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Oyster bucket not fruiting (cardboard)
    #26490394 - 02/17/20 04:21 PM (3 years, 11 months ago)

I pasteurized some cardboard and mixed it up with a few jars of WBS  oyster spawn. The 5 gal bucket colonized nicely, but I can't get it to fruit. At least the top layer of cardboard has been fully colonized for a week or two. Here's what it looks like today.


I have three 1/2 inch holes around the bucket at about half the total substrate depth, and another hole on the bottom for drainage.I've lightly misted the holes and the top surface a few times now since I'm just trying to get anything out of this bucket. I've also started cracking the lid or leaving it half way on thinking they might fruit from the top instead of the holes.

Do I need more holes/fae? Why won't it fruit?


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Re: Oyster bucket not fruiting (cardboard) [Re: zoidbergo]
    #26490505 - 02/17/20 05:16 PM (3 years, 11 months ago)

How long did the bucket colonize for? 2 weeks? in fruiting for 1 week? so 3 weeks total since you spawned to the bucket? Just some guesses on time frames to see pinning. I never tried cardboard. But that is the time frames for me to see pins pretty much to a day for blue oysters.


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Re: Oyster bucket not fruiting (cardboard) [Re: seagu]
    #26491286 - 02/18/20 07:31 AM (3 years, 11 months ago)

Are you sure that's an oyster culture?  It looks like lion's mane that has top fruited.

I've done oysters on cardboard before and the cardboard never got anywhere near that much mycelium on it.


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Re: Oyster bucket not fruiting (cardboard) [Re: Forrester]
    #26493228 - 02/19/20 11:18 AM (3 years, 11 months ago)

I'm pretty sure its oyster. I've grown from this LC before. I started some Hericium on WBS jars along with these oysters, but I'm positive I didn't mix them up. I ended up tossing two Hericium jars and I still have the other two.

I used three quarts of spawn to this ~half full bucket, which is a lot. Then I realized I had a fourth jar of spawn that I poured on top. That might be why it's extra thick on top.

Just looked at my bucket and pins are coming from one hole and primordia from another. Looks like I just needed to wait a bit longer.

If this works out I want to try a bucket of Hericium but I'm not sure how well it'll grow on cardboard and coffee


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Re: Oyster bucket not fruiting (cardboard) [Re: zoidbergo]
    #26500116 - 02/23/20 03:40 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

They're fruiting nicely now. The clusters are a bit dense. Next time I'll certainly be adding a few more holes to spread them out a bit.




I know surface moisture conditions are important to trigger pinning, but what about now? Should I be misting these small fruit or just keep them dry?


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