Guest electro Posted November 30, 2003 a friend of a friend was curious about the growth paramaters for these lil things. he basicly wanted to know what conditions are favourable for indoor growth ie light strength (will a 12 vold bulb do or should fluros or something stronger be in order - ie does it grow in dark places, in semi light, out in the open etc) air circulation - constant ? or several 1/2 hr periods with the us humidifyer runing to prevent water loss light timing - half day, 4 * 1/2 hr lightings humidity level (does it grow in very high humidity levels 90% + or will it need only a little us humidification) temperature (high preferred to low preferred temps for cycling- using water heater to generate low amounts of steam, air current & heat .. will switch off for 12 hrs daily .. temp will range from 20 to 28c or lower if need be) etc also to initiate spores use either: sterilised malt water or agar transfer to: wood chips saw dust kittylitter recycled cardboard or wbs (if this is possible, can this be fruited from, or MUST it be transferred to cardboard/wood) do they follow similar patterns to cubes ? eg white mycellium growth, when colonised hit with several hours of indirect light per day, several days later will pin, approx 1 week later will be fruiting. also do they survive peroxide in their agar and subsequent substrates >? thanks very much [ 30. March 2005, 14:01: Message edited by: electro ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted November 30, 2003 You'll need a fridge at around 9-12C constantly - youll need agar to get a good isolate that actually pins on agar. You'll need some eucalypta, hardwood mulch and you'll need lots of air exchange - my advice is to use pinebark spawn covered with a tiny bit of brf, use this to innoculate a bag of the above woods, and then place this in a tray with a removable cling-wrap cover. Mist often and leave it outside at night with the wrap off = fruiting may take a month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest electro Posted December 1, 2003 thanks for the info [ 30. March 2005, 14:01: Message edited by: electro ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted December 1, 2003 outdoors is much better- less variability and sure fruiting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted December 1, 2003 A gnome I know successfully inocculated middie glasses with foil on top (PF tek for dummies), but alas, never got them to fruit. Outdoors sounds like the go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
