Just 12 days post inoculation

Thank you to everyone who has supported this campaign! We are so glad we got enough pledges to cover our budget, even with a few days left to go!

As a quick update (for the mycelial growth side of things), the Fomes fomentarius really is growing much more quickly than we expected. It even likes the wood chips that smell like pine (unlike our previous experience with the shiitake)! Check it out!

 

heart shapes

 

flower shapes

For today, just the overgrown edges were pushed back...

 

after the 'push back' for the 'flowers'

 

a large piece of the overgrown mycelia was also put on a new plate

Extra water was poured into the boxes, to keep humidity high. We'll have another look on Tuesday, when we might go for the big flip. We will also show you the latest puffy origami heart forms (two stuffed with birch shavings, that the Fomitopsis betulina should love...).

We will definitely start with a mycelial growth workshop, on 22April, as we need to order metagenomics supplies, as discussed previously. =)

Thanks again for your support!