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BRF spawned to coir
    #9194320 - 11/06/08 09:43 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

I am having some weird results with my grow thus far.  I did PF Tek style BRF jars inoc'd with Puerto Rican spores.  I spawned them to coir and coffee with a tiny bit of hydrated lime to adjust pH.  Basically I just cut up the cakes into smaller pieces, and mixed them with the bulk substrate.  I put them in deep aluminum pans and cased with a layer of 50/50 verm/peat.  So far, the mushrooms that have sprouted up are very tiny, like an inch tall.  There are a lot of them, but I'm not very impressed so far.  I searched around and it sounds like tiny mushrooms=not enough moisture, so I used a turkey baster to add some water to the pans.  My humidity is 99% and the temperature is always in the 70's (I have a good hygrometer/thermometer from a cigar shop).  I am using "Teh Bubbleh" for my humidifier/FAE.  My camera is out of batteries but I did snap 2 pics with my cell phone, sorry for the bad quality.  What do you think?




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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: Black_Dog]
    #9194514 - 11/06/08 10:20 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

Ok first, its the PF tek, not the PK tek.
Secondly, there are no pics.

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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: creekfreek]
    #9194664 - 11/06/08 10:51 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

how deep is your sub?


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: doze]
    #9194855 - 11/06/08 11:33 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

wait longer? maybe?

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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: chrissmith002]
    #9194885 - 11/06/08 11:40 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

After you spawned the cakes to coir, did you let the tray incubate again?
Also when I did something very similar, I used a cheese shredder to break up the cakes and then mixed that with my coir, covered it and put it back in the incubator again for another ten days. Then I removed the cover and put it in the FC.

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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: creekfreek]
    #9195111 - 11/06/08 12:13 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

sorry, i obviously know it's the PF Tek.  Sometimes typos happen!  I can see the pictures, not sure why you can't.  My substrate is about 3.5 - 4 inches deep, with a really light layer of casing on top.  I did let the pans incubate for about a week, then I just put them in the FC.  I broke the cakes into fairly small pieces, maybe like 3/4" across.


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: Black_Dog]
    #9195427 - 11/06/08 01:00 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

until they abort they are still growing, give it some time.


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: gofudgeyourself]
    #9195543 - 11/06/08 01:19 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

so i just looked down the side of one pan, there was trich permeating all the way down to the bottom in places.  so that one is done.  the other 2 look ok for now, i guess i'll just wait it out lol.


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: Black_Dog]
    #9199772 - 11/07/08 12:49 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

well, just checked them again, most already have the veil broken with the caps almost convex.  what can i do to make these things bigger?  right now they are maybe 2 inches tall.


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: Black_Dog]
    #9199904 - 11/07/08 01:17 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

Dunk the substrate for starters..

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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: J3illy]
    #9199991 - 11/07/08 01:42 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

yeah pick off those fruits and dunk the substrate for eight to twelve hours then fruit them again. leave any pins on during the dunk.


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: seven]
    #9202371 - 11/07/08 02:12 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

so just scrape off the casing layer and flood the pan with water?


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: Black_Dog]
    #9202415 - 11/07/08 02:22 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

you dunk with the casing layer. just replace any casing material that washes away when the dunk is over. make sure its pasturized.


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: seven]
    #9202430 - 11/07/08 02:24 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

so it's cool to use the same pan and just fill it with water, and then pour the water out, re-case, and throw it back in the FC?


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: Black_Dog]
    #9202471 - 11/07/08 02:32 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

yeah man. pick fruits - leave small pins on casing:just flood the tray for the time chosen- drain the trays. i tilt to one corner to drain them. replace any casing that washed away-then put back into fruiting . just fan for a while to evaporate some of the moisture. hold off on misting a bit.


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: seven]
    #9202481 - 11/07/08 02:34 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

right on.  thanks for the help man.


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Re: BRF spawned to coir [Re: Black_Dog]
    #9203444 - 11/07/08 05:15 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

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Black_Dog said:
right on.  thanks for the help man.


no problem bro, i like to help. :smile: if your substrate wants to float put something heavy on it to sink it.


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