Kloakk said:

SkanskKorv said:

Will the caps grow more as they mature or is this it?

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They continue to grow

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SkanskKorv said:

How about my penis? Asking for a friend

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It depends, if it's not already erected, it will, alongside the Bisporus caps. Or so I'm told.

Kloakk said:

SkanskKorv said:

How about my penis? Asking for a friend

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It depends, if it's not already erected, it will, alongside the Bisporus caps. Or so I'm told.

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Oh shit... BrB gotta make a call

Nevertheless I'm very pleased to know my bispos will get harder

Edit: I mean more erect

Edit2: taller. I mean taller.

tree frog said:

What's your manure like when you run it?  If it has clumps maybe bug eggs and bacteria are surviving.  Because your temp and times should be good.

Other possibilities are that someone is laying eggs in your substrate after you pasteurize it, and that there is bacteria in your jars you're not smelling and it's proliferating after spawn.  (This just happened to me btw.  But I think the tub will still fruit, maybe).

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ReverendMyc said:

Straw does have a sweet smell to me. Especially if it hasn't been dried adequately before use or is moldy/bacterial.

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tree frog said:

But mostly what folks post are one section of Pans.  Because they're very potent.  And they're all closely related and most like similar conditions (mid to upper 70s/low 80s).

Anyway, cyans are very aggressive.  If you have your humidity and your temperature in the range that they like, they will put out fruits.

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ReverendMyc said:

The grubs you describe sound like they could be fungus gnat larvae. You can use some BTI like Mosquito Bits to resolve that.

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Timestop413 said:

ReverendMyc said:

Straw does have a sweet smell to me. Especially if it hasn't been dried adequately before use or is moldy/bacterial.

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A sweet smell once its colonized?

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Timestop413 said:

I have a few questions, looking for some advice.

I'm noticing my trays after colonizing have a slight sweet smell to them indicating I think bacteria.  My grain does not smell like this, grain smells totally clean and fine, colonizing quickly. It's only on colonized trays.  Many trays go on to fruit fine but i dont think this is ideal as sometimes I lose trays.

I'm pasteurizing straw/manure/verm substrate at 150-160F (71C) for around 2-4 hours.  I was speculating that there was not enough airflow happening during colonization so I tried colonizing trays with more air flow in a handful of different set ups but the slightly sweet smell is still there.  These photos are post casing.






My other question is, I'm sometimes..noticing a live grub/maggot (super tiny, like a grain of rice size or a bit smaller) in colonized trays, not many but I have seen this a few times now and I don't know where it's coming from but I'm wondering if maybe the substrate needs to be pasteurized for longer or are anaerobic conditions allowing this to happen along with the sweeter smell.


Would love to resolve this if anyone has any ideas.

Pic of grain jars

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I had this happen pretty recently and found out I was having my sub mix way too wet.  Now I hand squeeze each trays worth before I add the spawn (after pasteurizing) just to make sure.  I’m also keeping more of an eye on the water amount beforehand so the squeezing might just be a single one to check before adding it all.  You can make up for the dried sub when you add the casing and drench it.  Go straight to fruiting after casing… don’t put the lid of the tray back on.  If there is bacteria, that’s gonna be a breeding ground and the heavy water will cut off even more oxygen to the sub with the lid on.

Make sure they’re getting plenty of air during colonizing and I’d colonize in a fine mesh laundry bag if you’re seeing maggots.  That means they’re getting in probably during the colonizing stage.  The mesh will stop that.  If your manure isn’t properly aged and leached, that’ll attract bugs for sure.  I say ditch the straw.  Best thing did so far.  There’s plenty in the manure already.  Straw has always been more trouble than it’s worth ime.  Cv/manure works great for me

Edit:  adding some current pics..

4 Texas clones trays.  Getting bigger by the minute



Those are 50/50 CV/manure

fahtster said:

I had this happen pretty recently and found out I was having my sub mix way too wet.  Now I hand squeeze each trays worth before I add the spawn (after pasteurizing) just to make sure.  I’m also keeping more of an eye on the water amount beforehand so the squeezing might just be a single one to check before adding it all.  You can make up for the dried sub when you add the casing and drench it.  Go straight to fruiting after casing… don’t put the lid of the tray back on.  If there is bacteria, that’s gonna be a breeding ground and the heavy water will cut off even more oxygen to the sub with the lid on.

Make sure they’re getting plenty of air during colonizing and I’d colonize in a fine mesh laundry bag if you’re seeing maggots.  That means they’re getting in probably during the colonizing stage.  The mesh will stop that.  If your manure isn’t properly aged and leached, that’ll attract bugs for sure.  I say ditch the straw.  Best thing did so far.  There’s plenty in the manure already.  Straw has always been more trouble than it’s worth ime.  Cv/manure works great for me

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stagger said:

a couple cambo trays pinning, and I'm leaving for a few days....maybe they are better off without me but this is the most compelled I've ever felt to bring a tub with me

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