Hey @Dude we have 2 main periods in mushroom cultivation: colonization and fruiting.
We use styrofoam box as an incubator for COLONIZATION period (to boost and speed up mycelium growth on grain substrate in jars/bags). We don't need FAE here. We need FAE for FRUITING period in fruiting chamber (i.g. growbox or monotub).
You can learn the difference between an incubator and a fruiting chamber on this page at the very beginning ;)
I couldn't find any hydrated lime for the casing layer so I got calcium carbonate instead. My question is, how much of it should I use going by your recipe? Should I use the same quantity as with hydrated lime or should I double?
Hello, I'm growing Tattoo shrooms and I don't know how to tell when their ready to harvest because as you know, they don't have or you can not see any gills to watch for breaking the veil.?
My 2nd question is: A blue tint started to form sporadically, so I don't know if this is bad, and if I should harvest now and cut the blue out.?
My 3rd question is: If there is blue starting to form in the middle of the cake, can I still try for a first flush.?
The instructions above for soaking period required or recommended for rehydration are all over the place. Seems to range from 20-30 mins to 24 hours. In one case, a picture and the caption had wildly different times listed.
This should be corrected.
@big_henry please share photos of your problem on Discord or Reddit? I'll check them out and hope we can save some of your cakes; and figure out what's causing the problem to avoid mistakes in the future
@John the principle of PC fan in monotub the same a ceiling-mounted exhaust fan in your bathroom. The PC fan works by PULLING the air up instead of the PC fan blowing air into the tub. So that it pulls old air out of the box while force the fresh air to be pulled in through the air vents, which is protected with polyfill/synthetic filters/sponge where it can be filtered.
@Mr OCd it depends on the sclerotia species, the speed of colonization and the speed of sclerotia growth. To be sure of the results, I'd recommend waiting 3+ months AFTER COLONIZATION
I've followed the tips in this article. Unfortunately I lost 2 cakes to aggressive overlay, 1 cake to contamination, and it looks like I'm going lose 2 more :( Live and learn. The last set of 2 has just come back with a vengeance. Oh well. Maybe I should stick to spores instead of LC.
Would love to see your mushroom growing bins. Been hit and miss with me and it would maybe help me figure mine out so I don’t get so many failures. My email is jeff@satterthwaite.com
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Hey @Dude we have 2 main periods in mushroom cultivation: colonization and fruiting.
We use styrofoam box as an incubator for COLONIZATION period (to boost and speed up mycelium growth on grain substrate in jars/bags). We don't need FAE here. We need FAE for FRUITING period in fruiting chamber (i.g. growbox or monotub).
You can learn the difference between an incubator and a fruiting chamber on this page at the very beginning ;)
Magic mushrooms incubator control
FAE? How can u get fewsh air when using a lid on a Styrofoam box?
Magic mushrooms incubator control
That damn wet spot bacteria... seems to really like TW.
The next day update on Tidal Wave growing
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Black bread pin mold on grain spawn rhizopus stolonifer
sad caps
Bacterial brown spot on mushrooms
Wait if produce fruits in 15 days if not it's contaminated but looks good to me
Do I have cobweb mold? Just filped to fruit. This is the fuzziest tub I've had before a 1st flush. Mazatepec
Hey Shroomok, what a great site you got here! 🔥
I couldn't find any hydrated lime for the casing layer so I got calcium carbonate instead. My question is, how much of it should I use going by your recipe? Should I use the same quantity as with hydrated lime or should I double?
Namaste 🙏🏻
Making mushroom cake, spawn to bulk, and casing
Hello, I'm growing Tattoo shrooms and I don't know how to tell when their ready to harvest because as you know, they don't have or you can not see any gills to watch for breaking the veil.?
My 2nd question is: A blue tint started to form sporadically, so I don't know if this is bad, and if I should harvest now and cut the blue out.?
My 3rd question is: If there is blue starting to form in the middle of the cake, can I still try for a first flush.?
Thank You For Your Time, email: Eli@Klinks.us
TATTOO magic mushroom. What's your thoughts on the solo revert-like growth?
The instructions above for soaking period required or recommended for rehydration are all over the place. Seems to range from 20-30 mins to 24 hours. In one case, a picture and the caption had wildly different times listed.
This should be corrected.
Rehydration of psilocybe cakes
okay, I read elsewhere on several sources that there is no need to hydrate the spores for a period of time before inoculating.
Never mind.
Natalensis grow bag fruiting and overlay problems
@big_henry please share photos of your problem on Discord or Reddit? I'll check them out and hope we can save some of your cakes; and figure out what's causing the problem to avoid mistakes in the future
Psilocybe growing problems - overlay, abortions, etc
@rockystone Glad to help.Thanks for sharing your progress.
Good luck with your cultivation journey and amazing harvests!
Pink Buffalo mushrooms from Koh Samui in Thailand
@John the principle of PC fan in monotub the same a ceiling-mounted exhaust fan in your bathroom. The PC fan works by PULLING the air up instead of the PC fan blowing air into the tub. So that it pulls old air out of the box while force the fresh air to be pulled in through the air vents, which is protected with polyfill/synthetic filters/sponge where it can be filtered.
Automated mushroom growing setup
@Mr OCd it depends on the sclerotia species, the speed of colonization and the speed of sclerotia growth. To be sure of the results, I'd recommend waiting 3+ months AFTER COLONIZATION
How to grow magic truffles Psilocybe Mexicana and Tampanensis
@Joe yes, dry shrooms first! Otherwise, fresh mushrooms cause honey fermentation
Magic mushroom chocolate and psilocybin candy recipes
So if I want to store my grow in raw honey should I dry them first or can I place them fresh picked straight into the honey
Magic mushroom chocolate and psilocybin candy recipes
I've followed the tips in this article. Unfortunately I lost 2 cakes to aggressive overlay, 1 cake to contamination, and it looks like I'm going lose 2 more :( Live and learn. The last set of 2 has just come back with a vengeance. Oh well. Maybe I should stick to spores instead of LC.
Psilocybe growing problems - overlay, abortions, etc
Would love to see your mushroom growing bins. Been hit and miss with me and it would maybe help me figure mine out so I don’t get so many failures. My email is jeff@satterthwaite.com
Growing Roger Rabbit
Fork it like a tractor
Is this overlay? Growing first time I have no idea whats going on
I used fork to kinda rip along top of cake to expose more space to grow
Is this overlay? Growing first time I have no idea whats going on