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K, that's what I thought. 

Still curious as to the procedure between now and dunking/casing however... they appear fully colonized on the outside today. Do I wait a little bit to assure they are indeed fully colonized, and/or change temp. and add light to induce the beginning pins prior to dunking?

When dunking do I leave it out at room temp? Also, I am not planning on going right into the fruiting chamber with the cakes, but casing them with peat/verm. as I described earlier. Rolling the cakes in vermiculite seems unnecessary if they're going to be in a casing mix anyway, IMO... or is it? 

Should I reduce the temperature to room temp. and introduce (indirect) light to the jars to induce pinning before I case? If so (or even if not), how do I know when my jars are ready for casing (or pinning)?

And if dunking is a must to produce substantial flushes, then I guess I'd be interested in the specifics (any useful techniques to not damage the cakes, or otherwise). I know dunking is not a complicated procedure, but as a newbie here any advice is well considered.
Thanks guys for your help. T McK is surely smiling upon you.

Looking good, Sin! As a first timer myself, I've learned a lot from your threads. Hope to be following your success soon! 

I seem to be getting a lot of condensation on the inside of the jars as they near complete colonization. Is this normal?

Also, how long after the cakes appear completely colonized on the outside should I wait to case? I've heard to wait a couple days to make sure the interior is likewise colonized. I inoculated on Nov. 18th, and suspect that all visible area will appear colonized by tomorrow (Dec. 1st).

I'll probably just mist well prior to casing rather than dunking for simplicities sake. Just trying to reduce any margin of error on the first time. Maybe I'll hit you up for those dunking techniques next round, PW. 

OK, then I guess my next question is when to case. I've read material to suggest that casing should occur after the cakes have started pinning in the jars. Is this recommended or should I just have fully colonized cakes?

And, just to be clear, I've read in other threads that the limestone flour is unnecessary for the casing mixture, and I can use just a peat/verm. mixture?

Would a dunking be recommended before casing (or in between flushes)?

Thanks so much for the advice!

Hello all,

This is my first grow, and I just had a few questions about which fruiting procedures I should follow. I apologize in advance if I am repeating questions that have been asked and answered in other threads, but I have spent many hours reading posts on here, and just want to make sure I am doing things right.

I am growing EQ on BRF cakes. I inoculated 11/18, and so far they seem to be colonizing quite rapidly. Here's where they're at:





I have been keeping them in a closet with a space heater (w/ automatic shut off) set to low. It seems to be working well to keep the space at a steady warm temp.

I am somewhat confused as to whether I should grow them on the cakes or in a casing once they are ready. I am leaning towards a simple casing (as it seems to require slightly less attention as far as constant watering, and produces bigger flushes), but am unsure if I can do a casing with the BRF cakes.

I have a decent sized plastic tub (green rectangular kind used for recycling) for fruiting, as well as a plastic panel to use to dual chamber it as recommended here: http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_mmgg.shtml

I know Baph, Psilocybin Warrior, and a few others on here are pretty much grow masters, and I've already benefited greatly from reading your other posts. Please advise!