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holysmoke
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small fruits?
#5547114 - 04/23/06 11:27 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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so its my first time growing in 4-5 years and my first time doing casings. the setup is verm & brf cakes cased with 1/2 inch jiffy mix in a big ass fishtank. i use a little bit of perlite and mist/fan 3-4 times a day. no humity gauge so im just guessing that if theres condensation on the glass its good enough. room temp is usually around 70 degrees. i would say that my yield is greater that i used to get with cakes but the fruits are pretty small. 3-4 inches with dime sized caps just starting to stretch the veils. i also have a single cake in a plastic bottle terrarium with perlite in the bottom, the 2 fruits on this one are more lke 4-5 inches+ with quarter sized caps.whats the difference? what can i do to make my casings fruit to their potential? thanks for the help everyone the shroomery rocks!
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skeletor
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Re: small fruits? [Re: holysmoke]
#5547250 - 04/23/06 12:15 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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room temp isn't a humidity gauge. it just means there is a temp difference. anyhoo how much is a "little bit of perlite"? get a good layer in teh bottom 2 inches ish. try to avoid standing water and you shoudl be at 100% humidity. then you can fan tons but keep you RH up.
that and making sure your casing is not dry and you should be fine.
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holysmoke
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Re: small fruits? [Re: skeletor]
#5547280 - 04/23/06 12:28 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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i dont see how there could be a temp difference if the FC sits at room temp. a little bit of perlite is maybe 4 cups worth contained in 2 cut open plastic bottles stuck in some open spaces that my casings arent occupying. i did this instead of covering the bottom b/c it just seems too messsy. it seems like the only major difference is humidity level, so i dunno, ill screw around a little and see what happens.
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Rahz
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Re: small fruits? [Re: holysmoke]
#5547290 - 04/23/06 12:31 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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High humidity after pinset will keep the shrooms from reaching their potential size. Shoot for 80%, though that won't be good for the cake.
3-4 inch shrooms are normal in a 1.5-2" substrate, thicker subs grow bigger shrooms. How deep is your sub? Also, if the veils haven't torn yet, they'll grow a little more.
Lots of FAE helps, keep up the fanning.
Rahz
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holysmoke
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Re: small fruits? [Re: Rahz]
#5547317 - 04/23/06 12:40 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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its one half pint cake for every loaf tin (3by8?) so about 1.5-2" yeah, the casings i have incubating now have 1.5 cakes in each so i guess ill see what kinda difference that makes.
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skeletor
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Re: small fruits? [Re: holysmoke]
#5547447 - 04/23/06 01:30 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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ohhhhhhh ya i change my answer to the thin substrate depth.
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