Home | Community | Message Board


This site includes paid links. Please support our sponsors.


Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Shop: Mushroom-Hut Substrate Mix   PhytoExtractum Maeng Da Thai Kratom Leaf Powder

Jump to first unread post Pages: 1
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
OfflineGreenNirvana101
Stranger

Registered: 04/05/07
Posts: 24
Last seen: 16 years, 1 month
Bruised or Mold? PICS
    #7708274 - 12/02/07 08:18 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Alright, so today I noticed some blueish growth on my cakes. I tried the cotton swab test and nothing came off onto the swab. However, it just turned the cake a darker, almost navy blue. Heres a couple pics... is it bruising or mold? If either or, how do I solve it?








Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlinepazzy
Always Hardcore


Registered: 08/24/07
Posts: 1,360
Last seen: 13 years, 2 months
Re: Bruised or Mold? PICS [Re: GreenNirvana101]
    #7708712 - 12/02/07 10:09 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Bruising.

Either you cakes are too dry, or you are handling them too much.


--------------------
Are you happy for a miracle?

:yinyang2:

Absolutely no source checks/discussions.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineRogerRabbitM
Bans for Pleasure
Male User Gallery


Registered: 03/26/03
Posts: 42,214
Loc: Seattle
Last seen: 11 months, 3 days
Trusted Cultivator
OG Cultivator
Re: Bruised or Mold? PICS [Re: pazzy]
    #7710194 - 12/03/07 10:27 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Pint cakes often dry out at the top because water runs to the bottom by gravity. It's one of the reason that half pints are recommended for brf.

You can put a tablespoon or so of water into the divot on top of your cakes. When it soaks in, repeat until the cakes are hydrated.
RR


--------------------
Download Let's Grow Mushrooms



semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat

"I've never had a failed experiment.  I've only discovered 10,000 methods which do not work."
Thomas Edison


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineGreenNirvana101
Stranger

Registered: 04/05/07
Posts: 24
Last seen: 16 years, 1 month
Re: Bruised or Mold? PICS [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #7710949 - 12/03/07 01:12 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

thanks guys - i just wanted to make sure its not green mold. will the bruising ever go away?

also - right now my hydrometer says its well over 100% humidity, but there isnt even any water on the walls? bad hydrometer? what is a good way to tell if they stay hydrated?


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineRogerRabbitM
Bans for Pleasure
Male User Gallery


Registered: 03/26/03
Posts: 42,214
Loc: Seattle
Last seen: 11 months, 3 days
Trusted Cultivator
OG Cultivator
Re: Bruised or Mold? PICS [Re: GreenNirvana101]
    #7711843 - 12/03/07 04:56 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

It's impossible to exceed 100% humidity, so you need to calibrate your hygrometer. Wrap it up in a damp towel for an hour, and then unwrap and adjust the screw on the back so the dial reads 99%.
RR


--------------------
Download Let's Grow Mushrooms



semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat

"I've never had a failed experiment.  I've only discovered 10,000 methods which do not work."
Thomas Edison


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisibletahoe
Noob Slayer
Male User Gallery


Registered: 11/26/03
Posts: 6,274
Loc: N38.93829W119.98108
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Bruised or Mold? PICS [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #7713011 - 12/03/07 09:32 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

drill a hole in the top of that cake and stick a drinking straw in there and keep it full of water, your cake will thank you for it


--------------------
Stop experimenting half way through your first grow. Grow it to maturity, watch it, learn from it. Do this a few times then experiment with different ideas and figure out what works best for you.


My Legacy
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/22140987#22140987

Teh=The
I need to proofread


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineGreenNirvana101
Stranger

Registered: 04/05/07
Posts: 24
Last seen: 16 years, 1 month
Re: Bruised or Mold? PICS [Re: tahoe]
    #7714723 - 12/04/07 10:35 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Today I re-soaked and strained the perlite and put it back in the fruiting chamber. I also attempted to re-calibrate my hyrdometer, but now its stuck at 100%... so I think I'm just going to buy a new one.

I noticed my first pin today... its been 7 days after birthing, so let's hope some more come around!


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Jump to top Pages: 1

Shop: Mushroom-Hut Substrate Mix   PhytoExtractum Maeng Da Thai Kratom Leaf Powder


Similar ThreadsPosterViewsRepliesLast post
* Mold ??? daenk 2,444 13 11/15/02 07:34 PM
by Seuss
* Successsful Cultivation of Black Pin Mold +pic+ Beers 2,911 5 11/10/03 07:29 PM
by MAIA
* is this green mold? (pic) *DELETED* Majortrippz 2,224 5 01/08/02 07:35 AM
by DinoMyc
* Mold? Pics pharaoh 970 7 04/30/03 07:22 PM
by MAIA
* matts 737 1 07/04/02 08:21 PM
by LCid
* matts 923 3 07/09/02 06:04 AM
by BlueBus
* Cobweb mold, prevention before detection? dr4g0n 4,808 5 03/27/03 08:55 AM
by Karen
* Green Mold...CRAP! (PICS) Need Advice Birdman 12,632 8 03/06/03 01:04 PM
by Birdman

Extra information
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Shroomism, george castanza, RogerRabbit, veggie, mushboy, fahtster, LogicaL Chaos, 13shrooms, Stipe-n Cap, Pastywhyte, bodhisatta, Tormato, Land Trout, A.k.a
1,418 topic views. 11 members, 171 guests and 40 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]
Search this thread:

Copyright 1997-2024 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.022 seconds spending 0.008 seconds on 14 queries.