Thanks! My best advice for noobs is: 1. Mist gently with a good water mister (I use this one: Beautify Beauties Flairosol Hair... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share) 2. Be as sterile as you can. Nitrile gloves and 70% rubbing alcohol are essential. 3. Lots of patience.
Mush love to everyone! 🍄❤️🙏
I have to wet mine down each morning and scrunch with a bit of gel and leave in conditioner. This spray bottle is wonderful.
I personally use distilled but I’ve used tap water in a pinch to mist and to soak. I’m lucky to live somewhere with very clean tap water...if you don’t or have hard water, go with distilled. A gallon is like 89 cents at the store. But yeah one of those fine misters works great, definitely recommend over a normal mist/spray bottle. You want a beauty/hair spray type or “flairosol” type mister.
Not sure if I can add a link, but here’s the one I have and it’s perfect
It depends on your hair type for sure, but after several months of trial and error I've found a method that keeps my hair looking nice (or better!) on days 2, 3 and 4:
• Sleep with my hair pulled up in a velvet scrunchie on top of my head ("pineapple")
• In the morning, spray it all until it's pretty damp but not soaking with one of these, and detangle it a bit with my fingers (hard to describe but I make this kind of pinching motion and tug down on the strands until they line up better)
• dispense a couple pumps of Innersense I Create Lift foam into my hands and scrunch it back up into my hair
• let it air dry and then scrunch out the slight amount of crunch
I do have a little bit of frizz, but it isn't bad, mostly it just looks like "volume." But it only takes about 5 minutes to refresh and really reliably looks good!
How much do you mist? Do you have a good water mister? This is the one I use: Beautify Beauties Flairosol Hair... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I might be wrong, but your substrate looked pretty dry from the pictures. Did you rehydrate your substrate overnight after harvesting? Mushrooms take in a lot of water from the substrate so it needs to be rehydrated for each subsequent flush. Hope that helps!
That's how I did my first bags, clear plastic bin hanging 8 inches off my kitchen table. It was an awkward pain in the ass to maneuver within the box in that way but it worked, no contam. Also you should be wearing nitrate medical gloves.
The spray bottle many of us use since it does a fine mist, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GRD5WLD/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Definitely mistakenly misted the surface once. I am using an atomizer mister (link)
Fanning too aggressively isn’t something I’ve heard as a potential problem but i whip my lid with great force when I air out the tub, I’ll stop doing that :/
Yea, it did take forever to fruit and had some mild overlay (see prior posts) so you clearly are very knowledgeable and I really appreciate your time.
Dunked my other tub about 2 hours and it’s looking pretty mad too, but it’s also really dry.
When I rehydrate for my second flush, should I expect good moisture and the cake to no longer be pulling away from the sides of the tub? Should it literally be rehydrated like a sponge, because it didn’t seem to do that even after 2h of soaking. The cake is about 2inches thick.
Thanks again for all your help. First timer here, if you couldn’t tell :P
That's awesome to hear!!! Okay, here's my suggestion for a GOOD spray bottle. It's a fine mister. Extremely fine mister. It's so good. I literally use it on my hair and also on my pet parrots because it's cheap and a perfectly fine mist: https://www.amazon.com/Beautify-Beauties-Flairosol-Empty-Bottle/dp/B07GRD5WLD
I would use this to mist :)
Beautify Beauties Hair Spray Bottle – Ultra Fine Continuous Water Mister for Hairstyling, Cleaning, Plants, Misting & Skin Care (5 Ounce) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_D6JZCRRX4YPPSQ81GKP1
yes. you have wayyyy too much water on the mycelium. Whenever it pools like that, it will suffocate the mycelium and could potentially cause bacterial growth. You want to try and aim for microdroppets. If I’m not mistaken, i see a few pins (or might be contains..) hard to tell in this pic.But if you did, you almost had some success. Id recommend going for a very fine mister and list the water just fall in the air.
Something like this might help: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0VJ18VWBY7DWTTY1QX7Z?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
No, you want something like this and you might be able to get it at a beauty store.
Nah I do it all the time. Get a continuous spray bottle similar to the one linked below (just for an example not an endorsement of that particular one). Usually a little damp on my hair and a touch up of jail does the trick
I use this bottle:
Beautify Beauties Hair Spray Bottle – Ultra Fine Continuous Water Mister for Hairstyling, Cleaning, Plants, Misting & Skin Care (5 Ounce) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_66AGQM1SQGTNF81ZBDHD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
So it comes out as a mist. All I do is just mist the parts of my hair that aren’t behaving and then scrunch. If I have halo frizz, then I mist and kind of rake the frizz back into the hair. Same with edges. Mist and the rake or smooth with my fingers.
Same; this is what I use - pretty widely available and they work really well!
How are you refreshing on non-wash days? I’ve had luck with a continuous spray bottle (something like this and scrunching in a bit of extra leave-in product if necessary.
You might also try using a gel, which can add some extra hold. I’ve found that re-wetting it when I styled with gel on wash day sometimes makes the gel cast form again and “reactivates” my curls and sometimes looks even better!
An ultra fine mist spray bottle. For a dude with long hair and frequent ironer, it's fantastic for kempting the coif and dampening clothes before ironing them.
I would fan just 2 times max for now, you actually want some co2 to form primordia.
for the humidity, I would recommend getting one of these and mist the walls and the substrate (you don't have to worry about bruising because the mist is so fine)
My guess is that the water is hitting them too hard. If you're using a spray bottle, I'd highly recommend investing in a mister instead. They're like $8 on Amazon. If you absolutely can't get one, keep the spray bottle further away on its finest setting, and make sure the water isn't hitting too hard.
I feel like the cotton pads waste so much toner. I blow through my bottles way too fast and I don’t feel like I’m being excessive. I bought a long press spray bottle. It has an internal bag so you can tip it if you want and it will help get the most product out of it. It has great coverage with one spray.
Mist until you can see tiny droplets all over the sub but not pooling, buy a fine mister on Amazon. Don't worry about misting pins a but they can take it. Also when you put your substrate together make sure it is completely even and flat across the top. Yours is a bit wonky.
https://www.amazon.com/Beautify-Beauties-Flairosol-Empty-Bottle/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=sxts_rp_s1_0?cv_ct_cx=fine+mister&dchild=1&keywords=fine+mister&pd_rd_i=B07GRD5WLD&pd_rd_r=fdb9d0f8-7ed8-4ba0-8201-d5995c0241d5&pd_rd_w=nBI6h&...
Continuous spray bottle was a game changer for me. Beautify Beauties Hair Spray Bottle – Ultra Fine Continuous Water Mister for Hairstyling, Cleaning, Plants, Misting & Skin Care (5 Ounce) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_74T0T3YFS34108RFZD6K?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I also purchased one of these Beautify Beauties Hair Spray Bottle – Ultra Fine Continuous Water Mister for Hairstyling, Cleaning, Plants, Misting & Skin Care (5 Ounce) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_B7EVKSZQCY6HRY46G7E1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I saw it recommended here a while back, it changed everything. Crappy little spray bottles bruised everything lol
Get a micro spray bottle, you are probably getting pooling water with the regular one. Trust me it's worth it. You need tiny beads of water, no big drops
I think you might be throwing gravel in the fine machinery by trying to automate the process. Misting and fanning manually let's you keep an eye on conditions and get a feel for what's appropriate.
From my experience with a fogger for reptile enclosures, they can easily saturate everything in moisture. It doesn't take much. And since you want the surface conditions to be tiny droplets of water, a fogger might actually be overdoing it.
This is the mister I got. It releases a really fine mist that you can easily control. Better so that a traditional spray bottle with a mist setting.
https://www.amazon.com/Beautify-Beauties-Flairosol-Empty-Bottle/dp/B07GRD5WLD
Try a beauty mister, it has super fine droplets
Beautify Beauties Flairosol Hair... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
If you scroll up above, you'll see that u/Lit-Logistics said this one is good
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_WyVWFb61X45C2
Something lime this?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_WyVWFb61X45C2
I saw this one recommended here & it's the one I am getting https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GRD5WLD/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=AV0RU55C0WCS&psc=1
If you don't want to shower in the morning, a good spray mister should refresh your curls.
Not OP but I bought this one in June 2020 (thx Amazon history heh) and it’s still going strong: Beautify Beauties Flairosol Hair... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Try a super fine mister, not a spray. https://www.amazon.com/Beautify-Beauties-Flairosol-Empty-Bottle/dp/B07GRD5WLD/
If you haven’t found one yet, I really like this one:
I spray mine every day. Not soaking wet, just damp. Then add a small amount of curl refresher and when it looks really dry, a little de-frizz oil. l
I got the Amazon knock off version and it worked sooooooon good
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I have a fancy hair spray mist bottle I got for growing mushrooms. Not sure I would recommend it just for this but it sure does work great
I spray my vinegar in one of these link
Have been feeling like a proud plant papa and wanted to share the progression since I got them. I started my journey with them earlier this year cause they were just too cool not to go for. Got my from California Carnivores and they came in good shape.
I repotted right away which probably slowed growth a bit as they probably didn’t have enough time to acclimate after shipping but they continue to grow strong.
About a month ago I started noticing an uptick in pitcher death and decided to repot again as I had a feeling that the soil might be too tightly compacted for growth. Loosened up with fresh carnivourse soil mix and course sand with a long strand sphagnum moss core in the bottom of the pot to draw up water. It was a gamble but it payed off. I had a semi adult pitcher that just opened up 3 days ago and it’s looking good.
Main thing I found is to make sure the soil stays moist but has good drainage especially at the bottom so that the roots don’t rot. I also bought a Venus Flytrap at the same time that seemed to have springtails so I made sure to transfer some of those over as from what I’ve read they love to eat mold and won’t really leave the pot unless you have a humidity issue and mold in you house, as springtails require high humidity to survive.
I also do a monthly float feed of highly diluted max sea.
Here’s also the rest of the setup materials I’ve used.
*1 for misting with distilled, 1 for misting with diluted Max Sea.
Beautify Beauties Hair Spray Bottle – Ultra Fine Continuous Water Mister for Hairstyling, Cleaning, Plants, Misting & Skin Care (5 Ounce) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_8EKQ2NGCNWP7QHPM07FW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
*LECA for in the bottom of the pot. Thing a ring of this around the Sphagnum core. (Make sure to rinse and soak in distilled before using)
Organic Expanded Clay Pebbles Grow Media for Orchids, NFT DWC Hydroponics, Aquaponics, Aquaculture Plant Garden Soil Conditioner Amendment (2 LB Cz Expanded Clay Pellets) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GN9A6LK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_9N94DYA5HVENMJVS55Y8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
*Soil mix
Perfect Plants Carnivorous Plant Soil | 4 Qts. Organic Premium Mix | Use with Venus Fly Traps, Pitcher Plants, or Other Carnivorous Plants https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089H2R9GZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_6ZA9KKVXSER2RT7YCVDG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
*Course sand to mix in the the soil. I did pretty much 1:1 until I got the the mounding in the pot. Then I used 1 part sand to 2 parts soil.
2.7 lb Coarse Sand Stone -... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NSFV13W?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
• sphagnum moss (100g is more than enough for a couple of pots in my opinion. Expands a lot!
Spagmoss Premium New Zealand Sphagnum Moss AA Grade (100 Gram) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L5JT5II/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_WXMM37C5T26ZMSPHCC47?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
*Make sure whatever pot you choose it is ceramic inside and out and drains. Taller is good so that the roots don’t grow into the tray and rot but you can always mound up the the mix to get more height in a shorter pot.
*I used one of these to build and support the mound of soil for the ceph on the 2nd repotting. I cut off the bottom and much of the connections leavening 3 short sets of 2 to provide structure while the most grows in.
Hydroponic Planting Basket, Heavy Duty Mesh Pot Net Cup Basket Hydroponic Plant Grow Clone Hydroponic Basket, 10 Pcs(Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VFSLD3B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_MXDZYVFN97MHVNQFY8YA?psc=1
I also got these from ikea. If you flip the base over it’s deep enough to to hold water. I just had to add felt feet around the pot so that the pressure difference inside the wouldn’t push the water out.
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/begavning-glass-dome-with-base-50343939/
Also goes nice with this tray
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/glattis-tray-brass-color-70350113/
California carnivores is where I got my cephalotus and they were decent for a really young plant. I think it’s a standard ceph not any specific variety. I also got my fertilizer from them as you don’t need a lot and buying the standard sized containers of max sea is too expensive.
https://www.californiacarnivores.com/products/cephalotus-follicularis
They’re not too difficult. I started my journey with them earlier this year cause they were just too cool not to go for. Got my from California Carnivores and they came in good shape.
I repotted right away which probably slowed growth a bit as they probably didn’t have enough time to acclimate after shipping but they continue to grow strong.
About a month ago I started noticing an uptick in pitcher death and decided to repot again as I had a feeling that the soil might be too tightly compacted for growth. Loosened up with fresh carnivourse soil mix and course sand with a long strand sphagnum moss core in the bottom of the pot to draw up water. It was a gamble but it payed off. I had a semi adult pitcher that just opened up 3 days ago and it’s looking good.
Main thing I found is to make sure the soil stays moist but has good drainage especially at the bottom so that the roots don’t rot. I also bought a Venus Flytrap at the same time that seemed to have springtails so I made sure to transfer some of those over as from what I’ve read they love to eat mold and won’t really leave the pot unless you have a humidity issue and mold in you house, as springtails require high humidity to survive.
I also do a monthly float feed of highly diluted max sea.
Here’s also the rest of the setup materials I’ve used.
*1 for misting with distilled, 1 for misting with diluted Max Sea.
Beautify Beauties Hair Spray Bottle – Ultra Fine Continuous Water Mister for Hairstyling, Cleaning, Plants, Misting & Skin Care (5 Ounce) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_8EKQ2NGCNWP7QHPM07FW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
*LECA for in the bottom of the pot. Thing a ring of this around the Sphagnum core. (Make sure to rinse and soak in distilled before using)
Organic Expanded Clay Pebbles Grow Media for Orchids, NFT DWC Hydroponics, Aquaponics, Aquaculture Plant Garden Soil Conditioner Amendment (2 LB Cz Expanded Clay Pellets) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GN9A6LK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_9N94DYA5HVENMJVS55Y8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
*Soil mix
Perfect Plants Carnivorous Plant Soil | 4 Qts. Organic Premium Mix | Use with Venus Fly Traps, Pitcher Plants, or Other Carnivorous Plants https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089H2R9GZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_6ZA9KKVXSER2RT7YCVDG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
*Course sand to mix in the the soil. I did pretty much 1:1 until I got the the mounding in the pot. Then I used 1 part sand to 2 parts soil.
2.7 lb Coarse Sand Stone -... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NSFV13W?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Spagmoss Premium New Zealand Sphagnum Moss AA Grade (100 Gram) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L5JT5II/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_WXMM37C5T26ZMSPHCC47?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
*Make sure whatever pot you choose it is ceramic inside and out and drains. Taller is good so that the roots don’t grow into the tray and rot but you can always mound up the the mix to get more height in a shorter pot.
*I used one of these to build and support the mound of soil for the ceph on the 2nd repotting. I cut off the bottom and much of the connections leavening 3 short sets of 2 to provide structure while the most grows in.
Hydroponic Planting Basket, Heavy Duty Mesh Pot Net Cup Basket Hydroponic Plant Grow Clone Hydroponic Basket, 10 Pcs(Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VFSLD3B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_MXDZYVFN97MHVNQFY8YA?psc=1
I also got these from ikea. If you flip the base over it’s deep enough to to hold water. I just had to add felt feet around the pot so that the pressure difference inside the wouldn’t push the water out.
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/begavning-glass-dome-with-base-50343939/
Also goes nice with this tray
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/glattis-tray-brass-color-70350113/
California carnivores is where I got my cephalotus and they were decent for a really young plant. I think it’s a standard ceph not any specific variety. I also got my fertilizer from them as you don’t need a lot and buying the standard sized containers of max sea is too expensive.
https://www.californiacarnivores.com/products/cephalotus-follicularis
I might try Rainbow carnivores in the future if I were to try and get a specific variety and their plants seem to be more mature but more expensive obvi.
I think I got mine on Amazon for $9 mister
Invest in a water mister
Does it atomize the water?
It needs to turn the water into a cloud essentially with something like this.
Get yourself an ultra fine mister. 100% worth it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9rpIFbD6EV16A
Having a this has changed my routine for the better. I can’t recommend it enough! I’ve had this one for over a year and use my Kikumasamune Sake Skin Lotion in it.
https://imgur.com/a/WSRESGV This Is My Favorite Mister ~ It Feels So Good to Use Very Relaxing 💛 You Can Get It Here https://www.amazon.com/Beautify-Beauties-Flairosol-Empty-Bottle/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=spray+bottle&qid=1597866752&sr=8-5 I Also Just Found This https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/2645/seaweed-kelp-fertilizers-for-cannabis?gclid=CjwKCAjwm_P5BRAhEiwAwRzSO1EkmW5JjruKHBVixOTwCAVNQ-ZHLmb-qcywiv2mIEChSkQGZM9tbRoC1HoQAvD_BwE and Am Going to Try It Will Let You Know How It Goes
Should be good then but if you want separate it from others to be 100000%
Here’s the best mister on the market. Worth a purchase https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRD5WLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6PAdFbBQZVQ38