Adas said:

Hmmm I let my Bunnell spawn sit for 2 weeks or so, and after putting it to bulk there is ZERO activity after 2 days. It's fucked.

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Baba Yaga said:

@ Hindsight. Looking good. What substrate have you used in this one?

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Sagescruffy said:

Awesome Bisporus canopy! Have you sampled any yet?

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ekabpils said:

Hi!

new creatures come to the collection. First flush of Peace River:

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Very nice shrooms!
What substrate have you used in this one?
Did you have a trip?
I would like to eat them fresh

ekabpils said:

Hi!

new creatures come to the collection. First flush of Peace River:

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Bra said:

ekabpils said:

Hi!

new creatures come to the collection. First flush of Peace River:


Very nice shrooms!
What substrate have you used in this one?
Did you have a trip?
I would like to eat them fresh

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Unicorncaca said:

I've got two shoe boxes inside a mono tub that are fruiting but they keep stalling. I read that if they get too wet they will stall. I have a cool mist keeping the Rh at 95 percent. How do I avoid this? Please help!

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Hindsight said:

Unicorncaca said:

I've got two shoe boxes inside a mono tub that are fruiting but they keep stalling. I read that if they get too wet they will stall. I have a cool mist keeping the Rh at 95 percent. How do I avoid this? Please help!

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Too wet or too dry can cause a stall, yes, but there could be other causes too (such as too much or not enough FAE and also contamination). But on the subject of moisture: I advise not going by RH. Go by surface conditions and appearance of caps. I find I can usually go by surface conditions alone because when those are right, caps are always good too. The surface should never be dry, it should be plenty damp to the touch, but it should not have any water pooling or beginning to pool. You can go a little drier or damper than what I outlined above and get away with it, but the further away you get, the worse your results will be. Another way to describe ideal surface conditions is: You just applied a moist casing layer and then misted it with water until JUST before it looks like the casing won't hold any more water and the water will start to pool.

Because of the changing needs of moisture during the growth cycle, changes in temperature, changes in ambient humidity in your room, picking an RH target and holding it just doesn't work in my experience. It is much better to use cycles on a repeat cycle timer. Mist, Pause, Mist, Pause. Or Mist, Vent, Pause, Mist, Vent, Pause, etc.

Having said all that, people get great results with JCMs which, by design, will probably output a specific humidity level which generally isn't directly set and targeted, but is instead influenced by the water heater temp, the amount of air being pushed through the air stones, the size of the tub, and the room RH/Temp conditions. But still, if you are using a JCM and your setup is making conditions too wet or too dry, you'd need to make adjustments to the design or settings in order to get it wetter or dryer.

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Hindsight said:

Changing the subject: @Baba correction to my previous answer to your question on substrate. I just remembered it was actually shredded hemp, verm and manure. V.L. had mentioned using hemp and this was my first attempt at it. I guess this proves it works eh? More expensive than straw but for very small volume growers like me it’s not a factor.

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