When are the cakes done?

[Philosopher]

I've had 2 flushes. The cakes are getting smaller. I rehydrate them before the flushes though. But how do you know when to call it quits and toss the cakes. Is it just whenever it stops making shrooms?

 

[Amygdala]

Cakes will continue to produce until they are spent. I have noticed potency dropping after the second flush, may just be my experience. I usually let my bulk grows go for 3.

Later flushes on cakes have produced fewer though larger fruits ime

 

[Parshvik Chintan]

as long as there are nutrients in the rice, it can be kept.

3-4 flushes is pretty typical.

 

[Enoon]

I usually stopped @ 3 flushes, and the third flush often is very small.

 

[tangerine14]

Yeah, I agree with everybody on this one, usually the third flush is its low point, not to say you won't get a lil' fruit from the fourth. Sometimes I judge when to call it quits based on if I have other cakes colonized and ready to replace the old ones in the fruiting chamber.

 

[Philosopher]

I'm making my new cakes right now. Do you think I can fill em up with brf then PC cook in a few days when I inoculate? I can't do it now because my stove isn't working and I found that out after I made my cakes. Would it be very susceptible to bacteria or contam if I leave it without PC for a few days? Or should I just start over