Mushrooms grew on the first side in 7 days. Harvested. The carton and plastic fell apart. I put it on a foam plate and put a plastic bag around the entire thing. Misting. Not growing. 9 days second side. Any suggestions?
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I haven't tried growing the other side yet. We had a major forest fire right after my first harvest, so everything was put on hold. But i had an incredible amount of mushrooms from my first harvest. And even though I quit misting the box, another very large shroom grew out of the box. I'll try the other side soon, after soaking it. Most of all, I learned how to grow these delicious mushrooms. As I live in the forest with many decaying logs around, I can order some spores and have a large harvest. I'm very glad I tried this first.
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The substrate has no magic mushroom spores in it, in this substrate there actually has no spores in it. You would need to order mushroom spores from an online vendor or from a local mushroom grow shop. Good luck!
1527820
I let them grow until they started getting a little hard, then I harvested them and made 1 dish. There aren't a lot so might as well eat them all at once. The other side of the box didn't sprout for me.
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Mine were loose. I immediately repotted mine into a slightly deeper container. It is already showing new growth.
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They recommend not feeding the trees from October until April or May (spring). The amount and feeding suggestions are on the bag. I did about a cup or cup and a half every other month. They recommend every third month if I remember correctly. It's January 4 here in the deepest south and I have about 35 big grapefruit still hanging on my 8 foot high tree. We got a lot of rain this year and like other fruit growers, my grapefruit are good, but you can tell they do not have the strong flavor due to the excess water. I haven't picked them yet because they still have a slight green tint in small areas and I wanted to let them go as long as possible. We have had one 32 degree night and they did fine and seem to lose a little more green tint, but we have some 23 degree weather coming in a day or so, and I guess I should pick them. But the Dr. Earth is good citrus food and has instructions for use. Also, research online and see what other experts say.
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I ordered mine almost 2 months ago...no mold then and still no mold. I keep them on the shelf, in the bag they arrived in and inside a 2nd ziplock bag with all the air squeezed out. They still look, smell, and taste wonderful. :) I bet it was a bad batch. And if that happens with anything, I normally just contact the company right away and it gets sorted out. If not, Amazon is wonderful with customer service issues!
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I found it best to harvest all the mushrooms when mature. Otherwise they kept growing and became rubbery.
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Great question! Each mushroom box will vary from house hold to house hold because mushroom growth depends on the environment they grow in. For best yields water as often as possible to keep the kit hydrated. These Mushroom Farms typically grow 2-3 times with a total yield of approx. 1 - 1.5 lbs of mushrooms.
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My tree is now all brown and brittle. Don't know why. For several months it was growing fine and had visible new growth. Then it just stopped growing and everything turned brown, within a few days. Startling. I was advised to try putting it outside but I didn't see any improvement. Then the weather starting getting cold so I brought it back inside. I was also advised that this is really an outside plant. I would not recommend it for an office. Even in a house with the windows open and good sunlight and good humidity, mine didn't make it. Still am taking care of it. But my hope is waning that there will be a comeback. The Winter in Minnesota was not a factor.
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I got two out of my box, but the second harvest was smaller than the first. It was also grown in a much drier location than the first, so I'm guessing that if we'd kept it in the wetter climate at our house, the second harvest might have been bigger.
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What temp are you culturing the plates? Make sure to put them in a warm place to speed up growth, if you do not see anything take a swab of something you know has bacteria, such as old leftovers with visible growth or your mouth to see if that will cause growth. If not then there is something wrong.
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I kept mine in its original container while it bore 5 delicious figs over the summer. I planted it today in my garden where full, afternoon sun will bathe it this fall & winter. I added a healthy does of organic soil around the base and watered it with alkaline water. Tonight it is going to dip into the low 50's so I threw a trash bag over the top of the tree and will remove it in the morning. I will wrap my tree with burlap when the weather plummets. My gf has a very old fig her g'ma brought from Italy back in 1940. It is alive and well in Val's yard! She told me she wraps hers so I'll wrap mine! There's nothing better than grilled figs with balsamic & a dollop of fresh goat cheese! I kept mine in its original container while it bore 5 delicious figs over the summer. I planted it today in my garden where full, afternoon sun will bathe it this fall & winter. I added a healthy does of organic soil around the base and watered it with alkaline water. Tonight it is going to dip into the low 50's so I threw a trash bag over the top of the tree and will remove it in the morning. I will wrap my tree with burlap when the weather plummets. My gf has a very old fig her g'ma brought from Italy back in 1940. It is alive and well in Val's yard! She told me she wraps hers so I'll... » Read More I kept mine in its original container while it bore 5 delicious figs over the summer. I planted it today in my garden where full, afternoon sun will bathe it this fall & winter. I added a healthy does of organic soil around the base and watered it with alkaline water. Tonight it is going to dip into the low 50's so I threw a trash bag over the top of the tree and will remove it in the morning. I will wrap my tree with burlap when the weather plummets. My gf has a very old fig her g'ma brought from Italy back in 1940. It is alive and well in Val's yard! She told me she wraps hers so I'll wrap mine! There's nothing better than grilled figs with balsamic & a dollop of fresh goat cheese! « Show Less
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I started with 6 weeks long time period in my 60 gal tank, per bottle.Well, in 8 months time, my aquatic jungle has been harvested 3 times. My tank is 24 inches tall, and I had lillies growing ouy of the top. More plants....more CO2 I got another for a smaller tank and uses 6 times more due to a miniscule leak. :(. And they are expensive. I am a ruralite and am dragging my feet to get into town for a better setup. It may be a good "Starter" setup. BTW, the "leaker" valve on a 10 gallon moss shrimp tank, goes thru 6 times faster than my "jungle" 60 gal.....IMHO, the "20" is a piece of junk as well....Fluval needs to start over and do it right....... I started with 6 weeks long time period in my 60 gal tank, per bottle.Well, in 8 months time, my aquatic jungle has been harvested 3 times. My tank is 24 inches tall, and I had lillies growing ouy of the top. More plants....more CO2 I got another for a smaller tank and uses 6 times more due to a miniscule leak. :(. And they are expensive. I am a ruralite and am dragging my feet to get into town for a better setup. It may be a good "Starter" setup. BTW, the "leaker" valve on a 10 gallon moss shrimp tank, goes thru 6 times faster than my "jungle" 60 gal.....IMHO,... » Read More I started with 6 weeks long time period in my 60 gal tank, per bottle.Well, in 8 months time, my aquatic jungle has been harvested 3 times. My tank is 24 inches tall, and I had lillies growing ouy of the top. More plants....more CO2 I got another for a smaller tank and uses 6 times more due to a miniscule leak. :(. And they are expensive. I am a ruralite and am dragging my feet to get into town for a better setup. It may be a good "Starter" setup. BTW, the "leaker" valve on a 10 gallon moss shrimp tank, goes thru 6 times faster than my "jungle" 60 gal.....IMHO, the "20" is a piece of junk as well....Fluval needs to start over and do it right....... « Show Less
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I just put a 5 gal bucket next to mine and connected with a syphon tube so they would drain evenly. Cut a slot in one edge of the top for it to pass and weighted the ends of the tube to keep them on bottom. Could chain together as many as you want. Was gone 3 weeks and worked great. Also use dehumidifier water to avoid minerals and a couple drops of bleach keeps fungi from growing in the water.
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I checked my 24 hour soaked barley under a light and it had small sprouts coming out of the ends. I realize that for this barley to truly be quality, the germ of the grain must be undamaged to allow for sprouting. I'm on my second 25 pound bag of this barley and am moving away from brown rice potentially.
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Hello Sylvia, I had another product that worked pretty good. Sort of the same design but it had a gage that indicated when it was finished. This one did not work as well and I saw no improvement on my produce staying fresh. I would not purchase it again.
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I would think there is only a short time before moving to the fridge. My mushrooms died before they were ready to harvest.