[technique] needing advice on growing ape.
Needing advice on growing APE
I was hoping this sub could give me some advice. I have 36 tubs of PGT - APE set up and have always had the same issue with any ape where my tubs fully colonize but don’t produce a pinset let alone primordia. The mycelium fully colonizes the cakes and then…. Nothing. I use a cvg mixture (650g of coir, 2 qts verm. 1 cup gypsum) With 4qts of water. I use a 1:1 ratio (what pgt uses on his ape) with a .3qt-.5qt casing layer. And typically don’t mist until 10 days/once the surface is fully colonized. I’m just not sure what I’m doing wrong. Growth in tubs looks thin and whispy almost like it’s lacking life. Here’s some tubs showing what I mean