Kloakk said:

Jrey16 said:

Do fruits get less potent the longer they are in the dehydrator?

These Jack Frost fruits been in the dehydrator for 34 hours now and it is still not totally cracker dry. I usually do 55 degrees Celsius for 12-24 hours depending on the type of fruits but these will not get cracker dry. I upped the temp to 70 degrees around 12 hours ago or so. These fruits always take forever to get dry. It still has a spongy texture. It is 6:30am here and I haven't slept and been so busy in life I barely have been sleeping lately. They are still pretty spongy. Im gonna sleep soon and idk how long I'll be passed out for so I won't be able to keep checking on them. And this is my chance to actually get a good sleep.
I am hoping when I wake up these will finally be dry but not much potency loss.

It's weird, some of my Jack Frost grows do just fine in the dehydrator, some of them come out spongy and take forever to dehydrate, they don't even get fully cracker dry tbh. That's why I asked the other day if some fruits never get cracker dry no matter how long they been dehydrating but some said no, and some said yea some fruits are like that, but usually with PE

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At 55, no problem, do as long as it takes. And anything under 100C is fine, not loosing anything.

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dokmok said:

Alright, shook em  we’ll see in a few days.

On another note, I still see a lot of newbies have trich in their substrate after doing bucket tek (reddit), is bucket tek reliable enough or should I pasteurize in an instant pot on the keep warm setting

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mushboy said:

Smellyhobbit said:

Jrey16 said:

Does anybody put shoeboxes straight into fruiting conditions by putting them into a monotub without the shoebox lid on?

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No, but you could put multiple shoeboxes into a mono with the lids off and it would work as a fruiting chamber

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This is my typical setup as well. Whether it's shoe boxes or small bottles and food containers. Might fill up my tubs throw a little bit of water in the bottom and leave the lids off. I've always got good results.


All of mine tubs are unmodified though. I live in a place for the heat and humidity is always high dialing in is easy. Just a flip of the lid works for me.

I even started using the crappy Sab I was suckered into buying when I first started out. Figured why I waste it.


But yeah make it into a water tub and you're covering all angles and don't have to worry about a lot. also it will definitely keep your humidity up with out having any Lids at all and needingbas many in the tub. However I've always done at least two shoes in a tub at one time.

Haven't tried it yet with just a single one but I feel like with the water it would probably still work out depending on the size of the tub it's going in.

el boso said:

I'm on the cusp of taking a few woodlovers outside and spreading chips. I want it to be portable because I rent.

Should I grow and expand the woodchips in trays, like big fuckers. Or is it best to use pots?

My thoughts process : trays mean more fruit - no reasoning just assumption. Pots are better at regulationg itself. Hold moisture better stats warmer if need be.

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dinosaurs said:

I have some APE spawn that is spontaneously bluing in spots.  is that a thing?  it seems consistent among the 3 (lol) APE jars I have, and none of the other jars (various different genetics) I made that day have had any problems. 

so either its a thing, or that syringe was dirty and I need to build a time machine to go back and kick my own ass for being lazy.

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It's sometimes a thing.

LadysKnight said:

dinosaurs said:

I have some APE spawn that is spontaneously bluing in spots.  is that a thing?  it seems consistent among the 3 (lol) APE jars I have, and none of the other jars (various different genetics) I made that day have had any problems. 

so either its a thing, or that syringe was dirty and I need to build a time machine to go back and kick my own ass for being lazy.

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It's sometimes a thing.

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Dr. Smoke said:

Splittinghairs said:

Thinking the top plate is my best bet.

What say you?

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6/7 is about the same size as 6/5 so seems faster.

But I think I see contam in all of them.  Hard to tell with the reflections and blue agar.  Are you sterilizing for an hour?  Letting the air out of the PC?  Using an SAB?

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hazyhorse said:

dokmok said:

How is my grain spawn looking, its WBS, the outer hull of the small grains looks uncolonized, but i see inside them that mycelium has reached it. Go to bulk now?

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definitely let that jar keep colonizing, you've still got a bit to go. i like to give my grain jars one last shake around where those are at, if it doesn't recover you know it's trash

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Home Grower said:

Guys, I need your help.
Can you tell me if the small snow-white balls all over the surface of my substrate are Primordia?
You may want to enlarge the pictures in order to see them, but they are in groups and I hope they are all future mushrooms.
What do you think?

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