Mushrooms not pinning?

totinospizzarolls

totinospizzarolls

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So i've already birthed my cakes that were fully colonized and put them in a grow chamber. That was about 2 weeks ago. The temperature in my room ranges from 70-75, but when it's chilly I put my heating pad below the tub to warm it up. I've also been allowing for fresh air exchange and have kept the humidity up by wetting the perlite and spraying the sides of the tub several times a day. Additionally, I also have a light on it. Why are my pins taking so long to grow?? What am I doing wrong?
 
GrowerGoneWild

GrowerGoneWild

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totinospizzarolls said:
So i've already birthed my cakes that were fully colonized and put them in a grow chamber. That was about 2 weeks ago. The temperature in my room ranges from 70-75, but when it's chilly I put my heating pad below the tub to warm it up. I've also been allowing for fresh air exchange and have kept the humidity up by wetting the perlite and spraying the sides of the tub several times a day. Additionally, I also have a light on it. Why are my pins taking so long to grow?? What am I doing wrong?
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Are the cakes properly hydrated?
 
totinospizzarolls

totinospizzarolls

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For my fruiting chamber, I have a few inches of perlite on the bottom of a plastic tub, two cakes inside, and a lamp above it. Sometimes I leave the lid off just a bit to allow FAE
 
Tstat

Tstat

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In my limited experienc, B+ take longer to pin than some others. They yield more, though, too :)
 
PlantLover300

PlantLover300

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Usually you let them pin before birthing the cakes. You can shock the cakes before birthing them by placing them in teh fridge overnight. The cold spell shocks the mycelium into trying to produce reproductively AKA mushrooms.
 
Cpappa27

Cpappa27

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Put them somewhere where the temp gets down to 65 degrees consistently, and give them a little more air and less water for a couple days. the fridge method doesnt work well.
 
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