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hyphae
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5274599 - 02/07/06 06:41 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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License_to_Chill said: 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.
I ultra fine mist my cakes from a distance with a pump style mister and it works freakin awesome for me just like in nature!
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tiny_rabid_birds
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: hyphae]
#5274625 - 02/07/06 06:45 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I ultra fine mist my cakes from a distance with a pump style mister and it works freakin awesome for me just like in nature!
heh.. it would be funny to be hiking along a trail in the forest and see a naturally formed cake of mycelium just sitting there.
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License_to_Chill
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: hyphae]
#5274633 - 02/07/06 06:47 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yea, on my next grow I'm definitely picking up a humidifier. I think I rushed this one...
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hyphae
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
#5274691 - 02/07/06 07:00 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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tiny_rabid_birds said:
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I ultra fine mist my cakes from a distance with a pump style mister and it works freakin awesome for me just like in nature!
heh.. it would be funny to be hiking along a trail in the forest and see a naturally formed cake of mycelium just sitting there.
LOL I think you know what I was referring to right? hehe
-------------------- Getting the most out of your casings!, A pinning strategy. Oyster Shell "Flour" $2 for 1lb. a hell of a deal Not what is overlay but rather what overlay is Gas Exchange vs. FAE "We all have priorities. I used a closet once setup a nice little lab trouble was all the shit that was in there ended up in the bedroom that pissed off the GF then I ended up dumping her as she was getting in the way of my sterile culture technique! Ya I got priorities too!!!"
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tokey666
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: hyphae]
#5274974 - 02/07/06 08:11 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks for clearing that up for me hyphae.
And man, I don't think you need a humidifier. You need to get cakes with good pinsets first. THEN you add another variable such as the humidifier. I have grown over 10 sets of cakes/casings with varying success. And have never used a humidifier, simply because I don't feel like I have learned all I can learn from my current setup.
Do a few more rounds of cakes first, which would be my humble opinion. Sorry man. haha
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musher_420
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tokey666]
#5275005 - 02/07/06 08:17 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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This is true tokey. But different teks might work better for different people.
I did THREE PF cakes before moving onto WBS spawned to poo. Never made another cake. I find it easier then PF actually..considering pay off.
So basically what I'm saying is. Just because you had bum luck with cakes doesn't mean you won't master casings first time. Of course having a good understanding in the basics of ANYTHING is always a great start.
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License_to_Chill
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: musher_420]
#5275058 - 02/07/06 08:26 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yea, actually I was thinking that cakes are more trouble than they're worth.
I mean, I have plenty of H. Poo just laying everywhere outside. I can always just keep doing it and doing it til I get it right.
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tokey666
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5275296 - 02/07/06 09:21 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Cool cool!
I see what you mean. I found cakes to be much EASIER for some reason. 1) You can ALWAYS max out humidity to you dont have to worry about "controlling it". 2) Once you had the cakes colonized, they are very resistant to conams. 3) Dunking is much easier. 4) Harvesting is also easier.
Either way though. If you want to try your hand at casings, that is awesome. And since you have alot of poopie, then go for it. Even so, I honestly don't think you should introduce a humidifier into the mix yet. Just my opinion.
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License_to_Chill
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tokey666]
#5275319 - 02/07/06 09:28 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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True, I guess both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Well, I'll probably try cakes one more time...maybe more. Hell, I might do some cakes and casings at the same time.
I love this hobby. 
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tiny_rabid_birds
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5275349 - 02/07/06 09:35 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hell, I might do some cakes and casings at the same time.
That's the way to think. I'm sure you've still got plenty of BRF left, no use letting it go to waste. I've got plenty of poo and a 40 lb bag of WBS, but I've still got BRF cakes incubating because I have so much BRF leftover from my first grow. Plus 1/2 pint jars work best for cakes, and there's no reason to let them go to waste either.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
#5277754 - 02/08/06 02:06 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well, I Just harvested about 3 of them. They were really mature and dumping spores everywhere. I'd say I have about 2 to 3 more days before some more start becoming mature.
I have them drying into a chamber with a fan on it. No desicants, but the fan should do the job if I leave it on for 24 hours.
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kanpan
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
#5277968 - 02/08/06 03:08 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I use the 1/2 pints I have from pf to make prints in then add water and make syringes right from the jar.
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License_to_Chill
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: kanpan]
#5283342 - 02/09/06 08:32 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well, one of my big ones seems to be shriveling up on the cap. Probably just going to be an abort. Had a few of those so far, all small though.
Oh well, I still have a few more big ones going and a big abort might be nice, since I know you can still eat them.
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: License_to_Chill]
#5283388 - 02/09/06 08:40 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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still eat them??? from what i gather they are primo!!! just small little brickhouses of funkieness!!!!
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License_to_Chill
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Re: Perlite is Bone-Dry. (Fast Help Requested.) [Re: shroomsynergy]
#5283523 - 02/09/06 09:05 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nice.
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