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OfflinePsilocybear
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Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics)
    #10610031 - 07/02/09 01:58 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Here's some pics of my FC with 8 pf cakes!! I started everything by the first week of June (My first time)... Now this is what I got... The fruit (Cambo strain) that's grown has been disappointingly small :confused: I've only picked one shroom so far.. it was 4g wet.. and it's less than .1 dry!!! I couldn't believe it!! Anyway enjoy the pics and tell me if anything's wrong..




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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10610047 - 07/02/09 02:00 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Those look like slimy caps :smile:

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: doornoblightbulb]
    #10610108 - 07/02/09 02:11 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Yea their really shiny.. maybe they seem a bit slimy cause they were porbably a bit moist when the picture was taken!


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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10611256 - 07/02/09 05:57 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

No comments??? :confused:

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10611373 - 07/02/09 06:15 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

good that you got some shrooms.

next time after dunking roll the cake so all side are covered in dry verm.

also cut the foil  so you use the minimum amount to keep them off the wet perlite.

also don't spray the shrooms till they are wet and fan after misting

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: badman]
    #10611401 - 07/02/09 06:21 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah at least somethign came out of those cakes. but their so tiny... The first one I picked was 4g wet.. less than .1g dry... Almost know I picked my second and third... they weighed 1.6g wet... TOGETHER!!! I don't know If I'll ever get trip material out of these even if I go for a 1.5-2g dry dose!! :confused: Oh and thanks for the tips!!

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10611405 - 07/02/09 06:22 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

BTW the two ones I picked are the ones in the cake at the bottom.. probably the largest then in the FC..


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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10611443 - 07/02/09 06:28 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

how much do u fan?

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: rickstaR]
    #10611663 - 07/02/09 07:21 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

I fan until they feel pretty dry.. not more than 12-24 hours... and then put them in the desiccant chamber!

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10611786 - 07/02/09 07:49 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Fruit size is small due to improper water content via the cake or your fruiting conditions are not optimal.

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: T-Rex]
    #10611836 - 07/02/09 08:02 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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how much do u fan?




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I fan until they feel pretty dry.. not more than 12-24 hours... and then put them in the desiccant chamber!







What? o0

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: AlexP]
    #10611887 - 07/02/09 08:15 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

haha he means how much do u fan the FC, I believe. Not how much do you fan the three mushrooms you picked before using desiccant.

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: jasher]
    #10612752 - 07/02/09 11:23 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Ohhh sorry... :grin: ... I fan about 5-6 times a day... plus the FC has got a couple hundred holes drilled in it...


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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: T-Rex]
    #10612766 - 07/02/09 11:27 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Lets see... I mist about 4-5 times a day.. Fan about 5-6 times a day.. humidity levels almost always are above 95%... Room temperature 82-85F ..
12 hours of a 6500 Fluorescent light near the FC plus some indirect sunlight during daytime coming into the room through a couple of windows... I think that this is definitely not too far away from Optimal conditions for fruiting.. oh.. and I also dunked every one of those cakes 24hours+ after birthing...

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10613151 - 07/03/09 12:51 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Hmmmm. Where'd you get those cambo's? :ooo:


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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: meehi]
    #10613249 - 07/03/09 01:13 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10614469 - 07/03/09 07:33 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

82-85 is a little hot, i'd drop it down to about 73-76

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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Fangaz420]
    #10614570 - 07/03/09 08:16 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

i have the same problem. pf cakes, in shotgun terr (b+) with hundreds of holes in it. mist 3-4 times a day and fan twice that. my biggest fruit to date was 10g wet, and most of the others have not gotten more then 1.5" tall.
what the hell am i doing wrong? most of the pics i see of pf cakes in the same type of fc are at least 2 to 3 times as big as mine.


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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: istandalone]
    #10614586 - 07/03/09 08:23 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Normally, fruit size is related to substrate moisture content.  Try lifting the cakes and you can judge moisture level by how much they weigh.  It takes a few grows to get the feel for it, but next time you birth/dunk and roll, pay attention to how heavy the cakes are.  If you suspect they're drying out later, you can lift one and tell right away.  You can also set cakes in a saucer of water overnight mid-flush.

I should mention that waterlogged cakes will also perform poorly and have small fruits.  You have to find that happy spot in the middle.
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Re: Cakes, Shotgun and Small fruit! (Pics) [Re: Psilocybear]
    #10614595 - 07/03/09 08:27 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Yes and those cakes are water logged! DO NOT MIST DIRECTLY!!! Mist above the cakes and let the mist fall onto the cakes, you need technique my friend. GL


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