About to explode..EQ Hongus verm/coir casing

witchdr11 · 02-09-08, 16:33

This casing has been in the FC for about 4 days now. It is starting to look angry. Countless knots are visible, which are rapidly turning into pins.

A LC was used to inoculate this large jar of chunky brown rice/brf/verm which was sterilized via tyndallization.

After a slow start it grew out to about 90 % in 15 days. The growth at that point was very slow. The jar was carefully broken, and the cake removed and rinsed off, and crumbled into a large ziplock bag.

A bit of risk was taken with this casing and before laying out the mycelium chunks,a layer was applied of the uncolonized 10% of brf on top of the layer of vermiculite. The mycelium layer was added and topped off with a layer of 60/40 verm/coir, pasteurized.

It was incubated for 3 days at 77-85F and placed to the FC. The knotting/pinning/colonization of the casing seen is the best produced so far by this mycologist. He is quite happy so far.

saico · 02-10-08, 04:54

Noice sir!
I hope theres enough water for all those pins :P

bb4 · 02-10-08, 05:07

looks pretty good to me,
good luck, there, mang

eatyualive · 02-10-08, 14:17

it looks good. but it does appear to be a bit dry. you may want to do a late casing method once you see some pins. if you look up fahtster, and check his profile, you should be able to find the late casing method.

witchdr11 · 02-11-08, 23:21

Oh crap. Head for the hills.

GriffinTree · 02-11-08, 23:46

yay for pins!!

Bigjohnny91 · 02-12-08, 00:44

:e usa_danc

witchdr11 · 02-12-08, 18:56

I hear a late casing was applied today..very late, on top of the older casing. The overlay on the old casing layer causes any water to just pool there. Hopefully this impromptu casing layer will finish this flush out nicely.

Water was added 15 hours b4 these pics, by spraying it down the sides of the casing which have shrunken away by a centimeter or so. All of this water seems to have been absorbed and a little more was added at the time of these pics.

I think this is a sweet pinset for this size casing but dont know how well it can support it. Seems like a lot of toothpicks in there, but alot of them still have a way to go.

fahtster · 02-12-08, 20:02

It can definitely handle the set with it's nutes.. what you need to make sure it has a lot of for that large pin set is water, so it's good that you added it to the sides... just keep an eye on it, if the pins start to abort a lot.. add more water to the sides and pour off later.. they'll run out of water before food. looks great!

the late casing is still great at this point because even if pins don't form where it is right now, it's still keeping the substrate from evaporating water off while the pins you do have grow.. it's not necessarily the amount of pins all over the substrate, it's a good chance if you give it the water when it needs it, you'll get reeeeally nice fruits out of those pins... so covering that open area helps lock in moisture for this flush and gets the ball rolling for fruit development there for the second.

witchdr11 · 02-13-08, 00:48

Veil shot.
Nice little field of fungus. Too bad they aren't all big fatties! I'm trying to understand if these are average sized. Most of the dried cubes that ever went by my eyes were some big suckers. My guess is they must have come off of bulk substrates?

fahtster · 02-13-08, 01:00

yeah, usually the deeper the substrate, the larger the fruits... bulk does put out more bigguns. that looks good tho... I'd say they still have a bit to go.. I'd wait until a few start opening up before you pick em.. try to get as much as you can out of the first flush. but what that sub doesn't have in bigguns, it makes up for in number.

fahtster · 02-13-08, 01:08

this is a good example of when to pick I would say..

witchdr11 · 02-13-08, 01:19

Thx bro. I think some prints are going to be in order for sure.

witchdr11 · 02-13-08, 10:21

Whoah Nelly! Is it me or do mushrooms like to hit maturity in the early morning hours?

driveslow · 02-13-08, 11:03

Very nice! get some prints!

kocos · 02-13-08, 11:21

Beautifull pinset man!

livewire420 · 02-13-08, 11:28

vinz · 02-13-08, 12:29

what they said! very nice pinset, beautiful mushrooms!

fahtster · 02-13-08, 14:27

thats what I'm talkin about.

nicely done!

fahtster

witchdr11 · 02-13-08, 16:16

Should one just wait for everything to be ready or would one start harvesting most of this now? A few are definitely about ready to print, those are going now.

fahtster · 02-13-08, 17:28

you can just snip the caps off of the ones you want to print and leave the stem in there.. that way you don't disturb the rest of the grow and it won't shit spores all over.

CoyoteMesc · 02-13-08, 18:11

nicely done dr.

golly · 02-13-08, 19:02

Great lookin tray Man...Enjoy..

orchid · 02-13-08, 22:48

your my hero... well... no your not, not even close but
thats a really nice job there man! i'd be very proud,
very proud and very high.

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02-10-08, 14:17	#4 (permalink)
eatyualive ExoCannibalist Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,064	it looks good. but it does appear to be a bit dry. you may want to do a late casing method once you see some pins. if you look up fahtster, and check his profile, you should be able to find the late casing method. __________________ Click for Eat's Reference Last edited by camMyco; 02-10-08 at 17:02. Reason: link to fahts profile

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GriffinTree slippin away into reality Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 48	yay for pins!! __________________ Everything and anything that is posted above is completely and entirely FAKE. Dont think twice about it!

02-12-08, 00:44	#7 (permalink)
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02-13-08, 01:19	#13 (permalink)
witchdr11 Shamanic Vibes Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 730	Thx bro. I think some prints are going to be in order for sure. __________________ "The smoke can do anything. It will give you not only knowledge, but also the means to proceed."-Carlos Castaneda

02-10-08, 04:54	#2 (permalink)
saico Cut to the chase! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 88	Noice sir! I hope theres enough water for all those pins :P

02-10-08, 05:07	#3 (permalink)
bb4 Lurker Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 237	looks pretty good to me, good luck, there, mang

02-12-08, 20:02	#9 (permalink)
fahtster Former Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,420	It can definitely handle the set with it's nutes.. what you need to make sure it has a lot of for that large pin set is water, so it's good that you added it to the sides... just keep an eye on it, if the pins start to abort a lot.. add more water to the sides and pour off later.. they'll run out of water before food. looks great! the late casing is still great at this point because even if pins don't form where it is right now, it's still keeping the substrate from evaporating water off while the pins you do have grow.. it's not necessarily the amount of pins all over the substrate, it's a good chance if you give it the water when it needs it, you'll get reeeeally nice fruits out of those pins... so covering that open area helps lock in moisture for this flush and gets the ball rolling for fruit development there for the second.

02-13-08, 01:00	#11 (permalink)
fahtster Former Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,420	yeah, usually the deeper the substrate, the larger the fruits... bulk does put out more bigguns. that looks good tho... I'd say they still have a bit to go.. I'd wait until a few start opening up before you pick em.. try to get as much as you can out of the first flush. but what that sub doesn't have in bigguns, it makes up for in number.

02-13-08, 01:08	#12 (permalink)
fahtster Former Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,420	this is a good example of when to pick I would say..

02-13-08, 11:03	#15 (permalink)
driveslow friendly loner Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 82	Very nice! get some prints! __________________ The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. - Confucius -anything is possible-

02-13-08, 11:21	#16 (permalink)
kocos Mycotopiate Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 942	Beautifull pinset man!

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02-13-08, 12:29	#18 (permalink)
vinz magician Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,195	what they said! very nice pinset, beautiful mushrooms! __________________ i know magic

02-13-08, 14:27	#19 (permalink)
fahtster Former Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,420	thats what I'm talkin about. nicely done! fahtster

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CoyoteMesc howling mad Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,045	nicely done dr. __________________ WOODY: Hey, Mr. Peterson, there's a cold one waiting for you. NORM: I know. If she calls, I'm not here.[ (Cheers)

02-13-08, 17:28	#21 (permalink)
fahtster Former Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,420	you can just snip the caps off of the ones you want to print and leave the stem in there.. that way you don't disturb the rest of the grow and it won't shit spores all over.

02-13-08, 19:02	#23 (permalink)
golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,198	Great lookin tray Man...Enjoy..

02-13-08, 22:48	#24 (permalink)
orchid Former Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 393	your my hero... well... no your not, not even close but thats a really nice job there man! i'd be very proud, very proud and very high.

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