AyePlus said:

He said sterilized pin, not bin, at this point (assumingnits fully colonized) being sterile isn’t necessary, you could use a scalpel to poke a hole and drain then tape it up, but you’d probably be better off putting it into a sgfc or humidity chamber. Looks like bacteria soup up in there, needs as much fae as you can give it without drying it out.

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It does look bad didn't it? Yeah i could seriously feel them crying out to me to fix this shit. No pun intended lol.

I ended up putting them in an old mono tub set up i had after washing and wiping it down with iso
They got their own little wire rack in there i feel like they're doin better. I was breaking pins off by handling the bag this block absolutely had to come out. Idk why anyone would deal with this abominable idea.
Anyways here they are now What do u guys think?

AyePlus said:

Looka like its gonna dry out pretty fast. I dont really know what to suggest because you’re in uncharted territory, maybe put a layer of wet coir in the bottom and put the “cake” on top of a layer of foil directly on it? Thats pretty much the humidity chamber tek although i think HC’s are unmodded typically.

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AyePlus said:

If you buried it in coir the mycelium would probably try to colonize it. If you went go that route I’d suggest pulling off the pins and breaking it up before covering. I’d treat it like a big brf cake which is what it looks like, seems like your two options are make a humidity chamber sprinkle a layer of verm on it dunk and roll style(or skip the dunk/roll part) or break it up and go bulk style, I’ve never grown cakes .

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LogicaL Chaos said:

Make a Humidity Chamber and put that massive thang inside there.

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That's what she said right?


OP: On a serious note tho look into doing your own prep work. Grow kits are such a roll of the dice.

MadHatter333 said:

You’ll have a sense of satisfaction knowing that you did all the work yourself from scratch. Plus it’s a lot of fun watching the mushroom cycle from start to finish. Takes a couple months to see fruits, but it’s well worth the wait. Plus you can produce more by doing grain to grain transfers or using LC to knock a bunch of jars up.

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Nichrome said:

Just cut or poke a hole and drain it if it bothers you. Many cultures do the same thing in a tray or tub when they really get going. It is just making a lot of metabolic water due to how much mitosis is happening. if you look close you might notice a silvery or bubble like separation between the liquid and the mycelium as the mycelium usually forms a tight hydrophobic barrier. Looks fully colonized so a little natural exposure to the outside world will be fine. If you drain the fluid, give it to your favorite house plant. That yellow liquid is full of L-Amino acids and fancy polysaccharides that are super beneficial.

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That's really interesting stuff thanks for sharing, biology ftw!. I did not know all that yellow water could help my avocado tree(she's struggling in the pot)! Dang it.. well now i know.

I already disposed of the bag so ill have to wait for my other one to start mitosis

Thanks again for the tip 😊👍🏽

Nichrome said:

Just an example of how well these cultures can handle water....

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Are those some lil cakes floated in water? That's good to know, may i ask what you're up to? Looks awesome

Nichrome said:

That is an LC that fruited. Corn simmer water.

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MadHatter333 said:

Looking perfect �� got it on foil and everything. Looks like you got some good pins going too

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