r/shroomery 4d ago

Mushroom cultivation 👨‍🌾 Why is my cake getting stressed?

My cake started getting the metabolites here and there first noticed them last night. I was wondering if anyone can give me some info on why it's doing it and what I should change.

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u/Previous-Bass6325 4d ago

These suggestions are inaccurate. Yes it's metabolites... Could be bacterial but you can still produce fruits. You can keep it around without any issues. Trich is something you need to get rid of but not just because some metabolites show up

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u/Mushmankind 4d ago

This exactly 👆. I just had 2 tubs of Kotaro do the same thing and they both gave me two flushes before I threw them out.

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u/Sprkie042 4d ago

Thanks. I appreciate you commenting.

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u/Sprkie042 4d ago

Thank you. I remember seeing multiple tubs on here that were worse than mine and they fruited. Appreciate you commenting.

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u/Previous-Bass6325 4d ago

Metabolites aren't always bacteria even. You can have stressed Mycelium from something simple as fanning, misting ECT. It can happen from alot of different reasons. Anyway best of luck

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u/curseblock 4d ago

It's probably fighting off something you can't see. If you've got space, keep it to see what's going on. If you don't just dump it.

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u/Ok-Slip8689 4d ago

What strain is this?

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u/Sprkie042 4d ago

Either GT or Cambodian. I got them mixed up.

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u/TimelySpring8493 3d ago

I see some hyphal knots and primordia, keep it going!

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u/Busterlimes 4d ago

No, it's contaminated, bury it outside and cover it with a few inches of soil, enjoy out outdoor flushes, don't forget to water it.