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This is the first time I tried to grow mushrooms and I'm not sure if things are still on track as it going pretty slow and would appreciate someone having a look.

I needle biopsied some store bought button mushroom and made a liquid starter with dry malt. Then I made grain spawn with some chicken feed and finally it went into coco coir in small "shoe box" containers.

Can anyone see based on the attached photo if I am likely to get any mushrooms?

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[–] woefkardoes 2 points 1 year ago

I don't remember exactly but its been in the substrate for about a month already. I mixed the coir with water by weight according to a web site and I have been misting the top and sides of the container frequently. There is always condensation so my assumption is that its fairly damp. I fanned the tubs on occasion but I read a few forums that say its not needed for the small containers I have. The only nutrition in there I would think is the grain spawn but after reading a few sites it seemed like that is fine for the button mushrooms.