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donniemcm
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please wait until somebody else confirms this but I think you should have them on foil or something... I'm almost positive you don't want the mycellium touching the perlite.... aside from that everything looks great... just keep the humidity as high as possible.... 90% or higher and fan every few hours....CO2 will build up and that's NOT a good thing.... best of luck my friend!~
Blackhash
Active Member
Yeah it's best to put something between the perlite and the cake itself.. Like a metal rack screwed into it (preferred method) or just a piece of tin foil.. I don't know if it does any harm to the cake itself but I don't know for sure. I always put something in between them.
glShemp
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The hairiness of the cakes in the picture are the mycelium fighting off something. It's nothing to worry about because the fully colonized cake is strong enough to defend itself and as long as the hair is white you're good. Green hair is bad, but white is OK. After the cakes last flush and they are done, you can tell they are dying because they will then get really hairy and sometimes turn green. At the first sign of that, toss them.
And, yeah, I'd put a piece of aluminium foil under each cake to keep the perlite from sticking to it.
And, yeah, I'd put a piece of aluminium foil under each cake to keep the perlite from sticking to it.
I agree with the shemp man. Green, black, red, general mold discoloration is what you should be looking out for. About the perlite. That is honestly up to you. There are several growers on shroomery that fruit directly on top of the perlite. And they would strongly advise you to do so. I personally do not. One problem which can occur is over saturation and the greater chance of contamination. But then again, they usually add H2O2 (hydrogen Peroxide) to their mist water to kill off mold spores.
The choice is yours. I believe they use a coupla teaspoons per quart of water.
The choice is yours. I believe they use a coupla teaspoons per quart of water.
canndo
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An adjustment - 99 percent humidity is not recommended, you are better off at 95 or a bit lower - high humidity invites stem and cap diseases. Nothing wrong with the pics. you will have to wait however because uncased substrates tend to fruit whenever they please and usually it takes a lot longer. If you want to hasten your fruiting make sure that your enviornment has low c02 at all times.
lolHa! I like how your were asking when they would start to show fruit. And then poomf! Pins. Nice. Also. Usually people have a problem keeping their humidity up. You're just the opposite man. Lol. Good times a coming for you. Now that you have fruits showing. You must realize. This hobby isn't as difficult as you once thought it was. Was it?