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Why the aluminum foil under the cakes?
    #26804148 - 07/04/20 07:11 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

Something I could never figure out, why the aluminum foil under the cakes?

I thought the cakes were supposed to merge with the substrait (not sure if correct word, I mean the coir / vermiculite mix?

If not, than what's the reason people have nutrient substraits under the aluminum foil?

Also, I've seen a video of another tek where instead of putting cakes on top of the sub, they break it up and scatter it around , and then cover with a little more sub. Is there an advantage over the "birthday cake" tek?

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Re: Why the aluminum foil under the cakes? [Re: nektar61]
    #26804207 - 07/04/20 08:05 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

Well, if you're fruiting cakes, you don't have a nutritious substrate underneath them. Cakes usually will go into a SGFC which is partially filled with perlite. The foil is to keep them off of the perlite, and the perlite is there to retain moisture while also keeping a lot of air space. This airy layer that retains moisture allows for constant evaporation of the water which is what gives you high humidity in your chamber.

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Also, I've seen a video of another tek where instead of putting cakes on top of the sub, they break it up and scatter it around , and then cover with a little more sub. Is there an advantage over the "birthday cake" tek?




This is a different growing method you're talking about called "spawning to bulk." The pf tek is the simplest, most beginner-friendly way to grow mushrooms. Once you learn more and gain practical skills, spawning to bulk is often a better option for many reasons.

Use the search function and read up on these:

"pf tek"
"spawning to bulk"
"monotub tek"
"shoebox tek"


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Re: Why the aluminum foil under the cakes? [Re: TheDoobsker]
    #26804215 - 07/04/20 08:11 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

Thank you.


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