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    #7590593 - 11/03/07 10:14 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Spock! The reason you don't want to go under 1 " is that the substrate can get overwhelmingly hot and deter the growth of the mycelium. Ideally you want the straw around 2-3 inches long and pack it in with your inoculum or spawn tightly. The straws length Will keep the substrate airy but close together as to keep the mycelium at it's optimum growth parameters. It needs to breath. Poke holes in your bag or container also to allow air exchange.


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Re: short straw [Re: spock1]
    #7591839 - 11/03/07 05:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)



Above is a picture of a cross-section of straw taken through a microscope. If you cut it too short, it destroys the texture and shape, no longer having thousands of tunnels to hold moisture and/or provide paths for the mycelium.

1" to 3" pieces is correct. If parts are remaining uncolonized, something else is wrong unless you're using a laundry basket tek, in which case the edges never colonize, nor should they. You want them to dry out. Misting the parts that stick out will encourage molds to grow on them. If you stuff the straw into a sleeve as in the straw log teks, it fully colonizes.
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