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 Couple questions about storing 
#15804014 - 02/13/12 03:55 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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I've been growing shrooms using an all-in-one bag and P.C. B+ spores. I'm a few weeks into it, and I have a couple questions.
1. On Thursday I'm supposed to start a 12 on/12 off light schedule for the bag. Would leaving the bag on my desk where sunlight will reach it suffice? The instructions say natural sunlight is good enough. Is sitting near a window good enough for the sunlight to help the bag?
2. The shrooms are meant to be finished growing on March 3rd, a Saturday. However, I leave for home on the Friday and come back a week later. So I'm gonna pick them a day early, but my concern is whether I should store them fresh for a week or try to dry them within a couple hours of leaving. Should I store them fresh in a paper bag in my fridge for 1 week, or dry them in and store them? I'd put them in the oven at 100* F until dry
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 Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15804044 - 02/13/12 04:01 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Natural daylight is great on your desk in the window is great. This product gives you an exact timeline of when your shrooms will be ready?  A couple of hours in the oven isnt going to work put them in the fridge and dry them when you get home
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: truskool]
#15804076 - 02/13/12 04:07 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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NO DIRECT SUNLIGHT!!!! 
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: truskool]
#15804078 - 02/13/12 04:07 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Quote:
2. The shrooms are meant to be finished growing on March 3rd, a Saturday. However, I leave for home on the Friday and come back a week later. So I'm gonna pick them a day early, but my concern is whether I should store them fresh for a week or try to dry them within a couple hours of leaving. Should I store them fresh in a paper bag in my fridge for 1 week, or dry them in and store them? I'd put them in the oven at 100* F until dry
I would put a fan on them and get them as dry as possible, then right before you leave put them in a container with some kind of desiccant. Should dry them the rest of the way while you are gone.
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: Speck1186]
#15804088 - 02/13/12 04:08 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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NO DIRECT SUNLIGHT!!!!
what? sunlight is great for fruiting....could you expand on this no sunlight thing?
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: CMOS]
#15804102 - 02/13/12 04:10 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Ok but I wanna wait and see if this stays on schedule...
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: Speck1186]
#15804223 - 02/13/12 04:32 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Ok but I wanna wait and see if this stays on schedule...
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: CMOS]
#15804295 - 02/13/12 04:46 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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sunlight through glass and then again through plastic isnt very direct.
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15804463 - 02/13/12 05:14 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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If someone can tell me if we can post sources here I'll gladly show you what I'm using. It's not an exact schedule, but it's a good enough estimate that I know they'll be ready to pick either right before I go away or in the middle of the week I'm gone, which is why I've ruled out just letting them sit in the bag another week.
Actually, could I just do that? Not pick the fruits and let them stay in the bag for another week?
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15805232 - 02/13/12 07:13 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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And just to confirm, on my desk with the blinds pulled back from my window is adequate, right?
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15805745 - 02/13/12 08:40 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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spazzoo said:
And just to confirm, on my desk with the blinds pulled back from my window is adequate, right?
if youre trying to fruit it.
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: k00laid]
#15805892 - 02/13/12 09:08 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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Light levels shouldn't change between stages of growth. Light is always good.
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: San]
#15806008 - 02/13/12 09:34 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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San said:
Light levels shouldn't change between stages of growth. Light is always good.
I'm following the instructions for this bag, and it says to keep the bag in a cool dark place, and once it has fully colonized you put it in the light
Can I post sources here?
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15806146 - 02/13/12 10:00 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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keep it not near the window if its not done.
can put it near window when fruiting.
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15808446 - 02/14/12 01:29 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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All right, OP back with another question. If my fruits are fully grown and I still have a few days before I go, what would be the best way to dry them out? I was thinking just covering the shrooms with a black shirt, and having a light shine on them...it's got a 13W energy efficient bulb which is supposedly the same as a normal 60W bulb.
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15808513 - 02/14/12 01:46 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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Any hardware store will have some type of desiccant that will work for you, but try weighing the shrooms wet, throwing the shrooms (elevated) in with some dry rice, leave them for a few hours. weigh again (too see how much water got sucked out) and change rice as needed. I am thinking this should do it within a few hours.
I wouldn't expose them to heavy light. They will take quite a while to dry like that anyway.
I have also seen people hang the mushrooms through the grate of an oscillating fan.
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: Doctor_Ew420]
#15808736 - 02/14/12 02:42 PM (3 months, 13 days ago) |
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Just set em on a box fan. You can break the stems up to dry faster. Once they are 90% dry, put them in a container with some desiccant.
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15812671 - 02/15/12 08:19 AM (3 months, 12 days ago) |
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It's very frustrating how there's not one certain way for drying
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: spazzoo]
#15812719 - 02/15/12 08:36 AM (3 months, 12 days ago) |
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Re: Couple questions about storing [Re: k00laid]
#15812729 - 02/15/12 08:39 AM (3 months, 12 days ago) |
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