Just to clarify though, there was 'no growth' apparent after 7 days. I'm not talking pinning, I mean it doesn't appear that the mycelium has spread *at all* through any of the casing. Granted I didn't rip the whole thing apart, but the top casing layer seemed totally devoid of mycelium.

how damp is your casing layer? not too dry/wet, is it? probably not too wet, since it hasn't contaminated yet, but if it's too dry, that could be the problem.

Link

------------------
Remember a Day Before Today
A Day When We Were Young

Why Can't We Play Today?
Why Can't We Stay That Way?
-Pink Floyd

1) Temperature (too low)
2) PH (too low:acidic)
3) Hidden contam

Solutions
1) Raise the Temp
2) Add lime to the casing and rough up all
the way to the substrate.
3) 90% chance that youre f..d

I added lime to the casing layer (ala 50/50+ tek) so i don't think the ph is an issue.

I don't think i'm fucked either, because the mycelium i saw appears really healthy, and smells really mushroomy.

As of now i'm guessing the problem is too dry/ too low humidity. I'm gonna try setting up a terrarium with some seran wrap. Anyway, thanks for your responses, i'll let you all know if anything happens.

If anyone else has suggestions or ideas please post

------------------
Corporal Clegg had a wooden leg...he won it in the war...in 1944

He's never been the same!