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Patching Early
    #5888701 - 07/22/06 07:48 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I've got two 9"x12" monotubs 4" deep with with WBS spawned to hpoo. My guess is they're about 2-3 days away from being 100%.

What would happen if I patched now? My guess is that the casing layer would get chewed through like normal while the substrate finished up. What could go wrong?

tia - splif

PS: Don't tell me I should wait. I KNOW I should wait. I'm just trying to figure out why.

PPS: What do you call a monotub with no FAE holes?


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Re: Patching Early [Re: splifner180]
    #5888715 - 07/22/06 07:52 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

putting a casing on something that's colonizing could introduce a lot of contams... remember, the reason we use 100% colonized cakes and casings is because they're resistant...

unless of course you already cased it before it was 100%, then patching would probably be a good idea.


Also, you're supposed to put a casing into the FC right after patching so you can avoid overlay. If your sub is still colonizing and you case, there's a chance you'd get some bad overlay.


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Re: Patching Early [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5888740 - 07/22/06 08:00 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Crap. I did write "patch," didn't I? I mean "case."

I'll just wait. It's not that I don't want to wait, it's that I'm terrible at knowing when the colonization of the hpoo is done. I think it's done now but I'm not quite sure.

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Re: Patching Early [Re: splifner180]
    #5888748 - 07/22/06 08:03 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

heh, I just do it when there's myc touching every piece of the top layer.


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Re: Patching Early [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5888897 - 07/22/06 08:47 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

WBS--->Poo is exactly what I use, exclusively. It's amazing how quick the mycelium can run through a properly hydrated bulk substrate. If it's close to 100% colonized, it'll be ready in a day or so. My advice is give it a day or two after it appears to be fully colonized. It helps the myc to form a tighter network, helping it to be more resistant to contams and aids in denser, more consistent pinsets, IMHO. Patching in a monotub is not neccessary if you get your initial casing layer uniformly layered, and do not go too deep with it. Wait until around 10-20% of your casing layer has myc poking through (depending on your tub size), and introduce fruiting conditions. Provide proper light and FAE, and you'll get some of these. :grin:


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Re: Patching Early [Re: Premedman1]
    #5888947 - 07/22/06 09:00 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I've got the patching timing down pat. It's the casing layer application that has me thrown.

So ...what do you call a monotub with no holes? =)

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Re: Patching Early [Re: splifner180]
    #5888956 - 07/22/06 09:05 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

a virgintub? :P


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