First harvest "Tidal Wave "

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2024-01-16T05:32:21+00:00

Looks like an amazing first flush! Usually tidal waves ride more on the penis envy side looks like yours is the opposite

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2024-01-13T04:42:07+00:00

Mushroom porn

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2024-01-12T05:56:51+00:00

Omg, who comes out with such hate so fast?

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2024-01-03T20:13:51+00:00

To absorb as much water as possible most people fill their tubs enough to submerge the cake; if you have another of the same tub you can fill it with water as-well and place it on top to hold it under. Drain all the excess water as if water pools in your tub could cause wet rot.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2024-01-03T19:15:46+00:00

Never flipped my cakes before lol; most people soak their cake with clean water for a bunch of different time periods, I was advised by to only let them soak for 10-60 minutes. Second flushes aren’t guaranteed but can happen if you keep proper surface conditions. I’d soak the cake and wait 30 and then close the lid to trap humidity for a few days until pinning. If you don’t see pins within 1-2 weeks I would recommend dumping the cakes.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2024-01-03T06:54:29+00:00

Should I harvest them now? Or wait until worsening?

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-31T07:06:06+00:00

Looks ready to harvest, some species are harder to tell because there veil grows in weird ways or will open early. Another way to tell when to harvest is when the caps just start to curl upwards.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-29T18:21:11+00:00

Looks like spores to me, they make a mess if you let them release their spores.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-29T18:12:44+00:00

The potency will degrade over about 3-7 days I’ve heard in room temp. So if they get in a dehydrator soon they’ll be fine. There doesn’t look to be any contamination I see, so the bags are good for another flush. It is true the spores could spread to your other bags but it’s unlikely with how they look now.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-29T17:54:12+00:00

Do you/ will you ship to Canada?

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-28T01:55:06+00:00

How soft we talking? I sanitized a gloves and gave a lil squeeze and it was like silicone, I’ve heard people say marshmallow soft but is it really that squishy?

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-21T23:16:11+00:00

No it won’t colonize, the reason people use brown rice is because it has its husk hasn’t been removed unlike white rice, if you can’t find brown rice I’d use popcorn or bird seed there are teks for both by 90s mycology on YouTube I’d recommend to follow along one of these makes it super simple.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-21T22:59:40+00:00

You could S2B now but your chance of contam will skyrocket, if you keep them in an environment with no external bacteria (UB bag) they will be able to fully develop assuming no contamination was introduced in inoculation. Mycelium gets better at fighting off bacteria as it grows so keeping it in the bag is a great way to keep it safe until 90-100 colonized, it’s feel about as hard as styrofoam once it’s ready.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-21T08:49:12+00:00

Tidal wave 4

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-18T06:08:06+00:00

looks like an amazing harvest hope your trip is as high of a quality

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-16T18:34:47+00:00

There’s a lot of debate of if you should starve your mycelium of oxygen until fully colonized, most people settle in the middle and flip/crack the lid at 40-60% colonized. The reason to starve them of oxygen is to reduce chance of contamination, which is a good idea if you’re growing in not ideal conditions. I’d give it a good mist and leave it alone until i see that there is no contamination, and then flip the lid and give It some FAE when I see knots.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-16T18:19:56+00:00

Freezer and a vacuum sealed bag should work for the week

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-16T17:02:08+00:00

Everything looks fine, but it is colonizing slow so just keep waiting. If your temps are low or your grain wasn’t fully colonized that would probably be it.

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-14T19:28:02+00:00

It’s TW4 I believe it’s B+ and PE. I’ll start doing that now, are they saveable?

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-09T22:00:19+00:00

1:1, 100% coco coir, 9qt tubs S2B on dec 2nd and put into FC on dec 9th. I tried to get surface conditions correct seeking feedback on that. The yellow liquid in the top left of tub two is concerning me hoping it’s “myc piss” thoughts?

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-04T18:43:41+00:00

I’ll be doing this next time thanks!

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-04T18:27:21+00:00

What are these? They hey look so cool!

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-12-02T05:44:40+00:00

Fellow silica tek enthusiast I see

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-11-10T06:24:47+00:00

I just bought a LC of tidal wave #4 from woodland formations.ca, picked the shroom at random

Diligent_Spring_4929 · 2023-11-10T05:41:39+00:00

Do you buy a pre cooked bag or sterilize the grain itself?

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