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    #23552107 - 08/18/16 02:25 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Hello friends,

so im growing mushrooms for the first time. I bought spores in Netherlands, they were called Hawaii, but i guess its cubensis. Ive made a shotgun terrarium, and i couldnt find perlite in my town, so i had to mix agro drainage with perlite. Is it bad? And i cant get humidity over 71%. And im sealing and unsealing the holes to see the difference. No luck yet. T

Im asking for any advice, but bear in mind, that i couldnt find perlite here, so no fancy stuff please. :crazy2:

Here are some pictures: http://imgur.com/a/YOBya
The bottom left cake is third day in terrarium, other three are added today.


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Re: First timer [Re: medis]
    #23552113 - 08/18/16 02:32 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Uh, yeah, that's bad.  If you couldn't get perlite, you should've waited until you could.  That is not an acceptable replacement at all..

If you understand perlite's function you should understand why nothing else works as well.  Now you've just wasted the perlite you did have by mixing it with something that's no good.

I wish I had better suggestions but the only one is get more perlite. :shrug:


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Re: First timer [Re: Inocuole]
    #23552138 - 08/18/16 02:54 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Yes, i know perlites function and i found that agrodrainage has similar properties. I can water and fan every two hours or so. 
Am i doomed? :sun:


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Re: First timer [Re: Inocuole]
    #23552146 - 08/18/16 02:57 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

First not working well. Hope you can mist and fan like 12 times a day. Two if your in the netherlands why not buy some fresh stones then grow them in agar until clear and have a tuffle factory. I lnow it might be a drive but gamma hardware store should have perlite.


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Re: First timer [Re: tump]
    #23552157 - 08/18/16 03:03 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

I was working there for few months, now im back in Lithuania. Well ill try my best.


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Re: First timer [Re: medis]
    #23552188 - 08/18/16 03:34 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

I guess maybe you could put them in plastic tents or something to retain humidity OUTSIDE of that SGFC although you would need to fan at least 3 times a day :shrug:

other than that it's already been said, get more perlite:shineon:


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Re: First timer [Re: Rosen_Rot]
    #23571959 - 08/24/16 06:21 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Update!

so i moved my cakes to smaller containers - "tents".. :crazy2:
Question is whats with that white fuzz on one of the cakes?
And you can see my first pin! :heart:

http://imgur.com/a/JBYgN

Im open to criticism!


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Re: First timer [Re: medis]
    #23572127 - 08/24/16 08:03 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Most members wont click off site pictures. Up-load them too the shroomery.
I made too many BRF cakes not too long ago and put my extra's in gallon ziplock bags. I made a little tray big enough too fit the bag, filled it with perlite and put the cake on the perlite in the bag. I did this with two cakes. They both got over run with cobweb mold (white fuzzy) really fast. I assumed it was because there wasnt any drainage for the bags and bacteria just built up in there and wrecked my cakes. I got like 2 mush of each and they were toast.


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Re: First timer [Re: JacobStorm]
    #23572250 - 08/24/16 09:10 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

okay, resized pictures and uploaded here. :smile:







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Re: First timer [Re: medis]
    #23572269 - 08/24/16 09:17 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Looks like one of your cakes is packing its shit and moving out in search of fresh air.


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Re: First timer [Re: Psychedel.EXE]
    #23572294 - 08/24/16 09:28 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

I hate to sound like a dick here, but I will proceed anyway.
How is it that you have managed to let spores germinate (1-2 weeks), colonize (3ish weeks), consolidate (1 week)... You have done it all and you are JUST NOW worried about the perlite???
Here is a cultivation tip you didn't ask for but are recieving.. Think ahead.


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Re: First timer [Re: Psychedel.EXE]
    #23572310 - 08/24/16 09:38 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah, thats alrigt, i learned alot in the process :rolleyes:
i think - the main issue wasn't the perlite, but the size of my SGFC.


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Re: First timer [Re: medis]
    #23572320 - 08/24/16 09:45 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Im glad you didn't get uppity about my constructive criticism.

Yea that fruiting chamber is no good for it's size, humidity, and lack of fresh air exchange. I would next-day some perlite off amazon or something, those cakes need to get in better conditions ASAP. And build a proper SGFC (maybe a small one). Fresh air is so important.


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Re: First timer [Re: medis]
    #23572322 - 08/24/16 09:45 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Without drainage in the bags they'll contaminate dude.

The size of aluminum foil you have the cakes on is really excessive. You want evaporation from your perlite too surround your cakes and in this case its being blocked because the foil is too big.


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Re: First timer [Re: JacobStorm]
    #23572340 - 08/24/16 09:55 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Ju ar adapter.


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Re: First timer [Re: Clooney]
    #23572347 - 08/24/16 09:57 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

cant you buy perlite off amazon?


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Re: First timer [Re: Clooney]
    #23572751 - 08/24/16 12:48 PM (7 years, 5 months ago)

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Ju ar adapter.




Nice... first post.. I guess?


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Re: First timer [Re: Inocuole]
    #23582528 - 08/27/16 05:11 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Update

After few days in those "tents" my cakes started to pin hard :smile:
Moved them again :rolleyes:



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Re: First timer [Re: medis]
    #23582543 - 08/27/16 05:24 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

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medis said:
okay, resized pictures and uploaded here. :smile:










I really hope your "tents" aren't your fruiting chamber. Unless this is something new I'm missing here, I've only done bulk monotubs and never did PF cakes before. From the bags being tied up like that with no fresh air exchange you are choking the mycelium.


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Re: First timer [Re: SuperFly]
    #23582550 - 08/27/16 05:29 AM (7 years, 5 months ago)

Like i said - moved them again. But i guess i would be successful in those tents too :rolleyes:


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