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Title: Hats opening early
Post by: eeh on June 29, 2009, 10:41:03 AM
Some of the mushrooms have started to open hats at a very early stage!

2 of them are only 1,5 inches(4 cm) ish long and already the hat had opened.

Is there anything wrong with humidity or temprature?
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: psilocybin warrior on June 29, 2009, 12:06:28 PM
Is there anything wrong with humidity or temprature?

>>What is it.....?

PW
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: eeh on June 29, 2009, 01:39:07 PM
Between 95-99 humidity, 70-72 F.
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: psilocybin warrior on June 29, 2009, 02:28:32 PM
What strain?

PW
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: eeh on June 29, 2009, 05:10:59 PM
Golden Teacher
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: coyoteyogi on June 30, 2009, 12:45:47 AM
Are you using the brown rice flour cake method? Did you dunk the cakes to get them fully hydrated? Is there good FAE (fresh air exchange)? Small 'shrooms can be potent so don't worry too much. Your conditions sound okay. You'll most likely get a variety of sizes. Post some pics.
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: shroomzer on June 30, 2009, 05:34:02 AM
I know when I first started this hobby, besides all the stuff I had to toss, my lil' guys were just that ..little.  Seemed not to affect the potency.
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: eeh on June 30, 2009, 05:35:46 AM
Yes, im using the FP-tek brown rice flour method. I did not dunk the cakes before putting them into FC, I thought that was only needed after the flushes?

The fae should be ok, we drilled plenty of holes in the buttom of the case and we fan it 2-3 times a day. Normally once in the morning, one in the middle of the day and once more before we go to sleep.

Can a sudden dropp in humidity cause the hats to open? We had the humidity down to 75% when we had to rewater the perlite because it had almost dryed out. It was 75% for only 2-3 minutes or so tho.

Thanks for all replies so far.
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: eeh on June 30, 2009, 05:51:24 AM
http://img33.imageshack.us/i/getattachmentaspxuxy.jpg/

http://img190.imageshack.us/i/300620092.jpg/

Does these links work?
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: fattrout on June 30, 2009, 01:52:46 PM
pull those suckers off, keep them there still good. dunk the cakes for 12 to 24 hours. then roll in verm... back into FC you should be ok....
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: eeh on June 30, 2009, 05:09:46 PM
Pull ALL shrooms off all of the 6 cakes or just the ones that had shrooms with hats opening?

And btw, just dry normal verm or with flour?
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: shroomzer on June 30, 2009, 05:24:23 PM
Just pull the ones that the cap opened to soon and roll in verm (i use fine verm).
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: eeh on June 30, 2009, 05:26:27 PM
No dunking for 12-24 hours?
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: MT on June 30, 2009, 06:39:30 PM
Yes, you need to dunk them before rolling in verm.
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: fattrout on June 30, 2009, 06:41:33 PM
if your goin to dunk. you should dunk right out of the jar. like shroomzer said, then roll in fine verm if you can find it. if not its ok. any verm will work, i like fine verm because i think it sticks to the cake better... also dunk your cakes for no less then 12 hours and no longer then 24 hours.. yes just normal dry verm..
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: fattrout on June 30, 2009, 06:53:36 PM
BTW, it may not be necessary. but i always take a bunch of verm aside and bake it in a pan covered with foil for 30mins. @ 225F.. let it cool, move to a sterile environment remove the foil and pour into a ziplock. set it aside for rolling only... 
Title: Re: Hats opening early
Post by: fungiguy on July 16, 2009, 04:31:03 AM
fattrout, you're like a mad scientist. but attention to detail does does produce higher yields.