#Casing a mushroom incubator how to#

#Casing a mushroom incubator how to#

Crumble the block in a plastic box, don't be afraid to do this! You can find an example of this process here: How to make mushroom cake.Remove blobs and overlayed mycelium with a sterile fork and your hands.Wear gloves on your hands, wipe them with alcohol.Prepare a plastic box with a lid (20-40Qt or 20-40 liters or 2 plastic tubs 6-10 Qt each for DubTub), wipe it with 70% iso/ethyl alcohol.Read more: Casing What to do in your case? Casing is exactly this sign and also a source of additional moisture and protection against contaminants. When mycelium has a sign 'no more nutrients' it starts to form pins and fruits. Till mycelium has too much nutrient it will develop mycelium only and won't produce shrooms. Usually we think the more nutrients the better. You can make air vents (like in a MonoTub) or just flip the lid upside down, so that we have gaps between lid and tub for natural air flow.ĥ) Flat mushroom cake covered with a casing layer is highly recommended for Natalensis.Ĭasing is a non-nutrient substrate, that promote mycelium for pinning and helps to reduce mycelium overgrowth. Better to make flat mushroom cake and use plastic tub as a fruiting chamber, so that you have more volume of air and easier to maintain fruiting conditions. It is hard to make them fruit right in the bag as Cubensis. BTW you can harvest these blobs and take them (fresh or dried).Ĥ) Yes, Natalensis needs to start fruiting conditions earlier and requires more FAE (fresh air exchange). Also Natal forms weird marshmallow blobs of mycelium and it can happen on any flush, even if before you had good normal fruit bodies. Mycelium overgrowth aka overlay is a common issue for this species. However it’s not a problem if you use this type of substrate.Ģ) For Natal better to start with grain substrate for Spawn first -> then make Spawn to Bulk (bulk substrate based on coco coir mix, 1:3 ratio) -> then after bulk colonization cover the cake with non-nutrient Casing layer (based on peat moss mix) to initiate pinning and create good microclimate for fruiting.ģ) Typically Natalensis mycelium is very aggressive from the very beginning. Substrates based on coco coir would be better. A few comments from my side for the future attempts with Natalensisġ) Manure substrate is not necessary for Natalensis, it's more nutritious and mycelium growth is more aggressive. You have some yellow-brown liquid on top, which are mycelium metabolites. I’ve checked all the pics you’ve shared (thank you! it's very helpful). Regarding your questions about Natalensis grow bags. Thank you in advance!Īll in one bag 1, view on top and from the sides Natalensis - all in one bag 1 - top view Natalensis - all in one bag 1 - view from the side Natalensis - all in one bag 1 - another sideĪll in one bag 2, view on top and from the sides Natalensis - all in one bag 2 - top view Natalensis - bag 2 - view from the side Nastalensis - bag 2 - another side Shroomok answers about Psilocybe Natalensis cultivation and how to make Natal fruit I read on your blog that burying the cake in potting soil might save it? I cut the top of the bag open but there has been no progress since I did that. This is my first grow and the overlay seems to be too much? I used two all in one manure grow bags and think maybe the cake was left for too long before introducing FAE? I poked holes around the bag but things started to get weird then since there still wasn't enough air. Would you be so kind and give me your opinion on how to proceed? I was hoping to get help with my Psilocybe Natalensis that I started growing almost one month ago. I did a search on google and found your page. Natalensis cultivation problems and growing details Let's figure out real case with Psilocybe Natalensis growing.

My all in one bags with Natalensis don’t fruit and produce weird mycelium