The last three reeds I've been using, after about 2 or 3 plays, have been getting a brown spot that gets bigger every few days. I was wondering if anyone else is experincing this. If so, should I be worried?

I've thrown the reeds away as I would think it would be bacteria, but still not sure. PLEASE if you know what it is tell me.

it's that funky stuff that grows on the cracks in your shower. your reeds stay too wet, or you use the same one too often/long. Make sure you rotate and that they have a chance to dry a little before you use them again.

Make sure that you dry them off before putting them in a reed case.

brown=mold.