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Would this work?  Between flushes dunk the cakes or use the double ended casing method.  After the 2nd flush, roll the cake in a mixture of sterilized brown rice flour and vermiculite.  You could just sterilize one extra jar with the rest of the initial jars, but never innoculate it with spores.  Use that jar as your "food" for the cake later on as it's dying out.

I obviously have no clue what I'm talking about, but I thought it sounded like it might work.  Has this been done before or does anyone have an opinion?

1)  When you have jars that don't fully colonize and stall out, is there anything that can be done to kick start them?  Can they be moved to a fruiting chamber at only 50% colonization and still result in a few mushrooms, or is that a waste of time?


2)  If the fruiting chamber was cleaned pretty well before being put into use, is there any risk in mushrooms that grow out and end up hitting the walls?  Is there a risk of contamination or drowning from the condensation on the wall?


3)  Do all of the mushrooms tend to mature at the exact same rate and open at the same time or are there usually a few "fast growers" that have their caps open earlier?  Do you harvest the early ones individually or just let them sit in the chamber until the other mushrooms are ready?


Thanks to anyone that can help!