Day 130. Dark brown reishi spores by Shroomok

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• Day-to-day Reishi growing diary

  Day 130. Reishi sporulating — spores everywhere Some of my Reishi mushrooms started releasing massive clouds of dark brown spores. They ended up everywhere! On the bags right under reishi caps: around the bags on the shelf: And of course in the air as I could feel them in my nose and my eyes!Reishi mushrooms don’t have gills. Instead, they’re polypores, which means they release spores through tiny pores located on the underside of their caps. These pores are barely visible, and young fruits usually appear white or creamy in color Definitely, harsh conditions over the last 7 weeks (cold storage, temperature swings, low humidity) had a strong influence on their growth and appearance. These stress factors likely triggered early sporulation and affected the overall shape of mushrooms. Now they resemble Hemlock Reishi with their classic single, kidney-shaped brackets rather than the Antler Reishi form I had before on the first flush. But make no mistake, it’s still Antler Reishi! (Check out the photos in better quality in the attachments below!)

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