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ithernet
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hi, this will be my first time growing mushrooms. i have a jar that looks ready to come out of the jar. i'm not sure if my pictures are clear enough but i see just 1 small pin that's coming out of the jar. i was wondering if you can see if my jar looks ready enough. it's been 5 weeks until it connected threw out the jar. then i gave it another week and a half to make sure it's ready to come out. see what you think.
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in the second picture you can see a small pin thats growing
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Zeparthian
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Your pictures a little dark but if thats a little pin in the second picture, you'll need to birth those soon.
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if i take it out today and get my terrarium setep it will just sit for a few days if not ready correct? but it wont hurt anything. just causes more work?
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Zeparthian
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You'll want the full outer side at 100% Once you see it all covered in mycelium, it should be pretty prone to infection.
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Mush4Brains
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Is the bottom fully colonized?
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everything is fully colonized. the bottom of the jar i can see mycelium covering half the bottom. i see a few tiny stems growing out of the mycelium. also i bought a see threw blue container. will it work good enough to bring in sunlight?
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nooblet


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if you look in picture 3 you can see it's almost all white
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elasticaltiger
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Zeparthian said: You'll want the full outer side at 100% Once you see it all covered in mycelium, it should be pretty prone to infection.
I'm not sure you know what that word means.
I think he's trying to say that once the cake is fully colonized it should be pretty resistant to contamination.
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he confused me for a min. all i want to know is i take my cake out of my jar now. how will i know it's ready or not to be in my terrarium? also even if it is or isnt ready i should dunk them for 24 hours correct?
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elasticaltiger
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Do not take your cakes out of the jars until they are at LEAST fully colonized. After they are fully colonized you should wait 3 - 7 days before you birth them to allow the mycelium time to 'consolidate' it's hold on the cake.
It's not ready yet.
IF you have a cake that IS fully colonized AND has pins forming then that particular cake can be birthed safely. I would still wait a little longer though.
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elasticaltiger
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Also yes, dunking for 12 - 24 hours helps hydrate the cake.
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ithernet said: he confused me for a min. all i want to know is i take my cake out of my jar now. how will i know it's ready or not to be in my terrarium? also even if it is or isnt ready i should dunk them for 24 hours correct?
But why would take a cake out that wasn't 100% ? You should not take a cake out that isn't ready to be fruited. If it's not fully colonized then it's not ready to dunk.
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Edited by elasticaltiger (09/25/13 04:26 PM)
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ithernet
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should i flip the jar so the mycelium can grow on the bottom easier?
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elasticaltiger
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ithernet said: should i flip the jar so the mycelium can grow on the bottom easier?
No, unless the growth has 'stalled' and you haven't seen any progress for several days.
Just be patient a little while longer. You're almost there.
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Edited by elasticaltiger (09/25/13 04:28 PM)
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ithernet
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ok
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well i decided to take another look at my jar. i used a bright light and i noticed how much whiter is was. i took out the cake and it looked completed. now i just dunked for 24 hours. if you look a few posts up do you think that blue container will work with sunlight?
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I think it will work. My tubs are on shelves with only a single 150 watt equivalent CFL that shines on the side of the the tubs from above and it works great. IME at least they don't need a huge amount of light, it's not like indoor plants. In the past I once had a grow operation in a closet with a single 6-8 inch fluorescent tube and even that worked fine, maybe not great but it did grow fruits.
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I think it will work. My tubs are on shelves with only a single 150 watt equivalent CFL that shines on the side of the the tubs from above and it works great. IME at least they don't need a huge amount of light, it's not like indoor plants. In the past I once had a grow operation in a closet with a single 6-8 inch fluorescent tube and even that worked fine, maybe not great but it did grow fruits.
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does it matter what kind of grow light i use? i have a simple one for plants that's fairly small. i dont really know much about lighting. also the cakes should get 12 hours on and off correct?
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provo
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Light spectrum/color temperature is important. You want something between 5000 and 7000 kelvin for optimal results. 6500k (cool white) bulbs are the most commonly used and recommended. Intensity is not very important, as long as light is getting to the substrate/grow.
12/12 schedule.
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