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DrugFreeMan
Oh Yes, theMushies


Registered: 04/30/06
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A Few questions about my 1st Casing..
#5897680 - 07/25/06 10:26 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I made my 1st set of casings about 2 or so weeks ago and 1 of them has gone a lot faster than the others and is already ready to pick.. Although the mushrooms are very small compared to their size when i just caked them.. they are from the same spores and they also have a small dip in the top of them that they didnt have with the cakes.. My casing mix on this particular casing was just 50/50 verm and peat moss with no oyster shell so im hoping that its just the pH.. They are getting 12 on 12 off light and are at about 95% humidity and about 74F... Anything thoughts??
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creamcorn
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Registered: 03/13/06
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Re: A Few questions about my 1st Casing.. [Re: DrugFreeMan]
#5897761 - 07/25/06 10:58 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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how thick was your substrate? how moist was it? how much substrate was there? did you get a really good pinset?
there's only so much to go around. if your substrate was thin, it will not support bigger mushrooms. mushrooms are mostly water, so they need lots of moisture if they're going to develop into large fruits. when there's more pins, that means the same amount of moisture has to be shared between more mushrooms.
lots of pins + not enough substrate + not enough moisture = contributing factors to small mushrooms. its really that simple. you obviously dont want to do anything to decrease the number of pins, so work on increasing the other two things.
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DrugFreeMan
Oh Yes, theMushies


Registered: 04/30/06
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Re: A Few questions about my 1st Casing.. [Re: creamcorn]
#5897967 - 07/25/06 11:55 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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That makes sense.. I put some pics in a preious post and people said that it was too thin.. It was pretty moist, when i squeezed it some drops would come out but it wasnt wet. My pinset was really good.. Just how much does pH effect the growing?? I went out and got some drywall bc i heard it will do the same thing as oyster shell..
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Yamidude
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Registered: 06/15/06
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Re: A Few questions about my 1st Casing.. [Re: DrugFreeMan]
#5897970 - 07/25/06 11:56 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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pics of fruits?
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DrugFreeMan
Oh Yes, theMushies


Registered: 04/30/06
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Re: A Few questions about my 1st Casing.. [Re: Yamidude]
#5898001 - 07/25/06 12:06 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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No pics of casings right before i put them into my FC.. i wish i had some pics of my fruits for you guys but my camera is on the fritz...
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liamtheloser
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Registered: 06/07/06
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Re: A Few questions about my 1st Casing.. [Re: DrugFreeMan]
#5899824 - 07/25/06 09:40 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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ph doesnt affect fruiting... it just gives contams a better chance of getting a foothold.
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