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Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting 14
#20470129 - 08/24/14 01:44 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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This is part of my series "The Basics"
The spawning part is short and simple. It's so simple, there are very few teks because it's taken for granted that it's easy to picture in your mind. But, occasionally people ask about the actual spawning part of the teks, so I did a write-up.
Here, I will be showing how easy it is to spawn to bulk. Spawning to bulk is the act of taking your spawn and mixing it with a bulk substrate.
I will be mixing Rye Grain Spawn with CVG in a monotub.
First, I pour in my already prepared bulk substrate, in this case CVG. Then I pour in my spawn. I'm using 5 quart size jars, about 5/8 to 3/4 full, of GT and about 10 quarts of CVG for this write-up, that's about 2:1 sub:spawn. My spawn has been dunked. This all goes in the monotub.

Then, using gloved hands, I mix it all up real good and even and level it out. I don't pack it down. I find using the back of my hand to smooth it out keeps me from packing it down. Maybe it's a habit form concrete finishing. I wear a glove because I don't like digging the substrate out from under my fingernails later.
Mixed and leveled

After mixing and leveling, I use scissors to cut the plastic liner down to close to substrate depth. Leave a little extra if you plan to use a casing later. I won't be for this tub.

Liner is trimmed

I will use this thread to update the grow as it developed.
Lid is on, labeled, and ready to colonize. All the holes are covered and the imperfect lid will allow for GE. It's getting indirect light in the grow room.

1 Day

3 Days

5 Days

8 days Put in to fruiting conditions today

14 Days (6 days in fruiting) There is a lot of knotting and a couple of pins. I fist saw knots a couple of days ago. There was some drying around the bottom holes so I turned off my fan yesterday and misted. My apologies for the time gap, It's been a very busy week.

17 Days (9 Days fruiting) The day after the last pic, I felt the top of my sub was drying out too much, especially around the bottom holes. It turns out, my HVAC was creating a lot of air circulation in the room when it kicked on, so I covered the vent.
Then, I poured enough water on top of the sub to cover it, about 1/4" -1/2" of water and let it sit for about 5 hours. Then, I poured it off and sprayed the top with my kitchen sink sprayer to kind of wash it. I let the excess drain off. I did this by just tilting the tub. I didn't take the sub out. So, that was day before yesterday.
This is what it looks like now:

The areas around the bottom holes are still a little yellowish, but they are recovering and have pins forming now.
Let this be a lesson. Too much air circulation can be a bad thing.
20 days (12 Days Fruiting)
It looks like I may get some smaller fruits. It could be genetics and/or having to mess with it the other day. I turned my ceiling fan back on because of the fuzzy feet.
Edited by SpitballJedi (09/12/14 08:42 PM)
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: cronicr] 1
#20470188 - 08/24/14 01:57 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Edited by SpitballJedi (08/24/14 01:59 PM)
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: MudaFuka] 1
#20470599 - 08/24/14 03:55 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I think I fixed it.
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: SpitballJedi] 1
#20471298 - 08/24/14 06:40 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Updated OP:
1 Day
Edited by SpitballJedi (08/26/14 11:13 AM)
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: bodhisatta] 1
#20471425 - 08/24/14 07:02 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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They are all listed in my journal "The Basics"
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: SpitballJedi] 1
#20480605 - 08/26/14 06:10 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Updated OP: 3 Days
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: SpitballJedi] 1
#20490566 - 08/28/14 07:59 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Updated OP:
5 Days
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: spacechildo] 1
#20490693 - 08/28/14 08:37 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah, it's going pretty fast. I'm going to give it a few days and see how it looks.
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: SpitballJedi]
#20492040 - 08/29/14 07:04 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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I updated the OP:
"I'm using 5 quart size jars, about 5/8 to 3/4 full, of GT for this write-up."
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: SpitballJedi]
#20503275 - 08/31/14 08:00 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Updated OP:
8 days Put in to fruiting conditions today
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: cinderblock]
#20524957 - 09/05/14 04:14 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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If I've seen farther, it's because I stood on the shoulders of giants.
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: TheChief]
#20527930 - 09/06/14 10:29 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm waiting for my camera battery to charge. I'll post pics shortly.
There is a lot of knotting and a couple of pins. I started seeing some knots a couple days ago, but couldn't find my camera.
I noticed the sub was drying out a little around the bottom holes, so I turned off the fan and misted a little. It's recovering well. This tub also has ezmags instead of ironed polymags.
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: SpitballJedi]
#20528155 - 09/06/14 11:23 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Updated OP:
14 Days (6 days in fruiting) There is a lot of knotting and a couple of pins. I fist saw knots a couple of days ago. There was some drying around the bottom holes so I turned off my fan yesterday and misted. My apologies for the time gap, It's been a very busy week.
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: eatyualive]
#20528237 - 09/06/14 11:48 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm thinking about getting a bigger tub for more surface area too.
Fully colonized spawn and properly pasteurized substrate, or CVG, is pretty contam resistant.
Contamination resistance of CVG is a big selling point for me. Super cake and coffee may produce higher and/or faster yields, maybe, but CVG is so easy to prep and so contam resistant. It really fits my lifestyle.
Soon, I'll try super cake in my sub. If I have to properly pasteurize it though, it'll be a no go. I really don't want to have to mess with it.
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: pawnzy]
#20528277 - 09/06/14 11:56 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
SpitballJedi said: This is part of my series "The Basics" I will be mixing Rye Grain Spawn with CVG in a monotub.
First, I pour in my already prepared bulk substrate, in this case CVG. Then I pour in my spawn. I'm using 5 quart size jars, about 5/8 to 3/4 full, of GT for this write-up. My spawn has been dunked. This all goes in the monotub.
I'll update the OP to make it a little more clear.
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: SpitballJedi]
#20528310 - 09/06/14 12:03 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
SpitballJedi said:
First, I pour in my already prepared bulk substrate, in this case CVG. Then I pour in my spawn. I'm using 5 quart size jars, about 5/8 to 3/4 full, of GT and about 10 quarts of CVG for this write-up, that's about 2:1 sub:spawn. My spawn has been dunked. This all goes in the monotub.
I updated the OP to make it a little more clear.
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: eatyualive]
#20532338 - 09/07/14 09:14 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Looks good to me
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: TheChief]
#20533128 - 09/07/14 12:07 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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very loose polly
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: eatyualive]
#20541888 - 09/09/14 07:05 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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I just fruit it when it looks ready. 8-12 days seems about average for me.
The sub started drying out because of the fan in the room. I turned it off, poured a little water on top and let it soak for about 5 hours. Then, I rinsed it off with the sprayer on my sink. It's looking good now with several pins.
I don't see a lot of change from one day to the next either. About every 3-5 days seems like good amount of pics. I'll probably post a new pick tonight when I get home from work.
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Edited by SpitballJedi (09/09/14 07:10 AM)
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Re: Spawning to Bulk and Fruiting [Re: SpitballJedi]
#20544427 - 09/09/14 06:24 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Updated OP:
17 Days (9 Days fruiting) The day after the last pic, I felt the top of my sub was drying out too much, especially around the bottom holes. It turns out, my HVAC was creating a lot of air circulation in the room when it kicked on, so I covered the vent.
Then, I poured enough water on top of the sub to cover it, about 1/4" -1/2" of water and let it sit for about 5 hours. Then, I poured it off and sprayed the top with my kitchen sink sprayer to kind of wash it. I let the excess drain off. I did this by just tilting the tub. I didn't take the sub out. So, that was day before yesterday.
This is what it looks like now:

The areas around the bottom holes are still a little yellowish, but they are recovering and have pins forming now.
Let this be a lesson. Too much air circulation can be a bad thing.
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