hello. I saw that you had a store bought mushroom kit (I have one from BTTR also) and propagated it. I was wondering if that was possible and I saw your post on it. I'm still confused how to do this. I'm new to gardening and this is my first time trying mushrooms. After harvesting, what do I do? Help please >.<
Hi there! I too am a neophyte and I don’t know how much shrooming. My knowledge is gleaned from forums, articles, youtube videos, and good ol’trial and error. When your shrooms are mature, the cap and the stems should have a fine fuzzy white coating. That is the mycelium you want to capture. Below are links documenting my experience. I hope it gives you a decent start, but truly my posts are a gross simplification on a delicate process.
1) Starter Kit: http://hqcreations.tumblr.com/post/68064262449/back-to-the-roots-kit
2) First Propagation: http://hqcreations.tumblr.com/post/71637488844/regrowing-mushrooms-part-1
3) First Spawn: http://hqcreations.tumblr.com/post/77592773179/oyster-mushrooms-coffee-spawn
4) First Major Harvest: http://hqcreations.tumblr.com/post/82094074572/growing-mushrooms-in-cardboard-box
Good luck! I’ll try to answer any detailed questions you may have.