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Aborts????
    #22245334 - 09/16/15 10:56 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

My shroom pins are not growing at all. Keep getting new heads, but then they just stay that way. They have been like it for about 1-2 weeks. Are these aborts? (Most lilely yes lol :frown:) If so, is there anyway to prevent them from aborting in the future?
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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Ghost_in_shell]
    #22245337 - 09/16/15 10:57 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

You misting and fanning regularly?

wha exactly is your sub?


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Dionili]
    #22245352 - 09/16/15 11:00 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Looks like you are using vermiculate instead of perlite at the bottom of your tub? Try using a shotgun fruiting chamber and follow the tek to the T and you should have better results.


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Dionili]
    #22245380 - 09/16/15 11:05 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Yes misting four times a day but most the water just runs off the walls and some goes directly
On the shrooms. Also, im fanning by hand lol, got no fan :crazy:. They were by my window for some time, so maybe too much light and too cold!? Do you reckon they might need some fresh air? Maybe i should give them fresh air for 10 mins 3 times a day? Then leave them somewhere not too cold after?


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Thunderbird310]
    #22245414 - 09/16/15 11:10 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Looks like you are using vermiculate instead of perlite at the bottom of your tub? Try using a shotgun fruiting chamber and follow the tek to the T and you should have better results.




I thought vermiculate and perlite was the same thing? Thats prob were im going wrong then. Such a div. what is perlite? I tried read up so much on growing shrooms and thought i had read that verm and perl was the same!!! Thank you


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Thunderbird310]
    #22245418 - 09/16/15 11:10 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Looks like you are using vermiculate instead of perlite at the bottom of your tub? Try using a shotgun fruiting chamber and follow the tek to the T and you should have better results.






Good eye, diddnt see that.

He's right buddy you need perlite in that thang. or hook up a cool mist, or or or, fan and mist alot more.


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Dionili]
    #22245461 - 09/16/15 11:18 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Perlite is a porous rock that has tiny little holes that help in evaporation of water. For growing mushrooms, this is what provides your humidity. Perlite can be found at Home Depot. Vermiculate is a non nutritive substrate which helps to absorb moisture and creates a microclimate for pinning. A shotgun fruiting chamber is a clear plastic tub with 1/4" holes drilled every 2" on all six sides, the bottom 5" is filled with wet perlite to create high humidity. You also need to fan and mist 3-4 times a day or as needed. The holes allow for proper fresh air exchange which is the most important pinning trigger.


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Thunderbird310]
    #22246212 - 09/16/15 01:56 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Oh ok thank you!!! Is it expensive? And can my cake still be saved if i get some tomorrow?


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Ghost_in_shell]
    #22246220 - 09/16/15 01:57 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Oh ok thank you!!! Is it expensive? And can my cake still be saved if i get some tomorrow?




No and yes.


actually depends on your version of cheap


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Dionili]
    #22246401 - 09/16/15 02:46 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

for a 66qt you might need 2 or 3 bags to get the right depth. like $2 and some change a piece depending on location and store. do you guys think he cake bake out all that verm and use later for cakes? all i can think is that tub prolly smells like straight decay and bacteria. with water soaked, unsterilized, verm thats been sitting for 2+ weeks. despite few nutrients for them thats a lot of 'stagnant' water


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22246412 - 09/16/15 02:47 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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for a 66qt you might need 2 or 3 bags to get the right depth. like $2 and some change a piece depending on location and store. do you guys think he cake bake out all that verm and use later for cakes? all i can think is that tub prolly smells like straight decay and bacteria. with water soaked, unsterilized, verm thats been sitting for 2+ weeks. despite few nutrients for them thats a lot of 'stagnant' water





not worth the risk


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Dionili]
    #22246507 - 09/16/15 03:09 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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for a 66qt you might need 2 or 3 bags to get the right depth. like $2 and some change a piece depending on location and store. do you guys think he cake bake out all that verm and use later for cakes? all i can think is that tub prolly smells like straight decay and bacteria. with water soaked, unsterilized, verm thats been sitting for 2+ weeks. despite few nutrients for them thats a lot of 'stagnant' water





not worth the risk



thats what i figured


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22249431 - 09/17/15 03:38 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I did keep changig the verm to tell the truth becuase i was scared that bacteria would start growing. Just truthly smells of mushrooms in there lol. I was looking at perlite do i get the one thats not mixed with anything like mud right? Thanks for taking the tome to reply. Really appreciated :smile:


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: Ghost_in_shell]
    #22249886 - 09/17/15 08:14 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)


its funny that when i put perlite into google images i get shroomery pics popping up.  :lol:


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Re: Aborts???? [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22249887 - 09/17/15 08:14 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

just perlite by itself.


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