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Re: Looking for tips from King Oyster growers [Re: Hindsight]
    #27291023 - 05/02/21 08:08 PM (2 years, 8 months ago)

I used 50/50 with success, but use a different mix now, just a different preference.. i struggled with these some months back, but now got a good handle..  make sure you humidity is high.   

I colonized around 76, my fruiting temperature is 60 degrees, i used 55 degrees no problem too, with poorer results noticed when it hit above 65.  once the block is fully colonized i cut the top of the bag all the way open, then put a rubber band on the top, to keep co2 high while allowing fresh air to form.. this will pop the pins:



i wait till pins form very heavy, then i open it up by removing rubber band, i don't usually split the bag up a down until day or two before harvest, i like how it fills out the cap. 



several days later harvest is ready, just harvested a few minutes ago:



100 BE first flush with these, i'll certainly get a second flush by closing up bag with rubberband, then opening it again when pins get large..  casing is not needed, but it helped me when greatly until i dialed my environment in..  i'm fairly new at king oyster but got good results after struggling... so sharing with you.


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Re: Looking for tips from King Oyster growers [Re: trippleblack]
    #27294776 - 05/04/21 10:16 PM (2 years, 8 months ago)

For me, I have found that moving the bag to colder temps at full colonization, scratching the top, and letting them start to pin in the bag works the best. usually turns out great with a good culture.



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Re: Looking for tips from King Oyster growers [Re: sendmehummus]
    #27298535 - 05/07/21 11:24 AM (2 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks again for the replies. So per your request, here are some photos.


This is my latest attempt. I wanted to do it in a really deep tub so that I could experiment with a LOT of C02 and regulating it with holes/vents, and I'd prefer not using bags but it's not a huge deal. This is 5lbs of substrate and a full quart of grains. It consolidated fully in under a week. It almost looks like its starting to from some primordia? I've left this one alone, in a 76F room. I mixed the grains to the substrate two weeks ago. 50/50 HWFP/SoyHulls








This is the first bag I did. I used a full quart of spawn in it as well, and the same 50/50 mix. But I did move it in and out of three different rooms to test different temps (55, 76, and 73). I've left it alone in the cooler at 55 for the last 7 days though. Note the corner is open a bit for some FAE. I did case this one with 50/50 peat/verm and some lime. I made this bag one full month ago.






This last  bag I did with HWFP, wheat bran, and gypsum. Uncased. It colonized MUCH slower than the 50/50 grows. I did scratch the surface of this one a week ago as a test, and it has no casing. It too has been in the cooler for a week at 55F.



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Re: Looking for tips from King Oyster growers [Re: Hindsight]
    #27304191 - 05/11/21 11:11 AM (2 years, 8 months ago)

Finally! Pins! And lots of them.



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Re: Looking for tips from King Oyster growers [Re: Hindsight]
    #27307105 - 05/13/21 02:02 PM (2 years, 8 months ago)

Some nice looking oysters growing! Really looking forward to being able to cook these regularly and give to friends.



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Re: Looking for tips from King Oyster growers [Re: Farm3r]
    #27328933 - 05/30/21 08:11 AM (2 years, 7 months ago)

The grow bag did ok. Got a couple of nice fruits from it but not a lot. Hoping for a second flush. I cooked and ate the fruits I harvested and they were fantastic. I really want to get a perpetual grow timed where I can have these non-stop.

This was my experiment using a deep tub instead of a bag. I wanted to try a tub because I felt the tall sides would hold more C02 in to help the stems stay fat and caps stay small. This tub was also the first time I allowed an additional 2 weeks of consolidation at 76F after it reached 100% consolidation before moving to the 55F fruiting fridge. I didn't mess with the surface of the substrate at any point. I noticed MASSIVE pinning and you can see evidence of that but most pins aborted except for the big fruits you can see in the pic. Is this pretty typical with kings?

Do most of you water during fruiting? And what happens with Kings if you reduce FAE after fruiting begins?



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