A question about low-tech humidity control
A question about low-tech humidity control
My first oyster pins appeared today and I've been thinking about humidity control. I have this big tub I made my still air box from and I've been wondering about using it to hold the two fruiting bags I have. I was concerned that maybe the X slices wouldn't get enough fresh air if I covered them, but then I've been worried about keeping up the humidity. Now that I'm seeing some pinning though I'm feeling like the humidity is more important? I live in Colorado, which isn't quite desert but the humidity in the house typically drops below 40% during the day (it's high right now because we've been getting some rain showers).
For reference, my SAB is a typical DIY, made from a large tub with just a couple hand-sized holes cut out. There's not a lot of airflow in that room anyway, and I'm not sure how much fresh air the mushrooms need once they start growing. Of course I realize they won't be able to stay in the SAB too long, I know they'll outgrow the available space, but I'm just thinking for the next few days, or however long it takes them to really fill in.
So, any thought on this? Should I close them up in the box or just leave them in open air?
You got em growing in unicorn bags? You could try just getting a small home size humidifier and some distilled water and set that up near your grow area, idk if i would enclose them like that personally but theyd probably be fine
Not sure if unicorn is a brand name? They're just bags I got from ebay, think they're 8x10? Not sure if we have a humidifier but I'll check around.
And yeah, I figured they would be fine in open air as long as I keep spraying them, I'm just trying to think of ideas that might help.
they're both important of course but, i'd worry more about the fresh air there. oysters need a decent amount, so personally i wouldn't put it in an SAB. air exchange and evaporation encourages pinning too. humidity should be fine as long as the initial conditions were right, and they look like they're sweatin properly, just wait to make your cuts until the pins get to a decent size
Do you mean waiting to make the cuts in the fruiting bags? I didn't realize I was supposed to wait until there were pins? I thought it was the other way around, that cutting the holes is what induced the pins?