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LoLmart
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Shrooms terrarium question
#16817586 - 09/09/12 02:07 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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I am cultivating a 750ml cake and the mushrooms are getting bigger and bigger by the minute. I have put them in a 11 liter water bottle where I cut the 'throat' of the bottle and laid the terrarium sideways and the cake is inside on a inch worth of perlite. When I spray the terrarium I pick the cake, spray the sides and put it back in. Soon the shrooms will reach the roof of the terrarium so I need to know what to do. Should I cut the roof and let the shrooms grow without any protection on top? I have a cat so I hope he doesn't eat them and trip balls lol. Other than the cat, is there other negatives about having no roof? What other options do I have?
And another thing - While the cake is in the terrarium can I spray with water directly on the shrooms? The guy from which I bought the cake told me to just spray the sides but soon it will be difficult to remove the cake, then spray, then put it back in. What are the risks of direct spraying of water on the shrooms?
Edited by LoLmart (09/09/12 02:08 PM)
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jenkinz
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Re: Shrooms terrarium question [Re: LoLmart]
#16817802 - 09/09/12 02:51 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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Build a shotgun fruiting chamber, it'd be way easier. Lots of info here on that if you search. Make sure you have something like foil as a barrier between your cake and the perlite.
Otherwise, not having a "roof" isn't going to suddenly ruin your grow with contamination or anything, but your relative humidity will drop, which will effect performance.
You can spray with the cake inside. With a standard shotgun tek, you spray the cakes, not the walls of the tub.
How big are these things getting? Why not just pick them? I'd be interested to see pics of this thing if possible
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LoLmart
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Re: Shrooms terrarium question [Re: jenkinz]
#16817903 - 09/09/12 03:11 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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well I don't have the means to give you a pic but there was nothing 3 days ago when I almost gave up because nothing had come up after 10 days of waiting. Now they are 2-5cm and I am really excited cause it is my first grow. Can I clean the foil with Colloidal Silver (not silver bath salts that make you gray) and then lay it between the perlite and the cake?
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Re: Shrooms terrarium question [Re: LoLmart]
#16817940 - 09/09/12 03:17 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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Aluminum foil directly from the roll. Whatever Colloidal Silver is, it's not necessary.
Look up "PF Tek" and read through the various tutorials.
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Re: Shrooms terrarium question [Re: jenkinz]
#16818170 - 09/09/12 04:02 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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The mushrooms will keep growing if they run into the top, they'll just be a little deformed. I don't know if ever seen in vitro mushrooms growing, they are able to do so even in the very confined space of the jar.
Obviously though you could benefit from making a decent FC.
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Re: Shrooms terrarium question [Re: Kizzle]
#16822199 - 09/10/12 09:40 AM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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okay, thanks everyone. I have another question. The guy from whom I bought the cake told me to pick them up right before the lower membrane of the shrooms starts to get ripped because after that the shrooms start releasing spores. I can see one of my shrooms just ripping the lower membrane of the cap but it is still very short. I look at pictures of Amazonian and they always show some tall mushrooms and mine is like 2 inches so should I pick it up and dry it because half of the lower membrane has started to drop from the cap. If I leave the shrooms grow more I can have more material for tripping so should I pick them now when they are 2-3 inches and start to drop their lower membrane or can I wait for a few more days when they grow twice bigger than now in order to have double the weight=twice the number of trips?
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Re: Shrooms terrarium question [Re: LoLmart]
#16822517 - 09/10/12 11:15 AM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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The mushrooms are small because your cake is dry. You were supposed to be misting the cakes directly, even pouring water on the top of the cake if necessary. Pick when the veil tears, so it's time to pick now regardless of size.
I suggest you build a shotgun terrarium, and then set the cake in a saucer of water overnight so it can soak up some moisture to help the rest of the flush develop. RR
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