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[Spark]

hey guys.
been working on this for awhile now and i finnaly made it through this stage.
spawned some colonised grain to bulk sub and put then in containers.there are still small little patches but the white myc is strong and moving along quickly.i have one container in the fruiting chamber already along with one i'm fruiting inside the jar that i topped with some sub.:)

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[max]

I would have put all the substrate in one big bin, thats what is meant by 'bulk'...lots at once! The bigger chunk of mycelium usually results in bigger mushrooms. Your size tray will still be ok but I think there is room for improvement. It all looks healthy though, good job!

[troutlips]

Looks healthy. What is your bulk substrate?

[roc]

Looks like shit to me... looking good!

Are you going to case?

[roc]

A nice layer of straight verm would be my next move and get them in a fruiting chamber.

[Spark]

you're right roc it's manure.

I'm tempted to add a casing layer.

[Spark]

Some more pics of the progress.
Almost finished colonising inside a bag/box
And one that i have already inside the fruiting chamber. :)

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[Spark]

what do you suggest i do now dial8?
casing layer and fruit all of them?

[apokalypse]

Yeah, I mean since your bulk sub looks like its ready, case it up and attempt fruiting. It looks very healthy, and should be able to take off. Dry verm would work nice, or you could even try a mix of verm and coir.

[roc]

I'd case with damp verm and give em some light and air. 1/4 inch of verm is all that is needed imho.

Great job!

[Spark]

Fruiting is the next part.
I put all the trays into the fruiting bin.
Might add a casing layer to the smaller trays.

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[hogwild]

looking good, keep your humidity around the nineties, expose to light and fan a few times daily and within no time at all you will be blessed w/ fruits.

[Spark]

I added a casing layer to the trays.

http://mycotopia.net...=1&d=1147914454

Purchased it from a vendor not listed here.
It is made up of fine verm coir and calcium carbonate.

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[Hippie3]

good luck!

[roc]

Spark everything is looking good to me and just to give you something to compare yours to I'll show mine from a few years back... take care of em and they will take care of you.

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[roc]

btw I prefer a medium to course verm to case with. In no way do you want to not allow the shit to breath or foul things happen.

[Spark]

more pics as promised.
I'll get better ones as they mature.

I'm not happy with the pinset i got but next time i'll try harder.
Hopefully i'll have big fruits.
I've got my fingers crossed.

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[roc]

Lookin pretty good!
I'll bet ya get some big ones on the first flush and the second flush might suprise ya.
Nice job... is it the first poo for you?

[roc]

Keep an eye on the bottom of those if they are clear trays cause you will get fruits on the bottom.