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OfflineMrAbstraction
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Tiny Cakes and Casing?
    #7678933 - 11/25/07 05:00 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Hey All;

I'm wondering if any of ya'll have information about using many cakes smaller than 1/2 pint and casing the colonized substrate. The cakes would end up birthing at about 1.5" tall and 2" in diameter (maybe using small GladWare 1/2 cup containers) and crumbled into a casing. The idea here is that with a smaller area to colonize, that the cakes will be fully colonized more quickly and thus cased sooner.

Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this?

Thanks;
ma


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Re: Tiny Cakes and Casing? [Re: MrAbstraction]
    #7678970 - 11/25/07 05:06 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

fromt he short time ive been growing, smaller substrate = smaller fruits as the myc eats up the nutes and nutes + water = shrooms, so yeah it could work, but maybe you would need a few extra smaller cakes to case, as when you case you case with a non-nutrsious layer.


dont take that as gospel jsut my .2 wait for RR to comment :laugh:


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Re: Tiny Cakes and Casing? [Re: MrAbstraction]
    #7678971 - 11/25/07 05:07 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

In AFOAF's experience it's not really worth it. The jars did colonize a bit quicker but not really a substantial amount.


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Re: Tiny Cakes and Casing? [Re: MrAbstraction]
    #7679004 - 11/25/07 05:13 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

That would work, but I really would just wait the larger jars out. Patience is key dude! Try it out though, I'm sure you will have no problems other than you will need to knock up more of the smaller jars obviously. :rockon:


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Re: Tiny Cakes and Casing? [Re: MrAbstraction]
    #7679121 - 11/25/07 05:50 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Thanks for the quick replies guys.

First, I want to say, I'm all about the 1/2pint jars, I hear friends of mine have had great success with them, however as an interested observer, I'd like to explore this idea.

One other thought I had aside from colonization time is the contaminate vector. This is conjecture, but, a smaller substrate container may better lend itself to microwave sterilization. Also, the chance for contamination goes down because there is less "attack surface". If contamination does occur, it is isolated to a smaller amount of initial spores and substrate.

I guess I'm sort of exploring the lazy, impatient ways people might cultivate and looking for someone to tell me that I'm completley wrong... :smirk:

Thanks again;
ma


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Re: Tiny Cakes and Casing? [Re: MarlboroMan]
    #7679126 - 11/25/07 05:51 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

its definatly worj. not sure if the smaller jars would shave out enough time to be benificia

I would go ahed and try it. make up twice as many quarter pints and inoc them along with half pints.

to get a rough comparisonl


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