Quote Originally Posted by privatepile
Muchrooms need oxygen to live(Opposite of Plants)Could you not fllod you grow area with CO2.

No mycelium requires extremely low amounts of oxygen to survive(they can survive in sealed jars for at least a week).
It would be impossible to get enough oxygen out.
You also couldn't kill the mycelium with temperature. I bring the temperature down to 36°F to induce fruiting and it survives. And heat destroys mycelium right around 103°F.


If you want rid of it totally cloning is the answer. You still may want to rinse the cuttings to get any spores that might be on them off. I'm sure you don't want anymore mushrooms. The spores are small but you can see them as tiny tiny dots that are most likely a dark color. As long as the cuttings are clean there is no way mycelium can be in or on them.


But if you don't see any mycelium in the dirt it may have already died off or stopped it's growth. Sometimes the mycelium will die after one flush and may have since it has less than ideal growing conditions, but the mycelium does love the vermiculite because it holds water so well. I would check and if you don't see any or not much I would just take the cuttings and not worry about transplanting. If theres not a lot you will most likely be ok for awhile. I think it may have already died off because the mycelium would probably be breaking the surface off the soil by now.

Is the plant healthy?