Mushroom progress and harvest

They grow very quickly!

This was the progress after a week! When they started to look dried out, it was time to harvest. I didn't think they were getting any bigger.

It's not much but it was enough for me to add to my scrambled eggs this morning (along with spinach and onions) and I am very happy with the results!

Mushrooms growing

At least, I think they're growing. I noticed today there are some little blobby things that weren't in the picture in the last post!

I followed the instructions on the box which was to cut an X in the plastic packaging and then let it soak in water for about 8 hours. I then spritz it with water every couple of days so that the growing medium doesn't dry out.

I'll keep updating!

Mushrooms

For Christmas, one of my friends gave me a Mushroom Mini Farm from Back To The Roots. I had one of these before, well, two. The first one wasn't so successful and nothing grew. The second one languished on my bookshelf and after a couple of months, I found that mushrooms had grown out of it and dried. Not really thinking about it, I threw out the mushrooms. I should have just re-hydrated them.

So now, I bring you iteration 3. I just let it soak over night and it is now it will sit and be sprayed for the next few days. I'll report back on whether anything has grown.

A tolumnia spike!

A spike! A Spike! I've been watching the new fan grow all summer as well as giving it near daily dunks in water.

The last time I watered it, I noticed the new spike growing! It's the first new spike on the first new fan under my car. I am a proud orchid mama!

First flowers of the season

The first flower on Twinkle opened! It's even more exciting because these flowers came from pseudobulbs that grew under my care. The last time Twinkle was open was when I bought it. These are flowers I can claim responsibility for.

Anticipation

I've been waiting eagerly for Twinkle's flowers to open for a few weeks. Maybe it will be a nice Christmas present. In the mean time, it still looks like this:

Mom's orchid

My dendrobium hybrid had been growing very well so I decided that this year was the year I would bring mom's orchid home at Thanksgiving. And so I did.

I pulled it out of the pot to take a look at the root conditions and found myself with two orchids that pulled apart very easily. There were still many viable roots, it just needed new potting medium and a much smaller pot.

Before repotting, they both got a physan bath and are now making themselves comfortable in their new home. They are both incredibly lopsided, but I guess that's just how dendrobiums grow.

I think they produce purple flowers. It's been almost 20 years since I saw it flower and my mom was very excited by it.