sometimes it pays to dig through the garbage!

the_chosen_one · 02-16-08, 13:02

a while back i put these expired oyster bags out on the deck. they had produced 2-3 flushes each so i figured they were done.
they sat out there through freezing weather, snow and pouring rain for a good month.
well finally the weather subsided enough to get some yard work done. i went to grab the bags to bury them in a compost heap and behold!!! a nice little suprise.

the first two pics are blue oyster. it's amazing how different they look when growing outdoors in cold weather!

the next two are pearl oysters.. which look pretty much the same no matter how you grow them.

looks like TCO is eating garbage all weekend!

much love

weed4all · 02-16-08, 13:08

damn nice one tco

those mushies look real cool too.

livewire420 · 02-16-08, 13:09

GordianHyphae · 02-16-08, 13:13

hell yea TCO!

Hippie3 · 02-16-08, 13:14

next
dumpster diving for dessert

nice

Mermaidia · 02-16-08, 13:23

nice TCO.

catdaddy · 02-16-08, 13:39

Da Catdaddy is not averse to dumpster diving- after all, one man's trash is another man's treasure..

But then again I walk the tops of fences and dark alleys, and call my feline lovers in the darkess, and in the moonlight...

Catdaddy

eatyualive · 02-16-08, 16:27

cool. yeah ive seen some fruiting out of the sink at times. lol.

rockawayrooms · 02-16-08, 17:10

That's fuckin' awesome,thx fer sharing bro!!

dial8 · 02-16-08, 17:47

Pretty damn cool, tco. Can we start calling you oscar the grouch?

J/K Bro.

bugs · 02-18-08, 16:04

Hey, that's really cool. Tough little buggers, ain't they?

reverend trips · 02-18-08, 18:36

Nice

Think you'll get another flush?

SharkieJones · 02-18-08, 21:42

Wow (Borat voice) very nice!

golly · 02-18-08, 22:35

So tough love really works eh..!
Pretty cool TC...

the_chosen_one · 02-18-08, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by reverend trips

Nice

Think you'll get another flush?

well there's not even a sign of any contams.. there's still some straw left in the pearl bags. it just might. there's still new clumps coming too!

harvested some of the blues and a few pearls yesterday. kinda small though. i'm going to let the pearls go a little longer. i think they'll get bigger than the blues.

might be taking more pics soon

thanks everyone!!!

siam_jim · 02-18-08, 23:09

TCO...nice man,, just lookin out for ya man....but the first 2 doesn't look like of any oysters i've seen before..shouldn't they have like slug slime cap?? the 2nd one looks like a pan species too? i'm hoping i'm wrong,,,

siam

the_chosen_one · 02-18-08, 23:27

thanks jim!

the pearls are just wet in the pics.. but the blues really changed. they still have a blue color to the gills and underside, but the top side looks crazy. i'll try and get better pics. there's another cluster of blues coming too.

i know man! they are CRAZY lookin'. but they are oysters. just growing in very cold temps. 30's to upper 40's. today we finally broke 50! yay!

the_chosen_one · 02-29-08, 00:10

almost forgot about this thread.

here's some more of the blue oysters from a week or so ago.
temps still cold and they are a bit ragged.

a little blurry too, sorry.

more of the pearls from today.. as soon as i can get them uploaded.

the_chosen_one · 02-29-08, 00:37

temps are about 8-10 degrees higher. the pearl oysters seem a little happier.

i'm gonna have to invest more time into outdoor straw garbage grows lol. these came out pretty nice! oh, and this is yet another flush!

onediadem · 02-29-08, 02:08

I love how resilient the oysters are. You can pretty much abuse the hell out of them and they raise an eyebrow and say, "Uh-Huh, that all you got?"

Nice comeback!

the_chosen_one · 02-29-08, 02:35

i'm thinking about building some bins especially for the junk bags and logs.. maybe add a little straw or sawdust and see what happens. it would be nice to see this on a larger scale. at the very least i'd end up with some garden compost lol.
normally, i'm not so lazy and these things get buried in compost piles.. but with the ramp up in volume and a busy lifestyle.. :sigh:

to think what i've been missing! these four bags, maybe.. 4-5 wet lbs of straw total have yielded close another pound after being thrown out. that adds another 20% to an already extremely high biological efficiency. had i known what i was doing at the time, i would have kept better track of the indoor crops as well.

heh, just found more pins forming on the other pearl oyster bag too!

the_chosen_one · 03-08-08, 20:47

still going!!! nothing really picture worthy, but one of the blues is putting out yet another flush.

all the action is around the bottom of the bag, where all the moisture is, so i expect this will be the end. one of the pearls looks like it may go again too.. but i need to get this stuff of my deck

hyphaenation · 03-08-08, 20:59

I'm just fruiting Pearls right now.

Straw logs.

Wanna trade something for Hypsyzigus Tess ? I really want that one.

the_chosen_one · 03-08-08, 21:02

oooo yeah! let me amplify some culture hehe

hyphaenation · 03-08-08, 22:21

The Chosen One ... Brudda , you gots to try King Trumpet Oyster , Nameko and Hypholmoa. I'll have all of the above shortly. Can send you a mycelial syringe of the kto asap if you'd like.

the_chosen_one · 03-08-08, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyphaenation

The Chosen One ... Brudda , you gots to try King Trumpet Oyster , Nameko and Hypholmoa. I'll have all of the above shortly. Can send you a mycelial syringe of the kto asap if you'd like.

sweet!

just drained a stuborn block of nameko from it's dunk so i'm good there... but the kto and hypholoma!!!

once i get some lc's made i'll have a few for ya! warm weather buttons, lions mane (killer strain), tess, jeeze i know there's more lol.. gotta dig through the fridge!

the_chosen_one · 04-27-08, 04:32

i know, just throw them away already

today.. well, yesterday now

pearls.

barngoddess · 04-27-08, 07:44

Mouth-watering!

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the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,159	sometimes it pays to dig through the garbage! a while back i put these expired oyster bags out on the deck. they had produced 2-3 flushes each so i figured they were done. they sat out there through freezing weather, snow and pouring rain for a good month. well finally the weather subsided enough to get some yard work done. i went to grab the bags to bury them in a compost heap and behold!!! a nice little suprise. the first two pics are blue oyster. it's amazing how different they look when growing outdoors in cold weather! the next two are pearl oysters.. which look pretty much the same no matter how you grow them. looks like TCO is eating garbage all weekend! much love Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman

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02-18-08, 16:04	#11 (permalink)
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02-18-08, 18:36	#12 (permalink)
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golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,626	So tough love really works eh..! Pretty cool TC...

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02-18-08, 23:09	#16 (permalink)
siam_jim Mycotopia Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,847	TCO...nice man,, just lookin out for ya man....but the first 2 doesn't look like of any oysters i've seen before..shouldn't they have like slug slime cap?? the 2nd one looks like a pan species too? i'm hoping i'm wrong,,, siam

02-18-08, 23:27	#17 (permalink)
the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,159	thanks jim! the pearls are just wet in the pics.. but the blues really changed. they still have a blue color to the gills and underside, but the top side looks crazy. i'll try and get better pics. there's another cluster of blues coming too. i know man! they are CRAZY lookin'. but they are oysters. just growing in very cold temps. 30's to upper 40's. today we finally broke 50! yay! __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman

02-29-08, 00:10	#18 (permalink)
the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,159	shit! almost forgot about this thread. here's some more of the blue oysters from a week or so ago. temps still cold and they are a bit ragged. a little blurry too, sorry. more of the pearls from today.. as soon as i can get them uploaded. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman

02-29-08, 00:37	#19 (permalink)
the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,159	temps are about 8-10 degrees higher. the pearl oysters seem a little happier. i'm gonna have to invest more time into outdoor straw garbage grows lol. these came out pretty nice! oh, and this is yet another flush! Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman

02-29-08, 02:08	#20 (permalink)
onediadem Alpha Comae Berenices Join Date: Jan 1971 Posts: 621	I love how resilient the oysters are. You can pretty much abuse the hell out of them and they raise an eyebrow and say, "Uh-Huh, that all you got?" Nice comeback! __________________ No confidant can ever betray, all the words you didn't say.

02-29-08, 02:35	#21 (permalink)
the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,159	thanks! one' good to see ya hangin' around more i'm thinking about building some bins especially for the junk bags and logs.. maybe add a little straw or sawdust and see what happens. it would be nice to see this on a larger scale. at the very least i'd end up with some garden compost lol. normally, i'm not so lazy and these things get buried in compost piles.. but with the ramp up in volume and a busy lifestyle.. :sigh: to think what i've been missing! these four bags, maybe.. 4-5 wet lbs of straw total have yielded close another pound after being thrown out. that adds another 20% to an already extremely high biological efficiency. had i known what i was doing at the time, i would have kept better track of the indoor crops as well. heh, just found more pins forming on the other pearl oyster bag too! __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman Last edited by the_chosen_one : 02-29-08 at 02:48. Reason: shit, i'm leaving some enoki jars out there too! :p

03-08-08, 20:47	#22 (permalink)
the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,159	still going!!! nothing really picture worthy, but one of the blues is putting out yet another flush. all the action is around the bottom of the bag, where all the moisture is, so i expect this will be the end. one of the pearls looks like it may go again too.. but i need to get this stuff of my deck __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman

03-08-08, 20:59	#23 (permalink)
hyphaenation Moss Walker Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,044	I'm just fruiting Pearls right now. Straw logs. Wanna trade something for Hypsyzigus Tess ? I really want that one. __________________ [10:52 am] Beastmaster: thats a waste of good drugs if all you're gonna do is hide in bed afraid of shadows

03-08-08, 21:02	#24 (permalink)
the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,159	oooo yeah! let me amplify some culture hehe __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman

03-08-08, 22:21	#25 (permalink)
hyphaenation Moss Walker Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,044	The Chosen One ... Brudda , you gots to try King Trumpet Oyster , Nameko and Hypholmoa. I'll have all of the above shortly. Can send you a mycelial syringe of the kto asap if you'd like. __________________ [10:52 am] Beastmaster: thats a waste of good drugs if all you're gonna do is hide in bed afraid of shadows

04-27-08, 04:32	#27 (permalink)
the_chosen_one Darth Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,159	yeah still the same block.. i know, just throw them away already today.. well, yesterday now pearls. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Luck favors the observant." - Workman

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