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   From: rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk   
      
   Joe wrote:   
      
   > Well it seems the experiment is a failure.  After about 5 days I   
   > checked some of the   
   > plugs and they were just grimy little masses with no mycelial growth   
   > whatsoever.  I suspected that I hadnt moistened them enough. I had   
   > some cap left over in the fridge so I redid it again   
   > but it doesnt look any better so far even with additional moisture.   
   > Not sure if i should bother to continue trying-I'm all out of good   
   > looking fresh oysters though I did find some new ones but they are   
   > well past their prime.  Should I stick with a more conventional   
   > method? Should I cut down a chunk of the old tree that my source   
   > material came from and try to fruit that?   
      
   I wouldn't have expected any noticeable growth this soon.   
      
   Don't make it too wet, either - just as moist as the wood they naturally   
   grow on.   
      
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