Another Pan Florida post

spacecake · 11-16-06, 13:30

Lol.. couldn't resist..,yep another try with the Pan Florida's !

This time I injected spores into a mixture of (pop)corn and what we call..'Brinta' (picture),it's a breakfast meal that is made out of grains !
I used 5 % of this Brinta stuff,..seems to speed up colonisation too !
Couldn't wait..,and didn't let the corn fully colonize (95%) but I think it will work allright...

I made two casing tray's.
For one casing tray I used...

- 1/2 jar of colonized corn
- 1 jar of a mixture of Horse poo (50%) straw (20
%) verm (29%) and
1% seaweed
- and for the casing layer .. 1 jar of cactus soil (70%) and verm (30%)
Depth of the casing tray around 0,8 inch
It's now in the incubator at 28oC till it's 90 % colonized..

So..I'll will updated, ones colonized.. prob. at the end of this weekend !

dial8 · 11-16-06, 13:35

Damn, brother! You are a busy boy! So is that Brinta kind of like cream o wheat? How long from inoculation to spawning?

cap · 11-16-06, 13:47

how very exciting, spacecake!

please do keep us updated!

spacecake · 11-16-06, 13:51

Cream o Wheat ?..never heart of it !

You ad warm milk and sugar to the stuff, and then it gets thick !
Easy on the stomach when you get up early,and want to eat something...it's tasty
It is an 'adult' version (don't know how else to call it) of baby food we have here !

..I don't know how long it took to colonize,..I think around three weeks !
Normally it takes four weeks to colonize ! (no shaking done thru the process...)

shobimono · 11-16-06, 14:49

Did you mix this stuff and case it all in one shot?

spacecake · 11-16-06, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by shobimono

Did you mix this stuff and case it all in one shot?

Yep,..I never let it colonize before I add the casing layer !
The only layer I add, after 80-95% colonization is the thin verm layer,that I use in the last couple of month...

This verm. layer is not really a casing layer but it's more a protection against contamination and to keep the casing layer from drying out,because of my new (ventilator)heater !

golly · 11-16-06, 16:47

Interesting..!...
It does look like it's similar to cream of wheat...So the popcorn was coated
with this grain powder then PC'd..?

spacecake · 11-17-06, 00:56

Yes Golly,..like when I added grass to the corn last summer...

I think it will give you a couple of days faster colonization time,because the myc grows faster on it,and it works,as kind of a bridge between the corn kernels themselfs..bud it just a theory !
Maybe it gives the substrate some more nutes too !

spacecake · 11-21-06, 14:51

A little update on how things are going at this moment...

The two casing trays are allmost fully colonized, and I am adding a little vermiculiet on top of the casing layer tonight...
Then..the trays will be placed in the terrarium,for the finial and most exiting fase..lol !

I will spray some water on the top layer for 4 days in a row,and stop after that,..waiting for the first pins !

spacecake · 11-29-06, 11:50

Hmm,everything looked very promising,..and I expected a big yield..at least 100 grams wet !

But instead,..I got very few pins (picture).. I haven't harvest them yet,but I think I've got only 25 grams wet !
Maybe 70% cactus soil for the casing layer was to much,they look dry,so maybe more verm. is beter !

I'm glad I have still some more Pans on there way..next time I will do it the other way around 70% verm..30 % cactus soil or something like that !

The pictures are not spectaculair,but here they are !

Mortandello · 11-29-06, 15:26

NICE FRUITING!

nice nice!
if i could get a " little" harvest like yours, i probably would cry for 2 or 3 days.

spacecake · 11-29-06, 15:36

Hahaha ..that's a good one Mortandello !

,..but I almost cried too,but this time because of this crappy pinset ! lol

dial8 · 11-29-06, 16:02

Hell, that's still good though, brother. At least you know you can carry on. Those are some tricky little bastids sometimes!

spacecake · 11-29-06, 16:19

Yes, they sure are Dail8 !

I just visited the new vaults and read a tread from Bleuhelix...
He had some trouble getting it 'right' too..he had the same troubles,thought he had made a perfect casing and ended up poorly !

I think there isn't one way to go,..it's difficult,but I do think they like alot moister and fresh air,far more then cubes,and this is difficult to reach ..esp. in the winter.
I have to heatup the terrarium alot more,and that isn't doing the Pans any good !

But the next trays are fully colonized, so..still a couple of Florida experiment to go,till I try some new ones (Tropical and some others strains)

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11-16-06, 13:30	#1 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 3,800	Another Pan Florida post Lol.. couldn't resist..,yep another try with the Pan Florida's ! This time I injected spores into a mixture of (pop)corn and what we call..'Brinta' (picture),it's a breakfast meal that is made out of grains ! I used 5 % of this Brinta stuff,..seems to speed up colonisation too ! Couldn't wait..,and didn't let the corn fully colonize (95%) but I think it will work allright... I made two casing tray's. For one casing tray I used... - 1/2 jar of colonized corn - 1 jar of a mixture of Horse poo (50%) straw (20 %) verm (29%) and 1% seaweed - and for the casing layer .. 1 jar of cactus soil (70%) and verm (30%) Depth of the casing tray around 0,8 inch It's now in the incubator at 28oC till it's 90 % colonized.. So..I'll will updated, ones colonized.. prob. at the end of this weekend ! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Neurologic

11-16-06, 13:47	#3 (permalink)
cap what a long strange trip Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,818	how very exciting, spacecake! please do keep us updated! __________________ "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -Hunter S. Thompson

11-16-06, 13:51	#4 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 3,800	Cream o Wheat ?..never heart of it ! You ad warm milk and sugar to the stuff, and then it gets thick ! Easy on the stomach when you get up early,and want to eat something...it's tasty It is an 'adult' version (don't know how else to call it) of baby food we have here ! ..I don't know how long it took to colonize,..I think around three weeks ! Normally it takes four weeks to colonize ! (no shaking done thru the process...) __________________ Neurologic

11-17-06, 00:56	#8 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 3,800	Yes Golly,..like when I added grass to the corn last summer... I think it will give you a couple of days faster colonization time,because the myc grows faster on it,and it works,as kind of a bridge between the corn kernels themselfs..bud it just a theory ! Maybe it gives the substrate some more nutes too ! __________________ Neurologic

11-16-06, 13:35	#2 (permalink)
dial8 Un Undead ***er8tor Join Date: Jun 1976 Posts: 3,180	Damn, brother! You are a busy boy! So is that Brinta kind of like cream o wheat? How long from inoculation to spawning?

11-16-06, 14:49	#5 (permalink)
shobimono Chat Admin Join Date: Jan 1973 Posts: 817	Did you mix this stuff and case it all in one shot?

11-16-06, 16:47	#7 (permalink)
golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,669	Interesting..!... It does look like it's similar to cream of wheat...So the popcorn was coated with this grain powder then PC'd..?

11-21-06, 14:51	#9 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 3,800	A little update on how things are going at this moment... The two casing trays are allmost fully colonized, and I am adding a little vermiculiet on top of the casing layer tonight... Then..the trays will be placed in the terrarium,for the finial and most exiting fase..lol ! I will spray some water on the top layer for 4 days in a row,and stop after that,..waiting for the first pins ! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Neurologic

11-29-06, 11:50	#10 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 3,800	Hmm,everything looked very promising,..and I expected a big yield..at least 100 grams wet ! But instead,..I got very few pins (picture).. I haven't harvest them yet,but I think I've got only 25 grams wet ! Maybe 70% cactus soil for the casing layer was to much,they look dry,so maybe more verm. is beter ! I'm glad I have still some more Pans on there way..next time I will do it the other way around 70% verm..30 % cactus soil or something like that ! The pictures are not spectaculair,but here they are ! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Neurologic

11-29-06, 15:26	#11 (permalink)
Mortandello Brazilian Mush Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 278	NICE FRUITING! nice nice! if i could get a " little" harvest like yours, i probably would cry for 2 or 3 days.

11-29-06, 15:36	#12 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 3,800	Hahaha ..that's a good one Mortandello ! ,..but I almost cried too,but this time because of this crappy pinset ! lol __________________ Neurologic

11-29-06, 16:02	#13 (permalink)
dial8 Un Undead ***er8tor Join Date: Jun 1976 Posts: 3,180	Hell, that's still good though, brother. At least you know you can carry on. Those are some tricky little bastids sometimes!

11-29-06, 16:19	#14 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 3,800	Yes, they sure are Dail8 ! I just visited the new vaults and read a tread from Bleuhelix... He had some trouble getting it 'right' too..he had the same troubles,thought he had made a perfect casing and ended up poorly ! I think there isn't one way to go,..it's difficult,but I do think they like alot moister and fresh air,far more then cubes,and this is difficult to reach ..esp. in the winter. I have to heatup the terrarium alot more,and that isn't doing the Pans any good ! But the next trays are fully colonized, so..still a couple of Florida experiment to go,till I try some new ones (Tropical and some others strains) __________________ Neurologic

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