I have a question. How do you know coins are ready to stake? I noticed in the wallet there is a balance and a stake field. Do coins move to the stake field when they are ready to stake? So basically should I wait until the stake field shows a balance before I unlock my wallet for PoS mining?
the little arrow in the bottom right goes green - leave it unlocked or the coin won't stake
Yep what raskul said. It really is as simple as this: after ten days your coins begin competing for stake. Also look at coin control and the weight column.