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Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking
#26569216 - 03/31/20 02:10 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hello, I've a Box with approx 400ml of completely colonized Rye. I've toss it over a layer of dry perlite and the i've put on top of it a 50/50 layer of peatmoss and vermiculite saturated with water (by squeezing in my fist it only let drop a single drop of water).
I've put in a tub where I keep approx 26°C (79°F) until it colonized 33% of the peat moss/vermiculite layer.
Then I've lowered the temp,keeping 22-23°C (72-73°F) and I'm fanning and misting (at least 4 times a day). Keep a LED lamp (cold white) in the room for about 5 hours a day.
The substrate is now completely colonized, but I don't see any sign of pinning yet. There have been 5 days from the moment that I lowered temp and started to Fan&Mist.
What is worring me is that the substrate is stating to shrink, even if I'm keeping misting.
What should I do? a) be patient and keep Fanning&Misting? b) try to dunk the substrate as if I was starting the second flush? (should I've done also for the first flush?) c) other suggestion?
Thanks for the help
Edited by bumboat (03/31/20 02:15 PM)
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26569268 - 03/31/20 02:31 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Shrink is normal. The mycelium is consuming your media. Just wait longer on this one.
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: Sockadin]
#26569272 - 03/31/20 02:33 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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usually shrinks right before it pins
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26569278 - 03/31/20 02:36 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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if you spread it over perlite, you will probably get pins underneath because of the microclimate it will create. I tried doing this with clay pebbles.
Edited by AtmozFear (03/31/20 02:37 PM)
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: AtmozFear]
#26569338 - 03/31/20 03:08 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanks to all! I will try to go on fanning and misting hoping for the best.
@AtmozFear I've tryed to mimic the growkits I see online... Do you think the pin will occour undeneath because of the dryer climate ?
I forgot to mention that I've cover with aluminium foil the bottom and the walls (outside of the plastic) to completely block the light from any direction except from above. Should this be enough to pin only on the top surface?
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26569363 - 03/31/20 03:17 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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light is only used as a signal or trigger- mycellium and/or mushrooms don't actually use light for nutrition. And you don't have to worry about blocking any light anywhere, nor do you have to fan; if you have an unmodded tote, all you need to do is latch/unlatch, cover/uncover... and the dry climate is great!- facilitates more evaporation when the lid is uncovered- it is plenty humid when you mist and then keep the lid closed for an amount of time.
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: AtmozFear]
#26575452 - 04/03/20 03:42 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Update
I'm starting being pessimistic... The mycelium has shrink even more, and also it's color seams a less bright white then before....
keeping "fan and mist" though. Crossed fingers.
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26577092 - 04/04/20 11:27 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Other update:
I've taken out the "cake": there is contamination 

Moreover, by seeing both the top and the lateral side, it's clear that the bright white of the mycelium, on the top, has became a "bluish-white" and it tends toward a "greenish-white".

The contamination is bigger where the mycelium was more distant from the walls... clearly I introduced it or spreaded it with the misting...
So, questions:
1) what do I do now? 2) next time: mist with tap water instead of bottle water? Maybe the chlorine in tap water does more good (damage to contaminants) than bad (damage to the mycelium) 3) Dunk also BEFORE first fruiting? (also: bottle or tap water?) 4) what are good measure to prevent contamination on the mycelium of a full colonized rye spawn? (it was keeped in a tub opened only for misting and fanning)
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26577268 - 04/04/20 01:28 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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I don't know what you see but cased grain can take a couple weeks to start to pin
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26577270 - 04/04/20 01:31 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeah it looks fine
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26577308 - 04/04/20 01:52 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Everything looks like it should and you are overthinking things. The sub will shrink- that's perfectly normal. Just. Be. Patient.
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: FooMan]
#26577338 - 04/04/20 02:04 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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There might be slight bruising in those circles but you did just handle it.. totally normal
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: fahtster]
#26579323 - 04/05/20 11:43 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ok, thanks for the "no panic" info
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26599642 - 04/14/20 06:47 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Just thinking I owed you guys a follow-up: despite me desperately touching and handling the thing, it managed to pin and grow (I've even broke it in half trying to put it back in the box )

Big one is 2in tall and ⅝in diameter of the head, still growing.
Think could have achieved much better (and uniform) pinning if would have just listened to you and not handled so much the thing for photos and checking for contamination.
Thanks again.
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26599659 - 04/14/20 07:08 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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what's the final yield?
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26599678 - 04/14/20 07:25 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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For now I'm at the point you see in the image. Will update with the yield as soon as i harvest (can we predict how long it will take? 4 days more, I think?) I imagine I will have to harvest 2 time (suggestions welcome, it's my first grow) because pins appeared spanned in a long period (biggers one came out at least 4 days before the others, and there are also some pins that came out yesterday). So I think I will have to harvest the 6 bigger shrooms and some days later the others... let's see when the cap starts to open.
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26601986 - 04/15/20 02:49 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Was quicker then expected, some caps are already opening. I Harvested the ones that opened and some other that came togheter.

This ones in the photos are 1oz. Sound promising as first time if the others will became same size.
Is this a good start? it was 7oz of rye, whats a good yield for this quantity of substrate?
Edited by bumboat (04/15/20 02:51 AM)
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26607506 - 04/17/20 08:40 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Second part of the harvest was 1.13oz
So, in reply to metaphoric, the entire yield for first flush is 2.14oz. PLUS 2 caps that I've spare to spore print.
From yesterday afternoon they have all been in the drier at 50°C, the dry weight is now exactly 0.2oz.
I've removed all the very little pin abortions, and dunk the spawn in the refrigerator. Let's hope in a second yield.
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: bumboat]
#26608962 - 04/17/20 07:49 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: Rye spawn, not pinning, shinking [Re: Sockadin]
#26616911 - 04/21/20 06:32 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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mmm... there are signs that second flush will be more consistent....
Crossed fingers
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