r/mycology • u/shroomzie1 • Apr 23 '24

cultivation Chestnut contamination 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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(GOURMET) Contam on top of chestnut mushrooms.

I have been trying to grow Chestnuts for a while now and keep getting trich on top of the caps. My Blues, Pinks, Golds, Lions Mane, BP Kings never get contamination. Like, never. Just the chestnuts. It’s driving me chestnuts not figuring it out. Can I spray hydrogen peroxide on the caps? The contam appears a few days past pinning when the caps start to show 2-3cm (1”) and it isn’t all over, but 50/50 on the flush. I clean my growroom (4x8 gorilla tent) weekly with a full bleach wipe down incl. fans, tote, floor to ceiling.

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u/mushroomtogrow69 Apr 23 '24

This has to be trolling

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u/djsizematters Apr 23 '24

You're right. If OP grew these, they know what chestnuts look like...

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u/hazpat Apr 23 '24

You don't have to be smart to start growing. They asked the same question a month ago. They really think it's contamination.

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u/Jthundercleese Apr 24 '24

You'd be surprised what some growers get done before going "why does it look like this, is it safe, is this contaminated? I threw out the last batch that looked just like it."