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 DeEmpty
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 Another casing question. 
#332307 - 06/02/01 12:49 PM (21 years, 1 month ago) |
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Is the humidity and temperature of the terrarium more important when cakes are cased, or less important?
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 Re: Another casing question. [Re: DeEmpty]
#332317 - 06/02/01 01:12 PM (21 years, 1 month ago) |
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Humidity and temps are key to the entire process.
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holographic mind
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Re: Another casing question. [Re: DeEmpty]
#332321 - 06/02/01 01:18 PM (21 years, 1 month ago) |
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Equally important. The casing layer protects the mycelium from humidity fluctuation damage. The humidity should be 90%+ during pinning, but between 85-92% rH during cropping. The reason for this is because the high humidity provides a perfect environment for pins to form, but the more mild humidity allows for better transpiration which is essnetial to proper fruit body maturation. Cakes require a 95% + relative humidity to prevent them from becoming overly dry. This fact in it self is a flaw in the PF technique. Ps. cubensis grows (colonizes) and fruits within a wide temperature range. Paul Stamets lists the optimal humidity and temperature ranges for each stage of growth, (colonization, post casing / pre pinning, pinning and cropping). The optimum temperature for pinning and cropping is about ten degrees lower than the optimum ambient air temperature for colonization.
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shroomeatindude
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Very good answer holographic!
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DeEmpty
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Thanks alot. I just want to make sure I've got everything covered before I start growing.
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