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