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MycoLoopology
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23374027 - 06/23/16 02:43 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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nornor said: Thanks for the tips  Maybe i was just overthinking it :P I will try to hydrate the perlite tonight and add some more, if neccessary tomorrow. This is what it look like currently:

Thanks
not bad, not bad. now maybe its just my eyes... but i dont see holes on ALL sides. are there holes on all sides? including the bottom of the tub?
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23375149 - 06/23/16 08:31 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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NDStepp84t is telling you right. 
When misting your cakes in a sfc it's good to really soak them down every couple of days or so and then give them a chance to dry a little. Mist until water drips out the bottom of the chamber, that way you know the perlite is at maximum saturation. Remember that the perlite does not actually soak up any water and the water rest on the outside of the kernel. I would keep a piece of plastic under the sfc to catch the droplets of water and of course clean and rinse the perlite completely between batches of cakes or at least once monthly .
This is effective because it keeps your perlite hydrated so that it can perform it's function properly. Secondly and possibly even more beneficial will be the fact that your cakes will have an opportunity to undergo a process known as transpiration which is key to monster flushes.
Let me also warn those that may read this and want to go soak their sfc down right now, don't. Keeping your fungus on somewhat of a regular watering schedule is another important part of obtaining a decent yield. Knowing when to water and how much can be one of the trickiest aspects of the hobby to master.
Also as far as a single dry cake goes, you can always grab a saucer or a plastic lid or something and set the cake on it and then fill with water, if the cake is thirsty it will drink it.
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23375288 - 06/23/16 09:24 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Those pale pins look that way because each fruit begins with a universal veil common in psilocybes. It'll wear away as the fruits grow. Some species have a pellicle instead of the universal veil which serves to protect the fruit body as it pushes up off and out of the substrate. Kind of the same deal. If your pins go nuts, you can literally wake up one morning and it's gone. Careful not to mist pins or fruits.
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mupetmower said: yeah, i would add more perlite, for sure you want 4-5in in it. but looking good, otherwise.
Okay, i'll add some more perlite today  The blooming cake seems to be pinning everywhere 
 
Also some pins appeared on the other small cake:

The 2nd big cake hasn't pinned at all, yet. It was the last birthed cake too.
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23376249 - 06/24/16 06:29 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Replace the foil while you're in there adding perlite. That standing verm and water can lead to contams. Get any stray perlite off your cakes. Wash your hands and use nitrile gloves and gently place the cakes out on a fresh piece of aluminum foil during transfer. Myc also eats foil. That spiky stuff in the 2nd pic is a small bacterial contam so don't dunk it with other cakes. Or just knots forming for pins. Looks good.
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Re: Looking good? [Re: Adden]
#23376280 - 06/24/16 06:47 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Adden said: Replace the foil while you're in there adding perlite. That standing verm and water can lead to contams. Get any stray perlite off your cakes. Wash your hands and use nitrile gloves and gently place the cakes out on a fresh piece of aluminum foil during transfer. Myc also eats foil. That spiky stuff in the 2nd pic is a small bacterial contam so don't dunk it with other cakes. Or just knots forming for pins. Looks good.
Thanks alot! I will replace the foil, when adding more perlite  I always dunk the cakes separately, mainly because they get harvested at different times :p I'm also a bit concerned about the green on the top, on the small cake :/
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23376284 - 06/24/16 06:51 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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what green? i just see blue, likely bruising
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I added all the perlite i had left, but still doesn't seem like enough, right?

The shrooms are growing strong on one of the big cakes
 But not so much on the other :P

Also, pins are showing on the small cake

Should i still add more perlite?
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23380068 - 06/25/16 08:56 AM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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ehh, it'll prolly do fine.
those pins are looking great, though!
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i keep hearing people say more perlite is better so im assuming thats the case, but it looks fine to me buddy good luck, its looking like its about to produce some good ole mushies (;
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So after a great harvest on the 2nd small cake, the mushrooms on the 2nd big cake doesn't seem to grow. The pins are also dark.

 
Is this caused by too much contact with water? Maybe some water had collected on the tinfoil and soaked the pins? Anyways, they don't really seem to grow anymore.
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23390292 - 06/28/16 07:50 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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how long since those pins appeared? for a few days after they appear(sometimes almost a week) they will seem like they are either growing very, very slow, or almost not growing at all. but then, they eventually start to shoot up. they dont look aborted or anything, so maybe they just need a few more days to start growing rapidly.
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mupetmower said: how long since those pins appeared? for a few days after they appear(sometimes almost a week) they will seem like they are either growing very, very slow, or almost not growing at all. but then, they eventually start to shoot up. they dont look aborted or anything, so maybe they just need a few more days to start growing rapidly.
I believe they've been there for about a week. I actually see some small new pins, so i'll wait and see  The small cake, which made 2 mushrooms on first flush, doesn't seem to be overly happy about the circumstances :P I think i might try to reroll after next harvest and dunk, even though this might give better conditions for contam growth. Is this worth a try or not worth the risk?
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23390771 - 06/28/16 10:53 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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i wouldnt.
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23391546 - 06/28/16 04:28 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Don't roll again.
Clean those rotting pins off of your cake.
When dunking your cakes give them a gentle squeeze, if they fall apart they are contaminated, if they feel spongy they are spent and will be hard pressed to produce any more fruit.
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george castanza said: Don't roll again.
Clean those rotting pins off of your cake.
When dunking your cakes give them a gentle squeeze, if they fall apart they are contaminated, if they feel spongy they are spent and will be hard pressed to produce any more fruit.
okay, thanks. Which rotting pins are you reffering to? I wont roll again and i will try to squeeze the cakes gently, when dunking next time
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23399463 - 06/30/16 11:24 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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nornor said: So after a great harvest on the 2nd small cake, the mushrooms on the 2nd big cake doesn't seem to grow. The pins are also dark.

 
Is this caused by too much contact with water? Maybe some water had collected on the tinfoil and soaked the pins? Anyways, they don't really seem to grow anymore.
Any ideas?
Pins that are not growing and turning dark are usually rotting. It is good to remove rotting pins and throw them away.
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george castanza said:
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nornor said: So after a great harvest on the 2nd small cake, the mushrooms on the 2nd big cake doesn't seem to grow. The pins are also dark.

 
Is this caused by too much contact with water? Maybe some water had collected on the tinfoil and soaked the pins? Anyways, they don't really seem to grow anymore.
Any ideas?
Pins that are not growing and turning dark are usually rotting. It is good to remove rotting pins and throw them away.
They started growing 2 days later  Biggest harvest yet :O The 2 mushrooms grew so much over the last few days and the cake is now dunked.
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Re: Looking good? [Re: nornor]
#23402184 - 07/01/16 07:44 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Well then it must be time to update us with a pic so that all of us can share in your joy my mushroom brother.
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george castanza said: Pins that are not growing and turning dark are usually rotting. It is good to remove rotting pins and throw them away.
I know it's one in a million and dependent on many factors, but I had a black pinset that stalled for a week. I was about to remove them and they turned into the photo below in 4 days.
You can tell they still weren't right and slightly bacterial, but I'm very glad I didn't remove them. It's really only when you gently brush a clean finger across it and you get a smudge that you should pull them.
Just my 2 cents, I know you can run circles around me.
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