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JXAllen
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Two different mushrooms growing? Possible contam mushroom.
#28468439 - 09/14/23 04:08 AM (4 months, 12 days ago) |
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This fruiting block is supposed to be King Blue Oysters (Pleurotus ostreatus). I got the LC from Mycelium Emporium. I don't see them on the trusted vendors, but they were recommended to me from another user here. Because it's from a commercial vendor, I did not test it on agar. It's on my to do list. All of my blocks are a bit yellow/orange... Anyway, I went directly to jars of millet and from there into 5lb blocks of supplemented HWFP.
The first set of mushrooms was weak but all blue as they should have been. But I just went in to check on them and saw this. Is this a contaminant mushroom? It looks like some sort of oyster, but I'm kinda concerned that it might not be. They sell a couple hundred varieties over on that site. The pins look different.
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Re: Two different mushrooms growing? Possible contam mushroom. [Re: JXAllen] 1
#28468524 - 09/14/23 06:07 AM (4 months, 12 days ago) |
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It's the king blue. That strain is a bit finicky. You need really dialed conditions in your growroom for it to behave properly and you have to keep that growroom very clean.
Also I hate to denegrate anyone but I've never gotten anything that performed well from mycelium emporium. I don't know if he's doing improper culture storage or what's going on
If you want an absolute banger blue oyster culture get po-cns from Maine cap and stem. They don't sell LC and a culture on a plate is $100 but you can order a bag of spawn for $25. They also carry king blue if you're set on that culture
Another option is blue oyster 3015. It's slower and has tougher stems but will grow in a sewer if you want. Very blotch resistant
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JXAllen
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Re: Two different mushrooms growing? Possible contam mushroom. [Re: Stromrider]
#28468539 - 09/14/23 06:45 AM (4 months, 12 days ago) |
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Thanks! I figured if an entirely different mushroom culture was growing I'd have seen it fighting in the jar. But they look so different! I'm still working on getting my tent dialed in. I've made adjustments and am waiting for the next flush to tell me how they like it.
I'll definitely give Maine Cap N' Stem a try for my next batch of blocks. I can do $25 for a 6lb bag of colonized grain! I can always save a few grains to drop onto agar later to keep the culture going. I'm not set on King Blue, that's just one I heard good things about. Was supposed to be an easy one to get good flushes from. I'm also growing their blue oyster and branched oyster. They're both fruiting better, though they still wanted more FAE. I've made a noted of your recommendations and will try a couple of them next time. Thanks again!
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Re: Two different mushrooms growing? Possible contam mushroom. [Re: JXAllen]
#28481244 - 09/24/23 04:58 PM (4 months, 2 days ago) |
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I think I found the problem...
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