Plantita Saturdays: Terminated the Oyster Mushrooms :(

Oh boy, right after I posted about the progress of my oyster mushrooms last week, I was horrified to see some green spots on it the next day. I immediately contacted the seller for advise. A friend who grows oyster mushrooms also had warned me about possibly getting mold. The seller confirmed it was mold and advised me to remove all the shoots and pins. 

I cleaned the cutter with hydrogen peroxide and I wore gloves when I cleaned out the pins and shoots. I was so sad, but I knew it would get worse if I didn't do it immediately. As I was cleaning, I thought the other two were spared from the infestation. I was told that the other one could possibly be okay. I was advised to spray it with water, but if it doesn't grow I should also remove the shoots. Well, I had to remove it also the next day. 

So, I'm back to zero with my oyster mushrooms. Good thing I caught the mold early because it was only on the surface. I wiped the plastic with H2O2 and hope things would be better this time. I also cleaned the sink and area. I'm thinking though whether I should move the oyster mushroom somewhere else. The place has to be dark and humid. 

Oh well, this is the gardening version of tastas as Mom says. She always told me, "If it doesn't work out, tastas, and do it again. 

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Plantita Saturdays: One Month of Growing Mushrooms in Photos

Finally got some good progress with the mushrooms. Made the mistake of covering it fully for a few weeks. Good thing the seller advised me to adjust the wet cloth. That helped get the pins to grow faster. If I did it correctly, I would have been able to harvest by now. It's a good learning experience the past few weeks and I hope to harvest soon!

Day 1

Day 5

Day 7

It looked the same until I was surprised by pins on day 20.

Day 23

Day 27

Day 29

Day 31, late evening

Day 32

Day 33

Looks really promising! I'm now scouting for a yummy recipe that requires oyster mushrooms :)

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Plantita Saturdays: Trying to Grow Oyster Mushrooms

I've wanted to try growing oyster mushrooms for awhile now. I was so curious when I saw Inyaki post his successful experiment. Also saw his posts on cooking fresh mushrooms. I haven't had much success in growing veggies so I thought maybe I might have better luck with mushrooms. 

My interest got piqued again when Tobie posted his fruiting oyster mushrooms. He sent me information where got his growing kit. The time felt right so I immediately ordered. The order got delayed, but I eventually received the kit. It had 4 substrates (one was free). This is how the kit looked like when it was delivered -

Kit: substrate pack, spray bottle, cutter and katsa

I immediately pinged the seller (Pinong Farm) to get the instructions. Oh boy, they had a lot of resources since they also included instructions on how to make substrate. I just gathered from the video that you need to cover it with moistened cloth and not to be lazy (hahaha). 

I was a bit anxious about the item I received because it was very, very warm when it arrived. It was delivered that day when the heat index reached 41'C or 42'C. I left it on the kitchen counter to cool down and waited for the seller to ping back. After watching the videos, Sweetie and I discussed where to keep the mushrooms.

You need to place it in a place where there is no sunlight, humid and far from a fan/aircon. There are works still ongoing so we decided to place it in the family room bathroom which we don't use. It has a nice nook just beside the sink where it won't get any sunlight. I was relieved to see it was starting to be more white after 4 days. This is how it looked -

The instructions said it will take 30 days before you can harvest. And the instructions said not to be lazy! Haha. So, let's wait and see :)

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