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[mockeylock]

I had put some old spawn in the ground with some straw a few weeks ago, but it's been too cold at night, I guess, for them to fruit.

I'd kept a plastic sheet over it to keep the moisture down. Then yesterday when I checked on it, there were pins...there was also a small spot of trich....

I dug into the mold a bit to see if it went deeper, but it looked to only be on the surface so I just dug it out.

Being as how the humidity isn't high enough for cubes just yet, I simply took half of a double tub and placed it on top....this morning there was plenty of condensation on the tub, so it should work fine!

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A damn slug found its' way inside and devoured a couple already:evil:

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[seymorebunz]

:bow:

[gizmoziz]

wow nice patch good luck with that :loveeyes:

[Sunstar]

Nice job and good thinking Monkeylock:thumbup:

[aumbrellaforainydays]

very nice but the plastic tub on the dirt aint too stealth.

[mockeylock]

No, you're right about that...but it's no big deal where it is.

I'm curious if they'll look more like indoor fruits or outdoor?

[mockeylock]

No, I think outdoor grown fruits have a different appearance than indoor...

They tend to have much larger caps and much shorter stems, at least from what I've seen regardless of "strain". I assume it's due to the air exchange, which is obviously a non-issue outside.

The outdoor cubes I've dealt with have also dried out to solid rocks. You could knock them together and hear them click...

[Hippie3]

No, I think outdoor grown fruits have a different appearance than indoor...

They tend to have much larger caps and much shorter stems, at least from what I've seen regardless of "strain". I assume it's due to the air exchange, which is obviously a non-issue outside.

The outdoor cubes I've dealt with have also dried out to solid rocks. You could knock them together and hear them click...

i agree,
outdoor grown are larger, stouter
on average

[joey_megabucks]

maybe put some salt all around the grow to keep the slugs at bay? i don't know, don't have slugs around here

[neo Figment]

I heard or read somewhere that shiitake growers have successfully used perlite on the ground to keep snails at bay.

[Hippie3]

diatomaceous earth ?
actually a saucer half-full of beer is a great slug trap.

[Freaky]

Doobie Doo also said once to try moth balls, they worked well for me after taking his advice.

[mockeylock]

Yeah, I went back the next day and picked up about 7 pin heads...

Wretched slugs decapitated almost all of them. Also there was more trich growing under the tub...yet if I took it off, they'd dry out.

Yesterday it got very hot and humid so i did take the tub off, but this flush is screwed...

But moth balls and beer! I will certainly remember this...thanks for the ideas