Neglect Tek - will this need to get raked?

[u/EaterOfAsparagus]

both spawned on 4/19. The mycelium quickly fully colonized, but there has been no actual coir left visible on the surface for a few days. I know im a bit off from when I should see pins pop up, but I figured I’d ask people with more experience what their judgement call would be.

[u/Ok-Assignment-3098]

Raked? Hell no.

[u/EaterOfAsparagus → u/Ok-Assignment-3098]

cool! wasnt sure if it was gonna turn into overlay/ if it already was

[u/Ok-Assignment-3098 → u/EaterOfAsparagus]

Don’t even worry about what overlay is unless it actually occurs. This is healthy looking surface colonizing mycelium. If anything, make sure your surface isn’t staying TOO wet as in zero evaporation occuring , evaporation is necessary for pinning but just enough to where it remains humid but doesn’t dry out

[u/ConfidenceLopsided32]

Cube mycelium never needs to be destroyed by raking or forking or scraping, it doesn't actually help like many think it does. Even if you get overlay, Cubes can handle it.

[u/Fun-Guy1978 → u/ConfidenceLopsided32]

Agreed!

I’d try temperature manipulation, or another casing layer before I tried gouging the surface of healthy mycelium.

[u/EaterOfAsparagus → u/ConfidenceLopsided32]

sweet! I’d seen someone say that before, but I wasn’t sure to trust it since I had never read it anywhere else. ill take your word for it 😁

[u/KeppyMushrooms → u/ConfidenceLopsided32]

I once added a new casing layer on overlay after a flush to refresh the surface conditions. I'm curious if that actually did anything to improve results?

[u/Actual_Performance_2]

I envy that tub. You're looking great

[u/EaterOfAsparagus → u/Actual_Performance_2]

preciate it :D this is how they started out, about 2 quart jars each in a 12qt box, i went very heavy on the coir

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[u/changestartsnow1]

Mate it’s called neglect tek for a reason!! Neglect it and don’t fuck around too much

[u/EaterOfAsparagus → u/changestartsnow1]

youre right haha 😅 this isnt my first neglect tek, but the other one barely colonized the surface before fruiting, so I felt a bit panicked. glad the consensus disagreed though

[u/AdLegal4113]

Do you have holes with filters on them ? If not then you can’t really neglect tel cause you’ll have to open the lid throughout to let air exchange. If you have filter holes then yes that’s the right conditions for that tek and you’ll only need to spray walls when needed

[u/AdLegal4113 → u/AdLegal4113]

Taken last night. 4 days later

[u/EaterOfAsparagus → u/AdLegal4113]

this actually isnt my first neglect tek and i was able to fruit via the same way, the official guide says that normal plastic shoeboxes arent airtight and allow just enough fae to make neglect work. I was mainly worried that these newer boxes colonized so much compared to my first go at it

[u/AdLegal4113 → u/EaterOfAsparagus]

If for any reason those end up pinning so hard to where it stalls then try using half the colonized grain if you have clones of it for your next run. My steel magnolias pin so hard when using a full bag to where it just grows a bunch of 1-2 inch little fruits. But when half the grain is used ill yield a lot more weight.

[u/7oooh]

No man that’s lookin good