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smokey1445
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Casting fruiting chamber?
#12044062 - 02/16/10 11:17 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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What is everyones opinion on which one works better, creating a separate fruiting chamber for casting containers or using the casing container itself as a fruiting chamber?
What is everyone using to create optimal stable temperature PF jars?
Edited by smokey1445 (02/17/10 11:23 AM)
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: smokey1445]
#12044196 - 02/16/10 11:43 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: fltdriver82]
#12044244 - 02/16/10 11:52 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Smokey the bear... lol
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: smokey1445]
#12044343 - 02/17/10 12:12 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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put mine in a greenhouse w/humidifier. There is no real right or wrong way to this hobby. It's all about making do with what you have. One chamber for all would be easier to maintain but sticks out like a cop at a concert. Fruiting individually is easier to conceal in cases were stealth is a concern, but it becomes a pain in the ass if you have more than a few.
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: fltdriver82]
#12044587 - 02/17/10 01:13 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanks for the post. It is more of a trial and error game and see what works best. I never did a casting yet so we will see.
Does drilling many holes in the fruiting chamber help for gas exchange for anyone? I would think fanning 3+ times a day would still be necessary. Also humidity might be harder to maintain when you have holes drilled in the chamber
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: smokey1445]
#12044649 - 02/17/10 01:33 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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I assume you mean casings, not castings. If you have smaller trays, just put them in a FC.
The temperature should be maintained by heating the room, you grow in to about 75 degrees. It works very well with temps in the upper 60ies, though. Maturing will take a little longer, but the quality of your fruits is likely to increase with colder temps.
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Does drilling many holes in the fruiting chamber help for gas exchange for anyone? I would think fanning 3+ times a day would still be necessary. Also humidity might be harder to maintain when you have holes drilled in the chamber
It's done in order to allow fresh air exchange, not gas exchange. It's necessary, yes. You want as much FAE as possible. It's a major pinning trigger and is needed to provide contams. The humidity in the FC is maintained by a bottom layer of damp perlite. Keep in mind, that you don't want any standing water in your FC! Drill plenty of small 1/4 " holes with a space of about 2" in your tub. Calibrate your hygrometer using the wet towel tek and as much perlite as necessary to get an RH as close to 99% as possible.
Fan and gently mist several times a day. Preferably more than three times.
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: Fahkface]
#12046359 - 02/17/10 11:25 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanks Fahkface, great info. So drill holes every 2inches? The temperature fluctuates here between 75-78. This should be great for another month until the temperature starts to steadily rise. How do higher temps effect fruiting (i.e. 80-85 degrees)?
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: smokey1445]
#12046440 - 02/17/10 11:38 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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How do higher temps effect fruiting (i.e. 80-85 degrees)?
Temps above above 83 degrees have shown to slow down the colonization process. Because the mycelium creates heat, the inside of your jars is up to 5 degrees warmer than the outside. Keep that in mind.
Other than a slowed down colonization rate, higher temps will also raise contamination rates.
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: Fahkface]
#12048312 - 02/17/10 04:11 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hmmm, so in my case I live in a warmer climate, the temperature inside the house reaches 75-78 degrees during the day. Im guessing it would be fine to colonize a jar at room temperature and then have the fruiting chamber be the same temperature (since the jars will be actually 5 degrees warmer)? I know fruiting is initiated by light, drop in temperature and humidity, and a drop in CO2 levels or fresh air exchange.
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: smokey1445]
#12051414 - 02/17/10 11:58 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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*Increased humidity
Cubes are tropical thus not requiring a temp drop to fruit.
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Re: Casting fruiting chamber? [Re: fltdriver82]
#12051673 - 02/18/10 01:13 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just leave them in room temperature.
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I know fruiting is initiated by light, drop in temperature and humidity, and a drop in CO2 levels or fresh air exchange.
At first, fruiting is initiated by the substrate being colonized completely. Then it's fresh air exchange and therewith evaporation of moisture from the substrate. Then it's light.
As fltdriver82 already said, a drop of temperatures is not required.
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