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Shroomok avatar Shroomok

@Max in your case you can either:

1) Pour cold water directly INTO THE BAG. Leave the cake to soak for a few hours. Then remove water and keep the cake in the same bag for further fruiting. No need to clean/wash the bag.

OR

2) Remove the cake from the bag and soak it in a bigger bucket or plastic box/basin. After soaking, place it on a plate or wire rack for the next flush

Max

Just reading up on what your saying about the cakes if I have an all in one grow bag do I clean this out and put the cake back in the same all in one grow bag or just leave it on a sterile plate / tub
Thanks in advance

Shroomok avatar Shroomok

@Alex You’re very welcome!
I’d love to help further, but without a photo I can’t accurately identify the issue based on the description only.

That’s a common confusion. So, well done on figuring out the difference between mold and mycelium bruises by comparing photo examples and using a Q-tip test 👍
I’m relieved to hear it’s just bruising in your case. Keep growing ;)

Links for more info on mycelium bruising:
1) Detailed write up here: https://shroomok.com/en/wiki/Mycelium_Bruises_or_Mold_Contamination
2) Photo gallery here: https://shroomok.com/gallery/bruising

Alex

thanks for the very quick reply! But it not mold its that blue tint from hard fanning(and me pushing on it). I relooked at your photos and realized what was actually happening. Also did the qtip test(i know its not ideal) just to make sure. Looks like its all good. Thanks

Shroomok avatar Shroomok

@Alex, harvest all healthy small and mature shrooms (with broken veils as well). There should be no visible signs of contamination on the mushrooms themselves. Then throw out the contaminated cake or bury it in a garden/forest.

You can share a photo on the forum https://shroomok.com/forum so I can check if it's really a contamination and how serious it is.

flex

I’d like to add my personal favorite option for contaminated media: bury it outside in an area that gets full sun. And then see if anything happens, I’ve taken a jar meant for indoor grow get contaminated and then leaving it to nature outdoors in sunlight and in a compatible substrate has led to mushroom production in otherwise compromised cases.

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