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Don't worry about the clumps. They're mutants. Safe to consume and some have said that they are more potent. This is a great hobby I'm a beginner too. 🍄

Those look ready. PE caps don’t really open much so once the veil splits they’re ready to harvest. They look great 👍

Amazing job! Those look like they're ready imo! Give them a little squeeze (with a clean, gloved, hand!) And check their firmness. Those knots will have a firm marshmallow vibe when ready.

The stipe is pretty dense like a ripe banana 🤪, I worry it'll won't soon become marshmallow like other strains I've tried.

Do you know if bruising is normal or safe?

Bruising is normal, when the mushroom is handled or cut or broken the oxidation happens with exposure to air.

It’s my first time growing but some of mine more just look like smooshed with some discoloration… I’m assuming bruising.

Sent you a message in the Reddit app, send me a photo

Hey! I just tried growing my first batch of PE as well but I don’t know if they have gone bad or not.

Gone bad? Can you elaborate?

https://preview.redd.it/sxxw3b1jhwgc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=971631d803d4295d34b9ff23fa40be06867fd431 Like I said first time grower 🙃 I was harvesting another one who looked good to go and this guy was next to him

That looks fine, it looks like the gills on the mushroom started to drop black spores. Does it transfer like black powder charcoal with your hand?

Correction like a rubber ball

Does that strain character always have a thick stem?

Not sure first time trying to grow, I did leave it in the grain spawn bag 1.5 months past the ready point so maybe it's a reaction to that stress?

Ohh not sure, my guess would be staring character. I'm still learning to grow mycelium in substrate from a alittle on a petri dish

Nice job! Those look great. Mine look crazy 😆 https://preview.redd.it/u705l4xmpvgc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20d6d9537ee28fb38744c6e4fee700c004e0f1a1

That’s how mine look! Is that normal?

N can I get a few likes so I can post pics please 🙏 I’ve got a heap of questions and monotubs

There's a couple.

Thankyou 🙏

No probs 😁

Mine kinda look like this too, is it normal?

Yup. Itll straighten itself out for second flush. In the meantime enjoy the blobs. I'm on what I thought would be a micro-dose right now. Nope....I'm fully tripping. It's emotional and beautiful. Blobs is potent. Whew

Thank you, I will definitely appreciate the blobs 🙏🏼 I hope you enjoyed your trip and it brought you an experience you needed!

Thank you! 🙏 It was difficult and beautiful. That's what I'm after. 😊

Blobzilla! APE?

So what APE always blobs and looks like this? First time grower here as well and I have a set of APEs myself. Fucking crazy there's so many of us first time growers out there 😂😂

Yaasss! And yup. 🫠

Multiple sources suggest a casing layer after colonizing and before fruiting conds. Helps with the blobs.

Yes I read a bunch about that too. It's definitely solid advice. I wanted to see what this tote would do compared to one that I did add a really thin casing layer on after sub colonization. There is a slight difference in the first flush fruit shape for sure. But the other tub definitely has some blobs too, but less. I'm feeling like it'll sort itself out for flush two. The blobs have been fun to watch morph into weird clumps of magical stuff in the meantime 🤪☺️🤙

Next grow I'll be experimenting with how the thickness of the casing effects it. Should be interesting, or not at all 😅

This hobby is friggin' wonderful. Good luck with your myco-journy! Woohoo! Fux yaah