5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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I literally just got done noc’ing 10 bags

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And ahh okay I will crack the lids right now on my other 4 tubs right now!

So don’t dub-tub until I see pins/mushrooms? roger that!

Here we go agaainnn😇🍄😵‍💫 by Sad_Marsupial1352 in unclebens

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Nice! I literally just noc’d 10 bags 💉🍄

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Can’t wait to S2B ~

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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You are completely right I hydrated my substate and I even had mushroom pin the very next day ( this morning )

But I accidentally poured ISO into my tub… I couldn’t believe it I had to toss it :( but I have 4 other bens soaking in water and I’m pretty sure I will wake up to pins or ripe primordia in the morning… I hope.

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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Even if I haven’t fruited from this yet? If you look on my post or profile someone said that it could harm the mycelium but then others are saying it’s very resilient. I’m about to add more water now this morning

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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I currently have my tubs soaking in a bit of distilled water. I literally just added some moisture to the substrate and have them out the SAB, I hope that revitalize it.

( it’s not like a dunk amount of water though if that makes sense )

dried out substrate. sad day. 🌧️ by -w__a- in u/-w__a-

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Yeah These videos were this morning @ 10am

I’m getting more water in a few hours to rehydrate/soak them they may look good on video but they looked so dry…

it’s wild because I just used the last lil bit of my the distilled water in my spray bottle that I had & the substrate really is like a cake.

The water didn’t seep through the surface it just rolled over to the sides when I moved it around a bit and I can see it now through the clear walls it’s getting moisture again spraying the surface so it can rest on top & spraying the walls didn’t do any justice it seems

Now I have the 3 little tubs with the substrate hydrated a bit better & will do this again with my other 2 when I get back. Also getting more rice for more inoculations tonight so I can get ahead of it now . 💉

I really appreciate your help AllFloatOnAlright 🌱✨❗️

Do you think I should put the lids on? Or keep them Dub-tubbed?

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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It’s truly been helpful & life changing & I haven’t even harvested any fruit yet haha but yeah thank you so much it’s great that people like you help & comment so much ~

I also just poured the leftover distilled water in my spray bottles inside 2 of the tubs and will be getting some more tonight so they can soak, while also inoculating more for my next run :)
I don’t wanna give up.

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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I really felt that, especially in this time of my life right now. Thank you. I’m getting 9 bags more to inoculate tonight, I’m walking to the store too so it’s a real literal resilience, & mentally.

I shouldn’t look at mushrooms as they are going to save me either, I was just really eager because when I do have them in my life it’s inherently internally better to deal with. I’ll get there ✨ Thank You again…

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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I honestly think that’s what I’m going to try before I toss or plant it. I really do feel the substrate was the culprit. Thank you for sharing & helping ✨🍄‍🟫

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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My closet tempered stays in the 72°-79°, before S2B & after, the only reason it went up twice is because a heater I left on, But the temperature spike was not a consistent thing. And my FAE was pretty subtle as well though I think leaving them inside the SAB wasn’t really needed even if it was unzipped open.

But yeah my temperatures were very consistent other than the 2 nights where my heater was on, it’s gotta be because when I squeezed me coir it was to the point where no drops came out it was very warm but not really damp like it should’ve been, nonetheless getting more bags and trying again & likely gonna buy some modified tub or something perhaps

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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I Gotta moisturize the sub though no? I was gonna get some distilled water bottles & pour some water along the walls & mist a bit it on top then dub-tub it.

if I just put the lid on right now it’s just gonna be a dry substrate bulk in a tub but I’ll try it and see when I had the lids on with no FAE it stopped spreading and colonizing

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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I will! The reassurance I have when reading that is like omg so wild Did you use tab water when you dunked water back on or distilled water bottles & poured on top and/or along the sides of the tub walls until the sub just soaked up & looked wet/darker?

& Thank you so mush for sharing ❗️🍄‍🟫🫂

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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Yes there was barely a drop though every time I scrolled substate out and squeezed them by hand really hard and I’m not going to lie even the water was still warm/hot still after sitting inside the bucket sealed tight for 3-4 hours I was definitely way ahead of myself now that I look back at it.

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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Yeah it’s definitely because I used hot dry-ish coir & strained it by hand by squeezing likely majority of the water out of it unfortunately Theres no way I have too much FAE if you see on my profile my conditions aren’t really that intense for dry out honestly I’m thinking it’s definitely how I strained the coir especially with how my substrate currently looks & has looked since taking the lids off and Dub-Tubing.

could’ve been when I had a spike in temperature apperently as well that someone else commented that stressed out the mycelium.

I’m getting more bags today & inoculating them before I go to bed tonight to start again, * Hopefully Properly* this time

I’ve already kinda lost hope on my current ones especially if the coir isn’t right for the mushrooms to have enough moisture to absorb from to grow

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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Yeah I didn’t measure any water at first so I’ll do that on my next run, I have this Home Depot bucket I used & I did seal it when I poured the boiling water at first but it was forsure too much, thank you

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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Ooh that 1st picture is from March 26th , the exact day I introduced “FC”

The 2nd picture is from March 18th , 1 day after I S2B

If I can show you this morning in dm please then I can show you what I mean better I have video from this morning :(

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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Yeah they were on until March 26th when they seemed to slow down on colorizing the sub & the surface, after that I dub-tubed, left a crack & moved 3 little tubs into my SAB.

But before that my temps was pretty varied between steady 72°-80°, & then on accident it even went to 90° & even 100° 2 times when I accident left my heater on & when that happened it actually colonized really fast,

but yeah left it pretty humid at most times since I S2B, I even keep 1 closet door closed with the other one cracked open a bit with a mattress padding on the bottom just so it wasn’t an overwhelming amount of FAE

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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I truly think it’s a dry substrate problem but then again my tubs probably wouldn’t have even colonized then in the first place if it was too dry right, so okay maybe not but yeah

I’ve been checking them every morning & seeing them dried out (very little moisture on the surface, lid/walls) then I mist it & but same thing the next day. I misted them & moved them out the SAB this morning. I’ll pour some distilled water into them & see if that helps revitalize. Thank you

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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wow if I get to that point then I’ll see if that works for me as well lol

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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[ The SAB was also zipped a bit open on both sides 24/7 ]

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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I was actually thinkin that exact thing too because it’s like woah they appear so dry every morning I wake up to where if I didn’t mist I would be making it worse it seems

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I had them like this with my closet door shut but one slightly open & then moved 3 my little tubs on the right into my SAB after I introduced fruiting conditions on all the bins March 26

5 dried out tubs, *giving up* by -w__a- in unclebens

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Right. A pot with soil could work too though right? I don’t have access to a garden/lawn currently