B+ Grow

DaSprout said:

And do they have to be pink? Don't forget about that part. I really don't want my fruiting chamber to look so "sassy" if it doesn't have to.

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In order to offset the blue stain?

canndo said:

In order to offset the blue stain?

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I think so. I noticed that. Sassy.

The Styrofoam peanuts were available and perlite was not.......... so that was chosen. It worked fine. White typically performs better but the pink held it's own. I wanted them to have a "motherly" base.

SSHZ said:

The Styrofoam peanuts were available and perlite was not.......... so that was chosen. It worked fine. White typically performs better but the pink held it's own. I wanted them to have a "motherly" base.

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I could be wrong but closed cell styrofoam does not absorb water. How could it be a substitute for pearlite?

The base medium doesn't have to absorb water at all. It's only about adding humidity in the container and as long as the cakes aren't sitting in water, moisture remains high. There may be a little water under the styrofoam and moisture is beading up on the sides of the container. Bottom line- it worked, they are fruiting with good results and I didn't have to buy any perlite.... so don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

So far I have harvested and dried about half an eighth.



I still have a lot of pins until I dunk it again.

looks dank bro, just ate 1.8 grams of B+, wish i had the self control to wait for a full 1/8, ahha, just means i have to grow more i guess

im still yet to colonize my jars lol im doing me some popcorn tek, you give me hope for my b+ man, good work.. i got my spores from microsporetech.com 10 dollars for 12 cc's and you buy 2 get one free... ill let yall know how they work out because i thought this was a good deal

Sporedepot is 2 for 10

Now that I'm off the peanut talk. I must say that B+ is an excellent initial choice for a grow. The high has a great feel, and they are very resilient. You will all be very happy with them.

Yes, I agree. They're are a pleasant trip when done properly.......

SSHZ said:

The base medium doesn't have to absorb water at all. It's only about adding humidity in the container and as long as the cakes aren't sitting in water, moisture remains high. There may be a little water under the styrofoam and moisture is beading up on the sides of the container. Bottom line- it worked, they are fruiting with good results and I didn't have to buy any perlite.... so don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

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I asked a question that you seem to have answered, having never tried pearlite or any other self contained fruiting chamber I can't knock it at all.

the question is, what is the definition of "works". But congrads anyway.

I disagree, ask anyone on shroomery. One of, if not, the most important pin triggers is water evaporation. How will this occur if substrate is not able to absorb water, especially in a hot environment? The water will evaporate within an hour or so and I don't have time to check the FC every few hours.

Eksellent said:

I disagree, ask anyone on shroomery. One of, if not, the most important pin triggers is water evaporation. How will this occur if substrate is not able to absorb water, especially in a hot environment? The water will evaporate within an hour or so and I don't have time to check the FC every few hours.

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Now I will have to disagree, the most important trigger light and the second is CO2. Reduced atmospheric CO2 is far more important than moisture. It may seem like evaporation is key because evaporation occurs with fresh air - but the fresh air is actually that reduced CO2 content. Mycelium love high levels - up to 10k or 15k ppm but they are resistant to fruiting at those levels.

I never said styrofoam was the ideal medium, only that it will work too. If you can separate the water at the base of the container from the cakes, rather than perlite which holds the water better, this will work fine. I have the container under indirect light 12 on/12 off and remove the lid a few times a day for air exchange. If it doesn't feel humid enough inside, I spray the sides gently away from the cakes. Here's today's best cake..... and the other 2 cakes that are left are due a 24 hour dunking tonight as preparation for their 2nd flush.....

canndo said:

Now I will have to disagree, the most important trigger light and the second is CO2. Reduced atmospheric CO2 is far more important than moisture. It may seem like evaporation is key because evaporation occurs with fresh air - but the fresh air is actually that reduced CO2 content. Mycelium love high levels - up to 10k or 15k ppm but they are resistant to fruiting at those levels.

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I have shown no more than 5 minutes of shrooms to these cakes lives, also large scale shroom growers pay no attention to whether grow in light or dark.

Eksellent said:

I have shown no more than 5 minutes of shrooms to these cakes lives, also large scale shroom growers pay no attention to whether grow in light or dark.

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The most grown mushroom currently by "large scale" growers is agaricus, agaricus can grow entirely in the dark and needs no light at all. The species you are wroking with grows very poorly without light, its photosensitive nature is obvious to anyone who exposes them to point light sources as the fruit orients itself to those sources. Of course the mechanism makes sense, the fruit will do no good in perpetuating itself if it does not grow above ground, and above ground is where the light is.

These mushrooms will respond to only a few seconds of light but they are more likely to grow normaly with more.

I was always told 2 hours of indirect light a day is all that's necessary with this (B+) strain. I just have them off to the side in my basement so they are getting day light. Seems fine to me.....

Pink peanuts. Sassy.