Flush 5 tub 2 is popping also.
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Dm me I got you growmie. Also let me know how you tried to germinate the spores. I’ll help you get cooking right.
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I’ve not gotten into the fun shrooms yet, just oyster mushrooms. I bought an oyster mushroom fruiting block just for fun during Covid, and it was a really fun experience. It was basically a bizarre alien pet, and watching it develop was both disturbing and fascinating.
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Did you get a lot of oyster mushrooms out of the block? Been curious about those gourmet blocks and bags
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Just popped some John Allen capsules and away we go!
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It’s a fun one. Will keep you up. I found it racy.
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I fall asleep on these more than others. Maybe I’m just getting old.lol. Also I didn’t take tea that tends to make them racy because of how fast it comes on
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Not really, but I am pretty sure that was my fault. I got enough for a couple of recipes, and that was it- though it did produce several little flushes before it crapped out completely lol.
Those spent blocks are great to add to worm bins, btw- along with old potting soil.
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Nice! Sounds fun and worth it the. Thanks for the worm bin tip too I probably would have just buried it but that is a great idea and will def hit my worm bins with spent blocks.
Cheers🍻
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Oh killer pics! I appreciate you sharing and those do look nice and healthy will def have to check them out. I bet they were tasty and fresh are impossible to get where I am so going to look around for a box or bag to get going. Thanks again for sharing and any recommendations for a good company would be awesome
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I didn’t want to blow a bunch of money on it, but I got this kit from Amazon. It turned out pretty good, given how bad I messed it up!
Back to the Roots Organic Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit, Harvest Gourmet Mushrooms In 10 Days
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I like it. I like it A Lot 
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Killer appreciate the link. Will def check those out
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That fruiting chamber is the best thing ever. It’s just a Sterlite bin with a bunch of holes in it, and a bag of perlite dumped in there. You just wet the perlite and put your colonized spawn block in there (I put down a sheet of foil just to keep it clean).
Keep a little misting bottle handy and give it a spritz a couple times a day, and it will do its thing.
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I like the pic of the mushroom and the plant coexisting 
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Nice mushrooms and fruiting chamber @Hippiechik
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I did an experiment with my spent fruiting block that you might find interesting. First, I saved up all my coffee grounds (put them directly into the freezer until I had enough) and filled a 2 liter bottle with the top cut off.
I then broke up the old fruiting block and mixed it with the coffee grounds, and filled the bottle. Gave it a spritz of water and then covered it with a coffee filter and put the whole thing in a cabinet for a few weeks.
It worked well, and the spawn quickly took over and ate the coffee- and when the whole thing started running out of food, it began fruiting. It actually grew right out of the top of the bottle, wherever it encountered oxygen.
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That is too cool! Wish i could double like. How cool you took the spent block and got more out of it using coffee grounds and a bottle. Love it!! Always cool to recycle everything and get more out of your original purchase. I have sprinkled in coffee grounds with a mushroom mix before but never would have thought of using it as basically the only food source…so cool and thank you for sharing as I will put that great info to use for sure
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That’s pretty awesome @Hippiechik I think I may try that with my current cake, I think its spent anyway so might as well experiment, for science!
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