How long can you keep inoculated substrate bag sealed for before it dies? (shiitake)

HumanExperiment · 11-13-08, 22:10

Just curious if anyone has tested this? I'm sure it is species specific, in my case I'm thinking about shiitake (wood lover). I know it is quite common to wait for full browning, which can take 3 to 4 months before removing the blocks from their sealed myco-bags. I'm just wondering how long you could leave them in there before it would lose vitality or die? I have a lot of fully colonized bags and I kind of want them to last to Christmas but that would be pushing 5 months from inoculation and some of the bags have already begun producing fruit even though they are still sealed.

eatyualive · 11-13-08, 22:18

when you start seeing metabolic waste. may be time to use that spawn or fruit it. looks like yellow colored piss in the jar or bag.

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11-13-08, 22:10	#1 (permalink)
HumanExperiment Mycophiliac Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 35	How long can you keep inoculated substrate bag sealed for before it dies? (shiitake) Just curious if anyone has tested this? I'm sure it is species specific, in my case I'm thinking about shiitake (wood lover). I know it is quite common to wait for full browning, which can take 3 to 4 months before removing the blocks from their sealed myco-bags. I'm just wondering how long you could leave them in there before it would lose vitality or die? I have a lot of fully colonized bags and I kind of want them to last to Christmas but that would be pushing 5 months from inoculation and some of the bags have already begun producing fruit even though they are still sealed. __________________ "I am the way and the truth and the life" -Jesus

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eatyualive ExoCannibalist Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,064	when you start seeing metabolic waste. may be time to use that spawn or fruit it. looks like yellow colored piss in the jar or bag. __________________ Click for Eat's Reference

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