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Blue oyster mushrooms growing in a kit (leminal.space)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by hallettj@leminal.space to c/mycology@mander.xyz

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Update: The first photo was day 3 of growing. We harvested on day 4, and got 255 grams of tasty snack!

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[–] faythofdragons@piefed.social 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought a group of blue oysters was called a cult

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but those have more cowbell.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

And they don't fear the reaper.

[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 year ago

Those look like ingredients for a mana potion.

[–] brandon@piefed.social 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Be careful with these kits, especially if there's any extra moisture or humidity in your home. I've heard some horror stories about the mushrooms starting to spread.

[–] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

Always a good idea to harvest just before they begin drop their spores!

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spread? Where to?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

Humid areas like bathrooms. Especially true for mushrooms that decompose wood.

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago

Oh I see - thanks for the warning!

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

https://youtu.be/ZUbMw8aHEG0 did you say blue oyster?

[–] blackbeards_bounty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pretty! What will you do with them

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Pleurotus ostreatus is a fantastic culinary species. Sauteed for six minutes they're very similar to crispy pork.

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 7 points 1 year ago

Eat them, and grow another batch!

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 1 year ago

That's much more attractive than the ones I've used.

[–] emuspawn@orbiting.observer 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Extremely cool. Would you please share the kit?! I love the cork look.

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago

The kit is from Mushbarn in Grass Valley, CA. We picked it up while we there for a visit. https://mushbarn.com/products/new-mushroom-grow-kit-blue-oyster

[–] magpie@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

These look excellent, good job.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

Absolutely beautiful. All in color, shape, and presentation.