They look fine. If the soil's hot, they'll grow a little dark but will handle it. Don't overthink it and don't mess with them. The more you muck about, the more problems you'll have. You'll know if something goes wrong down the line and soil is forgiving, you'll have plenty of time to react. On...
Wife keeps a cup labeled "fertilizer" in the bathroom. She likes to water my tomatoes with it. Can't argue with 100 lbs of tomatoes. Sure is cheaper than batshit!
@shredder4 I'm late to this party. Been a while since I've posted here.
Yes. A little more than a year ago, I grew my first shrooms. I basically stopped drinking and smoking weed after my first trip. Pretty much rewired that part of my brain. My original post about it HERE.
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no need to dunk your cakes. getting your substrate to field capacity is the next critical part of the process. check philly golden teacher on youtube. follow his bucket tek. if your substrate comes out too wet, just squeeze it out - a handful at a time.
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Clear vs white lid will have little effect. Do your best to resist the temptation to open them before they're fully colonized. The only reason you would need to dub tub is if they grow taller than the tub and by that point, you'll be wanting some air exchange anyway.
Same as growing weed...
If i'm reading you right, you've got six half pints which equals 3 pints or a quart and a half. People use different ratios of spawn to substrate when spawning to bulk. 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and even 1:4 will work. Higher ratios of spawn will likely colonize faster, will be more nutrient dense and...
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Use whatever is your regular soil mix. Set it up and check it after 2 days. You'll have your answer. Answers beat opinions every time.