Been eyeballing these #mushroom logs up at Snow Goose farms for, probably, over a year.

Today, on our weekend day trippin', we swung by to pick up some greens & stuff. In a moment of vulnerability, my partner opened the door, I gave in, and finally picked up a Blue Oyster log.

Here's to hoping I can stuff this into a dark, damp place & make #food happen.🤞

Day 4 (20240530) pic of my Blue Oyster #mushroom log:

These 'lil buggers are coming up fast. I'm only peeking in the closet every two hours or so.😄

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Day 5 (20240531) pic of Blue Oyster #mushroom log:

The left side seems to be zippin along, growing rapidly. Not sure why the right side of the log appears to be lagging behind. Both sides are getting spritzed, lightly, with water evenly. *shrug* Watch & wonder...

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@kevinbowen it could be they prefer the side with more light, idk.

@mjambon

I don't think it's that. They are currently on a middle shelf in a dark closet. Only speculating, but perhaps how the logs were inoculated?

Dunno. I'm probably just being impatient & fussy with my new shiny object. 😄

I'll be sitting down to do some mushroom reading this weekend. The company's website was scant on details, beyond what is already printed on the log's label.

@kevinbowen mushroom cultivation gets technical really fast. For what it's worth, I own "The Mushroom Cultivator" by Stamets and Chilton which has good info on what to expect. If you ever want to get deeper into this, I'd recommend what I didn't do which is to take a hands-on class with mushroom growers rather than rely only on theory or online forums.

@mjambon

Thanks! I appreciate the recommendation.

I've got a copy of it in my local archive. I'll take a look at it after I read the first 50 or so pages of Mushrooms Demystified this weekend.

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