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MushroomNewbie2
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When do you all harvest your mushrooms?
#27015679 - 11/01/20 12:31 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hi! Lots of mixed opinions everywhere on the internet. When is the best time to harvest mushrooms? Before the veil breaks? Right after? Just let it keep growing until it stops? I want larger fruits but I don’t want a whole bunch of spores possibly clogging my cakes?? Cheers!
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Mnemosynea
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There really isn’t any benefit to waiting much longer after the veil tears. Actually, the longer you wait, the more of the mushrooms’s flesh gets converted into gills. Not a problem really, but a bit cleaner. In those final 6-12 hours between the veil tearing and sporulation, the mushroom isn’t focusing on gaining mass anymore so what’s the point of waiting?
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Re: When do you all harvest your mushrooms? [Re: Mnemosynea]
#27016466 - 11/01/20 09:39 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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So what you’re saying is harvest right after the veil breaks and there is no benefit to waiting longer? Cheers!
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I like mine as uniform as possible so i pick them right before veil tears. if i am going for pure weight and don't care then let the caps open wide.
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Re: When do you all harvest your mushrooms? [Re: kanemush]
#27016489 - 11/01/20 09:56 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Would you say there is a difference in potency between the veil torn and not torn? Cheers!
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Mnemosynea
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Nope
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Re: When do you all harvest your mushrooms? [Re: Mnemosynea]
#27016920 - 11/02/20 07:06 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Once the veil breaks, they will drop their spores (some varieties don't spore until a while after their veil breaks, while others drop spores fairly soon after - and all of that is based on environmental conditions). Once they drop their spores, they stop maturing and become highly susceptible to starting to rot. Letting them rot will allow bacteria and other spores to get a foothold in your grow. In addition, dropping their spores can make the other spores (and the substrate) not look the greatest.
This being said, IMHO it's better to harvest them just as the veil is breaking.
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Re: When do you all harvest your mushrooms? [Re: kenpodragon]
#27016970 - 11/02/20 07:45 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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I want prints and like how mushrooms look when their caps flatten out so I'll leave mine to open up their caps a bit.
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Re: When do you all harvest your mushrooms? [Re: Mnemosynea]
#27017053 - 11/02/20 08:41 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Great  Cheers!
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Re: When do you all harvest your mushrooms? [Re: kenpodragon]
#27017054 - 11/02/20 08:43 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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I think I’ll harvest just as the veil is breaking then. It seems like that’s the “perfect” point if you are just consuming them. Cheers!
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Re: When do you all harvest your mushrooms? [Re: coversall]
#27017056 - 11/02/20 08:43 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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I’ll probably let 1 or 2 flatten so I can take prints   Cheers!
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I would alway harvest mine when the veil broke. I’ve been experimenting with letting them grow longer even if some spores drop. I’ve notice I get a bigger cap and overall bigger mushroom = more weight. Just see what works for you try a few different times of harvest.
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Re: When do you all harvest your mushrooms? [Re: Exstortion]
#27017981 - 11/02/20 05:51 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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I’ll try multiple times of harvest! Cheers!
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