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I'm guessing that a clean slice from a sharp knife would do less damage - but how much less I can't say.

Reading and getting advice is great, but actually doing the deed is what teaches the real lessons.

Any other info or advice or even comments about the technique illustrated in the diagram above would help.

I'll definitely post results with photos when the first flush comes around.

- Insomnia

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Originally posted by Insomnia:
That's some of the info I'm looking for (yield, and so on). Everything I've read suggests that overhandling the colonized substrate leads to bruising or damaged pins.

I'm guessing that a clean slice from a sharp knife would do less damage - but how much less I can't say.

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My friend crumbles his cakes and he's never seen brusing. I think you are confusing colonized substrate with fruiting cakes. Fruiting cakes (ones that have mushrooms on them) will bruise if overhandled. Also, you can't really damage any pins seeing as no pins are present on the cakes when you crumble them. What you have outlined is basically what Ryche Hawk describes on his site. He cuts the cakes into slices and then fills in any gaps with some crumbled cake. So yes, it will work, and the yield will be good.

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Try using a bit of fine (but sturdy) wire to cut through the cake.

or, get one of those fancy cheese slicers, with a handle and a bit of sturdy wire.

"Cheese Grommit, we have to go somewhere where there's cheeeeese!"

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Thanks for the input Ryche. Peace.

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Anyway, assuming 2-3 weeks for first flush harvest, they should be ready in time. I'm not as concerned about further flushes because of the time constraint.

Thanks!

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Originally posted by psilocyber:
If you only slice them into 3/4 to 1 inch slices then you can increase the first flush yeild a lot. A lower spawn depth, will unfortunately result in lower yields in the 2nd and 3rd flushes. It may also limit the size of the fruitbodies height wise. Stamets recommends spawn depths of up to 4-6 inches.. compare his pictures and you'll undersand why deeper spawn depths are good.

I'm not saying this is a bad method.. quite the opposite.. if you are looking for a way to maximize first flush yields and don't care about fruit size then go for it... especially if you only have a few jars to work with.

psilocyber!
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interesting point.
logically, then, one could case whole cakes in the matter ryche described as if they were slices some 3 inches thick, like a 6 pack and fill in the gaps w/chunks.
that would elminate slicing and recovery, give a much greater spawn depth and lessen chances of contamination.
in theory.

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Really it depends on how many cakes you have to play with, and the size of your casing container. IF you have plenty of substrate cakes to work with then leave them whole.
You will get much better flushes with more substrate there. If your limeted on cakes and need to fill a larger container, then you will need to cut them down to 1" slices.

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