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FungusMan
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Wierd Pinset
#4957005 - 11/19/05 06:07 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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To start, Id like to say its nice being able to post again. Damn Internet Provider SUCKS! Anyway, when I get a pinset, I usually have about 40 or more pins. Im growing B+ on poo, in a big tupperware tote, about 4 inches deep.Air exchange is supplied by 8 1in holes stuffed with polyfill,not counting the 6 in the lid. Good humidity, but low temps that can drop down to the 60's. My usuall harvest is about 2 ounces.
Anyway, Im on the third flush on one, and I noticed that as the pinset started, I had litterally hundreds of pins in spots no larger than a few inches.Only about 10 or so are maturing.Why? Temp fluctuations? Lack of nutes? Please old vets, help me out.
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bongtoke
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Re: Wierd Pinset [Re: FungusMan]
#4957034 - 11/19/05 06:14 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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i would think the temps and check your humidity...and make sure the air exchange holes are in good spots cause the co2 gets heavy...
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FungusMan
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Re: Wierd Pinset [Re: bongtoke]
#4957075 - 11/19/05 06:27 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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My holes are plush with the surface of the substrate.
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lordoftheshroomz
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Re: Wierd Pinset [Re: FungusMan]
#4957170 - 11/19/05 07:02 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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well, it's funny you brought up this topic because iw as just talking to aveteran who's name and credit rightfully due will be given at the end of this post.
i wanted to know some tips on how to get the nicest evenest pinset i could. now idk if any of these will be helpful but i'll tell u wut they are.
-bulk subsrate depth of 2 inches is good -sprinkle the casing mix very close to the surface of the subsrate so that it gets as little tamping down as possible. if you pout the casing in the middle it tends to tamp the bottom of the pile down on its own weight. this means more resistance for mycelium and pins to poke through thus they may concentrate in clusters rather than closer to crop rows. -CaCO3 as a buffer n peat mixes, is not hydrated lime, so it doesn't have the same caustic properties if there is too much. now don't think you can go crazy with there not being a too much. it's just if you think you put a little too much in then don't worry about it. however if you put too little in then you will still have an acidic environment=no good. -1/2" thick casing layer that is light and fluffy is good -line your casing containers with tinfoil. this is not just for transparent containers. if the casing shrinks, it will have stuck to the tinfoil and pull it with it keeping light off the sides.
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coda
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temp fluc is whats hurting you most likely. If you've had good flushes before and the temps were nominal with everything else being the same, id say you found the x factor. Same thing happened to me, my incubator kept dropping to like 79 degrees at night and my jars were going no where. I bumped up the temps so that it stay about 88 in the day but 86 at night and the growth has exploded. try getting your temps up at night, im pretty sure it will help em along
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Edited by coda (11/19/05 07:11 PM)
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lordoftheshroomz
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i have to continue that post apparentlylol.
-(i would venture to guesss that the tinfoil sticking to the substrate will also help keep in moisture around the sides to some extent) -get the casing as much fresh air but not drying it out as possible. -place the casing out in open air(obviously try to make sure you have an ionizer or sprayed soem air sanitizer) and in indirect sunlight for 15 minutes each day until it pins. before placing it back into the fruiting chamber, mist it gently to restore the lost moisture due to being in the open drier air. -mist from about 1-2ft away and make it so the finest mist possible just falls onto the casing layer. if it rains on other things too its not so bad as long as it doesnt get excessive. -12-18 hours of light pre-pinning, 6-12 hours post pinning to maturity - since it is your 3rd flush here, this could be something, filling in the craters left behind by mushrooms that got removed with more casing mx as well as the sides is a good idea too
beyond those few tips i can think maybe somehow co2 is jus hovering over certain spots, maybe the casing layer got tamped down a little in certain spots over time, idk i can't even think right now haven't slept in 36 hours....
-------------------- MY Glove Box, Automated Terrarium, and Incubator Lil' Wyte, Three Six Mafia, Project Pat will bring it to ya door if theres ana on ya chest. THE PATRIOT ACT MAY BE THE DOOM OF US ALL! THEY CAN GET THINGS LIKE YOUR MEDICAL/LEGAL RECORDS, YOUR INTERNET HISTORY, YOUR GOOGLE SEARCH INFORMATION, ALL WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE OR A WARRANT! ALSO NO ONE CAN LEGALLY TELL YOU. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE, THIS ISN'T EXACTLY A FREE COUNTRY ANYMORE NOW IS IT? THEY ARE DESTROYING THIS COUNTRY SO THEY CAN GET RICHER! THE WAR IN IRAQ ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING! HELP GET THE CONSERVATIVE RIGHT WING-NUTS OUT OF POWER, MAKE AN EDUCATED VOTE!
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