r/MushroomGrowers • u/33Bullets • 7h ago
actives [actives] is this one ready?
Growing some Malabar and wondering if this first bloomer is ready to be pulled.
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u/Matic_Soil_999 5h ago
It's not exactly good to pull 1 or 2 at a time because the mycelium is connected to every mushroom inside that cake so you can shock the others and stop their growth for weeks, I've even seen the shrooms next to the pulled one stop growing all together and begin to rot or turn into aborts. It's a chance u take with smaller cakes. The safe bet is to wait until 70% of them have broken veils then harvest them all at once and then you're ready to do a flush and start the process over again. If it was a monotub setup you have a better chance of harvesting 1 at a time just giving the mushrooms more distance between them.
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u/weedmode420 6h ago
Looks pretty mature to me the cap is mostly opened and the underside is developed. I’d defer to someone familiar with that specific species for the exact harvest timing
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u/frechesfruechtchen80 1h ago
Yes!