picking shrooms

epilectric · 07-22-06, 09:32

hey
my entire jar is covered with small shrooms
it seems quite hard to twist them out by hand, without squeezing the neighbour shrooms and the substrate
should i cut them off with a knife?
or should i pick them by hand?
pics coming soon

Milton Waddams · 07-22-06, 11:19

I always just pluck them off the best I can by hand. Some strains seem to twist off easier then others, while others just rip up clumps of casing or substrate when you pull them. Using scissors or a knife though will most always leave some of the shroom attached, which can contaminate later.

Bottomline, just pluck them with your hands, thats what I do anyways.

SquaresandCubes · 07-22-06, 11:53

dont use a knife. If some substrate comes off it shouldn't be much. If you use a knife that shit thats left on the cake will rot and possibly contam especially after a dunk.

BuckarooBanzai · 07-22-06, 15:23

Pick 'em by hand and then cut off the dirty bottom if you don't want to clean it. As mentioned above, you don't want to leave anything on the cake/sub that can rot (mushies rot as quickly as they grow). A chunk of sub removed is better than a chunk of mushroom left to rot...

FOAF grabs them and twists/tugs until they come loose. Certain strains come off really easily, others will always rip up a big chunk of substrate.

CannAmerican · 07-22-06, 20:48

Sometimes watering before picking can reduce the size of the clump of casing soil removed.

epilectric · 07-24-06, 05:51

a lot of small shrooms are hidden behind thick patches of mycelium, that look like cotton wool
should i tear out the whole patch of myc. or just the shroom alone?

07-24-06, 08:42

not to change subject, but I have read many dunkin' tek with cakes after first flush. I have have casings not cakes at home and the first flush was picked this morning. Is there anything I can or need to do to promote a good second flush? Any help would be a great help.

epilectric · 07-24-06, 08:48

ive twisted all of them out now
however, there are a lot of bluecoloured rests from the stems on top of the substrate, which are too much to get rid of all of them
is that a problem?

epilectric · 07-24-06, 08:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoyoteMesc

not to change subject, but I have read many dunkin' tek with cakes after first flush. I have have casings not cakes at home and the first flush was picked this morning. Is there anything I can or need to do to promote a good second flush? Any help would be a great help.

please open your own thread instead of spamming in mine

07-24-06, 09:51

ok...sorry

Hippie3 · 07-24-06, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by epilectric

please open your own thread instead of spamming in mine

he was off topic
but he was not spamming.
don't be a dick.
you might benefit by listening to the replies people give
even if the topic meanders a bit,
and so too
others might benefit.
so we aren't
'topic nazis' here,
we let threads meander a bit
as long as there is some relevance.

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07-22-06, 09:32	#1 (permalink)
epilectric Mycophiliac Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 44	picking shrooms hey my entire jar is covered with small shrooms it seems quite hard to twist them out by hand, without squeezing the neighbour shrooms and the substrate should i cut them off with a knife? or should i pick them by hand? pics coming soon

07-22-06, 11:19	#2 (permalink)
Milton Waddams Mycophage Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 116	I always just pluck them off the best I can by hand. Some strains seem to twist off easier then others, while others just rip up clumps of casing or substrate when you pull them. Using scissors or a knife though will most always leave some of the shroom attached, which can contaminate later. Bottomline, just pluck them with your hands, thats what I do anyways. __________________ OK, but i burn down the building...

07-22-06, 15:23	#4 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	Pick 'em by hand and then cut off the dirty bottom if you don't want to clean it. As mentioned above, you don't want to leave anything on the cake/sub that can rot (mushies rot as quickly as they grow). A chunk of sub removed is better than a chunk of mushroom left to rot... FOAF grabs them and twists/tugs until they come loose. Certain strains come off really easily, others will always rip up a big chunk of substrate. __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

07-22-06, 20:48	#5 (permalink)
CannAmerican Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 40	Sometimes watering before picking can reduce the size of the clump of casing soil removed. __________________ This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-22-06, 11:53	#3 (permalink)
SquaresandCubes Mycotopiate Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 330	dont use a knife. If some substrate comes off it shouldn't be much. If you use a knife that shit thats left on the cake will rot and possibly contam especially after a dunk.

07-24-06, 05:51	#6 (permalink)
epilectric Mycophiliac Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 44	a lot of small shrooms are hidden behind thick patches of mycelium, that look like cotton wool should i tear out the whole patch of myc. or just the shroom alone?

07-24-06, 08:42	#7 (permalink)
~CoyoteMesc Guest Posts: n/a	not to change subject, but I have read many dunkin' tek with cakes after first flush. I have have casings not cakes at home and the first flush was picked this morning. Is there anything I can or need to do to promote a good second flush? Any help would be a great help.

07-24-06, 08:48	#8 (permalink)
epilectric Mycophiliac Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 44	ive twisted all of them out now however, there are a lot of bluecoloured rests from the stems on top of the substrate, which are too much to get rid of all of them is that a problem?

07-24-06, 09:51	#10 (permalink)
~CoyoteMesc Guest Posts: n/a	ok...sorry

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