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stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest
    #25140741 - 04/15/18 10:40 AM (6 years, 8 months ago)

hey there,

i posted in the getting started subforum about my  first grow

however, after i picked up the first batch of bigger shrooms (with sanitized gloves), the stems and caps of the remaining mushrooms turned black. i am wondering whether it is contamination introduced by the first harvest, or maybe the result of too much humidity, or bruising? could you maybe advise?

i see that there are still small pins growing though the soil. So, if the current ones are contaminated, can i still keep the case and wait for the new ones to pop up?



Thanks :smile:

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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: v7t4]
    #25140768 - 04/15/18 10:54 AM (6 years, 8 months ago)

also, a few of the shrooms touch the ground and if i pick them off, i see white cobweb like coating all over the caps as well. see the pics. i assume it's just because they have been on the soil and it's nothing wrong right? its sticky and comes out if i rub it off



thanks again

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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: v7t4]
    #25140781 - 04/15/18 11:05 AM (6 years, 8 months ago)

All your shrooms are fine. The black dust is just spores. The white fuzzy stuff on that cap is just mycelium.


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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: dont trust midgets]
    #25140797 - 04/15/18 11:16 AM (6 years, 8 months ago)

thanks for encouragement. btw, i noticed that i can wipe the black color off from the caps, but not from the stems. it just gets smeared all over the stem if i rub it. what is that caused by?

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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: v7t4]
    #25140798 - 04/15/18 11:18 AM (6 years, 8 months ago)

and i am wondering, why are the black spores only on one side of the case's mushrooms? the other caps were clean.

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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: v7t4]
    #25140812 - 04/15/18 11:28 AM (6 years, 8 months ago)

Like DTM said, they are harmless spores that fall once the mushies reach a certain level of ripeness. No need to wipe them off or white mycellium. Enjoy your fruits (:

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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: Weiliithinker]
    #25140876 - 04/15/18 11:52 AM (6 years, 8 months ago)

thanks. so are the shrooms then ripe for a harvest now or should i have waited longer?

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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: v7t4]
    #25141235 - 04/15/18 02:04 PM (6 years, 8 months ago)

In my opinion, they are a little too ripe. No big deal though. I try to pick them just after the veil has fully torn


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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: dont trust midgets]
    #25141553 - 04/15/18 04:57 PM (6 years, 8 months ago)

those mushrooms also want more fresh air.


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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: Ziran]
    #25141689 - 04/15/18 06:03 PM (6 years, 8 months ago)

why do you think so?

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Re: stems and caps turned black after the first batch harvest [Re: v7t4]
    #25141962 - 04/15/18 08:00 PM (6 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

v7t4 said:
why do you think so?




the fuzzyness on the bases and stipes.


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