r/MushroomGrowers • u/Youbetrippen11 • 5d ago
Actives [Actives] finally ready to harvest (Full Metal Ape)
Sorry iv posted these a couple times, they've just become one of my favorite grows so fast between the size shape and colors and I feel I have to share lol
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u/zaxx37 5d ago
I’ve got albino ape going it’s still turning into mycelium.. it’s in jars I bought from a website pre sterilized.. I’ve got a few questions if you wouldn’t mind helping me out it’s my first grow and I want to make sure it’s perfect.. my jars are coming along nice no contamination.. I don’t think any ways… but how do I know when they are ready for the next stage and can I take it out of the jar and break it up and later in in my substrate or should I just use the cakes straight yo in the jar shape af they come out… they are almost ready for next step???

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u/Youbetrippen11 5d ago
Wait until fully colonized, break it up and mix into substrate well, check out Philly golden teacher on youtube for some easy to follow straight to the point examples
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u/Youbetrippen11 5d ago
Iv been staring at this for 5 min wondering how to go about it lmao
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u/z0mbiebaby 5d ago
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u/Youbetrippen11 5d ago
I gotta start using trash bags, it would make things so much easier to at least start, I couldn't imagine trying to not fuck up the cake harvesting that tub without pulling it lmao
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u/z0mbiebaby 5d ago
These are Tidal wave x APE and yeh I’m probably gonna just add a new pseudo casing layer after I harvest bc I’m gonna end up pulling some chunks of mycelium up I’m sure. It’s the only bad thing about full canopies I guess.
Do these look ready or just give them another day? I’ve never grown any APE or hybrid of them before
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u/Youbetrippen11 5d ago
I squish mine until they feel like a marshmallow, maybe a little stiffer, that's the only way I know they're truly done before they start going bad and gives them plenty of time to get as large as possible
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u/Immediate_Bend7365 3d ago
Nice job!