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bejeeber
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dang mushroom mycobag is taking forever
« on: Apr 1st, 2007, 12:31am » |
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Question for the resident experts:
Is it OK to start exposing a mycobag to light in hopes of sprouting some therapeutic fungi, even if the bag has only turned about half white, not completely white?
I'm talking about a Mycobag that's taking a lonnnnng time to turn completely white (maybe due to cold weather - it's being warmed on the bottom, but is still a bit chilly on top)
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Re: dang mushroom mycobag is taking forever
« Reply #1 on: Apr 1st, 2007, 3:53am » |
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When mine stalled halfway I crumbled the contents up. That seemed to kickstart things.
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Re: dang mushroom mycobag is taking forever
« Reply #2 on: Apr 2nd, 2007, 2:51am » |
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on Apr 1st, 2007, 12:31am, bejeeber wrote:Question for the resident experts:
Is it OK to start exposing a mycobag to light in hopes of sprouting some therapeutic fungi, even if the bag has only turned about half white, not completely white?
I'm talking about a Mycobag that's taking a lonnnnng time to turn completely white (maybe due to cold weather - it's being warmed on the bottom, but is still a bit chilly on top) |
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How long is "a lonnnnng time"? 4-6 weeks? I wouldn't remix it if it's half colonized. The whole bag needs 85-88 degrees, humid and dark for it to completely colonize. If you mix it now you might be wasting a couple weeks.
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Re: dang mushroom mycobag is taking forever
« Reply #3 on: Apr 2nd, 2007, 4:58am » |
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In this case a lonnnnng time = almost 8 weeks!
Sheesh maybe I oughta just get it together and seal it and it's heating pad up in it's box better to keep a more uniform temp inside......
That is if I really have to wait for it to go all white before exposing it to the light for the last stage.
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Re: dang mushroom mycobag is taking forever
« Reply #4 on: Apr 2nd, 2007, 7:05pm » |
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Alright, if it's been almost 8 weeks and the top half of the substrate is white I would move it to room temp (low 70s) with indoor light 12 hrs/day.
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