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Just seeing my first patches of white on my jars. I've been keeping the temps slightly above 70 degrees. From what I've read this may slow the speed but help keep those contams at bay. Ill take some pics once some significant growth appears. Hope life is good

     ~ImAFungi

Not sure about the strain, but when the veil breaks on the mushroom, its ripe for the picking

Hope its a good one vandal. Got anything special cooking for the event?

Dub, probably going to stick with simply casing my first batch but I def. want to progress to mono tub soon. Now I know the man to ask. Thanks

    I'm happy to say I just knocked up 7 quart jars and 4 pint jars of corn today. I took a break from growing over the summer so this is my first grow in awhile. Its actually my first time doing corn as well. I knocked up 4 w/ Ban Hua Thanon, 4 w/ Tak Mountain, and 3 w/ African Transki (ralphster's sotm). I'm very excited about this grow because its my first time with corn and with Ban Hua Thanon, which I have heard good things. As soon as these babies start doing something I will def. post pics.


           ~ImAFungi

     Once you put your little buddies into the FC you need FAE. What I would do is put some holes right above your lvl of perlite. If you are worried about keeping your humidity high enjoy, you can always manually fan then to get that FAE.

dan,
I would def. try and flip them over if they are colonized besides the bottoms.

~ImAFungi

fungiguy,
Yea FAE is pretty necessary. What kind of fruiting chamber do you have?

     ~ImAFungi

Good luck fungiguy, just waiting on my ralphster spores to get here, then I'm going to popcorn it up!!! Hope life is good you two!

inked 23,
   Sometimes it can take awhile for mycelium to show its face,especially with brf/verm tek. I would say give it some more time. A pic would def help.

       ~ImAFungi

Xanaar,

  Before you're fruiting, the mycelium should be all white. A blue color can form from bruising it. When they start fruiting, you should def. stay away from any green mold or a slimy yellow looking mold. I would personally just post a pic on this website. I'm sure someone will be willing to help you out.
  You should def. wait till they are fully grown. When the veil breaks, you know they are done. 

    ~ImAFungi

It is sad.....

Nactore,

   From my knowledge, all mushrooms love grains. If you check the archives, there are many different guides for the grain method. Good luck!

      ~ImAFungi

It's good to hear from you all. I also forgot my password for awhile. Hope life is good!

parkside,
      One of the only negatives is that it increases your chances of contamination. So be extra sterile! My very first casing got the green meanie. The only other thing I can think of is that it takes a couple of days for the mycelium be ready for the fruiting chamber, which really, compared to the bigger yield you get out of it, doesn't really matter. Good luck with your choice. You should post some pics!

   ~ImAFungi

Mushroomman,

     I haven't personally done rye seed, but if you check old posts and such, most of the pros of this website would say that rye seed is a much better method. You will get much bigger yields out of it. Though Brf/verm is a beginners method. Good Luck with your choice!

         ~ImAFungi
           
         

If you figure out a selective media let me know. That would be awesome!

Not going to lie. I was sure we were going to be able to tie england.

       -ImAFungi

Thats crazy man. I would try and attempt to clone that bad boy.

          -ImAFungi

Looks like it  You goin to swagstock in Salem, MO?

          -ImAFungi

Nice, I hope my cakes will make it in time. They look like snowballs

    -ImAFungi