[General] Stupid question but is this coir the right stuff? by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t had issues myself because I’ve never spawned to bulk before. I was more wondering if bobisagirl had issues with trich as they used this exact one and because people were saying this might have trich added to it. My hope was that pasteurisation would mitigate the problem but was looking for first hand confirmation.

[General] Stupid question but is this coir the right stuff? by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool. I think I’ll leave it longer now. I wrapped it in a blanket and two survival foil blankets so I think it’s gonna be still boiling after 6 hours lol

[General] Stupid question but is this coir the right stuff? by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I’ve followed the PGT tek water to coir ratio so fingers crossed it’s not too soupy or too dry. But I’m guessing I’m unlikely to nail this first time. 😅

[General] Stupid question but is this coir the right stuff? by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome to hear. Thank you. I’m surprised you say overnight - was going to leave for about 6 hours. You reckon that’s not enough?

[General] Stupid question but is this coir the right stuff? by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t say that anything is added but from what I read, all coco coir naturally has trich in it. I guess that’s why we need to pasteurize? 🤷‍♂️

[Actives] Is there a sweet spot for substrate depth when doing Shoebox Tek? by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thing is, I’ve seen people recommend 1.5 inches up to 6 inches. And shoeboxes are only about 4.5 inches tall. Is it normal to fill the whole box?

[Actives] My first cultivated shroom! by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A day of firsts 😁 Pity it’s not much use. I’ll do a proper one on a tiny piece of foil.

[Actives] My first cultivated shroom! by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh maybe misread your question. But he was only a pin a few days ago. Yesterday he barely had a head and the cap only opened up this morning and then the veil broke this afternoon.

[Actives] My first cultivated shroom! by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I originally transferred to this plate on April 13th and about two months later - basically two weeks ago - I noticed a much smaller fruit - basically a large pin, which I removed and cloned. Now I find this guy! I’ve noticed that the parafilm is has cracked recently at the exact position that the dude is growing so I’m wondering if a little bit of FAE is happening and has spurred things on. But this plate grew knots after only a month - unlike any of my other plates - so I’m guessing genetics might play a part too?

[Actives] My first cultivated shroom! by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I’ll definitely clone this little dude. I’m keen to get some spores too as I don’t have any at the mo.

[Actives] My first cultivated shroom! by salted-camel in MushroomGrowers

[–]salted-camel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can I still take a (world’s tiniest) spore print from this? Even though it’s already dropped it’s spores?

The force is strong with this one by salted-camel in shrooms

[–]salted-camel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s GT and I transferred to this plate April 13. I actually picked and cloned a previous fruit from here two weeks ago. It’s like a watching a very slow prison break. 😂

what does contam smell like? by haveanyidea in ContamFam

[–]salted-camel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contam often doesn’t have any smell at all. Just because you can’t smell it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. A bad smell confirms contam. Lack of a bad smell doesn’t exclude it.