Tale of two monos

[darkvoyager 82]

whats up,

wanted to share these fruiting tubs and get any comments or advice since my last two tammed (for a few reasons but nonetheless). For the curious the substrate is 7QTS Vermiculite, 6 QTS Poo 4 QTS coir(1/2brick) 2 QTS coffee like a cup of gypsum. 6Qts spawn. 3tsp lime.

first tub was in colonization 11 days the second for 10. heres pictures from when I took it out and post casing with 50/50+ ph per MZ tek. 

 

I’m also including some outside pics of the tubs. You can see the rings of “air exchange?” around the holes but every time I pop the probe into either they read 99%. First tubs holes are 1”x1” the seconds are 1.5”x1.5”

They just came out last night 2/10 but @Mush Zombie says cased subs should ideally be between 70-85% RH so should I try to up the FAE by opening the holes all the way/less poly? Or let continue as is, I’m guessing it’s high as f because the sub Ietting it all loose lol 

 

[darkvoyager 82]

Yes poly is loose. And even then it retains the moisture well. It’s not an air filter 

 

i cracked then open a couple times to exhaust all that heat and humidity lol. 

[darkvoyager 82]

going to hit them with my fan for about an hour or 2 and re-mist. been reading on pinsets and fruiting in the archives. 

[Borgfer4542 87]

What did you use to cut your black trash bag back with?? Was the utensil used 100% sterile? When cutting did you scratch the tub? Scratches in the plastic with a non sterile utensil will tam the entire project.

[darkvoyager 82]

1 hour ago, Borgfer4542 said:

What did you use to cut your black trash bag back with?? Was the utensil used 100% sterile? When cutting did you scratch the tub? Scratches in the plastic with a non sterile utensil will tam the entire project.

kitchen scissors , weren't flamed so not sterile, sanitized? lol, I didnt cut bag until after it was already colonized

[mushmouth 7696]

It's ok to have RH higher than 85% with a cased sub. You'll be wishing for that high RH soon enough, lol.

[darkvoyager 82]

guess im just worried its not breathing enough lol. I misted the hell out the casing and then put a fan on it for 30minutes- 1 hour then LIGHTLY spray It, just so it darkens a bit, bounces right back up to 99% lol cool thing is I know for sure evaporations happening off my top not only because th casing is drying out but also because I held my IR thermometer to the sub for about 2 minutes and it gradually went down to 64* (water cools as it Evaps) so hopefully theres some good pinsets coming, think I saw some tiny knots forming.

[darkvoyager 82]

After trying to stimulate lots of Evap from surface. A few days later the Myc  is popping through the casing 👀

I’d say we’re on the right track lol  

[Absent Thoughts 92]

Good Luck Space Cowboy.

[darkvoyager 82]

Update. Casings still colonizing but slowly. My guess is because I didn’t shred the pestat before mixing and it must be matted/ not fluffy and it’s having a hard time poking through. 

 

Any my other inputs as to why it might look like this? I upped the moisture, casing was feeling dry even underneath surface 

[mushmouth 7696]

Hmm. Your verm looks great but the peat doesn't look like it's acting right and a little matted down. This is just me, when I'm done making my casing, I make a dirt ball and drop it from about 3' high.It should explode almost completely.

I still think you're fine.

[darkvoyager 82]

28 minutes ago, mushmouth said:

Hmm. Your verm looks great but the peat doesn't look like it's acting right and a little matted down. This is just me, when I'm done making my casing, I make a dirt ball and drop it from about 3' high.It should explode almost completely.

I still think you're fine.

I agree. I think it’s becuas I didn’t SHRED it before mixing with Verm and lime etc. 

loo at this casing I did with seed starter mix it eventually Tammed out due to no PH adjustment is my guess. But look at the beautiful rhizo, that would’ve been a sick pinset.

just held some seed starter mix next to some dry leftover casing I made and the mix is SO fluffy. Think I might blend that peat next time or something haha.

 

mix is 80% peat with some perlite