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RogerRabbit
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: Inocuole] 1
#22460663 - 11/01/15 06:37 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Remember, every time you mist the cakes, the overspray keeps the perlite hydrated.
Avoid moisture over-saturation too. It's the slow evaporation of moisture from the substrate which is the biggest pinning trigger. If the cakes aren't drying out, they won't pin properly. Let them dry, then mist to rehydrate them. That's what happens in nature with rain/dry cycles. That's how they evolved.
Stubborn cakes can be put into direct sunlight for a few minutes each day to stimulate a pinset.
Hopefully the OP washed off the uncolonized parts of those cakes. There was a reason the mycelium didn't colonize that spot, so always remove it before dunk and roll. RR
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: RogerRabbit]
#22460683 - 11/01/15 06:45 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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BirdLaw
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: bodhisatta]
#22461620 - 11/01/15 10:59 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Obligatory pin pic
 Sorry for the quality. I didn't want to risk bumping the cake with my phone!
5 out of 6 cakes have pins now! I'm over the moon!
I misted like normal today and also gave a few drops of water to each top and bottom casing layer with a dropper. They look like they might be a little dry, but I suppose that's an indicator that evap is indeed occurring. At this point I'm just going to stay the course with misting and hope for a bountiful flush!
I scraped at the uncolonized part with a fork before dunking, which seemed to reveal healthy mycelium just below the surface of the substrate. At the time I chalked this up to the substrate being too compacted near the bottom of the jars, and the current colonization of the top casing layer indicates to me that the issue may have sorted itself out. I guess time will tell, though.
Edited by BirdLaw (11/01/15 11:06 AM)
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: BirdLaw]
#22461628 - 11/01/15 11:02 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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LogicaL Chaos
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: RogerRabbit]
#22461903 - 11/01/15 11:57 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
RogerRabbit said: Remember, every time you mist the cakes, the overspray keeps the perlite hydrated.
Avoid moisture over-saturation too. It's the slow evaporation of moisture from the substrate which is the biggest pinning trigger. If the cakes aren't drying out, they won't pin properly. Let them dry, then mist to rehydrate them. That's what happens in nature with rain/dry cycles. That's how they evolved.
Stubborn cakes can be put into direct sunlight for a few minutes each day to stimulate a pinset.
Hopefully the OP washed off the uncolonized parts of those cakes. There was a reason the mycelium didn't colonize that spot, so always remove it before dunk and roll. RR
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BirdLaw
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: rudeboi]
#22461956 - 11/01/15 12:09 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thank you RR for the reply!!! I actually didn't know that direct sunlight could have that effect. I currently have the FC underneath a window (the best part of this particular room for airflow), and though the sunlight it gets isn't direct, it can get pretty bright depending on the day. The days are also getting pretty short where I live right now, so I'm not sure if it's an even 12/12 light/dark that they're getting. Is this light too intense/would using artificial light be better at this stage of the game?
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Inocuole
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: BirdLaw]
#22462017 - 11/01/15 12:23 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yep, direct sunlight is usually not recommended because it can dry out your substrate and the light is a little on the intense side. A few minutes, about up to 20-30 per day, does seem to help some people get pins going though.
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: Inocuole]
#22462073 - 11/01/15 12:33 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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watch your tubs while doing that, mine cant have more than 5-10 mins in direct sunlight before the plastic gets hot as hell! but yeah the sun can have a magic effect!
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Inocuole
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: spacechildo]
#22462086 - 11/01/15 12:36 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah I wouldn't do 20 minutes all at once, personally. Some people use JUST a window for their light and they get more sunlight than that though. Course, not to say it's recommended, just that people get away with it all the time.
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BirdLaw
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: Inocuole]
#22462254 - 11/01/15 01:06 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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That might explain why the cakes look dry, and also my pins. There was an A/C unit mounted in the window until recently, so it has only had this level of light for a day or two. I'll pin up a blanket or something to block the direct light.
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LogicaL Chaos
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: BirdLaw]
#22462430 - 11/01/15 01:41 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ive found automatic central air heating can dry out a SGFC VERY quickly. So if you have central air heating, close the vent to its minimal if possible.
Also, make sure you water your perlite and mist your cakes if they look dry. Check once a day at the least.
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BirdLaw
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Re: Bad technique or just impatient? Critique my SGFC [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
#22466558 - 11/02/15 12:45 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Currently see pinning on all six cakes now! A few have popped up in the past few hours and it has the makings of (for my purposes) a great pinset!
I guess the sunlight may have been affecting things a bit. I pinned up a blanket to block the direct sunlight last night and they seem like they're going crazy forming new pins today. I'll update once they're about ready to harvest, would it be better to update this thread or start a new one?
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