Hi there...
Two weeks have past and I thought that one more week was needed till harvesting. But this noon saw my mushies going darker. I have seen pictures of mature mushrooms with seeds on them and that made me harvest my ones. The caps of most of them where wide open and I harvested many mushrooms out of the grow box (about 72 big and small ones). But the average height was about 2 inches. Forgot to mention about the strain I've growed and that is the B+. That was my first flush. I cleaned them with running water to take of the vermicuite flakes which I could not get rid of in any other way, cut of the soft part on the stem's end and placed them on paper to dry up. Tonight I'm planning on drying them in the oven but I'd like some assistance for the best way to do that since I wasn’t prepared for an early harvest. By the time I harvested them they become all so greeny. Is the green stuff psilocybin? Hope they got no contamination although I was very careful with the procedure.
Could somebody tell me if I done anything wrong or right cause I'm a bit worried especially when all this was done in a rush about half an hour before I go to my job. I now must go to work. Tonight I'll trip. Thanks for any reply.
Two weeks have past and I thought that one more week was needed till harvesting. But this noon saw my mushies going darker. I have seen pictures of mature mushrooms with seeds on them and that made me harvest my ones. The caps of most of them where wide open and I harvested many mushrooms out of the grow box (about 72 big and small ones). But the average height was about 2 inches. Forgot to mention about the strain I've growed and that is the B+. That was my first flush. I cleaned them with running water to take of the vermicuite flakes which I could not get rid of in any other way, cut of the soft part on the stem's end and placed them on paper to dry up. Tonight I'm planning on drying them in the oven but I'd like some assistance for the best way to do that since I wasn’t prepared for an early harvest. By the time I harvested them they become all so greeny. Is the green stuff psilocybin? Hope they got no contamination although I was very careful with the procedure.
Could somebody tell me if I done anything wrong or right cause I'm a bit worried especially when all this was done in a rush about half an hour before I go to my job. I now must go to work. Tonight I'll trip. Thanks for any reply.
ate all of them. Dessicant is a good way to go but I always preferred this method for drying: Place all of your mushrooms in front a a fan for 6 hours or so, next place them on a paper towel or two and cover with a black T shirt, and place a 60 watt light at least 12 inches away, .They should be very dry , cracker dry within 10 hours and I never lost potency this way. If you have a little money to spend though and would like to pursue this hobby, go out and by a low heat dehydrator, the best way IMO. Please dont cook your babies in the oven, and if your comfortable ditch the grow kits! Do a little research and learn how to grow from scratch. 
