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OfflineMastaBlastar
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Another bit of questions
    #18430085 - 06/16/13 10:32 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Was just gonna post these pics and ask for opinions.  I spawned these tubs last monday, and am thinking they are getting ready to be spawned.  I did notice however there is a little moisture on the surface, kinda like dew.  Should I go ahead and allow for more air exchange to lessen humidity and help dry it out a bit and just start fruiting, dab it with a paper towel, or just leave it for a few more days.  I see no signs of contamination and the surface is pretty thoroughly covered.  Take a look at these pics and tell me what your think.    Sorry for the bad pics, its hard to get a good image of the sub due to all the reflective surfaces.  Its been 7 days, and I used a higher spawn to sub ratio, 10 quarts spawn to 1 brick of coir and 3 quarts verm with 4 quarts water, handful of gypsum.  I keep getting told not to case, but should I case?  I know some do some don't, so what do YOU think?


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: MastaBlastar]
    #18430180 - 06/16/13 11:08 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

i am going to open up the two i did on sunday and the other two on maybe tuesday or wednesday.

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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: MastaBlastar]
    #18430239 - 06/16/13 11:28 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

You spawned them on sunday and now you want to spawn them :confused: I think you mean that you want to open them to fruiting conditions.

Based on what I see on the pics, they look 100% colonized. Open those bad boys up, don't dab with a paper towel, just give lots of FAE. Evaporation of moisture off the surface of the mycelium if the #1 biggest pinning trigger.

I don't case, imo cubes don't benefit from a casing layer. Just open the tubs up, fan them heavily, stuff your holes with polyfil, get your light on a 12/12 cycle and do everything as normal. I'll repeat myself, let the moisture on the surface evaporate, that is your biggest pinning trigger.


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: ganjfather]
    #18431165 - 06/17/13 08:56 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Ok nice, yeah thats what I said, booty traps(goonies ref).  But I opened one up last night and put in polyfil.  I am wondering if I need more holes.  I have 2 at sub lvl on the long sides and one up high on the ends, 2" holes, wondering if I need one up high on the long sides or if I should just leave it as is.  The ends that have the high holes the condensation is noticeably less,  where on the long sides it looks about the same.  Open up a couple more holes you think?    old pic but it looks ABOUT the same now, not wuite so much condensation on the walls, but i have the 2 holes at sub lvl and the ones on the ends.  Should I fan using the lid?

EDIT:      Here is the tub I opened, and the other pic is another tub with a claer lid that was started a day and some later.  There is myc covering the whole surface, some of it is thinner and some of it is these huge puffballs.  It look ready as well?  I don't know why these are coming out so damn grainy...

Edited by MastaBlastar (06/17/13 10:04 AM)

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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: MastaBlastar]
    #18432026 - 06/17/13 01:28 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

I see knotting in your third picture, it also looks 100% colonized, I would open it to fruiting conditions as well.


About fanning with the lid: Yes, do it as much as the tub asks you to. If it looks like it could use additional fresh air, take the lid off and fan it a good few times.

Your hole placement looks good. I assume you are using a 66qt tub? If so, you got it all right, no need to worry. There should be a lot of excess moisture right now, seeing as it just finished colonizing. That is normal, now you just need to give it LOTS of fresh air to evaporate that moisture from the surface layer of the mycelium and produce some pins.

Everything looks good to me :thumbup:


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: ganjfather]
    #18432148 - 06/17/13 02:07 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Sweet, thanks man. Yes its a 66qt, the ones with green lids are 70 I think, so not a huge difference i would think.  Contemplating adding one hole on either long side up top just to help with circulation and you think that would mean less fanning as well?


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: MastaBlastar]
    #18432212 - 06/17/13 02:23 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

I believe the top holes let air in, while the bottom holes complete the circulation by letting air out, so I'm sure it will be fine. If your tub is getting too much air to hold the correct rh, you can always just tape the holes back up.


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: ganjfather]
    #18432523 - 06/17/13 03:38 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Going with more holes as it is very humid here and I am looking at things to lower the RH in the room, as now it sits at around 70%, the same as the outside air.  Looking as a swamp cooler maybe, as those dry the air out, or just a bunch of buckets of damp rid.


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: MastaBlastar]
    #18432785 - 06/17/13 04:35 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

You could also buy a 30$ dehumidifier from walmart.


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: MastaBlastar]
    #18432799 - 06/17/13 04:40 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah I figured that out right after I posted.  :esrbnoob:


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: MastaBlastar]
    #18433362 - 06/17/13 06:51 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Should I wipe the moisture off the walls with a paper towel or some other absorbent materiel?  It just seems to want to run down and 1 out of 10 drops falls onto the sub and not behind the plastic.  If I just wiped it down once it would take care of this problem I think as now its open to fruiting it wont collect as much moisture.


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Re: Another bit of questions [Re: MastaBlastar]
    #18434720 - 06/17/13 11:25 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

I think you are worrying too much. If you really want to, go ahead but I'd say you can just leave it.


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