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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: partyboy420247]
    #23644068 - 09/14/16 08:38 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I found where Roger Rabbit was telling someone to dunk for 24 hours. I knew that I wasn't crazy. Here's a screenshot.



And then I noticed that he was talking about cakes. Alright, I need to read the directions more thoroughly next time. Sorry about that. My tub does look better, though. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens.


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: partyboy420247]
    #23644071 - 09/14/16 08:39 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

He's talking about cakes...


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: partyboy420247]
    #23644092 - 09/14/16 08:47 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I'd say it may be fine since it didn't fall apart, I'd make sure it's getting a decent amount FAE for a while after a long dunk like that, keep us posted:thumbup:


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: NDStepp84]
    #23644103 - 09/14/16 08:53 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I drained it well and let the water on top of the substrate drip off as I tipped the bin. It's not much more wet than it would be if I gave it a good misting. I have 8 holes in my bin, so FAE shouldn't be an issue. I'll post another picture when I see some pins.


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: partyboy420247]
    #23651397 - 09/16/16 07:51 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Update:

The monotub looks very healthy after the dunk. The past two days with a shroomless substrate has showed a lot of regeneration of the mycelium where mushrooms have been pulled from the substrate. This morning, there were a couple of pins, and now there's probably around 50. In the span of around 10 hours, the substrate went from shroomless to pinning all over. I think that the second flush is going to be better than the first, and I won't be putting vermiculite in the holes this time :smile:

I would post a picture, but it's their bedtime. I'll take a picture in the morning of all the pins that are forming.


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: partyboy420247]
    #23651797 - 09/16/16 11:13 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: KenInVic]
    #23651876 - 09/17/16 12:02 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Keep the lid off man id say for atleast a day keeping an eye on the surface even tho its waterlogged it can still dry on top


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: Boogieman47]
    #23652403 - 09/17/16 08:12 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Here's a picture of what I saw this morning. I'm impressed. This is much better than the pinset on the first flush.



I did notice that some of the mycelium in the corners is starting to get a little bit dry. I'll mist it.


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: partyboy420247]
    #23652556 - 09/17/16 09:25 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I would just keep an eye on it.  You are getting to the point where you need to increase FAE, which means if your poly holes are not dialed to max FAE but for humidity retention, you might have a little but of surface dryness.  The closer you get to harvesting, the more FAE I'd give.


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: Mushierage]
    #23653337 - 09/17/16 02:56 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Forgive my ignorance, but why does lack of FAE cause surface dryness? How would more FAE help?


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: herrenvolk]
    #23653470 - 09/17/16 03:39 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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Forgive my ignorance, but why does lack of FAE cause surface dryness? How would more FAE help?




Lack of FAE isn't going to cause surface dryness, but increasing it is going to decrease humidity and increase surface dryness potentially. 

The increased FAE is needed because your mushrooms are coming in.  Mushrooms do better with higher FAE, but there is a point at which you can dial in your poly to give max FAE without sacrificing too much humidity and -causing- surface dryness as a result.

What I'm saying basically is to watch closely how it's dialed, and the further along your mushrooms are, the more fresh air they are going to need which will again, potentially sacrifice humidity.  But at that point, the mushrooms should be able to support a microclimate, and keep the surface nice and moist.  Just keep an eye on it.


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    #23653956 - 09/17/16 07:00 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Listen, Crooked RogerRabbit got nothin on me. I grow the best mushrooms ever. A 24 hr dunk might work for cakes because they are so dense. But a CVG substrate will soak up water fast, so just a few hrs should do it.


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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: Donald Trump]
    #23653963 - 09/17/16 07:05 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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Listen, Crooked RogerRabbit got nothin on me. I grow the best mushrooms ever. A 24 hr dunk might work for cakes because they are so dense. But a CVG substrate will soak up water fast, so just a few hrs should do it.




What... In the apeshittin fuck....

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Re: Should I dunk my monotub substrate? [Re: Mushierage]
    #23654039 - 09/17/16 07:55 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

You can weigh the entire tub at the start, after flushes you can weigh again and estimate how much water you should add back.


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