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uglyboy
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Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY
#7804694 - 12/27/07 04:59 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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My friend has some Puerto Ricans on a couple cakes, and they are completely covered in white "stuff" that looks like cake icing. They look VERY healthy but the other strains put in the FC at the same time have fruited 10-14 daze ago. The PR's sit on about an inch of vermiculite and have sent out little rhizomorphic "roots" all through it. How long to wait for them to fruit? Things are aggressive but just don't seem to do anything. Is there a point where he should re-dunk, chunk 'em out....OR What? Thanks for any help.
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im_on_a_boat
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: uglyboy]
#7804708 - 12/27/07 05:01 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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maybe use perlite instead of vermiculite for humidification?
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: im_on_a_boat]
#7805027 - 12/27/07 06:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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maybe try dunking them, then putting them back in the FC. Also Perlite is a good idea as well
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uglyboy
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: KillerPicklez]
#7805180 - 12/27/07 07:36 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey thanks! Went back over and looked at his set up....instead of setting the cakes on the jar lid with a bit of vermiculite, he has cut off 1 and a half inches off the bottom of 1 litre soda bottles and placed 1 inch of verm in the bottoms, with the cakes on that. Holds a lot of moisture! The soda bottoms/cakes are placed on perlite, and the FC is always sweating on the sides. COULD it be too much moisture? I know his other strains,Mazatepac(sp),Nepal Chitwan,TC's really LOVE the set-up, but the PR's just keep sending out more and more rhizo "roots",but never fruit. Again, thanks for the replies.
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Nibin
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: uglyboy]
#7806161 - 12/27/07 11:54 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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All condensation on the sides means is that it is warmer inside the fruiting chamber than outside it. The temperature should be equal as condensation takes water out of the air, and you want 100% humidity.
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: Nibin]
#7806165 - 12/27/07 11:56 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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But if there is no source of heat in the growing chamber(except for the heat generated by the mycelium), wouldn't condensation be a good indicator of high humidity?
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: nicechrisman]
#7806181 - 12/28/07 12:01 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Or that the temperature of your room (not the chamber) has dropped because the central heating has stopped for a bit, or a window has been left open or something.
How much condensation are we talking here?
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: Nibin]
#7806202 - 12/28/07 12:06 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nibin said: Or that the temperature of your room (not the chamber) has dropped because the central heating has stopped for a bit, or a window has been left open or something
Good point
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uglyboy
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: nicechrisman]
#7806348 - 12/28/07 01:08 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yes, that is a good point. The condensation actually gets to the point of running down the sides,not just beading up. Plus, this is the first time since he started the PR strain that the cold weather has affected the heating in his house,it keeps cycling on and off. I've never seen such aggressive mycelium look so good without fruiting. The other strains in the FC are on their second flush; the PR's look like they have stalactites hanging/shooting off the sides. Hey, thanks to you all for taking the time to post. Mucho Gracias.
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: uglyboy]
#7806412 - 12/28/07 01:49 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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PR's are famous for being very hard to get to fruit.
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uglyboy
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: BUDDHA_702]
#7820162 - 01/01/08 01:56 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yep,he's given up on them. His Nepal Chitwan's are fruiting like crazy,while the PR's just sit there,taking up space. Another lesson learned! Maybe they'll do better cased.
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: uglyboy]
#7820310 - 01/01/08 02:50 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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uglyboy said: Yep,he's given up on them. His Nepal Chitwan's are very hard to get
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: uglyboy]
#7820315 - 01/01/08 02:52 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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everthing does better cased..
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Alphanautics
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: 2newtz]
#7820887 - 01/01/08 05:40 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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damn, so PRs are tough to fruit?? I just spawned a nasty poo/straw tray and am having humidity troubles.. my place has an ambient RH of like 17%.. fucking sucks.. and yeah, i agree with nibin, the condensation is due to the perimeter of the grow room being cooler, and bringing the air inside, close to the cooler sides, to its dew point, and forming condensation.
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: Alphanautics]
#7821149 - 01/01/08 06:48 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I had no issues when I tried to fruit my PR's...weird.
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Re: Rhizomorphic Puerto Ricans are CRAZY [Re: DigitalNomad]
#7821729 - 01/01/08 09:14 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Pics ??
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