Does one shroom equal a flush ,do I have to dunk again?

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Smudga

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image.jpg I have a couple of pk tek cakes in a terrarium with a heat pad underneath ,I have the p.k cakes sat on perlite and under that a big mason jars worth of fully colonised grain that never friuted ,the bits I can see still has healthy Myclium on it I thort maybe I may get some truffles but I bout it! Getting back my large p.k cake has lovely Myclium but just one random shroom(top left) does this mean I need to dunk again as it was done a week ago.the temp is allways 23c or very close.PLEASE HELP ME ,!! This is my 3rd go n the first was the only one that worked except for my random cube!ADVICE PLEASE
 
usually, if you see only a single mushroom to maturity, that is your flush. Wait a day or two after you pick and dunk again. Cubes don't do sclerotia
 
are you misting those a few times a day? I thought some of my flushes were small.. Thanks.. I feel pretty good now..lmao... Better luck next flush...
 
Yeh I'm keeping the perlite wet but have been afraid of getting the Myclium wet or will a real fine mist be ok? Also I've got loads of little holes in terrarium and a computer fan I turn on for five mins 3 or 4 times a day instead of fanning? Wot do ya think? Cheers for my help so far boys and or girls:dunce: :bigjoint:Smudge
 
Just an update. I let the shroom go and cos o wanted spores and the way it was jutting out I lay some foil where they would have fallen.it grew to just under an inch the gills were fully exposed n not one spore,so do you still think it was a flush or a random pin?theres a name for them which I can't remember but you know you get semi formed infants usually round th bottom edge of the cake?!PLS LET ME KNOW WOT YOU THINK.?also I dunked for 12 hours anyway not 24 as I only done 24 last week,also any advice one good misting as I've read never get Myclium wet etc cheers lads Smudgeimage.jpgimage.jpg
 
that is a fully formed mushroom. It is so small you may have missed the spores. A fruiting body can fail to sporeulate if it in nearing sencience (genetic exhaustion) or if the trait is bred out of it.
 
I mist the cakes on most sides til they almost drip 3-4 times a day. I've had small amounts of excess water come through the bottom of my chamber I mist so much .. Don't forget to fan the cakes at least twice a day. I fan with my lid 30 sec or so after every mist.
 
I've never had to mist my cakes and I still got about an 1/8th per cake. I think your problem is over watering. There is enough moisture in your substrate to produce a flush or two, easily. Only dunk the cakes after you've gotten a couple flushes otherwise you're inviting unnecessary risks, imo.
 
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