Hey everyone! So I've had this cascadian teacher all-in-one bag for about a month now. Shipping took a while and it was quite hot so I'm suspecting the mycelium might have arrived a little under the weather. The first flush was quick but apart from two very lanky shrooms all were aborted. I heard that long stems + aborts means the shrooms are suffocating so from then on I started fanning and misting the bag twice every day. I've had three flushes so far and harvested a little over 30g in dry weight. By now the top looks kinda unappetizing. It's partly covered in white fluff. There's some blue discoloration near the picking spots and the non fluffy areas have a sort of beige tint. It smells fresh though. Could there be contam or is the kit likely depleted anyway? Otherwise I think I'll just keep up the fanning and misting routine. Maybe just fanning from time to time, the humidity seems quite high. Looking forward to some advice!
Yep! Definitely stick with it. Also, tbh things sometimes just go wrong for no discernible reason. But the fact that you got some mushrooms is awesome!
Just wanted to lyk we're currently at flush 8 ๐ The surgical mask filter was a game changer. I only get about 50-70 g in fresh weight per flush and they really take their time before forming new pins but the sheer resilience is crazy. I ended up shake-and-braking the substrate just because I was curious and I think they might have packed it a bit tight. At least now it doesn't accumulate moisture like it did before. I honestly think we're nearing the end now but man this has been so much fun!
Congrats! That's fantastic. That many flushes is a real testament to your attentiveness to them/technique - clearly some happy mushies