LewDoja said:

Shitake 3782 -9/11/24 (cut 12/3)

2plins - the second one (left) is only a day or two old.

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Phaethon said:

Nice! Hope you enjoy the mushrooms!

For a fuller pinset next time, leave the block in the bag for 10-14 weeks, so it turns mostly if not fully brown (see my pics a few posts back). Then leave the bag outside or in the garage for a night or two (cold but not freezing is the idea). Strip the bag, hose it off, and give it a couple smacks before putting into the fruiting chamber. (Not sure how important the smack actually is, but it's commonly recommended for shiitake as a pinning trigger and it doesn't take much effort.)

You may get a better second flush out of this one than the first, since the block will have aged a bit more. After your harvest, rest it outside of the humidified space for a week or so. Then soak it overnight (you'll need something heavy to hold the block underwater), rinse it off, and put it back into fruiting conditions.

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420MarriageIguanas said:

Awesome thanks for the tips! This block decided to start pinning while still in the bag in my closet, how should I prevent that from happening, is it mainly just not letting it get cold?

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