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Telling shiitake and maitake myc apart?
    #26408626 - 12/30/19 11:51 PM (4 years, 1 month ago)

Hoping for some help in fixing a total noob mistake. I ordered a couple edible culture syringes (shiitake and maitake) from a sponsor and got them in the mail today, and immediately got out my SAB, some agar plates, and some LC jars I made up this morning. For each of the cultures, I put a couple drops of LC on each of three plates (to save for posterity), then gave a small squirt into the waiting LC jars to expand it enough to knock up a couple bags of sawdust / wood chips / oat bran.

Here's the problem. After sealing everything up, I labeled the petris but forgot to label the LC jars (totally forgot because they were already labeled "1% LME" - it's been a long month...). I'm 75% sure I know which is which, but is there any way to tell for sure? For example, if I test the LCs on agar, will the myc look different enough that I can match it to the labeled plates I inoculated today? Or if not, is it possible to tell from the spawn bags once they colonize? And if so, how? (Fortunately I was planning to use the same spawn recipes for each anyway, so this is definitely an option, but would still need to know what to look for.)

Open to other suggestions as well. Thanks!


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Re: Telling shiitake and maitake myc apart? [Re: Durgin]
    #26408943 - 12/31/19 08:34 AM (4 years, 1 month ago)

You could just inoculate some spawn and wait to see which one popcorns and browns so you know that one is your shiitake. Or fruit them both. I personally feel there’s so sure way to tell just from mycelial growth.


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Re: Telling shiitake and maitake myc apart? [Re: LotLizard]
    #26408964 - 12/31/19 08:50 AM (4 years, 1 month ago)

Yeah, that's my fallback plan. I've just never grown either before so don't know what to look for. Is shiitake spawn brown but maitake not then?


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Re: Telling shiitake and maitake myc apart? [Re: Durgin]
    #26413154 - 01/02/20 07:44 PM (4 years, 1 month ago)

It starts out white then turns brown and begins to popcorn or get a lot of bumps on sub. Here’s an example.

I’ve never grown maitake but from what I’ve seen spawn bags stay white.


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Re: Telling shiitake and maitake myc apart? [Re: LotLizard]
    #26413795 - 01/03/20 07:53 AM (4 years, 1 month ago)

That's perfect. Thanks!


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