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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 11, 2021 13:13:51 GMT -5
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Post by Sher on Jan 11, 2021 22:14:38 GMT -5
Tme to start cooking. They are tender and delicious when small. When they get big, they get tough!
Yummmmmm!!!
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Post by Shawn on Jan 12, 2021 4:14:50 GMT -5
How big (or small) is that container?
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 12, 2021 9:38:50 GMT -5
How big (or small) is that container? Not counting the mushrooms growing out of it, the box/block is 5"x5"x10" |
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Post by Shawn on Jan 12, 2021 9:54:28 GMT -5
Ohh ok. I am imagining a seed packet with a tear off front LOL
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 12, 2021 14:37:00 GMT -5
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Post by clumsythumbs on Jan 12, 2021 14:58:16 GMT -5
Looking more and more scrumptious by the day  |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 13, 2021 10:30:25 GMT -5
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Post by Shawn on Jan 13, 2021 11:32:09 GMT -5
You need to take a side view as well so we can fully appreciate the growth.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 13, 2021 13:24:18 GMT -5
You need to take a side view as well so we can fully appreciate the growth. Ask and you shall receive:  |
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Post by Shawn on Jan 13, 2021 13:44:29 GMT -5
WOW That is Amazing
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Post by Sher on Jan 13, 2021 15:46:02 GMT -5
I love the way they grow!
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 14, 2021 16:10:01 GMT -5
This is getting closer to harvest! I'm keeping an eye on it to make sure I can harvest it before it releases spores everywhere.  |
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Post by Sher on Jan 14, 2021 17:12:57 GMT -5
ERR0R1755, at this stage the larger ones will begin toughening.
The best way to preserve them without loss of flavor is to partially cook them, then freeze them.
You can dry them, but will lose a lot of flavor and texture dehydrating oyster mushrooms.
I would begin feasting on them at this point! |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 14, 2021 17:32:15 GMT -5
I will harvest them today then! I'm sure they'll all get eaten today, but I'll save a few small ones to dehydrate as an experiment.
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Post by Shawn on Jan 15, 2021 5:59:31 GMT -5
I showed my husband and he thought it was cool. I do not eat mushrooms but if I ever do try these I will save them to prepare for him in a dish.
Can this draw in bugs or insects? If so I may not try until summer and keep it outside in the shed.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 15, 2021 10:21:58 GMT -5
I showed my husband and he thought it was cool. I do not eat mushrooms but if I ever do try these I will save them to prepare for him in a dish. Can this draw in bugs or insects? If so I may not try until summer and keep it outside in the shed. I believe the AeroGardens have more potential to draw in bugs than mushrooms do, but the biggest "risk" is that if you let your mushrooms grow for too long, they'll release spores everywhere. |
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Post by Shawn on Jan 15, 2021 11:32:18 GMT -5
I showed my husband and he thought it was cool. I do not eat mushrooms but if I ever do try these I will save them to prepare for him in a dish. Can this draw in bugs or insects? If so I may not try until summer and keep it outside in the shed. I believe the AeroGardens have more potential to draw in bugs than mushrooms do, but the biggest "risk" is that if you let your mushrooms grow for too long, they'll release spores everywhere.
Ok you lost me there LOL
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Jan 15, 2021 11:38:04 GMT -5
Mushrooms spores are the equivalent of seeds for mushrooms, except it's more like a powder and it goes everywhere. Like any dust, they can be irritating if you breath it in, but it's normally not harmful - just messy. If the spores land somewhere that they can take hold, such as a soaked block of sawdust, then they'll colonize that and start to create more mushrooms. |
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Post by campingcorgis on Jan 15, 2021 12:09:22 GMT -5
<<If the spores land somewhere that they can take hold, such as a soaked block of sawdust, then they'll colonize that and start to create more mushrooms.>>  This is sounding like an episode of Twilight Zone!!!  |
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This is sounding like an episode of Twilight Zone!!! 