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Blue oyster mushrooms growing in a kit (leminal.space)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours 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 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought a group of blue oysters was called a cult

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, but those have more cowbell.

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

And they don't fear the reaper.

[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 day ago

Those look like ingredients for a mana potion.

[–] brandon@piefed.social 17 points 1 day 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 8 points 1 day ago

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

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

Spread? Where to?

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

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

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

Oh I see - thanks for the warning!

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

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

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

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

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

These look excellent, good job.

[–] blackbeards_bounty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pretty! What will you do with them

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

Eat them, and grow another batch!

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

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

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 3 points 1 day 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

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

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