blip Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) . Edited October 18, 2007 by lsdreamz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted February 15, 2007 Wow dude - I hope your computer desk is nice and sterile Yeah they arent the bst pics, but it seems to be all good. It'll be much easier to tell when you case it if its a nasty. I recently got a bit of cobweb mould on a verm/BRF cake cased with 50:50 verm/peat moss. Looks like little whispy cobwebs above the casing... You'll be able to tell the difference I'm sure. Normal myc looks like a nice fluffy white - not whispy strands. Also, smell it - if its similar to what a storebought mushie smells like - you're fine. If it smells fruity, musty or anything other than shroomy, you'll know its a contam. Hope that helps Ace Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerbil Posted February 15, 2007 yah looks pretty myc-ish to me. What's all the brownish bits? Uncolonised? Myc whizz?? hehe just take a step back from the cake when taking pictures, it's focusing on the background Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted February 15, 2007 What's all the brownish bits? My guess would be the vermiculite in the cake...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fenris Posted February 15, 2007 It looks all good to me. Are you going to crumble the cake up and case it? or fruit direct from the cake? In my limited experience, the casing seems to work much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted February 15, 2007 Go the Casing!! 50:50 verm:peat moss is the best bet! Results almost guaranteed to satisfy Plenty of edibles for salads/BBQs/grilling/blue honey... wait, scratch that last one lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blip Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) . Edited October 18, 2007 by lsdreamz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Nice job on the schooner glass tek I take it this is a brf/verm cake? You can do straight rice cakes the same way too and they'll fruit straight from the cake.I feel the extra water held in the rice helps with weight but not necessarily to the tastiness You can also get greater yields by crumbling the cake/s and spawning to pasteurised straw into small(300x150x100mm)black plastic tubs($2.50 each at warehouse type cheap-shops). Alternatively straight casing into aluminium lasagne trays works great! (verm dressing right up to the lid ) With the tub method, you do need to top dress each case with dry verm,cover with foil and incubate again...yeah it takes another week or two to colonise the straw but the yield increases dramatically due to the fact that you have more casings and the added fuel of the cellulite from the straw. My favourite teks Edited February 15, 2007 by mescalito Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lono Posted February 16, 2007 cellulite[/b] from the straw. Cellulite? Man straw must make for some FAT mushies... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted February 16, 2007 Cellulite? Man straw must make for some FAT mushies... Bahahaha!! PMSL! Imagine the bums on em lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted February 16, 2007 HEHE....ahem Cellulose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blip Posted February 24, 2007 (edited) . Edited October 18, 2007 by lsdreamz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAmine. Posted February 25, 2007 Something I have found when fruiting form cakes is to wait until you start to see some pin formation through nthe glass before you birth the cake, that way your exposing it to the outside environment for the minimum ammount of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
husk Posted February 25, 2007 man i'd do anything to have ago at this... i'am leaving for south america at the end of may... how soon would i have to start to get a yield before then? apologies for hijack x peace Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted March 2, 2007 man i'd do anything to have ago at this...i'am leaving for south america at the end of may... how soon would i have to start to get a yield before then? apologies for hijack x peace Definitely time for a first flush, if you knew what you were doing but probably not for your first grow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
