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Pls Need help making decision on first grow!!!!
    #8141889 - 03/13/08 03:38 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Ill start off by saying this is my first time posting, and i am also in the middle of my first grow. I have 5, 1/2 pt BRF cakes that are completely colonized and pretty much ready to birth. However, i have a problem.
I am growing at my apt, while i go to college and my spring break starts on march 17th. I am leaving to go home tomorrow (Friday march 14th) and i obviously cant bring my terrarium back to my parents house which is where ill be staying over break. I would just stay down here but I also have a job over spring break that I set up for some extra cash and I cant just bail out on that either. I have to work tomorrow night and Saturday night for sure but i can probably come back here a few times during the week if i need to. I only live an hr away so its not that big of a deal to come back.
I noticed one of my cakes has a pin started on it while it is still in the 1/2 pt jar, so i need to birth dunk, roll and put in my terrarium soon. This is the only cake of 5 that has a pin on it, and they are all still in the jars. My question is how long can i wait before i birth them?
I was thinking that if I could just let them keep going in the jars until Sunday then I can come back here and birth them on Sunday, otherwise i can dunk them tonite and place them into the terrarium tomorrow before I leave for the weekend, but Im worried about not fanning and misting for 2 days straight. Im really stuck because i dont want this all to go to waste just because I cant be here to take care of them for a few days... BTW my terrarium is made from a large clear plastic bin which i drilled holes in all sides for better air exchange. Humidity will be controlled by perlite.

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Re: Pls Need help making decision on first grow!!!! [Re: sneakyStrong]
    #8141932 - 03/13/08 03:52 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

The cakes will still be good on Sunday. Keep them somewhere dark to try to stop invitro pinning. Personally I would wait to birth them.


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Re: Pls Need help making decision on first grow!!!! [Re: Mana]
    #8142009 - 03/13/08 04:07 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Thanks for the quick reply. I just put them in my closet under a blanket so its very dark. I also have another question.
So i plan to come back Sunday and birth and dunk them and then leave Monday morning again. I cannot stay here all week seeing as how ill have spring break and, like I said i will have to work periodically through the week. If I dunk them over night Sunday then put them in the terrarium on Monday morning how long can they stay in the terrarium before I absolutely need to fan and mist. Ill be able to make 2 maybe 3 more trips down here through the week, then ill be back permanently on Sunday 23rd. Will this be ok or do i need to fan and mist every day??

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Re: Pls Need help making decision on first grow!!!! [Re: sneakyStrong]
    #8142175 - 03/13/08 04:40 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Putting them under a blanket will increase the temp and speed metabolism (up to a certain temp). I would personally say to put them in the refrigerator and wait until you are back from spring break to birth them.

What are you using for a fruiting chamber? Plastic bin or aquarium? Perlite in the bottom?

If you are using a plastic bin and really want to birth them before you leave I would suggest cutting a couple of small holes near the layer of perlite and near the top of the container directly above the lower holes. Put some polyfill in them (like $2.50 at the store). The holes will help with air exchange to avoid having to fan and prevent too much evaporation.

Before you leave and each time you visit mist with really hot water (not on the cakes) or put some on the perlite and close immediately. It will raise the humidity and keep it moderately high as the temp drops back to room temp. Should keep it over 70-80% for a couple days between mistings.

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Re: Pls Need help making decision on first grow!!!! [Re: Smushroom]
    #8142301 - 03/13/08 05:05 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

So you are saying that I can put the jars in my refrigerator and just leave them there until I get back from spring break. That would be perfect because I really dont want to birth them and leave them here all week. Are there any precautions i should take before putting them in the refridgerator???

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Re: Pls Need help making decision on first grow!!!! [Re: sneakyStrong]
    #8143607 - 03/13/08 09:15 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Not really. If you are using Tyvek for the lids I would put some aluminum foil over htem as well (loosely). And make sure to clean out your refrigerator. Get rid of anything that is or could go moldy, no need to add additional mold spores to the environment.

If you really want to be safe you could lysol the inside of it but it really isn't necessary.

The cold will slow down the mycelium's metabolism and prevent it from pinning or taking too many nutes out of the substrate.

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