SkanskKorv said:

Looks like hypal knots mate! But this might mean you're about to experience side pin hell

Last time I had hypal knots like that the tub ended up like this. My gf can't view the image due to her Trypophobia


But I still got a great flush on the top of the substrate, it was just really annoying to have to harvest the side/bottom pins.

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Ah, I prefer side pins over a contaminated tub I have a little bit of trypophobia myself, but my mycophilia will always prevail.

The Tao said:

I’m lousy at analyzing pictures and semp myc can present oddly but I think it’s organized mycelium. When did it show up and is it growing quickly?

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Generic said:

Going to prep some casing today (for a variety of things), pH adjusted peat.  but i just saw yesterday that the semp tray has started pinning already (only around the outside of the tray, conditions have been unstable/recently dry), so is a late casing better than no casing?  and I assume peat is better than straight verm, maybe a little bit?  cause that's what i'm making, but i also have verm on hand.

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Generic said:

Going to prep some casing today (for a variety of things), pH adjusted peat.  but i just saw yesterday that the semp tray has started pinning already (only around the outside of the tray, conditions have been unstable/recently dry), so is a late casing better than no casing?  and I assume peat is better than straight verm, maybe a little bit?  cause that's what i'm making, but i also have verm on hand.

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rotvelta said:

Thanks Skansk! I went in here to ask about verm, and there was the answer!

I got a serious gnat(Sciaridae) problem atm, and thought i might try verm instead of soil casing. If verm doesn't work I'll probably just throw everything on the compost, I'm on flush 6 now with first box spawned in February and I'm trying to keep subs around for as long as possible just for fun. I almost have nightmares about the little fuckers

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If you've got gnats in the substrate already I don't think switching to verm will help much since they're already in the substrate too. I've heard that BTI is supposedly very effective but never tried it myself.

You can use those yellow stickers to catch the gnats but they won't remove the larvae and eggs in the substrate. Honestly though I've never seen any damage done by the gnats, they've just been annoying AF to swat away

rotvelta said:

I have those yellow sticky papers everywhere, inside the tub, outside and in strategic places all around the room

The pissed off part is the other way around in this household My partner is heavy into cut flowers, and there are pots and garden stuff strewn everywhere. Plus side is that I have someone to blame for my problems, but does she care, I think not

BTI is hard to get around here, last time I checked I think it was limited to certified users only. Nematodes are available, but I have no idea how it would interact with the myc. Anyone with experience with nematodes?

I have diatomaceous earth, but that does little to no help when it's wet.

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Tweeq said:

I actually ordered nematodes for the first time to try them on my (fully colonized) IWL substrates. To hopefully get them completely gnat free.

BTI I always order online from a US based company. Import costs an arm and a leg but it's still worth it if you have real gnat problems. I don't think it's restricted anywhere in the EU but I could be wrong.

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