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Blue oyster mushrooms growing in a kit (leminal.space)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day 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 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought a group of blue oysters was called a cult

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, but those have more cowbell.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

And they don't fear the reaper.

[–] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 days ago

Those look like ingredients for a mana potion.

[–] brandon@piefed.social 17 points 2 days 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 2 days ago

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

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Spread? Where to?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

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

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 3 points 2 days ago

Oh I see - thanks for the warning!

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

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

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago

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

[–] blackbeards_bounty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pretty! What will you do with them

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 4 points 2 days ago

Eat them, and grow another batch!

[–] magpie@mander.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

These look excellent, good job.

[–] emuspawn@orbiting.observer 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] hallettj@leminal.space 3 points 2 days 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 2 days ago

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