so while applying all this bandage tape to try and keep out fungus gnats i must have brought in trich spores that attacked the questionable shiitake cake and because there was a cubensis cake being repeatedly attacked by gnats i removed that one as well. it seemed to have stalled it. there is only one remaining and i will attempt to get one decent flush out of it while i consiladate a few cakes a bit longer. i would like to eradicate the gnat problem before adding more cakes. i did notice a gnat fly out today even after removing the other two cakes. meaning this cake left in here has likely been impregnated with gnat eggs.
i squished the shiitake cake into the broken end of a log. maybe it will grow inside before the wildlife finds it and eats up the mycelium.
the stalled cubensis cake was broken up and mixed into a typically moist and shaded spot outside. i added a bit of straw and compost rich soil.
clearly slowed down on the fruits forming but if the bugs dont cause too much parasitic damage to this one below i may just see another flush before i decide to bury this cake and clean the entire chamber..
the air flow has definitely been restricted by the tape but if i can sound proof a larger but louder air pump i will upgrade it to a 950gph pump to recycle air periodically throughout the day. problem is it is loud as all hell. right now i am only using a dinky fish bowl aquarium pump.
huatla germ coming along
left are treasure coast ready to fruit but i will hold back a few days to see what is going on with the bug and contam situation. back is panaeolus cyanescens (no germ yet), couple of cubensis treasure cost that are a bir slower to colonize have been separated for observation, and the shiitake WBS spawn are almost completely colonized but with some yeast colonies growing by their side. The shiitake spawn will be for plugs and then later for outdoor garden logs, so yeast is welcome.
this guy here (treasure coast G2G spawn) is growing up the sides of the container! mi gusto. I will probably fruit this and one other right in their jars