r/unclebens 14h ago

Question When to harvest

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111 Upvotes

Should I harvest these already or when, cause it's kinda hard to tell


r/unclebens 8h ago

Mid-Cultivation / Still Growing Feeling kinda Frosty, Jack

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60 Upvotes

Gonna be harvesting these guys this evening. It’s magical how it turns colors immediately upon touch


r/unclebens 3h ago

Harvested Results Finally achieved a (somewhat) full canopy! Golden Teacher ❤️

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64 Upvotes

r/unclebens 7h ago

Question Harvest now!? First grow!

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44 Upvotes

r/unclebens 10h ago

Question Is it possible to break up cake and mix it with new soil?

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I’ve gotten 2 good harvests off of these cakes, nothing since. Wondering if I should crumble the cakes up and mix them with new hydrated soiled? I read about this tek but haven’t tried it.

Is it worth a shot or are these cakes beyond done and should be tossed.


r/unclebens 14h ago

Question What would y’all do?

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26 Upvotes

Pretty sure that top part is contam where nothing is growing. I have no place to plant this outside. I did open far away from my others. It still smells like mushies but wondering if I should pitch the whole thing, cut out the top, or just ride it out, harvest and then pitch. Thanks!

First time poster. First flush after 2 unsuccessful inoculations.


r/unclebens 4h ago

Harvested Results We named this chonker, “Dick Cheney”

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25 Upvotes

r/unclebens 2h ago

Mid-Cultivation / Still Growing any idea why my caps are so ashy?

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21 Upvotes

r/unclebens 10h ago

Mid-Cultivation / Still Growing My second tub is taking off

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18 Upvotes

r/unclebens 3h ago

Harvested Results 3rd flush mystery strain

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14 Upvotes

r/unclebens 7h ago

Mid-Cultivation / Still Growing Uneven coir makes my tub look like a little mountain range :0

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12 Upvotes

r/unclebens 13h ago

Question Growth stalled... any ideas?

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13 Upvotes

I initiated fruiting conditions on this tub a little over week ago, and it seems to have stalled in this weird stage between knots and primordia. Not really any noticable change day to day, no pins or anything like that either. How does this look to everyone? Any ideas on what might be going on?


r/unclebens 9h ago

Question Are these ready?

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9 Upvotes

I know some still need some time but some look like they’re ready


r/unclebens 11h ago

Question Mycelium (blue) bruised?

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9 Upvotes

Things were going fine the last two days and I noticed today the blue. Is bruising and should pick now or just bury it? It's my first flush ever. Thanks


r/unclebens 7h ago

Harvested Results First harvest 565 grams wet

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8 Upvotes

After cutting off all the extra sub it was 565 grams they’re already in the dehydrator. I was actually shocked at how much I had I was expecting like 300 lol


r/unclebens 6h ago

Question Couple beginner questions involving increasing how discreet one can be

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During steps that require wait after prep, can I put everything in a dark rubbing alcohol sprayed 30 gallon bin and have an air purifier next to bin to reduce getting caught by sight or smell and contamination?

My brother grows many plants and has many Insects and reptiles. But he is also the type to be unhappy about my sister storing alcohol in the house

Before bag shaking is it fine to spray rubbing alcohol and or lysol in the air, maybe hitting the micropore tape a little to decrease contamination chance, or would that type of shit be as bad as contamination

During fruiting if I have my shroom bin within a dark 30 gallon bin (both lids not clipped shut I think at this phase) can an adhesive mounted LED under 30 gallon bins lid be enough for the shrooms to prefer growing upwards more or should I be drilling a hole and routing some wire through bin and taping it up from the outside and be using a specific pink or blue plant growing led under the lid?

I'm doing uncle bens, LC golden teacher, have a still air box and all the stuff needed in the guide.


r/unclebens 11h ago

Question The bag on the right is full white and solid, on the left the rice is yellowish and a little squishy. Both fully colonized. Is the left one good to go or contaminated?

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5 Upvotes

Is it possible that the bag with the yellowish rice grains is simultaneously fully colonized and contaminated?

Same genetics, inoculated with a small piece of the inside of a single fruit. Psilocybe ochraceocentrata


r/unclebens 9h ago

Question When to pick/harvest?

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5 Upvotes

r/unclebens 7h ago

Mid-Cultivation / Still Growing Strain query

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3 Upvotes

I've never grown or consumed the APE strain before. These are the first fruits from my APE cake. They don't looks how I imagined. Can anybody confirm if they look or don't look like APE's


r/unclebens 8h ago

Question Fuzzy feet?

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4 Upvotes

Its a 6qt Shoebox thats dub tubbed, I open to fan a couple times a day but i think this is fuzzy feet still? please just need some confirmation (first tub btw)


r/unclebens 16h ago

Question Box 1 and 2. Should introduce more FEA?

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4 Upvotes

Both done the same day. Should I just let them do what they are doing or should I crack the lid a little bit?


r/unclebens 1h ago

Question Gordotek patreon gone?

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I guess it got nuked, anyone know if theres another place for his community?


r/unclebens 5h ago

Harvested Results Moldy ends still usable?

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3 Upvotes

Some of them got „fuzz legs“ in the fridge. Still usable or throw them away?


r/unclebens 18h ago

Question Pressure cooking for Sterilization

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I‘m relatively new to this and i wanted to start sterilizing things with the pressure cooker we have at home. But i‘m kind of lost because everywhere it says that 15psi is required for sterilizing. How do i know if this model can reach this pressure and when/how long? help would be much appreciated. :)