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IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE?
    #18441517 - 06/19/13 09:34 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Hello. I am making my third monotub this growing season with a brick of coir, 4.5q water, 2q verm, and ~8q spawn (rye grain, MS cambodian). My substrate is almost done pasteurizing and I am about to mix the spawn with the substrate.

In almost all of the teks done by trusted cultivators, people will dump 1/2 substrate in tub, make a layer of spawn, then dump the rest of the substrate (and some save 1 jar for top layer).

My question is, why don't people mix the grain all throughout the substrate? Why do people keep only a layer in the middle? Wouldn't mixing it around speed up colonization times?

I wanted people's input because I can't find an explanation, and hopefully someone can help me to understand so that I can make the right choice.

Thanks!

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: blthirteenre]
    #18441539 - 06/19/13 09:44 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

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My question is, why don't people mix the grain all throughout the substrate?




They do.
Actually I think most prefer to mix instead of layer.

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: stonesun]
    #18441547 - 06/19/13 09:47 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

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blthirteenre said:
My question is, why don't people mix the grain all throughout the substrate?




They do.
Actually I think most prefer to mix instead of layer.




:whathesaid:

Here's how I spawn to a mono.

Mixing evenly will bring your colonization times down significantly.


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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: stonesun]
    #18441561 - 06/19/13 09:49 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

I think layering is done because it speeds colonization times but I don't have a reference off the top of my head. I keep thinking of watching RR fill the poly tube and laundry basket

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: Chris893]
    #18441579 - 06/19/13 09:53 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Got it. I could have sworn I read your tek, FrankHorrigan, but I must have misunderstood.. Thanks, everyone!

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: Chris893]
    #18441581 - 06/19/13 09:53 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Mix it thoroughly and be completed satisfied.

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: Chris893]
    #18441631 - 06/19/13 10:06 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

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FrankHorrigan said:
Quote:

stonesun said:
Quote:

blthirteenre said:
My question is, why don't people mix the grain all throughout the substrate?




They do.
Actually I think most prefer to mix instead of layer.




:whathesaid:

Here's how I spawn to a mono.

Mixing evenly will bring your colonization times down significantly.




:whatshesaid:

Quote:

Chris893 said:
I think layering is done because it speeds colonization times but I don't have a reference off the top of my head. I keep thinking of watching RR fill the poly tube and laundry basket




It does the opposite.
RR layers in the laundry basket so the spawn won't contam during colonization. Same for the "tube" of straw & oyster spawn.
We're using fully sealed totes. so exposed grains aren't a problem.

My Monotub tek


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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: TranscendingLife]
    #18441677 - 06/19/13 10:21 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

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TranscendingLife said:
Quote:

FrankHorrigan said:
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stonesun said:
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blthirteenre said:
My question is, why don't people mix the grain all throughout the substrate?




They do.
Actually I think most prefer to mix instead of layer.




:whathesaid:

Here's how I spawn to a mono.

Mixing evenly will bring your colonization times down significantly.




:whatshesaid:

Quote:

Chris893 said:
I think layering is done because it speeds colonization times but I don't have a reference off the top of my head. I keep thinking of watching RR fill the poly tube and laundry basket




It does the opposite.
RR layers in the laundry basket so the spawn won't contam during colonization. Same for the "tube" of straw & oyster spawn.
We're using fully sealed totes. so exposed grains aren't a problem.

My Monotub tek




:whathesaid:

And I don't use a top layer. IME, it doesn't want to colonize and doesn't help anything. I want my sub 100% white.


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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: 36fuckin5]
    #18441715 - 06/19/13 10:33 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

All of this information is beyond useful.

TranscendingLife: I actually looked thru your gallery of pictures and enjoyed them very much. That cigarette butt one is especially interesting.

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: blthirteenre]
    #18441746 - 06/19/13 10:40 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)



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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: TranscendingLife]
    #18441811 - 06/19/13 10:59 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

i will be browsing. thanks very much!

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: blthirteenre]
    #18441853 - 06/19/13 11:09 AM (11 years, 6 months ago)

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blthirteenre said:
Got it. I could have sworn I read your tek, FrankHorrigan, but I must have misunderstood.. Thanks, everyone!




I can see how you might have misread :lol:

I put half my sub down, pour my 8-9qts of colonized grain in, and put the other half on top. I smooth out each layer before pouring the next and then I mix it all together.

Layering then mixing gives me a much more even mix in much less time I find.


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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: FrankHorrigan]
    #18442052 - 06/19/13 12:02 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

yes! that makes sense. in my past tubs, i have put all the substrate in and then all of the grain in, mix it, and then realize there are quart-dense spawn chunks that haven't been mixed. your layer method does make sense to me.

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: blthirteenre]
    #18442339 - 06/19/13 01:10 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

If you're spawn isn't broken up properly, just break it up with your hand when spawning to bulk.
I get chunks of coir & spawn when spawning to bulk all the time.


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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: TranscendingLife]
    #18442753 - 06/19/13 02:37 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

no, what i meant was when dumping the 8 quarts worth of spawn into the coir/verm, because i never use layers, i will mix it around and still find, like, a whole quart worth of grain in the corner that has no coir mixed within it at all, and that is why i can see the layering technique to be useful: because it is already divided amongst the tub

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: blthirteenre]
    #18442767 - 06/19/13 02:40 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Then you're not mixing properly.
Layering then mixing won't help that.
I make sure to get deep into the corners of the totes.


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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: blthirteenre]
    #18442772 - 06/19/13 02:41 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Mycellium grows outward in a 3D spherical pattern, from every inoculation point.

Mixing the grains evenly with the bulk substrate takes full advantage of every inoculation point, layering does not.

It would be easy for a tub to colonize in under 10 days when mixed evenly.

It would be easy for a tub that has been layered to take 3 weeks to fully colonize.

It's your call really, but layering is so 1999.

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: PussyFart]
    #18442806 - 06/19/13 02:47 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

Well, I did the tub hours ago, and i mixed the spawn around and definitely didn't layer. Last tub I did a few weeks ago took 5 days to get to 100% so I just did what I did last time.

If you have 8 quart jars with grain, why is it considered 8 quarts within a ratio if they're only filled 2/3-3/4 of the way? why aren't 8 quart jars considered 6 quarts of spawn within the ratio? Is this already how it is equated?

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: PussyFart]
    #18442815 - 06/19/13 02:49 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

TranscendingLife: thanks for the explanation, I'm going to have to try it next time I do a tray or tub

FrankHorrigan: check your pm

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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: blthirteenre]
    #18442820 - 06/19/13 02:49 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

No. and I make sure to note to people that 1 quart of spawn is NOT a full quart.
But we don't make 10 quarts of spawn then spawn them to bulk and say we spawned 8 or 7 quarts.


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Re: IS THERE A REASON PEOPLE DON'T MIX SPAWN AROUND SUBSTRATE? [Re: TranscendingLife]
    #18442829 - 06/19/13 02:53 PM (11 years, 6 months ago)

thank you for the fast and straight-forward answer.

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