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• No pins after 15 days and maybe contam?

  Okay, let's give it another week (till day 28th). If zero pins (and most likely the bag won't fruit in this way), then we have a few options... let's do the next:first of all, check out the paragraph "Making mushroom cake" in this guide: Making mushroom cake, spawn to bulk, and casing. We're going to do smth similar, but instead of small cakes in small boxes, we'll make one bigger cake in a monotubprepare 1 plastic box/shoebox for using it as a monotub and the next ingredients: coco coir or coco brick (must have!), vermiculite (optional), gypsum (optional) and water (must have!) – this will be a pseudo casing layerpausteurize (or sterilize) coco coir mixopen the bag and break it into small pieces in a monotub. BUT! remove some yellowish bald grains at the bottom (see attached photo below)Uncolonized grains to removecover the top layer with coco coir – the layer should be around 1/3-1/2 inch or 1-1.5 cmmist the tub lightly, close it and just wait. Keep it closed, no need to open it for FAE, natural air flow through the air vents will be enoughlet's check the cake in 3 days – please, send me a photo and I'll check the progressThe easier (but less effective) alternative method is simply adding the coco coir layer (pseudo casing layer) on the top of the current bag.So you have time to make a choice, prepare everything and ask me all the questions :-)

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