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Fantastic Four
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Need sharing and approval.

Yesterday I got home from work and took a look at my 4 little babies, which seemed to have been 100% colonized for a couple of days now but not exactly a week. To My surprise, one of my jar was showing primordia and the other 3 were starting to colonize the dry verm barrier on top. I decided it was time for them to go in the terrarium. Should I wait for a couple of days and if nothing happens dunk them? Also I posted yesterday regarding the hours of light needed in the terrarium and it seems no one can give me a straigth answer as to what is the best light/darkness timing to use, could someone help me out? I can't wait to get one of those smurf's house in my stomach.

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: umb_hunk]
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They sound ready to birth deffinatelly.
as far as light goes for the first few days I`d suggest 6hrs or so to be sufficient to initiate fruiting.
After mushrooms begin to form, you can drop the light to as little as 1 hr or even less if necessary.

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: DERRAYLD]
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I've tended to keep my cakes and casing sitting out on my warm kitchen during the day meaning they get many hours of indirect light, but a recent thread showed that shrooms seem to grow faster with less light, so I might start warming up my cupboards!


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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: DERRAYLD]
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That's the best answer I got yet, Muchos Gracias Derrayld. Quick question also. There is one of my cake that has a blueish spot on it, I know I shouln't worry about it because it as probably been bruised since I manipulated my jars alot but should I keep an eye on it? Is there more chance for contam to get a foot hold on that specific spot?

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: umb_hunk]
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No bruising is just a sign of oxidation.
Contamination will set in anywhere it can get a foot-hold.
Don`t worry, but for safety reasons keep an eye on the spot.
Are you planning on casing or fruiting them as cakes??
I would suggest casing them or spawning them to a bulk substrate of dung/straw.
In my opinion bulk substrates are just as easy as casing except naturally for the extra steps.
Good Luck

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: DERRAYLD]
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First Time Grower and I not really equiped for casing (no room in the apartment) so I'm going with cake Growing.

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: umb_hunk]
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do you have no way of organising some coir or verm??
I can tell you now if you work properly casings will be easier than cakes.

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: DERRAYLD]
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Organising some coir or Verm????

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: umb_hunk]
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yea, "throwing" some together in a small bin, and put that in ur terrarium, just like u would ur cakes. It doesnt really take more room

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: ExtravagantDream]
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Like a mixture of soil and verm? I have no idea what coir is, it's like dog food or something?

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: ExtravagantDream]
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same amount of room.
Just get some coir and verm, mix them 50/50 and hydrate the mixture so it is moist but not dripping.
Break up your cakes into marble sized pieces, lay them down evenly in a casing tray and cover with an 1" or so of the mixture.

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: DERRAYLD]
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Coir is coconut or palm husks, broken up and compacted into a brick.
just add water to hydrate it.
If you can`t find that try finding sphagnum moss or even Jiffy Mix if you are in the US.

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: DERRAYLD]
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You are the men for the job Derrayld, thanks for the advice. By the way I posted something regarding liquid growth Mycelium. Have you ever tried that?

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Re: Fantastic Four [Re: umb_hunk]
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I deffinatelly have.
I like to think I brought it back into notariaty a while ago :smile:
I try to make a liquid culture from my isolates.
Cuts down germination times.

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