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Spores come from the underside of the gills. They get ejected at a pretty high speed.
Then the air current will push them on top of the cap and all around.
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: The Tao]
#27763620 - 05/04/22 10:05 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quick question.. do I have contams growing on my cakes? 2 cakes have this real fuzzy stuff growing on it. 1 cake has it growing in between the stems but not so bad and the other cake has its sides almost completely taken over. I was thinking it was the mycelium growing and consumer the verm but I'm not sure. Check out the pics...
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: Vibetyme]
#27763623 - 05/04/22 10:09 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Wow I never even though that could be a possibility. I figured they just dropped onto whatever surface it was near when they were ready rather than float onto the top of the cap. Do you think I have contams on my cakes? I thought the cakes are pretty resistant to contamination once they are birthed?
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The cake with no mush on it and just the fuzz hasn't grown any pins yet. If it is contams, should I get the other cakes away from it?
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Everything I'm seeing there looks like mycelium to me.
Good job on those cakes!
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: Vibetyme]
#27763653 - 05/04/22 10:22 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks I was worried haha. Another thing that bothers me though is that I have 5 other jars that have stalled at about 75%. Can I just birth them, dunk and force the fruit? Or are they a lost cause?
The mycelium on the cakes you just saw, its ok that they become webby? It's kind of like thicker spider webs.
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: Vibetyme]
#27763665 - 05/04/22 10:32 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Check out some of matejas cakes over in the water tub Thread.
Cakes can grow all sorts of crazy looking mycelium due to a plethora of factors.
Yeah all that appears be fine to me. I don't grow a lot of cakes anymore though to be honest.
If they aren't colonized I'd probably just wait and let them do their thing and finish. If they refuse id just top fruit them. Grab a little verm and throw it on top then get a ziplock baggie and throw it over the jar and zip it up like this.
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: Vibetyme]
#27763697 - 05/04/22 10:49 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah just top fruit em if they stalled. myc looks good to me too, sometimes myc gets fluffy or real fuzzy around the base of the mushrooms (fuzzy feet) when it wants more FAE. some of the mushroom caps in one of your pic look a bit wet but over all really solid. love the shape of those caps
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: Vibetyme]
#27763749 - 05/04/22 11:19 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks I'm gonna check the link out now. I already have 4 spawn bags of 2 diff strains sitting on the shelf now to go bulk when they're ready. I was going to break up these cakes and do a shoebox but I figured since its my first grow I better learn the basics before I go crazy with all the other stuff. Although I am reading that pf tek conditions are a bit more finicky to maintain then bulk. The ones that colonized fast for me were the Cambodian which are 5 of the cakes in the sgfc now. The one with fuzzy feet is G.T.. The other ones that stalled are all G.T. but I'm thinking they colonize slower than the Cambodian. So maybe they aren't stalled at all?
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: hazyhorse]
#27763754 - 05/04/22 11:21 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've been reading around the board and finding something called "aerial growth" and its exactly what you said. A condition that comes around with not enough FAE. I've only fanned them a few times in the last week because I'm more worried about maintain the high humidity. Looks like I have to create the perfect balance of both.
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creating the perfect balance of both is the idea for sure, more FAE comes in the form of more holes/open lids. itโs more about the passive air exchange than fanning in fresh air. fanning really doesnโt accomplish much
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Quote:
Headspace111 said: Quick question.. do I have contams growing on my cakes? 2 cakes have this real fuzzy stuff growing on it. 1 cake has it growing in between the stems but not so bad and the other cake has its sides almost completely taken over. I was thinking it was the mycelium growing and consumer the verm but I'm not sure. Check out the pics...

Cakes look nice. Middle one might have something going on but it could just be the angle of the picture causing a shadow. Mushrooms have normal fuzzy feet. How often are you taking them out of the tub? Good job.
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: The Tao]
#27766195 - 05/06/22 03:50 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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That was the first time I took them out. Just for the pics. I harvested what I had and throwing them in the dehydrator now. Pics coming..
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What temperature and time will you dehydrate at?
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: hazyhorse]
#27766286 - 05/06/22 05:07 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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My dehydrator finally came and this is what I have so far. My cakes are fruiting at all different times and I've had these in the fridge for 3 days now. Once I pick a grouping off the cake and it hasn't grown any more pins in a few days should I dunk for the next flush? Also its hard to get some of the verm off the fruits. Is it ok if I lightly wash them off with water?
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Once the flush is finished. Just dunk it in some water for 12-24hrs and repeat. I always dunked for 24 hrs but a lot of people do less with good results.
I'd use a wash cloth or damp paper towel to remove any verm that got stuck to the fruits.
I usually just cut the bottom part off that was actually touching the cake.
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: Vibetyme]
#27766350 - 05/06/22 06:05 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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When do I know the flush on each cake is finished though? The two cakes I harvested haven't shown new pins in 3 days or so. Does that mean the first flush is finished and I should dunk it now?
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Re: Harvest questions [Re: The Tao]
#27766353 - 05/06/22 06:07 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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I put the knob between 95f and 105f. I've read smaller amounts only need 4 to 6 hours but I'm going to keep checking to see if the biggest one is cracker dry.
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The first flush is done when you say it is, aka when you harvest. Harvest then soak or mist, I usually only soak for an couple of hours.
Crank that dehydrator up heat helps
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Headspace111 said: I put the knob between 95f and 105f. I've read smaller amounts only need 4 to 6 hours but I'm going to keep checking to see if the biggest one is cracker dry.
Where did you read that? How will you know the biggest one is properly dry?
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