How To HARVEST And DEHYDRATE Your Mushrooms

[@noiseinmyblood]

Great quality videos. Your temperatures are spot on, there is no need to go above 125 and it can be detrimental if you do. Can I offer a tip on how you go about selecting candidates for genetic sampling? First, size has no statistically quantifiable affect on Pb or Pn content, bigger does not automatically mean more potent. It can, but because you are dealing with probably one of the most amazing things in nature, it is not possible to know. It is common to have an absolutely giant specimen and have little potency to show for it. Unless you are running an HPLC test on every single mushroom to determine content %, there is simply no way to being sure. Secondly, waiting until the Veil is about to break is not the ideal moment to harvest a Psi containing mushroom. Just prior to a mushroom developing and breaking its veil, it has ceased producing Psi, and instead focused on producing spores, dedicating all of its energy towards reproduction and not protection (Psi is a defensive chemical). The ideal moment is largely intuitive, it is at some stage in the fruiting body process when it is still an Adolescent growing towards an Adult fruiting body, but well prior to Mature, which is when it enters its sporulation phase. If a veil begins to develop and you can see it separating, you waited too long. It takes time to develop this intuition. The "feels like a marshmallow" test is only valid for certain strains of Cubes. My suggestion, if you're going to pursue mycology this way, is to create a system that you can repeat on every batch and flush. How much you are willing to commit to it in terms of finances and space is largely going to dictate everything. Every batch, tub and flush is given a number, correlating to an entry in a notebook that contains all the relevant information from inoculation to fruiting, dates, substrate, supplements, etc. I nominate 4 mushrooms per flush for sampling. The candidates are 1st to Fruiting Body (1FB), Largest in Flush (LIF), Visually Ideal (VIP, because why not) and 1st to Sporulation (1S). 1FB and 1S are typically your strongest genetics, since the goal for every mycellium network is to reproduce as quickly and energy efficiently as possible. 1S requires you to 'sacrifice' the candidate, since you won't be able to harvest it at its ideal moment. I do this for each Flush. Depending on how many tubs you are running concurrently, it can become cost prohibitive to have this many agar plates. I can easily go thru 12 to 18 plates per tub, sometimes more. After a few weeks in an Agar plate I discard the weakest developers and instead turn my attention to the plates that developed the best. The reasoning behind this is that the most valuable thing you can gain from sampled genetics is Time. Considering that it can take anywhere from 2 to 6 months, depending on strain or species, to successfully fruit a tub, the strains that colonize and successfully develop to fruiting bodies in the shortest amount of time are the most valuable.

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for the in depth response and knowledge! It is much appreciated, and I'm going to pin your comment because I believe it is valuable information and I know that I can be a little vague in the commentary so hopefully this helps other viewers as well. I like your method of taking 4 mushrooms per flush to capture all the different sought after genetics, looks like I will need to get some more agar cups or start making my own :)

[@donniebrown8203]

A friend of mine likes to use those little condiment cups like you find at any Mexican restaurant for your red or green sauce. 😂👍🏻

[@ScottWConvid19]

The 4 nominees for "sampling" ... is that tissue culture samples for cloning? Is that why you said you sacrifice the 1S? Great info. Some I had learned and some was new to me. I love learning. Now to translate my knowledge toward shitakèz 😂

[@the-potato-warrior]

Dude… nobody is reading your book you just posted…

[@the-potato-warrior]

@@GoombaGrowsif you’re going to use a liner, use clear. Some of the biggest growths I’ve seen are under the nutrient level along the sides…. Mushrooms are sneaky as fuck . Also, liners don’t work and obstruct your view of the 12 inch monster sucking all the food from your mycelium block lol

[@kdgdeuce]

Best quote “You really don’t wanna eat that considering theirs shit in it”

[@bigdiglett3258]

I eat the shit too 🗿

[@MaxStudy-qn4vk]

@@bigdiglett3258 based

[@pshaskins1]

YOU are the first person I have found to state WHY you need to get the shrooms before they drop spores. THANK YOU!!! 🎉

[@GoombaGrows]

Of course! Spores can also cause problems for people that have sensitive breathing depending on the quantity of mushrooms your growing so that is another point I forgot to mention :)

[@simplysavvylife]

I was wondering this too

[@Kay-98]

Just learned this

[@peewhy]

Just today. I was wondering. Like YT is reading my mind.

[@TravisKoehn-xe6xc]

What was ur total yeald dry?

[@jh.5860]

Fucking love this guys energy, subbed when he said “massive donger” 😂

[@GoombaGrows]

Your support means a lot to me :)!

[@hockey_boyz6414]

This channel is going to go off. Incredible quality

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for the support!! ❤️🍄

[@Navagenetics]

these are so beautiful wow

[@Navagenetics]

the knowledge is definitely there.

[@StephenLyons-wv7pw]

He's a grower and a shower. Lol, you crack me up, dude.

[@Darryn-fx9gp]

Second flush “he’s a grower & a shower” 🤣 the mushroom had a jump off

[@GoombaGrows]

Ain’t no average mushroom 🤣

[@aza1479]

I’m doing my first harvest within the next 72 hours, they look amazing. So excited

[@Alramorfar]

My first is gonna be in a couple days! Hell yeah buddy!!!

[@aza1479]

@@Alramorfar nice so fun

[@kn8204]

I’ve been picking periodically but I just picked my first harvest last Friday.

[@GoombaGrows]

@kn8204 congratulations 🥳

[@tjzambonischwartz]

In the future, it probably isn't a great idea to pick an already sporulated mushroom for cloning. If you're gonna clone a specimen, pluck it in advance of the veil breaking. Once the spores enter the equation it's a crap shoot whether the culture that takes off is actually from the cloned tissue or not.

[@anthonyalexander5607]

thats a really good point hadnt considered cross contamination between fruiting bodies

[@sinccc2211]

Shoe box with cut holes at front and end with any working pc fan and thread to put muchrooms on, will dry and preserve them perfectly not a single dark spot just dry as stone that can be crushed in powder, takes 1-2days costs ~3$ for those who dont want to buy expensive dryers and dont want their fruits to have contact with heat of dryers.

[@levi1875]

Is that magic mushroom?

[@Pxrchi]

​@@levi1875yeah, should work with nearly any mushroom, especially psilocybin. If anything you could argue that a drying process like this causes less of the psilocybin to degrade via heat causing them to retain their potency much more. Pretty much the only downside is that it'll be open to the environment and takes a little longer, you'll wanna make sure it's in a nice clean place free of any bugs or pathogens that may want to nibble away at them.

[@closedmindsneveropendoors]

​@@levi1875any mushrooms...

[@responsibledumschit]

@@levi1875all mushrooms pal

[@mattb6646]

​@@levi1875 yes

[@donniebrown8203]

I think you were right to clone from the first flush. My understanding is that the latter flushes almost always produce larger fruit due to the fact that they simply have less competition for nutrients, water, space, etc. also great video! 👍🏻

[@LeeMckenna-o2p]

To stop side pins, I used an elastic band around the middle (using 4lb bags, outside the bag!) and as im now using tubs, I use kids stretch string to make a band around my soil block(inside my tubs)

[@GoombaGrows]

That’s genius! Almost like the hoodie tek for all in one bags but on bins? I’ll have to try it!

[@LeeMckenna-o2p]

How do you dry yours? I mean, I use a food dehydrater, at 70c for 24hr, then vacuum seal. I disagree with feedback on results, of drying at 35c for 48hr. I like your talk, what's your thoughts?

[@laurawbingham]

Thank you for including the part about the baby mushrooms actually being aborts! I was thinking the same thing, thinking they would grow, but I'll pick those out and move on to my 2nd flush. Thanks for the awesome video!!!

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for watching and the positive feedback :) Mush love!

[@pi198273]

Really well put together video, congrats man

[@GoombaGrows]

Thank you for the support!!

[@raylowskee7474]

I’m glad u added that clip bcuz that beat 🔥🔥🔥🔥 at about 7:40

[@thatguyty96]

Hell yeah bro nice harvest

[@bobbybands1957]

I'm curious are those golden teacher? I just sent my 1st ever golden teacher spawn to bulk 3 weeks ago and started the fruiting process 3 days ago and this morning I'm seeing a bunch of clusters of little pins with skinny stems. Keeping my fingers crossed I definitely got that fever for doing mycology. Thankyou for all your help bro!

[@itscam3ronst]

I love my mushrooms I feel like a mushroom mum😂

[@anamositykilla2190]

Love the content! I also enjoy taking shrooms. But gotten to a point where i wanna grow my own! ❤!

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for the support!!!

[@closedmindsneveropendoors]

Second flush usually always has biggest mushrooms. Mycelium has had enough time to fully colonize so all energy goes to growth ✌️

[@FlowStateMuse]

Bruh when you said “look at this donger” - you earned the subscribe lmao. Never mind how great the information. I just started my first mushroom grow and already learned a bunch from you. 🙏🙏

[@godcarsmoney]

How do I start 😂

[@codgamer6997]

once you transfer it to a mono-tub and you start seeing pins, then it seems like the growing process speeds up dramatically.

[@xIsaacCantu]

right? It seems to be roughly 2 weeks after you initiate the fruiting conditions, and then you are at the harvest stage

[@commietube4273]

Great info for a noob! Saved! Thx!

[@beauregardb6108]

I'm at the end of my very first flush, and this vid was just what I was hoping to find. Good explanation. Now, I need to go clean up and start picking! Thanks! Subscribed...

[@GoombaGrows]

Thank you for the positive feedback! I’m glad you found value in my video :)

[@GeorgiaGrowGuy]

Side pins are bonus mushrooms. Nobody would think about it if somebody sometime needed content and made it a bro-science topic.

[@l5-cs.]

some macro photos inside that box while its full would look so cool

[@GoombaGrows]

I’m working on better angles, lighting and hopefully a Timelapse camera in the near future :)

[@Pontiuspilate666]

Dude you got some huge mushrooms, congrats on the harvest!

[@GoombaGrows]

Thank you for watching :)!

[@MonkeManCan]

Thank you! Very informative and helpful.

[@kevinjenkins6986]

I was just about to buy a dehydrator until this! My air fryer has a dehydrate setting as well, thanks bro!

[@DruggiePlays]

Can't wait to make my blue honey 🍯🍄

[@lukasbabic7001]

thank you for this :)

[@dahlusion]

Excellent. Prime info (all of it) for this first time Shroom Farmer. Thank you.

[@GoombaGrows]

Good luck on your myco journey :)

[@dahlusion]

​@@GoombaGrows , Day 47: first flush is nearly ready. Shroom on!

[@GoombaGrows]

@@dahlusion oh snap, your at the best part! Exciting!!

[@dahlusion]

@@GoombaGrows SNAP! I can hardly control myself. It's exhilarating!

[@tracieleath8476]

Got my first flush today pulledd a 7 1/2 incn long an weighed 18 gs

[@GoombaGrows]

He’ll yeah man 💪 congratulations 🥳

[@OluchiChikezie-u4q]

Research has shown psilocybin to have potential to treat a range of psychiatric disorders. I get to learn more about myself on a trip than I have over a year of therapy. I had my first trip with golden teachers, it was really great and relaxing. Loved it

[@JB-wg8id]

Thanks for having good surface conditions

[@JB-wg8id]

Also. Do you live in a place where this is illegal? Wanna start my own channel but worried about feds. Thanks

[@closedmindsneveropendoors]

You called it a Donger haha and it's funny because after laughing I thought alright I'll subscribe lol

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for the support!!

[@mushroomboss7094]

Just pick up your fruiting container at spawn and tap it down against the surface for side pins, if you really want to make sure you don't get them then pack down the sides lightly this will ensure the substrate colonized flush against the liner and your whole substrate will be stuck to the liner. You literally have to pull it off if you want it off.

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for your comment! I actually did pat down all of the sides when spawning to bulk but the cake only stuck to one side and all of the other ones pulled in as it shrank. I think it sticks better using a garbage bag like liner. The max yield bin liners didn’t seem to work too well.

[@JayP7.62]

Yup that’s what I do. Liner sticks nice and tight to the substrate as it shrinks. Every now and then I might have like a small inch or two section that may come lose during a harvest. But that’s way better than no liner and having a crap ton of side pins. Idk why people paint or put tape around the bottom of their tub. Light isn’t the only thing that triggers pinning. You still have that perfect micro climate once the substrate shrinks.

[@ChrisM-mu8rc]

I like the pinch and twist method when I am in public otherwise I use the full claw.

[@ChrisM-mu8rc]

Does no one get this?

[@johncooney1942]

Great video

[@walkersears6543]

Those mushrooms are gorgeous what are those genetics?

[@TH-bj1pb]

I've done pftek brf cakes before and I want to do it again soon. But I'd much rather do this. Very nice. (:

[@ryanarmishaw3305]

Epic! Great video. Thank you.

[@Brf-tj3be]

Can you eat your mushrooms fresh or do they need to be dried first?

[@tmacbees902]

either is fine.

[@Benjyyyyyy8]

Amazing, thanks God bless

[@closedmindsneveropendoors]

God dm, all these years and didnt know for a fact that the spores hitting the mycelium tells it the mission is over aka no second flush lol always had this intuition, like it was telling me that was a problem but no one ever confirmed it. Thanks

[@GoombaGrows]

Of course! I read about it a bit before starting my grow and was a bit skeptical if that really was the case but sure enough I accidentally let one of my bins go for too long and it dropped a ton of spores. The second flush on that bin was minuscule compared to the bin that wasn’t harvested late.

[@closedmindsneveropendoors]

@@GoombaGrows we may be all the same one awareness, one mind, but thanks for helping the whole with knowing how to "find itself" again. You know what I'm talking about. Take care bud and goodluck in this ancient land ✌️👁️

[@GoombaGrows]

@@closedmindsneveropendoors Mush love 🍄

[@kn8204]

Try 125 for 8 that’s what been working pretty good for me

[@GoombaGrows]

I have switched over to 105 for 20-24 hours for the bigger mushrooms and it’s been working perfectly. I’m sure 125 at 8 hours is nearly perfect as well. I just try and keep the heat as low as possible

[@ash3rr]

Can you use an oven to dehydrate them? Maybe fan mode only?

[@brycesunday468]

I noticed you picked several where the veils hadn’t torn.

[@Rumkins]

great video as always!!

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for the support! :)

[@waynepeirce2266]

Very nice, And nice info. Thanks 🙏

[@GoombaGrows]

Thank you for watching!!

[@thegregofficial]

What if you just fill the sides with something like sand as a crack begins to develop there to prevent side pinning?

[@GoombaGrows]

Honestly I don’t think that’s a bad idea, I have tried this method with coco coir and it worked pretty darn well.

[@nike.395official6]

Is it possible to put the mushrooms in the oven with ventilation on to dry them out?

[@Steph2888]

How do you dose mushrooms? i know every different type of mushroom has a certain percent of Psi (around 1%). But is that before or after you dehydrate them? If it is before you dehydrate them, how do you figure out the Psi content after you dehydrate them?

[@GoombaGrows]

These are really good questions and to be fair I’m not 100% sure on the answer. I know a big issue with using mushrooms as medicine is that it is very hard to take an accurate dose every time. The nutrient content can vary drastically and on top of that you lose some of that when you dehydrate. I think freeze drying holds the nutrients better but I have yet to test any of these hypothesis.

[@kpereszczak]

Hey. Thanks for the video. 100°C is not too high? 100°C sounds like too much...

[@GoombaGrows]

100°C is absolutely too high. At that heat you would be basically cooking them. You can do around 45-50°C and have great results however :)

[@kpereszczak]

@@GoombaGrows thanks

[@יוסףאיביי]

Hello, where is a good place to store the substrate under a lamp or in the dark? I would like to know?

[@Jkfrasier1980]

I’m so new to this. Got my magic grow bag and a spore syringe. First time ever trying to grow mushrooms. What do you mean when they lose their spores? And any thing else or advice you could give me would be great and much appreciated. Thank you. Love the video

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for watching! Most mushrooms will sporulate after they have fully grown. This is because the mushrooms know they are at the end of their life cycle. They drop their spores to continue spread genetics for future mushrooms to grow. These spores however are usually pretty bad for people with sensitive lungs. All though it is perfectly fine to eat them they can change the way the mushroom you are eating tastes. Because of this it is usually best to harvest the mushrooms before they sporulate. Hope this helps! If you have further questions feel free to message me on insta and I will try to get back to all messages as soon as possible!

[@bradhenke7552]

How did it go with the magic bag?

[@kiowhatta1]

Interesting that you are picking some before the veil breaks.

[@GoombaGrows]

The best time to harvest them is right before the veil breaks ! Since the veil on most of the mushrooms has already torn it was only a matter of a few hours before it happened with the rest of them.

[@rodneygrogan1180]

why dry the mushrooms ? can you eat them not dried ?

[@GoombaGrows]

@@rodneygrogan1180 you absolutely can but I usually am not able to eat the amount of mushrooms I grow fresh before they go bad. Better to dry them so they can last a year or even longer.

[@ZepHoffman]

beautiful video bro

[@GoombaGrows]

Thank you 😄

[@ianmoon1103]

Are you making a video on rehydrating the mycelium?

[@GoombaGrows]

Good question! Sadly for this particular harvest I forgot to get footage of dunking the cake so it will have to wait for a future video but I do plan on covering it :)

[@senior.danzig]

@@GoombaGrows please, would love to know more about that

[@WhoDeyWildcatsReds]

What type of substrate did you use?? Did you wait for your grain to really solidify before transferring over?? Nice nice quality 👍

[@GoombaGrows]

I used manure based substrate in this video and I did not wait for the grain to fully solidify. It was very solid and pretty much fully colonize but the second I see complete white in my spawn bags I spawn them to bulk :)

[@CarrieMilburn]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuu!!

[@ruis115]

i have a regular oven. any tips on those?

[@flacosfungi]

Good video bro 😎

[@GoombaGrows]

Thank you for the support!!

[@roccotis]

"absolute donger" hahah How did you rehydrate between flush 1 & 2? Soak or just heavy mist?

[@GoombaGrows]

I did a dunk for my next flushes, I have a video up on this process :)

[@roccotis]

@@GoombaGrows - nice one - thank you

[@GoombaGrows]

Of course! Thanks for watching

[@yamahakid450f]

You should of let the 'donger' open its veil, that would of veen the one to get a print as well as take tissue and put it on agar to grow liquid culture... You're also not getting them completely dry... theyre 90% water by weight, so that was a little high, if they dont snap when trying to bend them or turn to powder while grinding them, they arent cracker dry.. any water (oxygen) thats going to speed along degradation aswell as potential mold, so getting them purged of all water is one of the biggest factors in shelf life. If you get them cracker dry, vacuum seal them in individual bags (i do 8ths per bag so when I want some, I'm not dusturbing more than what is needed and exposing them to fresh oxygen, heat, light..if i need more than that, i grab 2 bags or whatever is needed), add them all to a large Mason jar with oxygen and water absorbers, then throw the whole thing in the freezer. They'll last longer than 2 years with no signs of degradation that way, unless they still have water inside them, but if you throw water absorbers into each individual bag, that can help them dry further.. i do that even when I know they're dry, yeah it's a hassle, but i didn't put all that time into it just to have them degrade on me.. If you don't take some of these precautions and just have them in a baggy or in a mason jar, they degrade rather fast, psilocybin is relatively unstable in normal atmospheric conditions, especially when it comes too heat, oxygen, and light... on the flip side, no oxygen, the colder you can store it, and even a dark tented jar it will increase their shelf life, by a lot. I've had some where I noticed some degradation in a few weeks, others that have lasted months with no signs of degradation.. I don't know if different species and variants/sub variants have different enzymes or something that protects the psilocybin and psilocin, but both grows were dried, stored in the same jar, no light, same temperature, etc, so there shouldn't of been any difference and if there was it would of been negligible.

[@GoombaGrows]

I added a subtitle in the video when editing about getting them dry to the point where they crack but when I rendered the video the subtitle disappeared. But I am definitely getting them dry enough. If 9 hours at 110 isn’t enough for some of the bigger mushrooms and they still bend I put them in for longer. But 90% of the mushrooms are completely dry in 9 hours.

[@GoombaGrows]

Good tips on storing them as well. When mine are dry I throw them in a big mason jar with a silica gel packet, seal it and leave it in my closet. I haven’t noticed any degradation keeping them at room temperature but it would be a good video idea to try and test if there is a difference storing them in a cooler environment after they have been dried.

[@deanmerchant203]

I said the same about the donger. Could have been a lot bigger. As for the cracker dry deal. Not all of them get dry like that. Some have a dense and spongy texture at the same time. I have a lot of different strains and there’s definitely some differences. Nice job 👍

[@melindawilliams6624]

I was wondering about the very small ones. I always think they are gonna be the next flush, but now I'm wondering if they should be removed before soaking for next flush?

[@GoombaGrows]

Most likely should remove them. For me I’m on the third flush and some of them were to small to remove. Luckily no contamination yet so it’s probably not the end of the world if you don’t.

[@deanmerchant203]

Absolutely should take them out

[@kpereszczak]

I was reading how to dry normal muschrooms from the forest and was 50°C for couple of hours...

[@GoombaGrows]

50°C is just about perfect for mushrooms. A little on the hot side I think, but won’t cause any issues or decrease potency.

[@Tuffydudee]

Im on my first grow with the max yield bin. My substrate was fulky colonized and pins showing 6 days after .ixing it with my grain spore and using the colonizer lid. I also had the black tape over the small holes on the bottom bin. After those 6 days and fully colonized i added a thin layer of coco coir that i misted until its fully saturated and switched to the fruiting lid with the white filters. It has plenty of humidity in there and on the lid. Should i pull the black tape off the holes now or wait until it colonizes the coco coir and pins come up?

[@GoombaGrows]

Good question and honestly I’m not 100% sure and I don’t want to give you any wrong info, but I do suggest that if your introducing fruiting conditions to go ahead and put micropore tape over the bottom holes instead of the black tape.

[@08dario08]

I like your videos , i live in the caribbean on a small island. Can we grow GTs outdoors or atleast in greenhouses ?

[@GoombaGrows]

It does depend on the species you are growing but a lot of them are going to need a temperature controlled environment so it could be difficult to grow outdoors!

[@GoombaGrows]

GTs in particular need 75-85 degrees for colonization and 70-80 degrees for fruiting. But it has to stay consistent or it could effect growth rates. Hope this helped :)

[@noiseinmyblood]

You should never grow Psilo containing mushrooms outdoors, or anywhere animals, children or unassuming adults can come into contact with it. Using tubs is the only way to prevent spores from escaping into the "wild" and causing an accidental contact. Growing outdoors or in greenhouses opens you up to the most evil thing in Mycology: Contamination. Finding these mushrooms in the wild, even on a pasture, is a statistical anomaly bordering on minor miracle because of how prevalent Mold/Bacteria/Yeast spores are in the air, all air. The intent is to be applauded but the risks and difficulties involved are not worth it.

[@timhills4808]

Nice video..how do u tell Mushrooms are dry and not too dry Is there some type of method to no for sure there done?

[@GoombaGrows]

For the most part it needs to be cracker dry. You shouldn’t be able to bend the mushroom at all. If you try to bend it, it needs to snap in half. That’s the best way that I tell if they are dry enough. I don’t necessarily think you can over dry them unless you leave them in for a very long time. I have actually started to dehydrate on 110 for about 12 hours. It has been working well even for the bigger mushrooms. When I was only dehydrating for 8 or so hours some of the big ones would have to be redone to be fully dehydrated.

[@vadkinsvlogs2577]

which dehydrator/air fryer is that?

[@GoombaGrows]

It is the farberware French door air fryer / dehydrator. I got mine from Walmart but you can find them online as well :)

[@timhills4808]

A newbe here ,how long have light on for how long ?no its say not in direct light .or don't need be in dark

[@GoombaGrows]

I don’t usually have the light on for longer than 8-10 hours. Usually I just turn it on during the day and turn it off when it’s dark. About 8 hours a day.

[@anthonymangia8890]

What all goes into "redunking" the cake for the 3rd flush? Sorry, its just a term I'm not familiar with.

[@Teachworth01]

Is it bad to cut the mushrooms into smaller pieces before putting them in the dehydrator? If not, why do you choose to dehydrate the big mushrooms in one piece?

[@ArmchairLimerickNationalist]

100 degrees .. wont that "ccok" them ? I have a dehydrator thats like maximum temp 50 degrees. Will that work?

[@michaelcox4213]

At what point do you open the lid and give the mushrooms fresh air?

[@tmacbees902]

mine are in a quiet room. i removed the lid just before harvesting the 1st flush and have left it off since. i mist when i think the surface is dry and fan with a bit of cardboard every few hours when i can.

[@JM4lN_PvP]

Nice 👍 Was that a second flush including dunking for X hours. Or was this a continuation from the first flush (non grown pins)

[@GoombaGrows]

Yessir the second flush was after a dunk for about 18 hours!

[@JM4lN_PvP]

@@GoombaGrows beautiful thank you 🙏

[@Shep01]

Lol well these certainly arent shitakes like my log.. all mushrooms are awesome, though especially these. And i dehydrated the shitakes practically the same but its closer to 125 for 8ish hours in slices, they are bone dry good for at least a year in a jar with a o2 absorbjng packet Since you have these as full sized they probably need that lower temp to avoid getting too dry on the outside before the inside is dehydrated. Wonder where i can get spore prints for these tho.

[@bob1881]

7:25 Interesting. I was wondering, "Why is he picking up those tiny mushrooms? They haven't even grown yet?"

[@GoombaGrows]

Right! It had me confused as well why they wouldn’t continue growing.

[@rickyspanish3668]

So I got a grow bag. Virgin grower. I'm on day 37. And my bag is not completely white like in some videos. But I do have mushrooms starting to grow. Should I go into fruiting stage? Thx

[@GoombaGrows]

I do know that those grow bags can sometimes take awhile. If the mushrooms are starting to grow though definitely transfer it into fruiting conditions. Some fresh air will get them growing nicely :)

[@rickyspanish3668]

@@GoombaGrows Thx for the reply. My first time. I tried to go by videos I've seen. Mush supply said bout 45 days. But mushrooms are starting to grow, I didnt want to leave them in the colonizing stage and mess it up, but also didnt want to fruit to soon. But if their starting to grow, then they must b ready. Thx again.

[@GoombaGrows]

@@rickyspanish3668 yesssir exactly! Just do as the mushrooms say lolll. If they want to grow let them grow 😁

[@jasonbuck9417]

First time growing. Is it better to harvest them before they get big. I had some with the heads about nickel size, with a couple of them splitting like a cross and sort of opening . Then I left for a few days and came back to a lot of big heads. Should I have harvested before or was this good? Thanks

[@GoombaGrows]

It’s up to preference for the most part. There have been studies done on when is technically best to harvest your mushrooms and it’s sometime before they are fully mature and before the veil has broke but it’s really hard to tell when that will be so usually most will harvest right after veil has broke.

[@GoombaGrows]

If you have mushrooms that don’t drop spores I believe you can let them go slightly longer to get bigger with less negative implications. To be fair though I don’t know all the science behind it, this is just what I’ve learned so far from my own experience’s

[@xIsaacCantu]

excellent video! is there a reason you do not wash the mushrooms prior to dehydrating? it is manure after all, could easily make you sick

[@GoombaGrows]

Yes, I believe this is mainly personal preference. I don’t like washing them as they can be very fragile and I’m worried they will become soggy or take a lot longer in the dehydrator if I wash them. I instead try and snip the bottom of the mushroom off where any substrate was and if any is still left after dehydrating you can usually brush it off pretty easily :)

[@fenristhewolfslair3993]

@@GoombaGrows YES, they become soft/gloopy when exposed to water....nealy impossible to dry completely

[@yourpyro7101]

So the best time to harvest them is when the cap is open? Or just opening? Im growing some myself and im trying to understand the havesting part

[@yourpyro7101]

And dose it affect its effect

[@GoombaGrows]

From what I have learned the perfect time is right before the veil drops. Depending on genetics and conditions size can very greatly making it very hard to tell when the “perfect” time is to harvest. Because of this many growers will harvest right as the first veil begins to drop / cap starts to open up. This tends to be a better indication of when your mushrooms are almost fully grown rather than guessing

[@LoudNTechie]

You've got really beautiful boys there. 😍

[@GoombaGrows]

Thank you sir!

[@Gabi-he6rw]

I am doing 10 370ml jars with grain spawn, can i add a casing layer(vermiculite, perlite or chopped straw) and fruit straight from them or should i put them in a fruiting box?

[@AllahthetruthIslamthewayTasnim]

What are the fruiting conditions ? New substrate ?

[@matiasleppanen6856]

Can those little ones be eaten as well?

[@GoombaGrows]

Yessir of course! They are all edible :)

[@rovinkumar317]

Can i dehydrate them in sunlight?

[@GoombaGrows]

You certainly can! It’s just not as effective and there is potential to lose nutrients / potency the longer the mushrooms oxidize. Out in the sun depending on how the weather is it could take more than 48 hours to fully dehydrate

[@GoombaGrows]

And if you live somewhere where it’s humid you have little chance of success this way

[@Rob.1.n]

Hey, how can I dehydrate my shrooms without a air fryer or a dehydrator?

[@eliagur]

Can you eat them fresh?

[@GoombaGrows]

@@eliagur absolutely! They just won’t stay good for as long stored.

[@eliagur]

@@GoombaGrows thank you very much! I am doing research now how to store them. We just got our first batch so exciting😍 But the oven we have home is old and cant be trusted for drying. Maybe i can put them in ziplock bags and refrigerate them,but as you said wont last very long. Thank you so much once again

[@victorjr24]

How often were you misting during the fruiting stages?

[@GoombaGrows]

Good question! For the first flush I barely misted at all and in fact I slightly over misted so I used a paper towel to dry up some of the surface water. But the more flushes the more you need to mist it seems along with dunking of course. I will try and get a video out on rehydrating with the next harvest!

[@BlueRay963]

Can you eat these raw..& get the same effect?..Ty..mellow greetings..🍄🍄🍄✌

[@GoombaGrows]

@@BlueRay963 you certainly can however you have to eat a lot more as they are 90% water weight :)

[@BlueRay963]

@@GoombaGrows thank you kindly..just curious to know..I have a batch of Golden Teachers about ready to Harvest.. should I harvest before the Veil breaks?

[@GoombaGrows]

@BlueRay963 I usually tend to wait until 1-2 of the mushrooms veils break and then I harvest all of them. This can happen quickly though. Sometimes I will come back to check after just a few hours and there will be a lot more than just a few with the veils broken lol

[@mattdouplesx]

Harvest as a few look about to break the veil but don't let them if you can. Also just Harvest em all and feel free to enjoy your Harvest in the same day before you get to dry them out, but but if you want to keep them saved for later, then you need to make sure that you have them all bone dry as possible. I prefer fresh because it will taste less strong and the weight of the fresh ones will be able to make a dose by weighing them and then multiply by .1 to get the dry weight and keep in mind that the fresh ones are usually a little bit more potent by weight in my experience. So if you want to taste em fresh, just make sure to weight out 35g's for a 1/8 and then expect to have a chance to get to experience about the equivalent of closer to 3.75-4g dry. That's what I have experienced anyway. Hope you are doing well and enjoying your Harvest! ​@BlueRay963

[@GoombaGrows]

@mattdouplesx great information!

[@veliaqd]

Does it matter for the trip if it late his spores ?

[@GoombaGrows]

I don’t believe so

[@michaelbessette8685]

How do you dunk the substrate?

[@GoombaGrows]

I have a video up on my channel showing the dunking process :)

[@michaelbessette8685]

Thanks

[@yentl8638]

Which airfryer is this?

[@qualitycertifiedbass]

Great video thanks, sub. 👍

[@GoombaGrows]

Thank you for watching!!

[@jeedphoenix]

Do you keep all the little shrooms too? So before you heavy mist for 2nd flush there should be no shrooms on the substrate?

[@GoombaGrows]

When I am going into my second flush before I dunk I like to try and remove every mushroom. Even the little ones. If they are too little though and hard to grab I will let them be.

[@babyj6107]

Do u have to dehydrate before eating?

[@davidfowlks614]

No you dont ,but if you want to store them for long term you dehydrate

[@GoombaGrows]

What David said! Spot on. They will only last a couple days without being dehydrated.

[@babyj6107]

@@GoombaGrows ty

[@jakecarr1281]

What're you using for substrate? Great video

[@GoombaGrows]

Thanks for the comment! I’m just using a basic pasteurized manure based substrate.

[@DADDYCOKE2012]

Can I use cow manure from Home Depot?

[@GoombaGrows]

@@DADDYCOKE2012 good question and that sounds like a good future video idea. In short yes. I don’t see why you can’t. Got to look at the fine print of what’s all in it and you have to pasteurize it using oven or pressure cooker tek but it should work!

[@WhoDeyWildcatsReds]

​@@DADDYCOKE2012Make sure to let us know if you find out. A complete shot in the dark id try something like 5% pasteurized manure to coir first. Hell, I think I may try it after I get a few flushes under my belt. Just put my first ever 3 bags of UB to bulk 2 days ago. Fingers crossed!