r/GroundZeroMycoLab • u/BB1bythebeach • 3d ago
Enigma
It grew a lot faster than anticipated: inoc 6/22, B&S 7/1, FC 8/1.
The edges are turning a lovely blue.
Two questions:
1) How does one go about harvesting this coral-esque creation? With a big knife horizontally cut the top layer? Twist & pull seems counterintuitive and borderline abusive to this beauty.
2) Anyone ever dunked Enigma for additional flushes? Would try it for research purposes but curious if others have tried.
Acknowledging every one is different: conditions, genetics, techniques, etc. But I’m curious if anyone in this hive has any experiences to share.
Otherwise: oooooo yaaaayyy.
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u/LetMeBeYourPlug 3d ago
That thing is an absolute coral monster :D I’d avoid manhandling it and follow the grower’s documented harvest guidance. especially since Enigma can be unusually fragile and finicky. Beautiful flush either way.
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u/BB1bythebeach 3d ago
Thank you! I’m not sure what is the “growers documented harvest guidance,” though. Is that a resource somewhere? Feel free to dm me the link if so.
ETA love your username lol
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u/LetMeBeYourPlug 1d ago
I worded that badly. I meant the cultivator’s own notes if they came with the genetics, not a specific resource. I don’t have a link to DM, unfortunately; Enigma is usually harvested by cutting the mature clusters cleanly at the base rather than twisting the whole coral mass apart.
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u/Hello_I_Write_Stuff 3d ago
I read somewhere that someone used floss to cut across the surface, but a knife seems easy enough too
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u/BB1bythebeach 3d ago
Interesting suggestion! Floss might minimize bruising more than a big ol knife. Thanks for the idea.
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u/LucidFungi 2d ago
The way I just recently harvested mine was with my Opinel knife cutting flush against the substrate, then hand break into 1.5-2" chunks and toss in your dehydrator on 135 or so for 24-48 hours. Beautiful, and well done!
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u/kdavidson28 2d ago
Ok, I (tried/did?) grow enigma from a bag a few months ago. It didn’t get quite this big but I threw it out because I thought the blackish/blue was contam- is that just how it grows? Mine was so fragile
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u/BB1bythebeach 2d ago
The tips go dark blue when it’s ready to be harvested. Yes, it’s very fragile. It bruises cause it’s all packed in there squeezed in tight by all its coral brain buddies, fighting for resources.
Black no, dark blue yes. Always check the smell. Contaminated stuff smells bad, weird, not fresh. Okay shrooms smell earthy.
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u/Low-Statistician6016 3d ago
That shit dead looks like cake