So my two bags of pink oysters, which haven’t appeared to be doing much on anything, have suddenly pinned right behind the air vent on both bags. The first picture is a bunch of little guys like I expected it to start out as, but the second bag is one massive stem as wide as the cap! For reference, the air vent patch black clicks on these bags are about 1.25" wide.

Did I do something wrong in sealing the top of the bags, or is it common to see this happen right behind the vent? Maybe I put too much straw in the bags? It’s hard to see in the pictures, but they seem pretty healthy, however there has been VERY little mycelial growth in these bags so far and it seems premature to start opening them up. Any suggestions?

    • ShdwdrgnOPEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I wasn’t really sure there was anything I could do to stop it anyway, I guess my question was more about whether I should take the chance of opening up the bag now, or let these guys rot off and wait for the mycelium in the rest of the bag to catch up.

      Although that big one has me a bit worried. It’s got enough mass to it that if it gets a growth spurt it might just push all the clips right off the bag. It’s still nice to finally see that pretty pink color in person.