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Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise
    #7444094 - 09/23/07 01:20 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Hello again. I just wanted to post some pics of my first casings. I have a total of five that are all B+ (multi-spore). The round container with the most myc growth is two brf/verm cakes that I cumbled and cased with MGMC, hydrated lime, gypsum, and some verm. I know some may not agree with all that, but it has worked for me, and the ph was right on at 7.5 when I tested it. All other casings I used wbs. I had some hpoo that I was going to mix it with, but it got bad so I decided to just case the wbs straight by itself. The three rectangle containers have a layer of moist verm, then the wbs, and then the same casing material as described above. On the other round container, I decided to experiment and see what kind of results I would get. On this one, I mixed the wbs with verm, and then added the same casing material.

All casings were done on 9/19, so its been about four days now. The one round container with the most growth (2 B+ cakes) I patched a couple spots on it on 9/21. I just wanted to get some feedback and suggestions/recommendations as to whether I should let them sit for another day or so, or just go ahead and place into my FC's. My FC's are shotgun styles with perlite in the bottom. If not mistaken, I've read that it's ok for the RH to be in the upper 90's while waiting for them to pin, but then the RH should be lowered to about 85-90%. Is that correct? If so, then any suggestions for lowering the RH in the shotgun. I don't have a problem keeping the RH up in those, but lowering it may be a different story. I guess I could make some bigger holes, more holes, leave lid crooked... I would greatly appreciate any advice you guys can give me! This is all part of my first grow.

Also, the post I put up yesterday of my cakes...I checked them this morning and they had pins started to form on them. There was just too much CO2, which was causing the myc to look the way it did (puffy balls). I can see see several pins on each one and also several more where they are about to form. Thanks for all the help and advice so far!!!


The picture of the round casing w/ the most myc growth is two B+ cakes that I crumbled and cased. I patched it the day before yesterday.

The other round container is the one where I mixed the wbs with the verm and then cased.





All three rectangle containers were done the same, wbs cased with MGMC, hyd lime, gypsum, verm.

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions you can give me about my casings!


ps - having trouble getting the pics to post side by side. It looked right when I was previewing it, but when it posted they were all stacked. I resized the images before I uploaded them.


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: juris1]
    #7444338 - 09/23/07 02:49 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

oh yeah thats the best time to fruit in my opinion
fruit away


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: wutang]
    #7444345 - 09/23/07 02:52 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

:mushroom2:  !!!


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: diacamomo]
    #7444401 - 09/23/07 03:12 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Thanks guys....i'm gonna put them in my FC this afternoon! Hope to have some good pics soon. Will def keep you posted


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: juris1]
    #7444611 - 09/23/07 04:04 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

The last two casings you posted look very dry. Keep them well hydrated for best results.


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: dog]
    #7444717 - 09/23/07 04:40 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

wow dog i haven't seen your posts in forever
sorry getting off topic

heres a shroom :dancingshroom:


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: wutang]
    #7446695 - 09/24/07 06:09 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

please post pics when they fruit


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: wutang]
    #7446765 - 09/24/07 07:26 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

I'll make sure and do that. I patched those spots and then put them into the FC. Do you have any recommendations about lowering the RH in my shotgun FC after pins develop??? Thanks!


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: juris1]
    #7447013 - 09/24/07 09:13 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

reduce mistingg when pins come


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: wutang]
    #7447082 - 09/24/07 09:42 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Thanks, I'll make sure and do that. Also, is it going to be a big problem if the RH is in the upper 90's? These casings are in a shotgun terrarium and keeping the RH up in them is no problem. Just lowering it after pins develop is what has me concerned. Should I make some bigger holes with polyfil, more 1/4" holes....? Thanks for all your help!


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: juris1]
    #7447829 - 09/24/07 02:01 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

upper 90's isn't going to hurt anything.


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: cbiegel]
    #7447846 - 09/24/07 02:06 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Alright, cool...These are my first casings, actually first grow ever. Just don't want to make any mistakes that could have been avoided ya know. If it looks like the pins aren't developing, I could always crack open the lid a bit to let some of the humidity out I suppose. Thanks for your reply!


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: juris1]
    #7447862 - 09/24/07 02:11 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

omg first grow? i started with pf tek
dont forget fae and fan every day 3-4 times
its good that you patched, so the pinset will be more even


im sorry did you break up a cake and case with mgmc? or did you use any spawn?


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Re: Are these casings ready for FC??? PLEASE advise [Re: wutang]
    #7448117 - 09/24/07 03:32 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Yeah, this is my first grow, but I started with about 12 brf/verm jars on 8/15. Once those got colonizing good and saw that this was relatively easy, I went ahead and decided to get some wbs and inoculate it. The picture of the round casing with the most myc growing is two B+ cakes that I crumbled and cased. The other containers are wbs. I had some hpoo that I was going to mix the wbs with the hpoo, but it went bad on me. I forgot about it on my balcony and some bad stuff started growing on it. There's still some good pieces left, but not enough to really do anything with. The three rectangle containers have a layer of moist verm on the bottom, then the wbs, and then cased with MGMC, verm, lime, and gypsum. The ph was 7.5 when I tested it. Also, I decided to try and experiment with the other round container...I mixed the wbs with verm, then cased with the same material as above. I just decided to jump in and try different methods to see which I liked best and what would work best for me. I've got five cakes in my FC right now that are all pinning good! I've got ten more cakes that I need to birth in the next couple of days(five are B+ and the other five are P. Envy). Will probably case them as well, but may do some as cakes for shits and giggles. I am fanning several times a day. Yeah, I also patched all those casings then threw into the FC. I also misted them I after I patched to get em good and moist again.... A lot of stuff on my first grow. Oh yeah, I also made three LC's (Baby Bottle tek) and have mycelium in each one!!!

Also, I've been thinking about doing a PMP to maybe help automate things since I'm gone so much during the day. Are those ideal for casings or mainly just cakes. Or does it matter? Let me know what ya think....Thanks again!


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