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to break or not to break, that is the question.
    #5360251 - 03/03/06 12:30 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

i have some pf cakes that will be fully colonized in about a week and i have been thinking of what i am going to do when i case them.

should i break the cakes up or leave them whole inside the casing, are there any advantages to either method?

if i was to break up cakes how thick a substrate is recomended?

my original plan (12 cakes, 6 casings) was to break them up , not very small, and spread 2 cakes evenly over a 1/2 inch verm in a 3" by 8" meatloaf tin.then 1/2 verm on top.

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Re: to break or not to break, that is the question. [Re: pong]
    #5360259 - 03/03/06 12:34 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

everyone is going to tell you to break them up & make a casing.

advantage: bigger yields

recommended substrate thickness: 4 inches

cant go wrong with cakes though, always fun to watch.. just depends on what kind of yield you are looking for


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Re: to break or not to break, that is the question. [Re: mycodetour]
    #5360269 - 03/03/06 12:38 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

well i didnt mean fruiting as a cake
i meant casing without breaking up the cake. casing it whole i guess


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Re: to break or not to break, that is the question. [Re: pong]
    #5360274 - 03/03/06 12:40 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

oh okay.. well.. then there are teks for both styles.. its all preference there, cant really tell ya that one.. ive only broken up cakes to case, never left them as whole in a casing


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Re: to break or not to break, that is the question. [Re: pong]
    #5360288 - 03/03/06 12:48 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

I'm not a cake guy. So, take my advice with a grain of salt.

If you can find the right sized tray.
I would suggest setting however many whole cakes tightly in it.
Then, break up a couple more, mix in an equal volume of pasteurized coir, fill in the gaps between the whole cakes & lay the remainder on as a topping over everything.

Then, let that colonize to 100%, add a 50/50 casing cover mixture, incubate a few more days, then expose the tray to 12/12 off/on light cycles & FAE. In other words fruit it out, like a bulk tray.


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Re: to break or not to break, that is the question. [Re: pong]
    #5360289 - 03/03/06 12:48 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

break up into pea, or marble sized pieces.

anything works really.

ive never left them whole though, so i dont know how that works out.


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Re: to break or not to break, that is the question. [Re: A0999]
    #5361498 - 03/03/06 01:03 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

well after my grow i will post a comparison thread of whole cakes cased and crumbled cakes.

im going to do both.


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