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what causes..
    #5329036 - 02/22/06 07:11 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

hollow stems?


cant seem to find any answers through the search.....


is it hereditary? like do certain strains grow more hollow stems? i know B+ is known for it, but I'm growing PFC and Cambo's. Is it substrate? i think I've ruled out substrate, i had a cake growing a couple months ago, and some were hollow, some weren't. (i should have cloned the meaty one, i know)

i cant figure this shit out, but id rather have nice meaty stems than hollow ones.

any help would be awesome.


thanks


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Re: what causes.. [Re: campinman]
    #5329050 - 02/22/06 07:16 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

In my opinion, it's the strain characteristics. Want meaty shrooms? Grow some Puerto Ricans.

These are solid throughout:


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Re: what causes.. [Re: campinman]
    #5329052 - 02/22/06 07:16 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Definitely debatable topic.

From my personal experience. Substrates that are low in nutrients and really wet lead to hollow stems. Example a Pf cake sitting directly on perlite.


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Re: what causes.. [Re: campinman]
    #5329085 - 02/22/06 07:25 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Not really sure, I've tried a lot of strains on a variety of substrates and get different results each time. The same strain has even produced different results.

The only time I've gotten consistently thick stems was on a nice outdoor bed, where the constant air exchange dried things out a bit. These things had stems like an oak tree, so that leads me to believe that it's more of an environmental issue than a genetic one. The same strain produced flimsly, hollow stems on an indoor tub of manure.


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Re: what causes.. [Re: musher_420]
    #5329104 - 02/22/06 07:33 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

my casings aren't top-notch nutes, but i don't have cakes on perlite either, i usually go WBS->past. straw+touch of castings->50-50+ for the casing.


anyone else?

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What Causes Hollow Stems?
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Re: what causes.. [Re: campinman]
    #5329119 - 02/22/06 07:37 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

You forgot growth conditions man....


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Re: what causes.. [Re: musher_420]
    #5329132 - 02/22/06 07:43 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

cant edit the poll.


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Re: what causes.. [Re: campinman]
    #5329140 - 02/22/06 07:47 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

D'oh then eh?

Seriously tho man. You will never get a definite answer and odds are even if growth parameters was an option they would probably all come out pretty even. I've used the same strain for a while now B+. I have had some stems pretty much solid others hollow as hell. But never have I had a completely rock solid stem with that strain.


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Re: what causes.. [Re: campinman]
    #5329158 - 02/22/06 07:51 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

I've noticed mostly hollow stems with BRF and much fewer with WBS and meaty stems with poo/straw outdoors all the same strain. Substrate and how fast they mature I believe has something to do with it.


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Re: what causes.. [Re: hyphae]
    #5329171 - 02/22/06 07:55 PM (17 years, 11 months ago)

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hyphae said:
how fast they mature I believe has something to do with it.




in which regard? faster=meaty? slower=hollow?


these trays are fruiting and colonizing fast as hell, i dont have my journal here right with me but it is fast


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Re: what causes.. [Re: campinman]
    #5330661 - 02/23/06 05:50 AM (17 years, 11 months ago)

Faster=hollower maybe. Indoor on BRF=hollow, outdoor on poo/straw= meatier IME.


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