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JayGee007
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Why do these blue oyster look so different?
#28301031 - 04/30/23 11:32 AM (8 months, 25 days ago) |
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I bought a fruiting block and spawn from the same company.
I grew the spawn on straw substrate in the bucket.
Why do they look so different at almost the same pinning stage? All my buckets look like that with lots of little pins coming out of all the holes.

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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: JayGee007]
#28301832 - 05/01/23 05:40 AM (8 months, 24 days ago) |
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Is this a really silly question? The big ones are only a day or so older, yet are so different and I really wonder why.
Is it the substrate?
Could they be different strains form the same company?
Why do I make 2 large slashed across a fruiting bag, yet make loads of little holes in a bucket?
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: JayGee007]
#28301964 - 05/01/23 08:46 AM (8 months, 24 days ago) |
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one has low FAE, the other does not.
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: seagu]
#28301979 - 05/01/23 08:59 AM (8 months, 24 days ago) |
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They have been in the same box the whole time.
I have tubs in the living room next to a window and they look the same with lots of little pins.
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: JayGee007]
#28302095 - 05/01/23 10:58 AM (8 months, 24 days ago) |
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Well then an area in your box has better FAE than other areas or that bucket will start looking like the bloc soon.
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: seagu]
#28302946 - 05/02/23 12:22 AM (8 months, 23 days ago) |
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it still seems odd as other buckets in the open air look the same as the bucket in that photo.
I picked that large one. I hope I did it at the correct time as the cap seemed to be starting to curl up.
It took me over a month from receiving that fruiting block to get 102g.
I hope I get better at this.
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: JayGee007]
#28303025 - 05/02/23 05:18 AM (8 months, 23 days ago) |
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Well those are not the worst. And are edible. But you can get way better caps and less stems for the best texture and taste, learning the balance of FAE and humidity for your setup. Because you are attempting it in totes though, you are making your life more difficult. Its such a smaller space and so way more difficult to find that right balance.
Even using one of these shelves that many have used can be slightly tricky to find that right balance. Though not impossible of course. Many do find the balance. And so I show you this pic to suggest maybe you try making a martha type setup with one of those type shelves? Or even those ones with the metal shelves that comes with the plastic and is specific for greenhouses? It will be a lot easier for you to maintain humidity and FAE with the slightly more space than the tubs you are attempting..
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: seagu]
#28303176 - 05/02/23 08:29 AM (8 months, 23 days ago) |
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Thanks. I did have my Martha set up for my lm. It was impossible to keep it evenly balanced. I had an inkbird hygrometer but it reacts too slowly.
Maybe with oysters it is different as they are so much hardier and I can pump fresh air through and not worry about deviations too much in ambient settings. I have a humidifier as well which i can set up.
Btw, I keep the co2 below 800 for 95% of the time and humidity between 80-90% for most of the time. I have monitors in there.
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: JayGee007]
#28303226 - 05/02/23 09:22 AM (8 months, 23 days ago) |
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Honestly that looks like 2 different cultures to me. Maybe you're fruiting block or your spawn was mislabeled and they are not the same culture.
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: Forrester]
#28303482 - 05/02/23 01:08 PM (8 months, 22 days ago) |
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I wonder if the fruiting blocks they sell are different from the spawn.
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: JayGee007]
#28303913 - 05/02/23 06:29 PM (8 months, 22 days ago) |
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There are some very different looking blue oyster strains. Some like to pin as soon as the block is fully colonized and don't work well if youre shipping ready to fruit blocks. Forrester is probably right. You probably got the really good performing strain of the spawn and the slower strain on the block
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Re: Why do these blue oyster look so different? [Re: Stromrider]
#28304404 - 05/03/23 04:55 AM (8 months, 22 days ago) |
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You two may be right on it being 2 strains. Though I have also seen the same strains doing the same thing sitting right next to each other in the same FC that does not have the ideal conditions tuned in yet. I have seen that a lot recently because of doing a ton of tweaking of FC settings and trying different equipment.
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