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# Fruiting Chambers
- [ ] medium plastic tubs with lids
- [ ] clear plastic tubs with lids, shoebox
- [ ] coconut coir
- [ ] personal fan
- [ ] hygrometers
Coconut husk (coir) as casing layer and flooring in our fruiting chamber to hold moisture better than the mycelium cake we created in the [grain spawn](#grain-spawn) jar.
It can also be mixed in with [grain spawn](#grain-spawn) for colonization as a substrate when changing the recipie between generations.
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1. Soak the mycelium cake in water for 12 to 24 hours.
2. Soak to hydrate the coconut coir brick by following the packaging instructions, about 15 to 30 minutes.
2. Soak the coconut coir brick by following the packaging instructions for 12 hours.
3. Layer the bottom of the tub with 5 cm or more of coconut coir.
- Optionally, put hydrated coconut coir in mason jars and [autoclave](#autoclave) for 1 hour and cool to room temperature.
3. Layer the bottom of the clear plastic tubs with 5 cm or more of coconut coir.
4. Gently roll the mycelium cake in the hydrated coconut coir to form a light casing.
5. Place the mycelium cake on the layer of coconut coir away from the sides of the tub.
6. Place a sanitary hygrometer onto the coconut coir layer where it is visible.
## Daily
Try to maintain 90% humidity within the fruiting chamber.
Try to maintain at least 80% humidity within the fruiting chamber.
The water soaked cake and coconut coir should provided more than enough moisture to keep the inside of the clear plastic tubs humid.
0. With a spray bottle of water, gently mist the coconut coir and mycelium cake until the coir is moist but not soaked.
It is nessisary to open at least daily to provide fresh air and to clear out the co2 produced by the mycelium.
1. Place the medium plastic tub lid upside down on the tub slightly ajar and rest for 1 hour.
0. If required, gently mist the coconut coir and mycelium cake with a spray bottle of water until humid.
2. Place a personal fan nearby to blow upwards towards the ceiling above the tub for 1 hour.
1. Fan the tub with the lid for a few moments then replace the tub lid ajar to rest for 1 hour.
3. Replace the lid upside down and slightly ajar.
2. Replace the tub lid and check again daily.
4. Harvest mushrooms before they dump their spores.
Harvest mushrooms after their guills are exposed but before they dump their spores and make a mess.
# Checklist
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- [ ] aluminum foil
- [ ] medium plastic tubs with lids
- [ ] clear plastic tubs with lids, shoebox
- [ ] coconut coir
- [ ] personal fan
- [ ] hygrometers