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Is this bag ready to open? There are two mushrooms growing in the bag.

The bag is not completely white but there are two mushrooms growing.

I hadn’t even gotten around to rehydrate the block and it decided to give me mushrooms anyway! It must have had a decent amount of moisture in the still. When I saw this mushroom in my bag I was like holy crap that’s ginormous! Also, this is my first time growing and I feel like I am doing decent. I try to do a lot of research and as a lot of questions so I have a better chance of success.

Hi everyone, I’m trying to confirm whether this is contamination or just bruising/spore staining.
The block is not mushy or slimy. It feels firm. There are dark purple/black-looking areas on the mycelium and around an older mushroom/cap area. I rubbed one of the dark spots with my finger and some black came off.
Does this look like contamination, spores, or bruising/staining? I’m not planning to eat anything questionable, just trying to learn what I’m looking at and whether this should be tossed.
Any help identifying what’s going on would be appreciated!

I picked the mushrooms and they look fine.

Just wanted to share a little update — I finished my first harvest and ended up with 2.5 oz dry from the 3 bags!

I’m honestly really happy with that for my first pull. From what I’ve seen, that seems like a pretty solid result, especially for a first run. It works out to a little under an ounce per bag, which I’m definitely taking as a win.

Since mushrooms lose so much water when dried, it’s wild to think how much fresh weight that actually was. And this isn’t even necessarily the end, since bags can sometimes keep producing in more flushes. I’m working on getting them ready for the next round now, so fingers crossed we get a few more!

The first harvest seems to usually be the biggest, but I’ve heard the second one can sometimes throw out some chunky ones, so we’ll see what happens. Pretty proud and excited so far!

UPDATE: Thank you all for the amazing advice! I think you guys saved my mushrooms 🍄 I am planning on using mason jars for storage and I bought food grade silica gel packets. I appreciate all the kind words.

I just harvested these bad boys but I’m not sure what I’m looking for, how to clean the stuff off of them etc. please help! I have a dehydrator as well but I’m not sure what temp and how long to use to dry them. These are Malabar Coast btw!