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#41
PF - Tek / Re: Fruit bodies VS. Aborts
March 29, 2010, 09:17:07 AM
Well its pretty easy in my view.

You have a flush and it starts with pins. While time passes, most pins grow to be mushroom with the aim to spread spores, once the cap opens. If you want to take spores, I suggest you wait a while until you see the spores on the stems of the shrooms.

Aborts are just small pins, which never grow to be mushrooms. So if your other pins have grown to the full while some are still pins, thats the aborts. Just take em off as you would the shrooms. Then dunk&roll and off to the second flush  -_-
#42
PF - Tek / Re: PF-Tek last step fails =/
March 27, 2010, 08:51:56 AM
Ladies and gentleman, this sunny morning some 6 rockets have shot towards the sky!

We have lift-off  ^_^
#43
PF - Tek / Re: PF-Tek last step fails =/
March 24, 2010, 03:39:27 PM
Thx everyone, I start to see little fuzzy dots on the outside verm layer which is a good sign... keeping humidity really high and fanning daily to keep the gas exchange working.

I really hope for results since I've been practising quite some time now and the PF-Tek actually works really well. I started a new bunch of jars last weekend to "work in" the advices given on this page and on the shroomery site...

Will keep ya all posted :)

#44
PF - Tek / Re: BRF Cake fruiting temp and time
March 21, 2010, 03:35:56 AM
Wow this forum really helps... I'm like the most impatient person on planet earth so its a good practise :p

I'm waiting for about a week now after birth and nothing happens. Almost would've tossed it, thanks for the insight :)

Once I've got first growth I will try to write instructions on growth with an FAQ because lots of things are not answered most instructions.
#45
PF - Tek / Re: For those that didn't know
March 21, 2010, 03:29:12 AM
Thats a good advice! I've been having problems with my jar growth and I just pulled of the stripes from the holes. Let's see if it works :)
#46
PF - Tek / Re: PF-Tek last step fails =/
March 21, 2010, 03:18:33 AM
Thanks for the comments Baphom3t...

Is it possible that the myc never comes to the stage where it is ready for fruiting? I have my first cake in the FC for 5 days now and nothing happens. The other jars are still in the incub box but I see no signs of growth. Two of the jars are not fully colonized and stopped at about 70 - 80 %.
#47
PF - Tek / Re: Take a look...Thoughts?
March 21, 2010, 03:15:04 AM
Hi,

this is interessting... how long does the fruiting period take from birth to first flush? I have a very similar set and am wondering why nothing happens after 5 days...

I'm used to shroom boxes where the flush starts 3 days after hydration.

Good luck with those !

#48
PF - Tek / PF-Tek last step fails =/
March 20, 2010, 01:02:26 AM
Hi all,

first of all thanks for this forum and may the growth be with ya  :mellow:

I'm looking for help on my growing process which fails in the last step.

As a method I choose PF-Tek with rye flour, and a large transparent fruiting chamber. The mycelium is growing quite ok in the jars but I fear something ain't right here either since I'm not sure if the substrate is colonized 100 %. It's all white but since I haven't been able to fruit them I suspect something is wrong. I have a couple of questions and would be very grateful for your opinions:

1. First I would like to get your opions of which flour is best to use. Is rye ok for Cubensis? I read brown rice flour is also a good choice...

2. Secondly does it matter if the jars are a little larger? Its not like they are huge but in lots of vids I see smaller jars... does it matter at all? I'm using 400 ml jars.

3. What proportion of substrate mix do you think is best? I used the proportion mentioned in the PF-Tek instruction...

4. If mycelium grows in the jars, is there a point (timelimit) where I can't expect it to grow any further? Does it "die off" after while? Could that be due to a shortage of rye in the substrate?

5. The fruiting chamber is full of holes, which I closed today because I think it needs to be very humid. In vids I saw that the fruiting chamber was with lots of holes. Any comments on that? I'm using Seramis to keep the humidity high and spray the chamber twice a day.

6. Any other suggestions you guys have to get a strong mycelium out of the jars? As noted I use vermiculite, water and rye flour. It takes 2-3 weeks and it seems to stop growing after that so I suppose that must be the problem.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you might provide :)

Greetz

olzo