Kinoko314 said:

Newshroom42 said:

Hey guys,

Does this look like good mycelium spread for 6 days out from the  agar drop?

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I wish more of mine would colonize like this.  It looks great.

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johnukguy said:

Looks good to me so far.

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johnukguy said:

My understanding is that rather than shaking on a schedule, it's best to do it according to how much of the jar is visibly colonized. So for example around 30% and then again at 70%.

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Screwup said:

WHY IS THE TITLE NO LONGER RED???

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johnukguy said:

I'd say take it one step at a time, but yes overall the idea is that the spawn should break up in the jar fairly easily. Though if it doesn't, that doesn't necessarily mean a bacterial contamination. For example if someone uses grain such as WBS and there's cracked corn in the mix, that can make the spawn starchier. That would make it a little harder to break up.

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Phat69 said:

What with the current trend of growing massive mutant fruits?

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They’re ugly, harder to harvest and not photogenic so we all stopped growing those.

Pandaskis said:

redrum said:

I just started my very first monotum and bulk sub grow.
Visually, how would you say the surface condition looks? Just put it together yesterday?

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Surface conditions dont really pop up until the tub is more colonized.

The substrate looks well hydrated to me though and level.

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redrum said:

Pandaskis said:

redrum said:

I just started my very first monotum and bulk sub grow.
Visually, how would you say the surface condition looks? Just put it together yesterday?

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Surface conditions dont really pop up until the tub is more colonized.

The substrate looks well hydrated to me though and level.

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One more thing. How would I know if I need to spray before the tub is colonized? If it's too dry and it's starts colonizing, isn't it to late to spray one the mycelium has developed on the surface?

I don't want it getting too dry prior.

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Way said:

redrum said:

Pandaskis said:

redrum said:

I just started my very first monotum and bulk sub grow.
Visually, how would you say the surface condition looks? Just put it together yesterday?

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Surface conditions dont really pop up until the tub is more colonized.

The substrate looks well hydrated to me though and level.

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One more thing. How would I know if I need to spray before the tub is colonized? If it's too dry and it's starts colonizing, isn't it to late to spray one the mycelium has developed on the surface?

I don't want it getting too dry prior.

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The coir will turn VERY light brown. If you had field capacity at spawn, it is something you don't need to worry about. Newbs tend to over mist stuff, and misting a colonizing substrate is a recipe for disaster. Even if you think it may be dry, you are better off waiting until it colonizes and you can visually see surface conditions better.

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