having problems with my fruiting chamber

ebone · 02-26-09, 23:20

I think im doing evey thing right . IM useing 5 cups of verm and 5 cup of peat moss 1/4 cup lime and 1 cup of chushed oyster shell . I mix that all together and boil for 1 hour let cool (cool to the touch ) and then i cover with tin foil and set aside untill top layer turns white then I remove the tin foil and put into the fruiting chambers . this is for 2 casings . I cant figerout how much perilite to put in the bottem of my chambers I have thay are 15 qt i try and keep them closed and i keep the temp at around 70 to 75 and the humidy around 80 to 85 butt its hard should i put a hole on the top of my chambers to let some of the humidy out or sould i get a air purifer to help me keep air clean i just dont know im having a hard time what sould i do

TastyBeverage · 02-27-09, 10:20

When you say you're having a hard time, what exactly does that mean? Are you getting a lot of trich/bacteria or you're just having a hard time deciding what to do?

You don't need that much perlite, a layer about an inch deep or so will be fine. Keep it very damp, but not standing in a layer of water. You can drill small pencil sized holes around the top of the tub and another ring around the bottom of the tub maybe an inch or 2 above the substrate and that will improve FAE. You can make bigger and less holes but then you'll have to stuff with polyfil or cover with micropore tape or tyvek. Or you can forgo the holes, just open the tub up a few times a day and fan the air out with the lid. Make sure water is not dripping onto the substrate from the lid, that could cause issues.

LipstickMould · 02-27-09, 10:30

You should not boil your casing, pasteurising is much more beneficial, I always use at least 3" perlite layer and keep moist, you should have holes on all six sides of your FC, if you have a analogue hygrometer it may be reading incorrectly get a soaked towel drain off excess water, wrap hygrometer in towel and leave for one hour, your hygo should read 100% if not turn the dial till its 100% it is now accurate, getting rid of humidity is not what you want to do its the Co2 you want to remove by manually faning it with the fc lid of have a fan on a timer to come on for 5 mins every 2 hours

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02-26-09, 23:20	#1 (permalink)
ebone Mycophiliac Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	having problems with my fruiting chamber I think im doing evey thing right . IM useing 5 cups of verm and 5 cup of peat moss 1/4 cup lime and 1 cup of chushed oyster shell . I mix that all together and boil for 1 hour let cool (cool to the touch ) and then i cover with tin foil and set aside untill top layer turns white then I remove the tin foil and put into the fruiting chambers . this is for 2 casings . I cant figerout how much perilite to put in the bottem of my chambers I have thay are 15 qt i try and keep them closed and i keep the temp at around 70 to 75 and the humidy around 80 to 85 butt its hard should i put a hole on the top of my chambers to let some of the humidy out or sould i get a air purifer to help me keep air clean i just dont know im having a hard time what sould i do

02-27-09, 10:20	#2 (permalink)
TastyBeverage thirsty for more Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,482	When you say you're having a hard time, what exactly does that mean? Are you getting a lot of trich/bacteria or you're just having a hard time deciding what to do? You don't need that much perlite, a layer about an inch deep or so will be fine. Keep it very damp, but not standing in a layer of water. You can drill small pencil sized holes around the top of the tub and another ring around the bottom of the tub maybe an inch or 2 above the substrate and that will improve FAE. You can make bigger and less holes but then you'll have to stuff with polyfil or cover with micropore tape or tyvek. Or you can forgo the holes, just open the tub up a few times a day and fan the air out with the lid. Make sure water is not dripping onto the substrate from the lid, that could cause issues. __________________ Why do little blue men hit me with fish?

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02-27-09, 10:30	#3 (permalink)
LipstickMould Mycophage Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 176	You should not boil your casing, pasteurising is much more beneficial, I always use at least 3" perlite layer and keep moist, you should have holes on all six sides of your FC, if you have a analogue hygrometer it may be reading incorrectly get a soaked towel drain off excess water, wrap hygrometer in towel and leave for one hour, your hygo should read 100% if not turn the dial till its 100% it is now accurate, getting rid of humidity is not what you want to do its the Co2 you want to remove by manually faning it with the fc lid of have a fan on a timer to come on for 5 mins every 2 hours