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License_to_Chill
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: hyphae]
#5262796 - 02/04/06 02:23 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thank you.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5265664 - 02/05/06 10:23 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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So is it ok to use perlite for the cakes, or just as the dry topping?
I heard you were only supposed to use vermiculite.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: Cutter]
#5265718 - 02/05/06 10:44 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Cutter said: So is it ok to use perlite for the cakes, or just as the dry topping?
I heard you were only supposed to use vermiculite.
Perlite is for humidification only on the bottom of your fruiting chamber.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: hyphae]
#5265791 - 02/05/06 11:16 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yea, I just rolled mine in Verm. Kept the perlite on the bottom.
Since I did re-soak my perlite, they've begun to bloom in growth.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5265827 - 02/05/06 11:34 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Sweeeeeeeeet. Keep us updated.
Lemme ask you, have they gotten white and fluffy yet like a wet cotton ball?
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tokey666]
#5265839 - 02/05/06 11:40 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Are you asking about the pins?
Cause on one cake, its a full-blown shroom. But, at the base of the baby shrooms, there all white and fluffy.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5266236 - 02/05/06 01:19 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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All healthy cakes really fluff up after few days in your fruiting chamber. They do this because of the high humidity and the intent to pin.
Since you already have pins though, it would seem they have bypassed that stage.
No matter, keep it up! I dont guess you have a camera.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tokey666]
#5266327 - 02/05/06 01:38 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I have camera, but its shit quality.
I'll got take some now.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5266458 - 02/05/06 02:10 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5266578 - 02/05/06 03:03 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lookin good! I think you would have had more pins actually if you would have had that high humidity constantly.
And I think I read somewhere that low humidity causes the skinny ones and high humidity causes "fat asses." Someone else can chime in on that, I could be wrong.
But no matter, thanks for the pics! You are doing well for your first time.
Good luck!
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tokey666]
#5266593 - 02/05/06 03:12 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Low nutrients in the cake could contribute to there small size as well. Some BRF is better then others. The fresher the better.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: musher_420]
#5266674 - 02/05/06 03:46 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thats why I want to try poo or straw next time. I have unlimited supply, so it should be easy...even if I do screw up.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5266900 - 02/05/06 05:30 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well, the veil from one of the bigger ones has torn apart.
Should I just wait to harvest that with the others?
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5267248 - 02/05/06 08:12 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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You can wait.
I usually wait until I can harvest all at once, then go straight to dunking. And that means that some veils aren't broken and some caps are starting to turn up.
P.S. Nice topic name change.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tokey666]
#5267530 - 02/05/06 09:07 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nice, since I don't know how much I'll be getting from this one I'm going to wait til my second flush before I trip. That way I can have enough for a good trip.
But, who knows. These new pins could turn out to be a lot bigger than what I'm getting. Either way, I'm just glad I actually grew my own mushrooms. So, this has been a great learning experience.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5271544 - 02/06/06 09:51 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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If I were to pick that one...would it be a high risk for contams?
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tokey666]
#5272353 - 02/07/06 05:48 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
tokey666 said: Lookin good! I think you would have had more pins actually if you would have had that high humidity constantly.
And I think I read somewhere that low humidity causes the skinny ones and high humidity causes "fat asses." Someone else can chime in on that, I could be wrong.
But no matter, thanks for the pics! You are doing well for your first time.
Good luck!
Fatasses are strain/substrain related nothing to do with RH. Skinny stems with undersized caps are a sure sign that CO2 concentrations are too high (more fanning needed).
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: hyphae]
#5274211 - 02/07/06 05:14 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I know you can mist casing, but I was wondering if the same was true with cakes. I doubt it, due to the high risk of contams and aborts...but, just wanting to know for curiosity's sake.
I'm just going to post all of my questions here instead of littering the board with hundreds of little questions.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5274290 - 02/07/06 05:40 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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You don't mist cakes directly. You just mist the perlite or walls around them.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
#5274391 - 02/07/06 06:01 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I know, that's what I've been doing. I was just wondering if the same technique used for casings could be applied to the cakes.
But, nope.
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