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TertiaOculus
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How many flushes can I expect per cake (pf tek)?
#26708349 - 05/31/20 02:29 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hello once again mycomrades!
I am about ready to harvest my first flush of GT mushrooms within the next day or 2. But I have a couple of questions.
Info Strain - Golden Teachers Method- Pf Tek Fruiting- SGFC 1/2 pint jars 1st Grow ever
1 - What technically is a "flush"? How do I know when the 1st flush is over? My first cake to have mature mushrooms only has 4 of them, 1 with a wide open cap and 3 others with the veil just broken. Does this mean the first flush is over? (see pic)
2 - Do I need to do anything to encourage a 2nd flush or is this something that occurs naturally? I have heard some growers will dunk their cakes a 2nd time, if this is recommended when would be a good timing for the 2nd dunk?
3- How many flushes should I expect from my cakes? It seems like 3 is normal from what I have found through research but I am unsure.
4 - I have 12 cakes total in my SGFC, they are fruiting at different times it seems with about 2 cakes having mature mushrooms and about 8 having good size pins/ mini shrooms and finally there are 2 without anything yet, they have all been in the fruiting chamber for about 4-5 days. I was planning on picking the shrooms as they became mature (right before/after veil breaks) and to just keep picking them as they matured. Can I pick them as they become mature even if the whole batch (all 12 cakes) is not producing mature mushrooms at the same time? If not, why?
Thanks in advance for dropping some wisdom!
See Pic - I also realize the the mushroom with the opened cap looks to have contamination on the stalk, it is a blackish color, if the Cap of this shroom is OK (no visual contams) than can I still get spore prints out of it?
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Roger Clemency
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Re: How many flushes can I expect per cake (pf tek)? [Re: TertiaOculus] 1
#26708954 - 05/31/20 11:33 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Upload the pics to your gallery and then copy and paste the URL and they will show up in your post.
MS grows on cakes dont always have very defined flushes, you will get a bunch of knots and pins and then some will seem to just chill or grow very slowly while others mature. Once you pick those mature ones the others should start taking off.
Lift your cakes now to get a feel for the weight of them and then as you start to harvest you can lift them again and once they start to feel noticeably light it will be time for another dunk or some bottom watering.
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Re: How many flushes can I expect per cake (pf tek)? [Re: Roger Clemency] 1
#26708995 - 05/31/20 11:55 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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When I fruited cakes, I normally got 2 flushes on average. Sometimes 3 and once in a while just one real good one.
2) Evaporation from the surface is required for pinning so that’s what you’ll need to continue flushing. If it’s very light and needs to be rehydrated, either dunk it or bottom water.
3) Pick when ready, don’t wait for the rest. They’ll usually grow at their own pace.
And get those pictures in your post, no one should’ve downloading pictures. Once you get them in your post, someone can diagnose your problem if there is one.
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Edited by Socrateshroom (05/31/20 12:00 PM)
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Re: How many flushes can I expect per cake (pf tek)? [Re: TertiaOculus] 1
#26709001 - 05/31/20 12:00 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've had PF cakes run out 7 flushes (very rare). It's generally genetics. The norm is about three though.
Edited by Mugnath (05/31/20 12:03 PM)
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TertiaOculus
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Re: How many flushes can I expect per cake (pf tek)? [Re: Roger Clemency]
#26711822 - 06/01/20 04:19 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks Roger, great tip about weighing my cakes, I will check up on them to see when they could use another good dunk! Greatly appreciated!
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Re: How many flushes can I expect per cake (pf tek)? [Re: Socrateshroom]
#26711825 - 06/01/20 04:20 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks for letting me know I did not know there was a gallery I will have to look into it!
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