noob question about growing

[celicancer]

i've read a few grow guides but i'm still confused...some of them say that you need a humidifier or do they water bottle spray technique, while other don't mention needing any of this and say all you need is some sort of soil that keeps moisture...please help? thanks

[dizzydank]

dont matter what you use as long as RH for cakes is 95%+ and 80-85% for casings.

[max]

There is no 'one way' to grow mushrooms, there are many teks and methods. If you have an airtight terrarium then you can get away with using a simple spray bottle. But if you have a bigger grow and want to spend more money to expand, try the humidifier. A damp casing of verm can further help in either case.

[waylitjim]

You can also use wet perlite or cardboard to add humidity to a terrarium.

[spacecowboy]

Welcome to Mycotopia

Perilite humidity tek is my favorite:

http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushroo..._perlite.shtml

I reccommend not placing cakes directly on the perilite, and using hydrogen peroxide mixed in with the peilite to keep it clean, or a little bleach will work too but I don't like the chlorine smell.

Are you planning on cakes, casings, or spawned bulk substrates?

(Cakes are the best for a begginer to gain experience about proper care, and to learn about the mushroom life cycle.)

[celicancer]

Originally Posted by spacecowboy

Welcome to Mycotopia

Perilite humidity tek is my favorite:

http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushroo..._perlite.shtml

I reccommend not placing cakes directly on the perilite, and using hydrogen peroxide mixed in with the peilite to keep it clean, or a little bleach will work too but I don't like the chlorine smell.

Are you planning on cakes, casings, or spawned bulk substrates?

(Cakes are the best for a begginer to gain experience about proper care, and to learn about the mushroom life cycle.)

thanks, that helped clear things up a bit...i was looking at doing cakes...i have already bought a small 20 dollar humidifier from wal-mart, but the perilite seems to be a viable alternative...would it be a bad idea to use perilite and also have this small humidifier in the container i plan on growing in?

[WiteSpy]

"would it be a bad idea to use perilite and also have this small humidifier in the container i plan on growing in?"

The perlite should get you by, but the humidifier is good for the stage that you need to have air exchange. (when ever a tek takes about opening and fanning the case

don't forget about lights,ect....

[Hippie3]

what you need depends on the size of the chamber to be humidified-
electric humidifiers can do entire closets/rooms
while perlite works great in aquarium-sized chambers.
smaller chambers can just be hand-misted.

[blackout]

I have no humidifier. Shallow containers generate and maintain their own humidity. These tubs were fanned once or twice a day and dunked between flushes. The shallow tray does not mean small shrooms, there are a few 9 inchers there in the last one. The shrooms simply hit the lid and bend over. You could stack these boxes on top of each other.

[BuckarooBanzai]

Originally Posted by celicancer

would it be a bad idea to use perilite and also have this small humidifier in the container i plan on growing in?

You aren't going to put the humidifier inside the growing chamber, are you?

[celicancer]

Originally Posted by BuckarooBanzai

You aren't going to put the humidifier inside the growing chamber, are you?

where do u put it? do u just run a hose from the humidifier or what?

[siam_jim]

LOL... yes i remember being the newbie...welcome to mycotopia. The crew here are great! Well you don't put the humidifier in the chamber or it will short out...bad stuff, you need to run a hose into your chamber from the humider..something like you don't put a fish tank air pump in the tank....something like that...
peace
siam