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GnomeGarden
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Timing mini monotubs
#21713004 - 05/23/15 04:23 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I have a bit of a problem with the timing of my monotubs. Next month from the 6.6. To the 14.6. I won't be home. Today I'm spawning my first monotub. From today to the day I'm returning home that adds up to 23 days. So the question I have is should I keep it a bit longer colonizing or fruiting it just before I go and risk the fruits not being perfect or the mono being contaminated since I won't be able to monitor it?
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I believe you may be able to refrigerate your spawn instead of making the tub. It will slow things down to a crawl, but I'm not sure how much time it can buy you. I'd put them into a bag since fridges can be gross. I have had a batch of jars fully colonized sit out for a little over a week with no issues so it probably will work out for you, but I have no personal experience trying to slow down growth.
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GnomeGarden
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Re: Timing mini monotubs [Re: Apps]
#21713165 - 05/23/15 06:31 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Not that bad of an idea but it's kinda too late for that. I have my tub ready. So the question still stands: let it colonize for longer or fruit uncontrolled? Oh and also should I case or not if letting it colonize for longer?
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Maybe I misunderstood. You said spawning your tub which I tooke as your ready to mix the spawn and substrate together for colonization. are you saying your tub is 100% colonized and ready to "fruit"?
If it's ready for fruiting you could go ahead and should at least get one flush. But I would harvest anything on there right before you left and if possible move the tub from your grow room just in case things go south while your gone. Either way I'd start a new project so you have something good to come back to and get going. If you already have another project going I would start another one anyways.
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Edited by Apps (05/23/15 07:49 AM)
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GnomeGarden
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Re: Timing mini monotubs [Re: Apps]
#21713313 - 05/23/15 07:37 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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You understood it right the first time. But before I read your answer the tub was already mixed. So I have it mixed it is colonizing as of now and it's too late for your good idea that I haven't even thought about.  If the casing part distracted you I should explain that I followed the How to do coir tek and it said that I should case it right after mixing spawn with coir and then fruit it.
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1. I added to the above post
2. It wasn't the casing you hadn't mentioned it in the first post, however if your doing a cube that isn't penis envy there is no reason to case and it wouldprobably be best to see what you get out of this before you leave and focus more on starting a new project. Someone may have a better idea, but unless you want to refrigerate your mono I don't think you have many options at this point
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Re: Timing mini monotubs [Re: Apps]
#21713392 - 05/23/15 08:16 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Umm I hate to tell you this but the tub will eventually pin even if you don't put it into fruiting. It will add on maybe a week tops. The primary pinning trigger is full colonization of the sub and the others are more for getting an even pinset. If its a super slow pinning variety like PE you might be okay but I expect that if you just spawned it your looking at full colonization in a week to ten days, pinning a week to ten days after that and harvest in a week to ten days after that. So your fruits will need to be harvested between 21-30 days from now.
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Re: Timing mini monotubs [Re: Pastywhyte]
#21713416 - 05/23/15 08:28 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Pastywhyte said: Umm I hate to tell you this but the tub will eventually pin even if you don't put it into fruiting. It will add on maybe a week tops. The primary pinning trigger is full colonization of the sub and the others are more for getting an even pinset. If its a super slow pinning variety like PE you might be okay but I expect that if you just spawned it your looking at full colonization in a week to ten days, pinning a week to ten days after that and harvest in a week to ten days after that. So your fruits will need to be harvested between 21-30 days from now.
I would definitely go with what pasty says, which means you should be ok. I personally have slightly faster times with cubes, but I also have been using close to a 1:1 ratio and Probably have just been getting lucky, Hopefully you can just come back to some fruits that are just ready or at worst unloaded their spores all over each other.
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Re: Timing mini monotubs [Re: Apps]
#21713642 - 05/23/15 10:02 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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You can stuff poly in the holes before you leave instead of taping them and it will fruit when its ready like pasty said.
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LocN9ne
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Yeah, I'd put it into fruiting the day that you leave, and when you get back I think you will be quite happy... that's what I would do anyways...
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Re: Timing mini monotubs [Re: LocN9ne]
#21714066 - 05/23/15 12:40 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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As pasty said it's going to pin when its ready so waiting the two weeks before leaving to put it into fruiting really does no good especially since if it performs at an average Rate op will be back in time for harvest. There's really only 2 options. Case and let that buy a little extra time. Just continue with it as is, and if it's possible drop down the temps to slow the growth a little. Being a first grow I would skip the casing start the next adventure and not worry too much about it. one week most likely won't hurt anything as long as it doesn't pin right away. Even then just pick before taking off.
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Re: Timing mini monotubs [Re: Apps]
#21719469 - 05/25/15 01:58 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thank you for your responses guys. So I've decided to let it colonize away and just before I'll have to leave I'll put them into fruiting and hopefully come back to a nice flush. Ahh too bad I was really hoping to see the full growing process. But I also started a couple more rye jars to try it again after the first mono.
Thanks for the help again. Will post pictures when I come back.
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