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flawed
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Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pics]
#1027525 - 11/06/02 09:21 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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One of my cakes started pinning while it was only about 95% colonized! I think it's been getting too much light.
 
The cake is 26 days old and the only uncolonized area is the small patch visible on the bottom in the first picture.
I circled the pins so they're easier to see. This is my first time with mushrooms and I don't know what to do. Obviously I can't take the cake out until the rest of it is colonized. Should I keep giving it light, or leave it in total darkness until the cake is fully colonized? Any suggestions are welcome.
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dog
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Re: Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pics] [Re: flawed]
#1027535 - 11/06/02 09:24 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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Put it in total darkness and allow it to finish colonizing. More light will only encourage further pinning.
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flawed
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Re: Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pics] [Re: dog]
#1027549 - 11/06/02 09:28 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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What will happen to the already visible pins though?? Will they die or rot in total darkness?
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dog
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Re: Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pics] [Re: flawed]
#1027561 - 11/06/02 09:31 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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They will continue to grow. Take a look at Hippie's Neglect Tek (invitro fruiting).
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Dogomush
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Re: Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pic [Re: flawed]
#1027616 - 11/06/02 09:52 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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This happened to me a bunch. Just wait till the bottom is totally colonized (flipping the jar upside-down might speed it up) and then pop it out and let the mushies continue. It'll take close to a week before the mushies are ripe, and it'll take a while longer before they start to rot, so just stick it out.
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suzie_girl
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Re: Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pic [Re: Dogomush]
#1027682 - 11/06/02 10:25 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sometimes a spot that looks like it hasn't colonized is just a clump of verm that didn't get enough flour, i.e., it will never colonize.....
Just my experience.
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Theta
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Re: Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pic [Re: suzie_girl]
#1027707 - 11/06/02 10:39 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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Some of the tek faqs I've seen around recomend bringing the cake to pinning before birthing. Let it full colonize and the birth it, you'll probably be fine.
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flawed
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Re: Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pic [Re: Theta]
#1027727 - 11/06/02 10:52 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks everyone. I'm gonna check on the jar in a couple of days and see how it's doing. I don't think there is a "clump of verm that didn't get enough flour" at the bottom. Upon close inspection I can see tiny specs of BRF. Also, the uncolonized spot has been slowly shrinking, that is why I let the jar get some light. I figured by the time pinning is initiated the small area on the bottom would be colonized. It just happens that pinning occured a lot faster and colonization a lot slower than i expected. Live and learn I suppose.
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rhizo
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Re: Help! My cakes are pinning too soon!! [see pic [Re: flawed]
#1028093 - 11/06/02 01:01 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think you should let it colonize the surface, then give it a few extra days to colonize the inside of the cake. Then you can induce pinning. Keep them out of light if you don't want pins.
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