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Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms
    #26536339 - 03/15/20 10:19 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Hi all, I'm a noob attempting my first Martha tek.  I'm having a spotty pinset with half of my tub not pinning at all.  The tub is coco coir/verm and the spawn was spore syringe with WBS.  The shrooms that I do have are about an inch or so tall and then just tip over.  I had some with cracked caps and I figured that the humidity was too low or the substrate too dry. I started misting and fanning occasionally just to get it back on track.  Been running the humidifier 24/7 since and it seems better in there now.

I should be getting tons of FAE.  Lighting is 12/12.  Temperature is 72F.
Maybe the humidity is still a problem?  Perhaps the sub isn't thick enough, or it wasn't fully colonized?  Please let me know if any of you have advice/suggestions. 

Also, should I pick the little guys out now? ...or wait until the flush is finished?

Cheers,

Farmboy







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Re: Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms [Re: farmboy3000]
    #26536350 - 03/15/20 10:23 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Pick when veil breaks and keep misting if it’s dry, looks like you have some decent pins in there still.


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Re: Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms [Re: farmboy3000]
    #26536373 - 03/15/20 10:36 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

hard to say but i would guess its dry. is there moisture beading by itself on the surface? whats the humididty in there? if the tent isnt sealed and thats the only tub in there and you dont have a sonic then i doubt that single tub can keep that tent at proper humidity.


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Re: Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms [Re: Mycobum7]
    #26536418 - 03/15/20 11:01 AM (3 years, 10 months ago)

I think it is overly wet. Based on the color of the fruits and the way they are falling. Cubes are better in open air than in a damp environment. I would say turn off the 24/7 humidifier and they will produce better.

Let me be more clear. You want high humidity, but your fruits look overly damp. I would get some dryer air in there to stimulate removal of moisture from your surface a bit. Then mist and possible go back to the humidifier in a cycle. Not 24/7


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Re: Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms [Re: Sockadin]
    #26536611 - 03/15/20 12:51 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Ok, thanks for the advice.  The sub is pretty wet right now but it's primarily due to heavy misting/spritzing as I thought it was too dry.  I did have the humidfier cycling earlier, but I thought that it wasn't humid enough, so I let it run 24/7.  I'll put it back on the timer.

I've been adjusting the humidity/FAE levels by leaving the zippers partially open.  I'll need to get a humidity controller so it's more consistent.

I picked the tiny sad fruits off and have them drying now.  The newer pins look a little more chonky, so hopefully their fruits will be better.

Cheers,

Farmboy


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Re: Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms [Re: farmboy3000]
    #26541510 - 03/17/20 08:16 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Quick update...I think the sub was too wet as it pools when I compress it with my thumb.I backed off the humidifier and have it running 2 mins on, 5 mins off.
Getting some larger mutated looking fruits now, but they have thick stipes and smallish caps.

Other than trying to dry out the substrate, any thoughts on what to do to ensure a better second flush? 

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Re: Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms [Re: farmboy3000]
    #26541514 - 03/17/20 08:17 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

Id just turn the humidifier off for a couple days.


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Re: Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms [Re: farmboy3000]
    #26541524 - 03/17/20 08:21 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

this is a very easy problem to fix:  sprinkle some coca coir on the indentations all over the sub. 

You don't need a humidifier at all at any time.  I've been through those days.  Drier air pulls more moisture up from the sub facilitating evaporation.


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Re: Spotty pinset, wimpy shrooms [Re: AtmozFear]
    #26541562 - 03/17/20 08:38 PM (3 years, 10 months ago)

:whathesaid:

Infact take it out of the Martha and put it on a table for a day. Dry that sub out!


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