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#14532108 - 05/29/11 05:15 PM (1 year, 1 day ago) |
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So the old one has been moved to the archive because of complaints of too many stickys.
I've taking the opportunity to make a new one here.
I dont have the time right now to put in all the links and updates in the first post but I should be able to soon-ish.
What I'm going to do right now is to link the the old one in the archives, and we can continue from there. I'm going to mass mail the "regulars" and let them know that this is here. If I forgot to pm you about this 
ORIGINAL THREAD
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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good stuff m8, bookmarked
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LousyHero
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You're expecting a lot of links there Base 
Just saying hello to all fellow shroomers in the UK, from a total newb
to the topic of growing.. been lurking for the last week or so trying to figure this stuff out.. and going through previous thread for supplies..
(damn that's a long thread!) somewhere along the way I've seen a link to ex-military PC's (got the lingo hehe.. well some of it) I believe they were 50 quid or so.. but lost the link so... anyone?
please don't make me search that thread again..
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14567815 - 06/06/11 01:30 AM (11 months, 18 days ago) |
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Welcome Lousey!
Good to see another uk,er on here.
cant find that link either, but i think this is the shop aye.
milisupply
Give him a ring the make sure it is french and its called "Seb" you will cry when you see how well made these things are, best investment i made, you can fit 5-6 quart jars in there at a push.
Or one 1 gallon wine demijohn lol, if your as daft as me!
you can see mine on the left right there. mighty fine brother!
Fractal.
£56 delivered! Nice.
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That's the one! thanks
looks big! found myself starring at the jars at asda today.. must be getting that myco bug.. bought 2 strawberry preserves - same glasses as
bone maman/ manam / mamman? whatever.. but only 1 quid..
I'll probably end up doing it with glasses anyway as Base swears by it and I believe anyone with over 1000 posts.. I'm a sucker like that :P
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14568178 - 06/06/11 04:52 AM (11 months, 18 days ago) |
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called the guy up, said he has the last one but with a broken knob so we agreed a discount.. but he pitched me 58,50 delivered at the beginning.. ended up at 52.. hope I'll be fine with broken knob :]
is it metal to metal? does it have a pressure gauge?
that's a sweet setup there btw 
got my brf from H&B yesterday, then IPA from maplin for a hefty 14.99 i think.. some jars of car boot sale, 2 bone maman from tesco and 2 preserves from asda.. couldn't find the right glasses..
still got to pick up verm, perm, boxes, coffe? and gypsum..
am I missing something ? and rye grain later on..
oh yeah.. ordered spore syringe from spores101 last week.. I've got dispatch conf in e-mail.. but not sure.. put my DEBIT card details in a CREDIT card box is that gonna go through?
sorry for going off topic, I promise to TRY to stop.. :P
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14568188 - 06/06/11 04:57 AM (11 months, 18 days ago) |
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WWWHEY!!
Posting so I dont lose it. And (free)base icks the poo has been cleaned off the fan but I still need to polish the blades up.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: badman]
#14568279 - 06/06/11 06:07 AM (11 months, 18 days ago) |
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Quote:
called the guy up, said he has the last one but with a broken knob so we agreed a discount.. but he pitched me 58,50 delivered at the beginning.. ended up at 52.. hope I'll be fine with broken knob :]
is it metal to metal? does it have a pressure gauge?
funny that, mine came with half the tightening knob on top broken off,was off ebay tho, I've had it for 3 years now and the other day the rest of the knob snapped off.
I tell you man, if you dropped this PC off a tower block its only that knob that would break.
Its just the hand grip thats come off, and it still can tighten and operate superbly!
I just got to tighten it with a teatowel now to get a better grip.
Yes, its metal on metal, no gauge. I loves me SEB! and you will too   
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Awesome to see some activity going on in here
I bought a Hawkings 14L pc. Wish I would have gotten a seb like a week after I got it. I might end up getting one anyways. Dont see anything going wrong with this one anytime soon and I have replacement gasket for it too. Oh well it still works. I just need to get pc'ing bags down to a science now.
I jsut bought a massive bale of straw. I need to get on the edibles. Probably do a gb sesh tomorrow. Want to do some blue oyster baskets 
Thats cool Bad one, I need to get shit done too. If I can do a hour a night a couple times a week it will be sorted soon. Think I'll just copy most the links in op and but them here for now, then add more, and organise at some point :P
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Quote:
FractalXplora said:
I tell you man, if you dropped this PC off a tower block its only that knob that would break.
Its just the hand grip thats come off, and it still can tighten and operate superbly!
I just got to tighten it with a teatowel now to get a better grip.
Yes, its metal on metal, no gauge. I loves me SEB! and you will too
very likely
it was worth going through the other thread.. spoilt for choice with emots on this forum.. love it 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14581216 - 06/08/11 05:26 PM (11 months, 15 days ago) |
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Thinking about going to london for a show around july august. Any ideas on where to stay? Going to try to get a travel lodge deal. Also what the hell is there to do there for a day or two?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14582128 - 06/08/11 08:36 PM (11 months, 15 days ago) |
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Well if you're going to see the show then go see the show.. as to where to stay.. some bed and breakfast?
If you have not been to Camden market yet that's a definite must see for a shroomer prefably during the day and then again at night time.. dramatic difference
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14585986 - 06/09/11 01:51 PM (11 months, 14 days ago) |
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Got a hotel room with a decent hotel chain for 15 quid for a friday night near the center. Loving it
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14599847 - 06/12/11 07:26 AM (11 months, 12 days ago) |
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are these suckers any good?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Exo-Terra-Dial-Reptile-Hygrometer-PT2466-/270573671896?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Reptiles_Spiders_Insects&hash=item3eff7295d8#ht_2775wt_1139 ???
those hair ones from the original thread are out of stock.. and these ones scare me away with their price:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adorini-hair-hygrometer/dp/B004G6CTRG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307888316&sr=8-1
and only goes up to 90% ?
also if you're into guitars charing cross road is the place to visit.. right next to oxford street and soho..
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14603045 - 06/12/11 07:47 PM (11 months, 11 days ago) |
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Thanks man. I think some people have managed with those cheap hygrometers. Make sure you calibrate with a we towel though. Also, since they most likey don't have screw, you will have to adjust it your self. That will probably involve taking it all apart and bending the spring or seeing if it will twist where its fixed.
As off the expensive hygrometer, It looks nice but damn thats a lot of money for something that you might drop and break the glass on(something I would do... ok done  )
I ordered some from the states a while back and sold them to other members and on ebay. Cost me 5 usd each. Was 13 usd to ship though. And then since I ordered 8(the most that they could ship in the us flat rate shipping box) it made that value too high and it made me have to pay taxes and other fees. Oh well I still got mine and its still doing me well I think.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14603871 - 06/12/11 11:36 PM (11 months, 11 days ago) |
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fuck it then.. if I take it apart it won't work at all...        
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14604463 - 06/13/11 02:09 AM (11 months, 11 days ago) |
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Quote:
exo Terra Dial Reptile Hygrometer
do not waste your money on this they are
a joke.
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I bought plastic containers from my local ESK store, Wham brand and they were 4 for £1.20.
I got my pressure cooker from a bootsale, £10 but only goes to 12 psi. It is also kind of small.
I bought parboiled brown rice from Morrisons and grounded up myself. My local Garden Centre sell vermiculite and perlite for £5.99 in 10l bags (I think..) buy one get one free.
From the pound store, 10 small trays, 10 by 1 metre of foil and cling film for £3 overall.
I bought my FC box for 5.99 at ESK, a spray bottle for 50p at my reptile and aquarium shop, a hygrometer for £3.99 and a brick of coir for £3.95 all from the same store .
I get my spent coffee grounds from the coffee I brew at home.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Fronnis]
#14605952 - 06/13/11 11:20 AM (11 months, 11 days ago) |
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http://www.tsrplastics.co.uk/eco1.html
these guys got some good trays.. seen it in pound stretcher today... 16.99 for that 100l one.. it's the best one cause its wider that the rest.. didn't get it though.. hoping to find something cheaper :P
how tall cubes grow btw?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14606273 - 06/13/11 12:30 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
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I got my 110 in wilkinsons last year for like 10 quid or so. Haven't seen then in there since then though. I just use the 80L wham ones from wilkys now. The 110L is too big for my spaces really. The 80L are more practical for me and my space. YMMV
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14610566 - 06/14/11 05:07 AM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
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I'll check out wilkinsons as well.. inoculated my stuff yesterday..
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/14606349
didn't go quite according to plan..
today I lost 1800 quid on HGV training as company went bust..
not a happy person to say the least.. buying stuff calms me down, ordered 25kg of rye grain.. can someone post a good gypsum link please?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14610656 - 06/14/11 05:44 AM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
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That sucks about your  man. I have when people steal my mine.
Heres a gypsum link.
I bought a 25kg bag not that long ago. Its going to last me YEARS. I would love to sell ya some if its cheaper than you buying some more. I've hardly touched the shit. I need to get back into edibles hardcore.
Let me know how much you need. 2 or 3 kilo lasted me nearly a whole bag of rye last year I think...
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#14610953 - 06/14/11 08:16 AM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
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Wilkinsons currently stock 1L ('quart') and 500ml Kilner Jars for £2.50 each. There not on the website yet, i think cos there a newly stocked item.
Now ive got an All American 921 and Quart jars, I feel like a pro :p
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14611039 - 06/14/11 08:38 AM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
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baldwins jars.
discount for quantity.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#14611392 - 06/14/11 09:55 AM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
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Errr they havent got tapered sides so there unsuitable for PF TEK ,bit small for grains, and are the lids PP?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14611566 - 06/14/11 10:33 AM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
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PM sent Base,
fuck me.. 2,50 for a jar? wouldn't it be better to get some in asda with stuff to eat in it?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14612382 - 06/14/11 12:58 PM (11 months, 9 days ago) |
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They do sell jars about a quart/litre in size, but no cheaper than approx £2. They are pretty pricey but looked after properly they'll last forever.
And asda jars dont come with fancy 2 part lids!
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Yeah I've been trying to stock up on Kilner jars (have been clearing out Wilkos over and over) for g2g but at £2.50 a pop this shit is really breaking the bank.
Have pondered http://www.jarsandbottles-store.co.uk/index.php/glass-jars-with-lids/glass-jar-containers.html (dam it these were half price the other day  )or http://www.jarsandbottles-store.co.uk/index.php/glass-jars-with-lids/750ml-preserve-jar.html for grg -obviously would just have to use a tad less grain. 720 and 750ml, the 720 like large spag bol sauces bottles methinks.
A bit more affordable for bulk, thought could modify the lid to get past the lack of handy two part lid (cut tyvek circles and place over holes and silicon and/or tape into place so still could be shaken)
SEBs rule OK, so good I had to buy another , I used Anchor Supplies -on last visit had several still in stock but couldn't find anymore of the spinny pressure release valves.
No they don't have a gauge but you just heat up on maximum heat till valve goes mad hissing spinning round constantly (indicates pressure reached)then lower heat to medium and it will settle down
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No they don't have a gauge but you just heat up on maximum heat till valve goes mad hissing spinning round constantly (indicates pressure reached)then lower heat to medium and it will settle down
thanks, still waiting on mine.. last time I called they were looking for something to pack it in...
picked up 4 of those suckers at car boot for a quid but no lids, just rings..
and a saw cause I expect big flushes hehe.. (not really)
gonna visit wilkinsons in few hours in search for a GB/shotgun..
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14615304 - 06/14/11 11:26 PM (11 months, 9 days ago) |
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I've got no
Also fuck paying that much for a jar. I've got loads of Asda curry jars(9-14p) for masters and assorted mayo(800g) and dolmio(750g) jars. Also got tons of other assorted jars.
Yeah single piece lids but fuck it.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14615546 - 06/15/11 12:47 AM (11 months, 9 days ago) |
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Like I said, those Jars cost about £2 anyway, Id rather pay an extra 50p but each to their own. I used to by curry sauce jars for 9p from asda, bit small, but cheap as fook!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14615621 - 06/15/11 01:13 AM (11 months, 9 days ago) |
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Base Icks said:
Yeah single piece lids but fuck it.
Way to go IMO think how much more jars you can get for that price..
and I like curry... and mayo.. and pasta     
another PM sent..
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14615804 - 06/15/11 03:18 AM (11 months, 9 days ago) |
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get on your local freecycle for jars, you'll score well, i found 20 1lt ex-sweetener jars of one guy, and have had many mixed lots as well!
http://www.uk.freecycle.org/
 
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good call Being in London people getting rid of lots of stuff
reasonably near by.. been on gumtree all the time, now adding freecycle
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14616287 - 06/15/11 07:24 AM (11 months, 9 days ago) |
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Tight fit.. inch more and it wouldn't fit :]
now.. I got myself a gas soldering iron since jet lighter I bought refused to work properly after 3rd jar.. makes me wonder if it's not gonna melt the needle?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14616710 - 06/15/11 09:19 AM (11 months, 9 days ago) |
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I flame the needle so that most of it gets red hot. It hardly stays red in one place once you move the flame. I use a plumbers torch as well.
If its smaller than a 18g needle say a 21g it could possible melt. Mostly just be careful near the plastic.
Ps about jars..... Freecycles great I use it all the time. Haven't got any jars though. I'm up north and away from cities.
I've never bought a jar. I see it as getting them for free from the food that I buy. Jar sizes do effect some of the things that I buy though :P.
Its up to you though. If I have the money, I would buy a couple dozen 1L's.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: naturalz]
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Wow I thought that at first when i first saw that. But then I thought that we couldn't see the plate. I never looked at it till you said that though.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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I never noticed it as well.. fuck.. can you delete that pic please, thanks
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
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No worries guys.
Hello btw - serial lurker here.
The problem with this site is that everything has been answered before. I read this place all day long and yet I've still only bothered to post a handful of times. I look like a complete noob but I've been reading for nearly a year now!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: naturalz]
#14623648 - 06/16/11 03:11 PM (11 months, 7 days ago) |
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welcome Natural
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Hello again all, great job with the new thread Base.
If you're gonna be in London go to the huge Irish pub just off Leicester Square, I forget the name, sure one of the London boys will know it though. That place is killer, so many beers! 
Just thought I'd finally post in the new thread, not been on Shroomery much recently due to work and "other" projects. Mwahahaha!
Here's a thought though: never buy perlite from a garden centre!! I just got 100litres for £12 from a hydroponics shop, most of them seem to carry it at a similar price. Got enough to last several years of various applications I think.  
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Thanks for the tip man. going to be 700 beers at the beer fest so dont know if I'll have time for any more I'll only be in London for about 24 hours. Might be able to drop in there for a cheecky one if I'm near though
My hydro shop wants 17 quid for one I think. I paid about that much for a 100L of verm I think, going to last me a while I rek. I might do an experimental run of different high percentages. I've heard that some of the amu guys would use 50% verm in subs. would cut down the amount of manure I need :P
Anyone tried adding perlite to subs? I've heard that it helps aerate the subs, and that its good for deep subs. I guess deep subs can go anaerobic sometimes.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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I use around 50% verm > %50 manure in my bulks and they come out great. Usually add a little coffee/gypsum etc too, always had good results for actives though..
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Hmmmm I might have to try that in my next tub. I got a ton of verm. You doing monos at 4 inch depth?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14637071 - 06/19/11 09:06 AM (11 months, 5 days ago) |
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I use kitty litter trays or Celebrations chocolate tubs and fruit in SGFCs at the moment. They are around 4-5" deep with substrate. I like the 1:1 ratio cos it stretches my manure further.
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great deal on plastic bins 4 gallon.
Get in there, few lots left. if like me, you like having plenty of these on hand.
Storing grain, fruiting oysters, rinsing grain,mini humidibuckets yak yak...
10 delivered for just under £18, good quality.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250839381037&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:GB:1123
check out the sellers other items, he had food grade steel drums in there a while back for about 28 quid delivered. Damm missed 'em.
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need a pink oyster culture,my slants failed, anyone hook me up?
Have some nice Lc's, plates,wedges, peptone on offer for a trade.
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You were looking for this AGES ago werent you?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: badman]
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yeah man, forgot about it. Can you fix me one m8?
Big news up here, I presented a proposal to National trust/local council, and I scored for a free stone barn on a very nice farm to start a commercial oyster grow!
Will be starting to fit it out soon.
Barn is 35ft by 14ft. Not huge but enough to get it going on!
Will be putting up a thread soon, as Im gonna need a lot of advice, assistance and help from the good bods on here.
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Big news up here, I presented a proposal to National trust/local council, and I scored for a free stone barn on a very nice farm to start a commercial oyster grow!
Will be starting to fit it out soon.
Let me know if you need any manual labour, Id be stoked to help out!!
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Hey folks - I'm new to the forum & UK based. Mostly just reading and researching things at the mo and came across this:
Hepa filter
Manufactured in Germany and seems pretty reasonably priced - anyone have any experience/knowledege of these? Sorry if this has already had a mention in the old thread. I had a search and couldn't find anyhting so thought I'd post it here.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
#14641863 - 06/20/11 07:58 AM (11 months, 4 days ago) |
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Yeah someone posted saying they'd recently purchased one, dont know who though.
The HEPA filter looks fantastic imo, much more compact than many DIY builds!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
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Hey folks - I'm new to the forum & UK based. Mostly just reading and researching things at the mo and came across this:
Hepa filter
Manufactured in Germany and seems pretty reasonably priced - anyone have any experience/knowledege of these? Sorry if this has already had a mention in the old thread. I had a search and couldn't find anyhting so thought I'd post it here.
that looks like a great deal. All built and ready to go!
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Let me know if you need any manual labour, Id be stoked to help out!!
Thanks man, will do, gonna take a while to get sorted out, loads planning to do 1st.
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Big news up here, I presented a proposal to National trust/local council, and I scored for a free stone barn on a very nice farm to start a commercial oyster grow!
Will be starting to fit it out soon.
Let me know if you need any manual labour, Id be stoked to help out!!
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Fractal you lucky fucking bastard! I can give you mine but it will be months, Ive had to stop growing till august most likely. Anyway there are far superior cultures which you will obviously need now more than ever.
Only problem with that HEPA it says 'much higher than 0.5 m/s' and 0.5 m/s is what we want. Could be sorted by prefilter or a controller maybe.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: badman]
#14642691 - 06/20/11 11:08 AM (11 months, 4 days ago) |
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I see - I thought 0.5m/s was a minimum acceptable flow rate. Is that just because you'd be unable to use a lighter in front of it at higher flow rates, or something else?
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Hey folks - I'm new to the forum & UK based. Mostly just reading and researching things at the mo and came across this:
Hepa filter
Manufactured in Germany and seems pretty reasonably priced - anyone have any experience/knowledege of these? Sorry if this has already had a mention in the old thread. I had a search and couldn't find anyhting so thought I'd post it here.
Here you go, ask this guy about his!
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Thanks for that link - found it myself shortly after posting in this thread (sorry I'm new). Looks pretty good in action though!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
#14702430 - 07/01/11 02:32 PM (10 months, 23 days ago) |
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Regarding hygrometers, you can get a good, adjustable and cheap one here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-HG-Hagesan-Hygrometer-Measuring-Relative-Humidity-/330487597258?pt=UK_Kitchen_Accessories&hash=item4cf29888ca
If the link is dead, search ebay for "HG Hygrometer"
To adjust it, simply insert a screwdriver/knife into the groove and gently twist it.
Do this all the way round until it opens.
You'll notice that the metal parts can be swiveled against the faceplate and that the needle on the front moves with them. This is how it's adjusted.
Make sure the inners are laying in the front half like so:
Gently lay the rear of the casing back on (without snapping it closed) and wrap in a wet towel for a while: 30 mins should do.
Remove from towel and swivel the metal innards round till the needle is on 100%.
Gently replace the back and squeeze it shut.
I did mine 2 years ago and it still measures accurately.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Eid]
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4.50 delivered.. good price.. so when you first got it and you wrapped it in wet towel, what did it say..
I'm having a hard time believing it's that accurate for that price..
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14705129 - 07/02/11 01:03 AM (10 months, 23 days ago) |
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4.50 delivered.. good price.. so when you first got it and you wrapped it in wet towel, what did it say..
I'm having a hard time believing it's that accurate for that price..
It read about 75% if I remember right.
I assure you, once adjusted for high humidity, it keeps its setting just fine.
I think the problem with cheap hygrometers isn't keeping their setting, but being accurate to a wide range. Obviously most of them are factory set to measure mid-range humidity.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Eid]
#14705356 - 07/02/11 03:12 AM (10 months, 23 days ago) |
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4.50 delivered.. good price.. so when you first got it and you wrapped it in wet towel, what did it say..
I'm having a hard time believing it's that accurate for that price..
It read about 75% if I remember right.
I assure you, once adjusted for high humidity, it keeps its setting just fine.
I think the problem with cheap hygrometers isn't keeping their setting, but being accurate to a wide range. Obviously most of them are factory set to measure mid-range humidity.
It 100% is and works ive got the same device and have not needed to recalibrate for 3 odd years. Fuckin sweet.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: badman]
#14708665 - 07/02/11 08:35 PM (10 months, 22 days ago) |
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4.50 delivered.. good price.. so when you first got it and you wrapped it in wet towel, what did it say..
I'm having a hard time believing it's that accurate for that price..
It read about 75% if I remember right.
I assure you, once adjusted for high humidity, it keeps its setting just fine.
I think the problem with cheap hygrometers isn't keeping their setting, but being accurate to a wide range. Obviously most of them are factory set to measure mid-range humidity.
It 100% is and works ive got the same device and have not needed to recalibrate for 3 odd years. Fuckin sweet.
Nice! Thanks a lot guys!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14715181 - 07/04/11 10:13 AM (10 months, 21 days ago) |
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Its not compost for mushrooms. Its spent mushroom substrates, so no good for our use. Theyve already grown mushrooms on it, so they have consumed the nutrients already
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14715656 - 07/04/11 11:55 AM (10 months, 21 days ago) |
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Bastards!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14715773 - 07/04/11 12:20 PM (10 months, 20 days ago) |
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hi guys, nice to see the uk thread is back up felt like i'd lost a leg when it got closed, touch wood.
Regarding that hepa filter " http://www.standardhepafilter.com/epages/62713073.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62713073/Products/0200003 "
I have noticed 2 things about it that look suspect. I was going to purchase the same 1 off ebay recently but then couldn't find it in the search the next day. The thing is I have read that the air coming into the box needs to do 1 right turn before going into the hepa filter this creates a plenum of equal air pressure and is necessary to achieve the laminar flow. I hope I am making at least half sense?
as you can see on that design there is an axial fan built into the back?! also on the pictures it doesn't show a prefilter like they say it does? so im guessing it would be inside the unit? seems a little odd to me.
the design does look dam sexy and compact and it is a reasonable price to. And maybe it does preform well as a laminar flow hood? otherwise why would they be selling them? u'd hope that they would have been tryed and tested?
but just a thought. I have recently spent alot of time designing and building my own flowhood lately, which is slightly less compact, i would have used this sleek sexy design they are using but not sure it would give laminar flow. My flowhood is now built tried and in testing so far i am very pleased
Might upload a pic or two if any1 is interested Also i have a spare hepa filter if any1 is interested in building their own hood ( i ordered 2 from different places as i got impatient and went CRazY lol) I could be persuaded to build a replica of myne for someone if they whisper sweet sounds in my ear XD
ok here is a couple of pics of it almost finished...
 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Eid]
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thanks for the post Eid. very tempted to replace the reptile hygrometer i have atm  I would be much better off with 1 of those hagesan hygrometers. at the moment i just feel like i'm pissing in the wind 
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Also if any1 has a good source for synthetic filter disks and sphagnum peat moss please do tell I think these are both very difficult to find atm.
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Yours may not be as sleek but it sure is sexy  
Would love to see somebody rubber stamping that sites flow hood as A okay... so reasonably priced seems too good to be true and very tempted.
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I have now added a tastey looking pre filter (panel filter ) that fits snug and perfectly in a recess on the top i was so chuffed when it fit in there snugly XD seriously spent days trying to draw out the design to scale hahaha im so terrible with maths and stuff these days, took a while to get my head around it.
I also have the wood pieces cut for another 1, as when i went to BnQ and I had to buy a big sheet of wood to get all the cuts done.
Yeah I would love to hear from someone who buys that german flowhood they also have a 20 euro difference between their bigger model! strikes me as a little odd. i went for a 1x2 foot flow hood because I have limited space, I did start to build a glovebox with a 160l box XD when my girlfriend saw how big the box was she almost had kittens XD
but that 2x2 footer looks like it doesnt take up 2 much space.
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Peat moss here. Was linked to in the old thread I think, they also sell gypsum, verm & wbs.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
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cheers mr squee, but that is sphagnum moss, not sphagnum peat moss. alot of the casing mixtures on here include shpagnum peat moss. It is difficult to find these days without it being mixed in with compost. And infact 90% of composts all say peat free on the label. Ive asked at garden centers and they say they are phasing it out due to environment issues. they said they could order it in especially, but i didn't want it that bad. do you have good results with the shpagnum moss then?
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Haha  thought they were the same thing! Looking at this it would seem the difference you're talking about is just the level of growth that's harvested. I'm new to growing and have my first lot of sub I plan to case colonizing as we speak. I've got a bag of that stuff so I will prob give it a go in a 50/50 mix and see what happens.
Its from the same plant as the sphagnum peat moss and is very absorbent so hopefully it'll do the job too! Sorry for the bum steer... 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
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That looks like the stuff alright - nice one!
Anyone know here to get sectored petri dishes?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
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JyQuote:
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That looks like the stuff alright - nice one!
Anyone know here to get sectored petri dishes?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
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Thanks - found these. Anyone tried them? Can polypropylene dishes take a PCing?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
#14719141 - 07/05/11 05:55 AM (10 months, 20 days ago) |
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Yes, polyprop can be sterilised but be warned some sellers might not know the difference between polyprop and polystyrene.
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Thanks - found these. Anyone tried them? Can polypropylene dishes take a PCing?
You dont need to PC them. They come sterile. You sterilize your agar and pour it into the dishes 8in a glovebox or infront of a flow hood) whilst still warm, before its set.
Most plastic petri's are polystyrene and so cant be pressure cooked for reuse
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
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Peat moss is still easy to find in smaller garden centres, like family run ones. All the big chain stores stopped carrying it as far as I can tell.
It's worth checking any small local shops, 100ltr bag will last you pretty much forever, I've had one for about 3 years now, still more than half full. 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
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You dont need to PC them. They come sterile. You sterilize your agar and pour it into the dishes 8in a glovebox or infront of a flow hood) whilst still warm, before its set.
Most plastic petri's are polystyrene and so cant be pressure cooked for reuse
I was more thinking about reusing them to be honest - I am a tightwad!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
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Unfortunatly there not really reuseable in terms of making agar plates with them again.
You could use them for storing beads though :p
You can get 500 petri dishes for around £40. That's 8p each!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
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good find lousyhero one of those bags may be purchased in the future.. the shamrock peat that is
mr squee,let me know how ure casing turns out with that sphagnum,, I ow a bag of it 2 but hgavent used any yet lol
those 3 compartment petris are seriously hard to come by,, eva ebay or u can buy 500 from www.ukge.org ; ... they will set you back about 100 pounds when uve added vat and delivery ...gulp
ps has any1 ever tried roofing felt for a lid filter? I was working on a roof today and we took up shit loads of the old 1. Its web uv15 roofing felt. its eva blue or black on the top side and white underneath. it is water proof and breathable to allow air circulation in the roof but not allow water through.
i have no idea what its filtering properties are like im guessing pretty high. just not sure if enough air exchange would take place or weather its p.c able.
might do a test jar. 1 sqaure meter of this would keep you going along time ,, if it is any good.
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Those bags of Shamrock Peat seem to be 125 litres! That's a lot of moss unless its a typo and is meant to be 12.5l. Cheers for the link on those 3-way petris, not sure I want my ebay feedback to scream 'Mycology!'...
No idea on the felt thing, I've only used tyvek and micropore. Test jar sounds like a good idea.
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Let me make a call about those 3 compartment dishes. Theres a lab supplies supplier locally which can probably cheaper. If not I know some one who works for a medical supplies manufacturer so I can ask him if he can get them.
Mr Squee, i can definatly post you single compartment dishs ,il find out about the 3 compartment ones
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ps has any1 ever tried roofing felt for a lid filter? I was working on a roof today and we took up shit loads of the old 1. Its web uv15 roofing felt. its eva blue or black on the top side and white underneath. it is water proof and breathable to allow air circulation in the roof but not allow water through.
i have no idea what its filtering properties are like im guessing pretty high. just not sure if enough air exchange would take place or weather its p.c able.
might do a test jar. 1 sqaure meter of this would keep you going along time ,, if it is any good.
I was looking through ebay the other day for tyvek and noticed there was tyvek roofing felt being sold. Perhaps that's what you've been using?
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=tyvek+roofing+felt&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
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ps has any1 ever tried roofing felt for a lid filter? I was working on a roof today and we took up shit loads of the old 1. Its web uv15 roofing felt. its eva blue or black on the top side and white underneath. it is water proof and breathable to allow air circulation in the roof but not allow water through.
might do a test jar.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Eid]
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Just checked the link again and it does say there made from Polyproplyene which can be pressure cooked usually.
£5 for 20 is a joke though, get 500!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
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hahaha yeah thats the stuff, It is very durable and thick, i have a tyveck overall but it is so flimsy, this roofing felt seems much more substantial. think i might swoop up sum of this tommorow
that ebay offer is 55 pounds for 75 square metres XD that would last a year or 2 :P XD hahahahahahaha
ps. if you were a nutter you could smash a hole in your drywall/plasterboard ceiling to make some free gypsum and then make your way on your rampage upto the rood space and start tearing off huge chunks of roofing felt XD
if your a little more refined maybe just take of a slither where it overlaps but still put a hole in your roof :P
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14720962 - 07/05/11 01:58 PM (10 months, 19 days ago) |
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I messaged the seller to check if they're definitely polypropylene rather than polystyrene. Am keen to get the 3-sector petris for starting out on agar so I can follow RRs video tek. Unfortunately UKGE seem to be out of stock...
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
#14721690 - 07/05/11 04:29 PM (10 months, 19 days ago) |
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just for thoes that dont know spagnum peat moss is a misleading term spagnum is the grean planty stuff that grows on the surface of bogs/moors peat moss is where the spagnu and other plants start to decay and is deaper in the soil. peat is then deaper again and is whate peat brekets are maid form if you can get your hands on turf id recomend using it just sook for a good while and use this is where the where the plants have lost most of the nutreants (i use this) peat moss is avalable in most garden centers get the cheapest stuff you can find as this will have the least aded firtiliser i got a 80 liter bag for about E4 £3.50
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: lopy]
#14724620 - 07/06/11 07:22 AM (10 months, 19 days ago) |
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hey Eid, thanks for that hyghro link, that thing is nice! got mine today.. it's nice and small, pretty quick.. recommended!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14724773 - 07/06/11 08:13 AM (10 months, 19 days ago) |
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You're welcome. Glad you like it.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Eid]
#14724799 - 07/06/11 08:20 AM (10 months, 19 days ago) |
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Just A heads up for everyone in the UK.
I went to Wilkinsons earlier and had no idea how well they cater for this hobby!
I purchased:
1. 10x small (0.2l) plastic food containers with sealable lids (No air or liquid can escape).
2. Some high temp silicone sealant for my self-healing injection ports.
3. 10L of Perlite (I struggled to find it in homebase and B&Q.
4. 10L of Vermiculite (again I struggled to find it except online).
5. Oust anti-bacterial spray (kills 99.9% of bacteria).
6. 6x Food Containers with lids (just to try as an experiment. they were only 99p).
7. A massive 80litre storage box with lid (fruiting chamber).
8. A water spray bottle for misting.
9. Foil
10. Oven Gloves (for the 100% polyester filling)
11. A Golden Teacher spore syringe.
Really impressed I managed to get most of my stuff from Wilkinsons, not bad considering I only went in for a spray bottle.
OK I'm kidding about the last one, but still thought some people would find it helpful.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Gigabyt3r]
#14724944 - 07/06/11 09:04 AM (10 months, 19 days ago) |
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Did you get a pressure cooker?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14725352 - 07/06/11 10:45 AM (10 months, 19 days ago) |
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I've got a couple of pint rye jars at 90% which I was going to use for GLC but I think I'm just going to devise a casing with Sphagnum Moss and Verm and see what happens... Been doing a bit of reading and from what I can gather Sphagnum moss is basically non-nutritive so could be ok.
Did find another link for > Peat Moss too - cheap but delivery is pricey.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
#14725652 - 07/06/11 11:36 AM (10 months, 19 days ago) |
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I got alot of roofing tyveck today, so if any1 wants a free sample of 1metre squared then send me a pm
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14726608 - 07/06/11 02:24 PM (10 months, 18 days ago) |
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Have you seen this guy selling edibles spawn on ebay?
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZepogee_co_ukQQhtZ-1
who needs spores huh?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14729701 - 07/07/11 01:47 AM (10 months, 18 days ago) |
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Did you get a pressure cooker?
I already had one.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Gigabyt3r]
#14730116 - 07/07/11 06:59 AM (10 months, 18 days ago) |
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Any UKers interested in the woodlover Psilocybe Cyanescens (for microscopic purposes only of course) get in touch via pm, I have some left going free and little use for them now.
Would require agar work however as can be considered dirty.
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Hello friend, Id be interested in getting one of those P. Cyanescens prints off you, but all I can offer in return is a hualuta print or some vacutainers.
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Quality & cheapest Mason jars I've seen here!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
#14734641 - 07/08/11 01:34 AM (10 months, 17 days ago) |
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13 quid for delivery? yeah right..
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14734820 - 07/08/11 03:31 AM (10 months, 17 days ago) |
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haha that is a piss take - didn't realise I actually bought mine (12 of each size) from here and looking back just now they've dropped the price! Only £3.95 delivery too - Bazzzargin!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
#14734855 - 07/08/11 04:00 AM (10 months, 17 days ago) |
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I need some pink oyster culture, have PE6 prints on offer.
anyone?
Fuk am I gonna av to buy one?
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cant find that link either, but i think this is the shop aye.
milisupply
Give him a ring the make sure it is french and its called "Seb" you will cry when you see how well made these things are, best investment i made, you can fit 5-6 quart jars in there at a push.
Or one 1 gallon wine demijohn lol, if your as daft as me!
Do you know what psi that runs at Fractal? I did ask the vendor but he doesn't use email apparently.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Eid]
#14741132 - 07/09/11 12:59 PM (10 months, 15 days ago) |
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Found this in Tesco's today
£1.29 might be of some use with agar.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: dakgm]
#14743939 - 07/10/11 02:55 AM (10 months, 15 days ago) |
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I can get 500 single or triple compartment petri dishes for around £40-50 inc shipping. Let me know if anyones interested. If interest is high enough i might sell per sleeve of 20. Thanks
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Have you seen this guy selling edibles spawn on ebay?
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZepogee_co_ukQQhtZ-1
who needs spores huh?
Bookmarked.
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I got alot of roofing tyveck today, so if any1 wants a free sample of 1metre squared then send me a pm
If it's anything like this>
It separates into three distinct layers.
You'll need to boil for~5 minites and pull them apart.The usable part is still quite thick.Can be a bitch when it comes time to open the jars when ready to spawn.
Boiler suits marerial is much thinner and makes life easier.
http://www.ebrookes.co.uk/p/090300/Taptex-Disposable-Hooded-Coverall.html
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: deucedbi9]
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hi dueced, cant enlarge ur pic atm, but myne looks different. its blue ontop, white underneath. and dont see the need to seperate it into different layers.
take a look at the pics, made some test jars, but dont have a culture to inoculate them with yet. the lids just have 2 1/2 inch holes 1 has an injection port the other has a piece of the tyvek siliconed over it. so there is no problem undoing lids like you suggested? im pretty sure it is breathable or allows acertin amount of gas exchange and is also hydrophobic, which is perfect for mycology.
well it stayed fine after 1 pressure cook for 90 + mins at 15psi
think it should be a fine material to use, but will test several jars first before making them all like this.
  
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does any1 know anywhere to get parafilm at a reasonable price... (cheap as possible) if any1 uses an alternative could they please post what brand or type they use. tempted to try clingfilm as parafilm is so expensive, but i dont want to ruin experiments just because i skimped on the parafilm.
also is the green parafilm for florists any good for sealing dishes? says, its waterproof and stretchable, but guess it might not be breathable. dam cheap though.
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theres no subsitute for proper parafilm, last time I needed some myself and a couple of uk dudes on here went 3rds on a roll.
Worked out about 11 quid each.
Got it last summer my 3rd is still going, not used it all yet, but getting there
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cheers bro, will have to invest. some of these lab supply website crack me up... its £105 + vat. for the parafilm dispenser!! how did they work that out XD
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Micropore tape worked for me on some test plates. But parafilm is the one!
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cheers bro, will have to invest. some of these lab supply website crack me up... its £105 + vat. for the parafilm dispenser!! how did they work that out XD
I know its robbery, they normally overcharge for anything lab related. TBH the dispenser is only needed if you do a fuck load of plates, a clean pair of scissors is all you really need. Id suggest using the 100 mm wide roll.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: badman]
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100mm really? I use that at the moment and was considering getting 50mm next time as i currently cut it in half before use.
You could build your own dispenser if your set on it. Spare blades for the ones they sell cost £5 so you could use it to build one
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14753099 - 07/11/11 06:13 PM (10 months, 13 days ago) |
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100 mm all the way mate. I use the red for standard dishes, one piece will go around twice. I use one of the reds for a 'work' plate and two for a 'good'. A red piece will also do slants nicely. Green for small dishes and half a red for booze proofing labels check left v right slant.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: badman]
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no i didnt want the dispenser, im quite happy with scissors or just tearing with my hands. i was just noting how ridiculous the price of it was.
nice slants there badman 
think i might try the 100mm cutting it width wise appeals to me. peace
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...if any1 uses an alternative tempted to try clingfilm as parafilm is so expensive, but i dont want to ruin experiments just because i skimped on the parafilm.
Ive not used parafilm for the same reason.cost.
Started out using cellotape (i shit you not) the last inch of the dish was micropore tape(again relative expence)
Now use only cling film. Cut ~ 2" off the end of roll. Extreemly easy to use.
It may dry out, after a time, but is usefull and cheap for short term storage and propagation of a strain.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: deucedbi9]
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Parafilm is about £15 a roll is it not?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
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Parafilm is about £15 a roll is it not?
Not sure.When i looked for some online i just baulked at the price and found an adequate alternative.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: deucedbi9]
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Have you used it before? Its actually amazing, well worth £15 imo and it will last for ages
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
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Have you used it before? Its actually amazing, well worth £15 imo and it will last for ages
As long as a £1 a time roll of 12inch clingfilm, cut into 2 inch sections?
As stated. I have never used parafilm.Perhaps, were more professionaly minded, i might try it,but at the moment i would prefer to use my income on petri's, and other essentials, rather than the parafilm to wrap them in.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: deucedbi9]
#14762628 - 07/13/11 12:37 PM (10 months, 11 days ago) |
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Praps not as cheap as clingfilm no! :p
If it works for you mate, then go with it. I wasnt knocking you!
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LousyHero
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14763175 - 07/13/11 02:13 PM (10 months, 11 days ago) |
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guys what's that stuff you add to syringe water to stop spores from clumping up and sticking to the sides?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14763216 - 07/13/11 02:20 PM (10 months, 11 days ago) |
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a drop of sex lube or washing up liquid. Ive never used it though.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14763626 - 07/13/11 03:57 PM (10 months, 11 days ago) |
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cool, thanks.. well I will.. sucked some spores into the syringe and then realized that big part got stuck to the shot glass walls..
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14765981 - 07/14/11 12:09 AM (10 months, 11 days ago) |
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You'll still have spores in your syringe dont worry
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14766894 - 07/14/11 08:20 AM (10 months, 11 days ago) |
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Gigabyt3r]
#14770914 - 07/15/11 01:51 AM (10 months, 10 days ago) |
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this is totally of topic, but since its aimed solely at brits i couldnt think where better to post it.
THE FUCKING TV LICENCE!!
the BBC is the only company in the world, outside communist China, that, if you dont buy their product, has the power to send you to prison!!
sure you will get a fine or two first, but after refusing to pay the fine on the above grounds they can send you to pissin' jail!!
now i dont know about you lot, but i think that is WANK!!! i dont usually swear in my posts, but this pisses me right off!!
rant over
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#14771234 - 07/15/11 05:47 AM (10 months, 10 days ago) |
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LOL chill out maaan. Just dont pay for it. Ive not bought a TV licence for 5 years, have a sky subscription and nothing has ever come of it. I get the occasional letter saying "you are going to prison!!!" But thats it.
Just dont let the inspectors in if they ever come round. You can refuse entry as they are not the police.
Saying that, an inspector caught my friend without a TV licence, he bought one the next day and never recieved a fine.
So basically, dont pay it!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14771248 - 07/15/11 05:56 AM (10 months, 10 days ago) |
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gotta admit tho, its a rippoff. i shoud keep my license from 1982 cos we get so many repeats!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#14771256 - 07/15/11 06:02 AM (10 months, 10 days ago) |
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It is indeed a rip off! For the muppets who are scared by 'the man' into paying it.
Did you know theres no such thing as a TV detector van?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14771291 - 07/15/11 06:26 AM (10 months, 10 days ago) |
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after extensive research (10 mins on google and a spliff) i find the opinion on the existance of tv detector vans split about 50/50.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#14771457 - 07/15/11 07:37 AM (10 months, 10 days ago) |
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Ive seen a website stating that no one has been prosecuted with Evidence from a 'TV detector van' ever.. anyway lets keep this on topic, if you want to continue we could take it over to 'the pub'
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14771477 - 07/15/11 07:45 AM (10 months, 10 days ago) |
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sorry im done now.
on the uk supplies thing, i found some really good grit for mixing in with my cactus compost at our local aquarium shop
i realize its local to me but im sure aquarium shops around the country will have it.
wash it a couple of times and its much cheaper than homebase. b&q dont even sell cactus grit.
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Jerm Herminson
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#14776197 - 07/16/11 04:13 AM (10 months, 9 days ago) |
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JARS: Aldi's Gisseppe's pasta sauce - 440ml capacity
18 PENCE!
Bought a dozen yesterday.
Another dozen today.
The sauce is horrible so if you can't find a willing victim to give it to I wouldn't feel too guilty pouring it down the drain.
I can fit 5 in my PC so BAM. goodtimes.
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ozzysmygod
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Lol ASDA 440ml curry sauce used to be 9p a Jar!
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Sadly (or not) I have no Asda within cycling distance. 9p eh? CRACKIN'
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andymc
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Thanks for starting a new thread, base.
Bought some new mason lids from the phillip morris link someone posted
That prebuilt flow hood looks like a great deal, but it can't have the recommended plenum depth (to even out the flow), so I'd want to hear what someone who bought one has to say about it.
I built my own, but the cost was formidable.
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djshoo
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
#14780283 - 07/17/11 02:26 AM (10 months, 8 days ago) |
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Anyone know where I can get hold of calcium carbonate or oyster shell flour,I've been to all the garden centres around my area but had no luck,I did manage to find crushed oyster shell but its not cheap & from what I've read it's not ideal to use as a ph buffer for casings although I have used it without any problems in the past?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: djshoo]
#14780492 - 07/17/11 05:11 AM (10 months, 8 days ago) |
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oyster shell - any pet shop - 50p a bag -take home and crush/bash/grind
I just used it as crushed shell in a few casing layers, it twas fine. bout 10% of mix if i remeber correctly.
Edited by FractalXplora (07/17/11 05:16 AM)
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djshoo
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I paid nearly £5 for a 450g jar of the stuff,ouch.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: djshoo]
#14780673 - 07/17/11 07:01 AM (10 months, 8 days ago) |
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Why not use hydrated lime? A box of that will last a year or two and it's cheap..
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Is hydrated lime good as a long term buffer for ph as this is what i'm after or is calcium carbonate better?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: djshoo]
#14781213 - 07/17/11 10:08 AM (10 months, 8 days ago) |
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I've always relied on lime and never had any problems... Never needed to try anything else.
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ozzysmygod
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Wilko clear plastic 80L tubs, perfect for monotubs and SGFC's have increased 50% in price from £6 to £9
Barsteds!
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LousyHero
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try ASDA, a big one.. they got a nice selection..
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Quote:
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Wilko clear plastic 80L tubs, perfect for monotubs and SGFC's have increased 50% in price from £6 to £9
Barsteds!
Last week plenty of tubs but no lids, this week the lids are in!!!!!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: dakgm]
#14813314 - 07/23/11 11:19 AM (10 months, 2 days ago) |
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Some of the lids off the smaller tubs fit the 80L ones for future reference
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Quote:
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Some of the lids off the smaller tubs fit the 80L ones for future reference
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: mr_squee]
#14813641 - 07/23/11 12:35 PM (10 months, 1 day ago) |
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Quote:
mr_squee said:
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You dont need to PC them. They come sterile. You sterilize your agar and pour it into the dishes 8in a glovebox or infront of a flow hood) whilst still warm, before its set.
Most plastic petri's are polystyrene and so cant be pressure cooked for reuse
I was more thinking about reusing them to be honest - I am a tightwad!
90 Min's in the PC at 15psi.
not to good, but there is an interesting thread by "andymc" http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/14248821/page/6
might be worth a look.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: dakgm]
#14816429 - 07/24/11 12:58 AM (10 months, 1 day ago) |
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So I'm not in the uk anymore. got deported. Totally fucked my life over a bit. Trying to get back on my feet in the states. First time I've been on since it happened. Rough times.
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Javadog
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14816451 - 07/24/11 01:16 AM (10 months, 1 day ago) |
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Quote:
Base Icks said:
So I'm not in the uk anymore. got deported. Totally fucked my life over a bit. Trying to get back on my feet in the states. First time I've been on since it happened. Rough times.
Base,
I am so sorry to hear this bro.
Let me know if you need anything.
Take care and keep your head up.
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Base Icks
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Javadog]
#14816520 - 07/24/11 02:18 AM (10 months, 1 day ago) |
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Oh yeah, any one want to buy my 14L hawkins pc? Has an extra gasket as well. I used it for about 6 month s here and there. Has a couple of minor scratches from being used but nothing that effects it working. Works like a dream compared to using 6L thats for sure.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14816643 - 07/24/11 04:31 AM (10 months, 1 day ago) |
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Reckon we're all sorry to hear about that, Base.
You can gay marry me for a passport if you like. 
Hang in there bro, you're a smart guy, you'll figure it out. Keep your chin up.
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LousyHero
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WTF dude? they don't deport criminals from here, why would you got deported?
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Base Icks
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: LousyHero]
#14820315 - 07/24/11 11:16 PM (10 months, 12 hours ago) |
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Tell me about it man. Most of the people that I was in the detention center with were criminals that had already done there time but they were still keeping them locked up. yet me I get sent home straight away. I had support of my local MP and police as well.
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andymc
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14822202 - 07/25/11 12:08 PM (9 months, 30 days ago) |
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Trade List
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If he asks me "Did you have a good time?" I'll say,
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
#14827321 - 07/26/11 11:25 AM (9 months, 30 days ago) |
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Quote:
So I'm not in the uk anymore. got deported. Totally fucked my life over a bit. Trying to get back on my feet in the states. First time I've been on since it happened. Rough times.
Fuk m8, really sorry to hear that, hope your well and getting back on your feet over there.
Like has already been said, any cultures, prints,gay marrage  or anything i can send over to get you going again, just drop me a
All the best
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Base Icks
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Thanks guys. I'm trying to get cultures form the states since its warm over here.. dont want them sitting in the heat more than they have to be. Thanks for all the support guys.
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shroomzi8
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14842124 - 07/29/11 12:59 AM (9 months, 27 days ago) |
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the uk dosent even deport these dodgy 'hate preachers' cos of their human rights. what the hell did you do that was so bad? prolly something to do with money, cos that seems to be the only thing that upsets our avoricious bastard goverment!
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Base Icks
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#14843101 - 07/29/11 09:10 AM (9 months, 27 days ago) |
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If by money you mean paid all my application fees, solicitor fees, didn't work(cause I was on a visitor visa and they wouldnt let me work), yet have a hard working family that pays taxes etc etc then yeah I'm guilty.
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shroomzi8
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14847848 - 07/30/11 08:38 AM (9 months, 26 days ago) |
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that sucks. sorry man!
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ozzysmygod
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#14848167 - 07/30/11 10:13 AM (9 months, 26 days ago) |
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Can we keep this on topic, this threads been hijacked!
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egodeathflux
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Check back and look at who did the work to start the thread... Anything to do with Base IS on topic. Nuff said.
Sorry you got put up with it but give the man his due respect. 
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Base Icks
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Yeah its a bit off topic, but I have traded with most of the UK regulars on a regular basis, and I found a quite a bit of links that are in the old thread. I was supposed to start moving links over here but it never really happened(cause I got ripped out of my house and life by the UKBA).
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chronicdruid
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14876409 - 08/05/11 10:33 AM (9 months, 20 days ago) |
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Is anyone interested in purchasing a 1 x 2 foot hepa filter grade h14!
it is perfect for a laminar flow hood. alternatively if someone would like to purchase a complete laminar flow hood then i can buy a fan and construct it for you for a very very fair price.
please send me a reply or PM if you are interested.
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Base Icks
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Anyone effected?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14896774 - 08/09/11 02:00 PM (9 months, 15 days ago) |
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Nothing in Leicester. Various rumours circulating but not much is actually happening. Increased police presence in the city, a few businesses and the job center closed early, but not actual riots.
A few youths stood around waiting for something to happen, but nothing happening as of yet!
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El Vergatario
Save the planet, eat humans.
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I live in Wood Green and shit kicked off Saturday night/Monday morning. Nothing as bad as what happened last night.
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I tell ya. They kick me out, and the whole country goes to shit. Just saying.
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andymc
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#14902947 - 08/10/11 05:57 PM (9 months, 14 days ago) |
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I live close to Clapham Junction, so yeah, shit got smashed up.
Bought a high-powered slingshot, steel shot, and an aluminium baseball bat, since it's apparent that the cops aren't able to protect us.
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Javadog
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
#14903309 - 08/10/11 06:56 PM (9 months, 14 days ago) |
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I am sorry to hear this Andy.
Be safe and Kick Ass both, if you can. What shit.
"We're getting our taxes back" she said. The system needs to put her to
work, to pay for her services by some other means.
Take care,
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Javadog]
#14955489 - 08/21/11 04:24 AM (9 months, 4 days ago) |
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has anyone got any mex A spores for sale or trade?
tryed a certain vendor here, but they have failed me twice now. when i finally got my hands on a mex a syringe there were no spores visibly clumped up in the syringe  i thought o well they are microscopic so they must be in there somewhere. I have used all the syringe whilst shaking the fuck outa it, mainly putting drops onto agar. Nothing nadda zilch.
i am aware that these are harder to fruit then galandoi and so people selling these spores are likely to dilute the soloution alot more to spread it out. Has anyone had any positive experiences with getting hold of mex a spores recently? if so could you tell me where you got them from? sporeworks wont let u order without phoning an american number! not sure how much that will cost.
any help would be much appreciated, thanks in advance
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Anyone know of a uk supplier for Self healing injection ports SHIPs like these: http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm/terms/5469
chronicdruid I am just starting a Mex A grow from sporeworks (got it a few months ago) so if I manage to fruit some I will let you know mate!
Thanks
EDIT: Just wondering can you grow mushies at this time of year in your home? Sclerotia and Cubes? Thanks
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You can definatly grow cubes in the UK without any heating at the minute. I even stuck the substrate out of a monotub in a bin bag and it fruited
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Eid]
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my freinds incubation area is too cold its usually 18.8*C -20*C in the day time I hate to think how cold it gets at night- and the mycellium is very slow to grow through jars !!! they have become extremely patient because of this but they've had enough and it is taking the piss so i have been considering different solutions for em. Im not really keen on the idea of a TIT as A. rather not add any humidity into the room and B. it wouldn't be spacious enough.
thinking of getting an oil filled heater with thermostat. Not sure which 1 to get, its giving us a right headache trying to decide. Has any1 else here had any positive experiences with oil filled heaters, dont want 1 that is going to rape the electricity bill XD
ive read so many conflicting reviews now that i have gone bonkers. can anyone help steer me in the right direction and help the myc to thrive.
p.s @ mashedglassess i hope you manage to fruit them and get a print or two. you can get the injection ports off ebay... same as link above but a bit cheaper. i have bought the blue ones. but someone has started selling the grey 1s aswell. gotta get them from usa. but they come in about a week and worth it if you get a whole bunch of em... look very professional on your jars
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mushroom-substrate-mushroom-culture-injection-ports-/330601116241?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf95cb251
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-count-size-000-1-2-Rubber-Stopper-Injection-Port-/260710505521?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb38e9c31
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Have you got a cupboard you can put the oil filled rad in, will keep the bills down a little
I cant really see how its too cold, ive not heated my incubation room or fruiting room all summer, and everythings been fine. I even stuck a monotub outside and it fruited.
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I used to use a TIT, but changed in favour of just heating the room in winter. I use a normal electrical fan space heater with a temperature cutoff. You can get those for a few quid on Amazon, at Argos, etc. I didn't notice any unreasonable spike in electricity bills this winter, although I do worry somewhat about fire risk.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
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i think its just this house, i know its supost to be summer (pah) but the temp is 18* in there and the jars are cold to the touch. At this rate the jars will be colonised around about christmas!
i have been looking at the fan heaters... and like you am a bit worried about leaving it on whilst out the building! thanks for the replys
ps. do you no what temp it is in your incubation room on average ozzy? wud b interesting to know.
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I havnt been using my TIT incubater for the last few months, but now im noticing the colonisation times starting to slow right down. I will be refilling it and switching it back on soon i think.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Zed]
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Its usually 70 F, drops to 69 sometimes. I wouldnt use a fan heater ,use an oil filled radiator
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hello there...
i need an alternative to chinsol or cheshunt compound for preventing damping off fungus on my cacti.
ive found bordeaux mixture, but i did like chinsol, cos it was easily stored and prepared. (little plastic bag in the drawer)
it seems that, for whatever reason neither of these products are on the market any more.
i foyu have any suggestions, i'd be happy to hear them.
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Why not use cheshunt compound?
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it is no longer available.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#15000400 - 08/30/11 04:00 AM (8 months, 26 days ago) |
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I've seen it in garden centers recently.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Nut Jobs, I find it sketchy enough climbing up a ladder or jacking a car up with the proper equipment..
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i think its been discontinued. i googled it and got this off a gardening website...
"It appears that Cheshunt Compound is no longer manufactured by Bayer owing to a change in regulations regarding products containing copper sulphate. Without it I find almost all of my greenhouse vegetable seedlings damp off and die. I have asked Bayer if they provide an alternative. They said that their Fruit and Vegetable Disease Control (based on a copper oxi-chloride compound) has recommendations for similar applications. Their representative wasn't exactly effusive in his recommendations."
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I got a ton of it sitting over there but I dont have anyone to mail it to you.
Maybe some one around here has some?
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It stinks though.
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i think i have found a supplier for ammonium carbonate in the uk. its really hard to get it here. copper sulphate is easy enough to find. i will make my own version of chinsol, i think.
i really dont think there is much alternative. sodding EU banning stuff left right n centre!. i can understand it not reccomended for use on food crops or large scale agriculture, but surely it wouldnt kill them to let the uk's cactus growers use it.
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base, those are some crazy pics... ladders are fucking dangerous for sure.
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My bad I meant to post that in another forum. I must have been tired, like I am right now :P
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Has anyone got any experiance using the 20kg pack of WBS from Pets at home? Im out of rye grain, and due to work commitments I cant get it delivered in the week, saturday only. Im out this saturday and cant fall behind on G2G's!
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Im out of rye grain, and due to work commitments I cant get it delivered in the week, saturday only.
Are you paying much for rye?
Rye is really a US thing, I bought it early on (for a high price) thinking I had to have it, but they use it beacuse it is common and cheap there. Wheat is a good subsitute, and usually far cheaper, I have seen experienced european growers say wheat is just as good, sometimes better.
Also dextrose is a US thing, glucose is the same thing, you get it in homebrew shops or the baking section or baby food section in supermarkets.
For a poor mans petri dish you can use wide salsa jars, they are wide and low enough to work with for some basic work.
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dovefarms.com rye was under 20 quid a 25kg bad delivered. I think saturday delivery cost more though.
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Yeah I usually get Rye from Dove, but Im not in mid-week and was away for the weekend. I went and tried pets at homes WBS, 20kg for £15 ,it came out a little stickier than id liked, i'll let you know how colonization goes!
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I bought my rye from a local wholefood wholesale place, was £13 for 25kg organic. Bought 50kg before I moved so should be set for a while. Will do an update for rye in the South West in about 3 years... 
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I only had 1 pc load left when I got deported. I went through 3 bags in 16 months. Only had 6L pcs most of the time as well.
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Its usually 70 F, drops to 69 sometimes. I wouldnt use a fan heater ,use an oil filled radiator
or you could try electrical equipment? I have a draw with a digibox in it, which keeps the temp up to about 74 degrees, and I don't think it canes the leccy really
could be done with a clear storage box perhaps?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
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thats an interesting suggestion keeno. nice avatar XD i opted for an oil filled radiator which is working wanders, keeps the room at a good temp, and think its the safest, i dont mind leaving it on when i go out to work
plus it spends most of the time off and just stays warm, so dont think it uses much electricity.
earlier on i posted about roofing tyvek .... turns out it works a charm it is very robust compared to other forms of tyvek. jars have been pressure cooked 3 times for 2 hours at 15psi. they show no signs of deterioration so you can use the lids many times without replacing the filter.
i believe these are some atlantis stones growing on rye, using this filter material
 
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re: avatar, cheers. gotta love a bit of photoshop action eh? good old Robert 'Panda' Smith
haha
so are your jars used for grain inoculation? I'm still on the brf cakes, and made them with 1/2 pint cups and tinfoil. but if they work I deffo wanna try some wbs action
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yep they are jars of rye grain. good luck with your brf cakes, let us know how they get on.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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good old police brutality!
I'm surprised we didn't hear about that over here. no... wait. I'm not. the numbers 1, 9, 8 and 4 are going around my mind for some reason...
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Opps wasnt supposed to post that here.
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#15134637 - 09/25/11 09:17 PM (7 months, 30 days ago) |
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Oh and I still have a nice shiney 14L Hawkins pc for sale.
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the hawkins big boy is good i have found a way to get 6quart jars in there, just need to manipulate the lid in the right way and if that fails swear at it a little bit until bingo!
its a good pressure cooker if anyone is wandering i dont really have room for 2 though (chuckles to self-- just imagining the look on the wifes face if i bought another 1)  
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Imagine mines face when I got me second and then third 6L and then the 14L showed up    
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haha i bet there's a lot of shroom widows out there
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450 squids though man! at 60 litre would that need its own purpose built hob? says it has pressure gauge (which you'd want at that size lol!) i would love to see a picture of this! what a dirty great big beast. guess instead of putting it in the cupboard, you could just disguise it/ use it as a cupboard!
... aparently 60l is nothing to these guys.. 160l is what they like to play with!!...
http://www.kwitex.com/ ;
they have a video on that site,, she is talking all sorts of sweet nothings in her indian accent to me right now.... blah blah blah safety valve... blah blah blah fill up with water... blah blah blah.. 100 litres of curry in a hurry!
ps. i forgot ... the 160l
"Cooks food for 1500 person at a time"
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thats a monster! 1500 people!
strong sides to prevent blast! haaha!
it says its for domestic use only. how many domestic households do you know where they cook for 1500 people?
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yep they are jars of rye grain. good luck with your brf cakes, let us know how they get on.
just thought i'd let you all know that the cakes did ok (are doing ok, they're still trying to pump out little babies
you can see pics here in my gallery if you fancy, or in my journal (which needs a bit of an update)
so now I'm onto WBS and Rye. haha. probably getting ahead of myself, but it's fun so why not eh?
so I think I need tyvek (PM to yourself Chronic ), just found some gypsum in a skip on my road, polyfill out of a poundland stuffed toy, pc=got, jars=got, spore=got, poo->need...
ermm I'm sure there's more bits and bobs, but if anyone has any thoughts on their preferred method (coir as opposed to poo, best LC tek etc) then let me know
hope life's treating you all tip top!!!
(and I'm assuming everyone' quiet cause they're all out in the fields picking? damn if i could only get a lift to Wales
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ill pm you a good starting point, so as to keep this thread on topic
if any1 likes big jars,, tescos have some they sell sauercraut and gherkins... they are in the polish foods section go for about £1 - £1.30 a jar and are a quart size. have a lovely seal on them to. They are nice to work with and well worth the monies, compared to buying canning jars.
sauercraut are the best IMP because they dont stink of gherkin for ages after, usually cheaper, and about 3 times quicker to clean. peace
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ill pm you a good starting point, so as to keep this thread on topic
sauercraut are the best IMP because they dont stink of gherkin for ages after, usually cheaper, and about 3 times quicker to clean. peace
super sweet
and yeah, get yourself down to Aldi's, they're only 79p or something
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ok folks, it seems as if Wilkinsons has stopped its verm/ perlite selling for the year, and garden centres are selling it for £8 for 8litres, which is a bit steep
I'd rather not amazon it if possible (damn that paranoia!!) so any ideas for possible sources?
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You can get pasatta (seived tomato) in ~700ml jars pretty cheap, they are wide enough lids to shake grain out of. You can use it in cooking spag bol, I used to just drink it! I would not go through pickles quickly and hate throwing out food.
I am in Ireland and get "sunny south" brand baby carrots in tesco which often (always?) have 100% extra free. I can easily eat a whole jar of them in 1 or 2 goes.
680g carrots, I can fit 200g dry wheat in the jar.
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Hydroponic shops are great for perlite/verm. I got 100ltr of perlite for £13 I think, maybe £14.. Still about 10 times cheaper than the 6 or 10 ltr bags.
Screwfix do Tyvek suits XXXL for about £6.
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hmmm will deffinately look into a local aldi
if i could find tomatoes in 900ml jars that would be awesome, or curry sauce
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awesome stuff, cheers ego, i'll check that out
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I still love me some 750 dolmio jars. Just saying.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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My post in here about jars has prolly got lost in years of posts, but I still swear by the 19p Asda own brand curry sauce jars.
You get some funny looks walking in and buying a whole tray of 10 for £1.90 but who cares .
Cheapest jars ever!!!...they used to be only 9p but slowly going up, I have around 150 of these buggers.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Zed]
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Slightly OT but anyone know when it's worth starting keeping an eye out for mushrooms in the fields? I'm in Bristol if that makes any difference. I heard it was after the first frosts so I guess any week now?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: naturalz]
#15330335 - 11/06/11 07:55 AM (6 months, 20 days ago) |
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Sorry all, really should have searched before posting. Just came across this.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: naturalz]
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Think the 1st Lib finds were in June this year, so no frost required!!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: naturalz]
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Quote:
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Slightly OT but anyone know when it's worth starting keeping an eye out for mushrooms in the fields? I'm in Bristol if that makes any difference. I heard it was after the first frosts so I guess any week now?
best of luck, I've been out hunting in that area for the last 3 years and found jack shit
tell a lie, I've found LOADS of mushrooms (pics soon in my gallery), but none of them libs or cyans... even found some rhododendrons and no joy..
as far as i know, frost kills them off, so get out there before it arrives. if it hasn't already. happy hunting!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15351809 - 11/10/11 05:31 PM (6 months, 15 days ago) |
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I'll be back in the UK in 4 months DDDDDDDDDDDD
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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sweet feet! back in time for spring!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15354360 - 11/11/11 06:40 AM (6 months, 15 days ago) |
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wicked n ting mon.
www.the-mush-room.co.uk sell reishi lc for £5.00 for 5ml!!!
very good.
also you can buy reishi spawn off ebay. i am going to try both.
have some from the- mush-room colonizing now and some from ebay just added to a big jar of rye in front of the hood :P
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Quote:
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I'll be back in the UK in 4 months DDDDDDDDDDDD
great news m8! 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Quote:
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I'll be back in the UK in 4 months DDDDDDDDDDDD
Cool! For keepsies this time? 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
#15400509 - 11/20/11 10:29 PM (6 months, 5 days ago) |
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I hope so. Will be coming on a spouse visa. I'm trying to get back before the end of the year now actually. Cant wait to get back into my lab. I have a cousin over here that's suffering from lymphoma and is getting kemo treatments that are really hard on here. I wish I was back there and was able to grow her some medicine now.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Woot woot! Good to have you back on board the Brit Train Base! Hope shit works out, sounds like the spouse visa should give you a little more breathing room.
Assume you still got cultures/prints etc? Lemme know if you need anything dude.
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Hi!
I just wanted to thank everyone for their input on this thread! I have pretty much read every page an soaked up some serious information needed to get me started,
I' ve not grown anything from spores before I just to just buy kits back in the day but have the urge to get fully involved this time.
I'm sure I will be a regular on the boards from now so hopefully we can share information and bits n bobs in the future.
I've just been collecting stuff i need this week and going well. My first syringe turns up next week, I will be attempting a liquid culture with golden syrup and then heading to B & Q for some WBS.
Anyway.
Thanks again to everybody that everybody that has shared supply land other links for the UK heads.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: hawkington]
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best of luck mate! 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15423114 - 11/25/11 04:33 PM (6 months, 18 hours ago) |
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Cheers Mate!
just noticed your from the west county too! I'm currently Bristol based.
Quick question to anybody out there, should i go ahead and purchase Karo for around £7 with shipping or just stick with honey? too many options and my budget is running out
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: hawkington]
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ah good lad! Bristol's an ace place!
I dunno about the Karo, but seems like the consensus on here is to do a Grain Liquid Tek's are much better as you can detect contams a lot easier.
here's a tek to check out:
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/15308963#15308963
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15423244 - 11/25/11 05:15 PM (6 months, 17 hours ago) |
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Ah that makes perfect sense! Cheers man
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: hawkington]
#15423324 - 11/25/11 05:45 PM (6 months, 17 hours ago) |
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Karo is a complete red herring IMO, no better than honey. I have had the best LC results with straight honey, pale honey is best as the LC solution is more transparent and easier to spot contams. Organic if you prefer, I like it better, though not sure there's a definitive difference.
I have noticed no difference when adding LME (light malt extract) other than an increased amount of sediment. Stick with honey at between 4-6% and you'll be fine.
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Agree, light honey works beautifully, and it's cheap and available.
I've been using LME and dextrose since I bought a bunch (LME from brewers, dextrose from any chemist really) but it's not noticeably better than honey water IME.
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Cheers for the advice guys.
I think I'll start with a little honey LC from my syringe and then do the GLC Tek if i am successful with my spawn from that in the future.
How much honey do you recommend to put in a 1/2 jar egodeathflux ? I know you say 4-6% would that be around a table spoon?
Cant bloody wait to get started on this
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I use the light honey in a squeezy bottle, makes things really easy. I also think less is more, you only need a little drop.
i usually just eyeball it but depends on size of your jar. I'd say a teaspoon full would be plenty, but a tablespoon probably would be fine too :P
regarding my previous post about reishi cultures... the spawn from ebay struggled hard to recover. The culture from the-mush-room .co.uk has performed really well so far. I would highly recommend the latter.
Edited by chronicdruid (11/26/11 04:57 AM)
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As in a 1/2 pint? I put around 8-9grams of honey per 1/2 litre(500ml)of water. Tap water is fine but I think bottled is better, no chlorine etc.
I realise weighing honey is tricky and messy, I just put an empty jug on my digi scale, tare it then add my honey, then remove from scale and add boiling water as required.
But yeah I think a teaspoon per 400-500ml should be fine.
Edit: Also agree with Chronic on the squeezy issue, its the way forward.
Edited by egodeathflux (11/26/11 07:49 AM)
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Thanks again!
I know this is not really a cultivation thread but I was wondering if you could help me a bit more
I've been reading thread after thread tek after tek and seem to be over complicating things in my head and reading so much conflicting information is kinda got me to a stand still and cant make up my mind the way to go...
This is what I had In mind the other route I wanted to go down -
I have a 13psi PC that im going to sterilize my WBS in pint jars for around 70 mins? I have all the stuff to make the lids - gonna go down the Tyvek filter and silicon self healing inoculation hole I think
Inoculate with my spore syringe (2 cc per pint jar? ) and save some to make a LC with honey.
When it comes to colonizing these jars I am a little concerned as my flat is not optimum temperature and dont want to give ££££ to British Gas this year to heat the flat constantly so was thinking of a TiT to keep a constant temp for the jars at about 22-25c I'm guessing condensation will not be an issue at this point? or should i leave the lid off the tub? My flat temp seems to vary from 16-19c at the moment.
I was then thinking about making a casings up with coir and verm as it looks pretty easy and cheap. Mix up and put in trays with spawn
When it come to a FC my concerns come back to the temperature should I just stick with a shot gun FC with perlite? will it be warm enough? I have patience but dont really wanting to be waiting any longer than I have to...
If anybody could suggest anything that would be similer to what I had in my head that might be more effective please point me in the rite direction
Like I mentioned my main concerns are temperature at the moment.
Any help would be wicked Cheers
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THIS MAY HELP
UK Growers Guide
Introduction
When I first started it was like a maze of names and phrases I had never heard of before in my life. When the veil breaks, inoculation, fruiting, pins, vermiculite, mycelium, perlite were all words I never associated with tripping.
I stumbled on mushroom spores and kits while looking at other substances available on line and I was hooked straight away. I never new much then but decided to take a chance and send for a kit containing 10 plastic 250ml containers, syringe and substrate.
When it arrived I was like a kid with a new toy, I quickly got everything together and before I new it the first spots of mycelium were showing after a week and within another 2 weeks I had my first flush. Then the learning process really started because everything I needed to start was in the well-equipped kit, so I decided to try and find everything I needed to be self-sufficient.
Definitions And Sources
Canning
The art of getting jam and fruit into jars is massive in America but practically unheard of here in the UK and as some equipment associated with canning is used in growing mushrooms, canning jars I had a hard job finding the best equipment for the job in hand.
I had the 10 jars I received with my kit, they are good plastic jars and I still use them but there only good for semi sterilization, boiling jars in a pot not a pressure cooker and as I never had a pressure cooker at this time it was plastic containers I was looking for.
Jars (glass and plastic)
After a lot of searching I found that Asda supermarkets sells good plastic Tupperware containers with good tapered lids and their 250ml about 40p each. Some of the lids were looser than others but when making your jars up put a layer of foil over the container before you put the lid on, this helps make the tighter.
If you have a pressure cooker and your looking for glass jars you can forget about finding any canning jars in the UK , we don’t sell them because as I said earlier we aint into canning the way they are in the USA but alternatives can be found.
Bonne Maman jam is available in a lot of Tesco supermarkets and these make ideal glass containers for using for your pressure cooker also in Tesco Princes Finest Continental Pate make just as good jars, both are dearer than the plastic containers but are sound investments for the p\c user.
Vermiculite
Used in the gentle art of cake making, used in gardening and available in any BnQ, Homebase and most garden centers.
Perlite
Used for humidity and available at BnQ, Homebase and most garden centers.
Terrarium or Fruiting Chamber
BnQ again do a wide range of plastic containers is all shapes and sizes. Pick a dark one and make sure you get a clear lid, this saves you cutting the lid later to let light in. They do a 40litre one that holds about 15 cakes they also have ones that have wheels about 75 litre both are good and have good fitting lids.
Brown Rice or Brown Rice Flour
Well I have never been able to find BRF I just go for the brown rice and then put it in the coffee blender to make it into flour, try to get organic brown rice.
Temp Gauge, Humidity Gauge
Both available in BnQ Homebase and all garden centers.
Spores and Spore Syringes
The tricky part, who do you trust your money to? Well I started with a kit but don’t recommend them because you can make you kit yourself cheaper.
I will give the sites I have bought off and have had no problems:
www.smartbotanics.com are a well established site who deal in good quality spores, kits and equipment and if your not happy you get a refund.
www.ralphstersspores.com is a top spore supplier run by Ralphster a well established member of the online mushroom community.
These are only two. There is many to choose from but I had no problem with these two sites.
Desiccant
Used for drying mushrooms, this can be found again at BnQ and Homebase at the plumbing section, Kilrock refill for moisture traps.
Conclusion
Well there aint much else you need to set your self up except a little skill and a little luck and once you get started you can take your own prints and trade them , so good luck and happy tripping.
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 Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: scotsman1]
#15428827 - 11/27/11 12:51 AM (5 months, 30 days ago) |
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Spot on !!
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Don't worry too much about the temp of your jars Hawk, they will colonise just fine at room temps even in winter. You can always wrap the jars in something cozy to insulate them. Myc gives off a little heat when it colonises so internal temps once colonisation takes off will be a little higher.
Growth maybe a little slower but there is no need for temps in the 70s at all, 50c+ is viable. LCs will sit in the fridge for months/years at far lower temps and survive, so at worst you will stall them. Room temp is fine, don't overcomplicate.
PC for 90 mins if I were you, most times given are for a 15psi cooker, better to be safe than sorry = less work in the long run.
Everything else sounds great, make a GB or STAB (why have I never seen that acronym before..?) and you're are almost assured success.
SGFC is the easiest to begin with, master that then move onto monos etc.
Edited by egodeathflux (11/27/11 02:39 PM)
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Just spent a week getting my visa application together. Should be able to submit it monday. Hoping to have it before christmas, and be able to afford a plane ticket before NYE!!!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: badman]
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quick question -
what's everyones favourite supplier for Pan Cyan's that i can get sent to the UK?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
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MRCA have never done me wrong and I've never heard a bad thing about them, but please keep us all in the loop if you go ahead with it! I'm sooo keen too but I'll have to save it for the year.
Just a point, The last tread was an incredible resource for all UK shroom heads and I don't mind doing my bit and bring the links across. Would it possible to divide the thread up and make light work of it?
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MRCA sent me great Pan. varieties, only vendor I've used, good service and decent prices on the bulk deals. Been a couple of years since I paid for spores but they used to be great.
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Quote:
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MRCA have never done me wrong and I've never heard a bad thing about them, but please keep us all in the loop if you go ahead with it! I'm sooo keen too but I'll have to save it for the year.
Just a point, The last tread was an incredible resource for all UK shroom heads and I don't mind doing my bit and bring the links across. Would it possible to divide the thread up and make light work of it?
I wish I had time mate. I intended on doing it. If you want to make an effort your more than welcome. If you want to get good links together and them to me I can put them in the first post.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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nice one folks!! appreciate the feedback there, I'll let you know how it goes
love this site!!!
and i'm up for helping out, but it won't be till next Wednesday...
birthday and one year anniversary with my good lady, so i'm gonna be busy, but I'm deffo up for helping the UK bredren after that. gotta spread the joy eh? especially in the winter when no-one's gardens are growing eh?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15477850 - 12/06/11 10:33 PM (5 months, 20 days ago) |
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I submitted my visa application this week. Hopeing it will be approved in a week 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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fingers crossed mate!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15478477 - 12/07/11 02:01 AM (5 months, 20 days ago) |
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When I get back I'll put some time into links. I might need new cultures guys I'm not sure yet. All my equipment should be ok but I may need wedges, and I'll probably do a contest for all my actives. When I get back I will be soley edibles and madicinals
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Im sure i did a UK guide in about 2003 or summit many more uk growers now than then...enjoy...
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: scotsman1]
#15506425 - 12/12/11 05:29 PM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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Great to hear base! I'll collect all the links from this thread first then make a move on a section of the old thread.
Can anyone help me out with needles?? I just bought a 100ml syringe and thinking a nice long 16 gauge needle would be perfect for large LC's, cheers in advance
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Any of y'all ordered stuff from the shroomery store? Just wondering about UK delivery times, ordered some stuff in Nov when the $20 off sale thing was happening, still nothing, nearly 4 weeks now... And it was for my birthday which was a couple of weeks-ish back..
Will prolly make a thread somewhere or ask admin, just thought I'd ask you lot first as we're in the same geographic boat. Cheers
**Also, Base, if there's anything I can do to help with the thread let me know, I know I'm good at offering help then disappearing, but got 2-3 weeks off and a reliable internet connection so let me know.
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Yo Ego.
I think were just trying to get the good links in an easy to find place in the OP like the old thread. I wish I had time. Hell thats all I used to do is try to find the cheapest best stuff since I was pinching my pennies.
I think going backwards through this and then the old thread would be the best way to go about it.
If you can either post or me the links in categories if possible I can copy and pasta them into the OP.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated guys.
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Hi Ego,
I bought a shirt a while back; I don't remember the delivery being either particularly fast or particularly slow.  Maybe give it a bit more time (with time of year taken into consideration as well).
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
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anyone looking for 4oz wide mouth jars found these only downer is its a solid lid but will still do the trick , think they also do 8oz wm jars
http://www.jamjarshop.com/buy/shortroundjamjar4oz/?catid=6
sorry if this link is already posted.
found some lids that should fit them jars
http://www.jamjarshop.com/buy/clinchseals/?catid=46
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Those jars are awfully small I think. I reckon you want something closer to 250ml - roughly 1/2 pint - for cakes (assuming that's what you're doing).
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
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good luck Base, be wired to see ya back in the UK, been doing nothing here, totally waiting for summer again, my igloo temps at Lat 55 are not worth the effort, damm i miss growing.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Wow! Glad you like the place must be the weather
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Yours may not be as sleek but it sure is sexy
Would love to see somebody rubber stamping that sites flow hood as A okay... so reasonably priced seems too good to be true and very tempted.
I have got one on order from http://www.standardhepafilter.com/ - hope to get it in 3 weeks - so I'll give a report once I've had the chance to try it out.
Have been looking for an affordable flowhood for ages & when I saw it it was too good to pass up, hadn't seen the questions here about it at that point.
That site looks to be closing soon & selling off inventory but if it all works ok hopefully they'll stay open for a bit longer.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: BlueDruid]
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wow!! I totally don't have £250, but I'm well tempted to get one of these...
let us know how it goes and I'll see if I can sell a kidney or something
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15682627 - 01/18/12 08:50 AM (4 months, 9 days ago) |
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Cheap ass Mason jars, by far the cheapest I've ever seen. Good quality, cheap replacement lids too.
http://www.auravita.com/search/preserving-jar.html
Not sure if this is a new site, but should be added to the index.
BTW my swagstore order showed up eventually, took 9 weeks!! But worth the wait and it was the xmas period and there was a Customs label on it so I think there were import issues.
Shroomery gear seems good quality though.
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For that price you might as well buy 12 x tesco finest preserve, you get 12 jars of preserve as a bonus too!
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nice one Egodeathflux, I was gonna go get me a load of Aldi gherkins, but I might get me some fancy lidded litre jars instead
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For that price you might as well buy 12 x tesco finest preserve, you get 12 jars of preserve as a bonus too!
I prefer a 1000ml Mason jar any day. Mostly use my jars for sclerotia, litre is the only way to go and I just love these jars.
Also I try to avoid processed/excess sugar at the moment so 12 x preserves is just temptation beyond what I can handle. 
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Cheap ass Mason jars, by far the cheapest I've ever seen. Good quality, cheap replacement lids too.
http://www.auravita.com/search/preserving-jar.html
Nice find ego. That Home Discovery brand (they call it Home Made) are the best quality mason jar lids I've used, and I use their 1L jars as well. That's a very good price for them.
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For that price you might as well buy 12 x tesco finest preserve, you get 12 jars of preserve as a bonus too!
I prefer a 1000ml Mason jar any day. Mostly use my jars for sclerotia, litre is the only way to go and I just love these jars.
Also I try to avoid processed/excess sugar at the moment so 12 x preserves is just temptation beyond what I can handle.
Where are you getting sclerotia syringes from? It's something I'd be interested in in the future for sure.
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I can't recall... believe it was MRCA http://www.mrcashop.org/mushroom_shop/mushroom-spore-syringes-exotic-mushrooms-c-170_152_32_38.html (not sure if they are still a sponsor, hope so if not sorry mods)
I've had LC's going for a couple of years, mine were Mexicana which they don't seem to have now.. Sure they aren't hard to find, long time since I bought any syringes..
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Buy some from magictruffles.com and clone them!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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I'm not sure how to clone, but thanks for the site/your avatar anyway!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#15691436 - 01/20/12 02:48 AM (4 months, 7 days ago) |
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looking for synthetic filter discs from the uk. any ideas?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
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Yeah I'd like to know too... mycosupply have them in the states. but it's $13 for 10x 90mm filters (I reckon you'll get 6 circles from that for a jar lid)
don't know how much the postage is though ,can't be arsed to subscribe to the site to find out. But if you wanna go splitsies on that, I'll take 2 filters off of you, and we can work out the cost etc.
also, GOOD NEWS Willko's garden section is back up and running, so 10ltr bags of perlite and vermiculite for £3.58!! Schaweeeeeeet!
you know it makes sense!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15691478 - 01/20/12 03:31 AM (4 months, 7 days ago) |
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use easy felt for filters.
Might have to get someone in the us to find it for you.... *cough*
I'm here till Monday.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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I'll have £10 worth good sir 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15691499 - 01/20/12 03:52 AM (4 months, 7 days ago) |
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Honestly probably more than you will ever need... I already have a few sheets in the uk but I'll try to track down some more....
I'm sorry if I forget, got a lot to do in the way of packing and what not.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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no worries mate, I know what it's like to move cities. moving continents is just one extra slice oh WHOOOAAAAA!!! 
best of luck there
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15691833 - 01/20/12 07:45 AM (4 months, 7 days ago) |
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a good source for gypsum anyone?
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this might help/ might not...
trawl the streets and find a house that's being renovated. the builders pretty much always have mahoosive bags of plaster (gypsum) that they buzz out at the end of the job, or old bits of dry wall. So skips are the way forward, or just ask them, the ones I've approached for stuff are generally pretty cool
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15691892 - 01/20/12 08:01 AM (4 months, 7 days ago) |
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so its just plaster?
i'll be in B&Q tomorrow to get a drill for my jars inolculation holes & monotub breather holes so will pick up some builders plaster
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thankyou sir
how about a polyfill source?
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Base, I would pay handsomely for a mixed flava bag of Jolly Ranchers.. if you're offering to smuggle goods from Stateside...
They remind me of living in St. Louis as a kid.. ah nostalgia.
Maybe the most off topic post I have ever made, Base knows what I'm talkin' bout.
** Chronic----Polyfill = the cheapest synthetic pillow you can find. Purchase and tear apart as needed. Most of my actual pillows are missing chunks. Hehehe. Again, enough for years. 
EDIT: make sure it's synthetic fibre, not cheap foam stuff!**
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Base, I would pay handsomely for a mixed flava bag of Jolly Ranchers.. if you're offering to smuggle goods from Stateside...
They remind me of living in St. Louis as a kid.. ah nostalgia.
Maybe the most off topic post I have ever made, Base knows what I'm talkin' bout.
** Chronic----Polyfill = the cheapest synthetic pillow you can find. Purchase and tear apart as needed. Most of my actual pillows are missing chunks. Hehehe. Again, enough for years.
EDIT: make sure it's synthetic fibre, not cheap foam stuff!**
I'll do my best ego Its going on the list now!!
Also.. If anyone is interested in gypsum me. I have a bag with like 20kg sitting in my shed of good food grade stuff. I should be back in the UK tues or wed. I just got my visa in the mail.. I should be able to ship stuff out sooner than later.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#15696090 - 01/21/12 01:56 AM (4 months, 6 days ago) |
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Anyone know where to get synthetic filter discs in uk?
I'm using 1ltr kilner jars, the type where a filter disc can slip easily into the 2 part lid
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as for polyfil, I picked up a stuffed toy in poundland and decimated it. the poor hippo currently has only 1 arm left
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Anyone know where to get synthetic filter discs in uk?
I'm using 1ltr kilner jars, the type where a filter disc can slip easily into the 2 part lid
Ugh, it's a ball-ache. You want 70mm ones, I think. I've never found a good supplier here. I second this question.
I've bought from MRCA (sponsor) in Austria, and MycoSupply (I think)(also a sponsor) in the USA, but the shipping charges can be outrageous in the latter case, unless you sweet-talk Lana.
I also bought a big batch from a medical supplier here, for quite a lot of money, but they turned out to be paper-thin ones. I haven't had the cojones to try them yet, in place of the thicker ones.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
#15700829 - 01/22/12 06:13 AM (4 months, 5 days ago) |
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I never had a problem with Tyvek and micropore.. Never noticed a real difference in GE between the 2.
Is there a reason y'all prefer dics? I may be missing something.. 
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I've decided to go for using tyvek double folded on jars now, cheap & you can cut to fit...
On my monotub i think ill have holes stuffed lightly with polyfill, then one layer of tyvek gaffa taped on top
As for fanning/dehydrating, anyone tried one of these?
Isit worth it?
http://www.ukjuicers.com/stockli-dehydrator-with-timer
Im thinking it would get em cracker dry by itself set to 30c for a few hours
Still do overnight in desiccant chamber to be sure of course... but this would be cool for dehydrating food thats about to go off aswell
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im thinking of using my biltong dryer which looks a bit like this
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7LHQGzGxlrbruNOV5sXaDB6edM44DSjsGv0aD34ayy7xAkjGQi8-KauGT
dries meat in 2 days so shrooms should be a breeze , only use a 40watt light bulb.
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Right now i use a 6" clip on fan blowing onto circular trays from an old food dehydrator i had, it was a cheap one that only had a high temperature setting so i threw it away & kept the trays, don't need a huge area as 3 trays stacked can hold a large flush
Then will use an air tight desiccant chamber, i think i'll stick to this as i wouldn't want to expose them to light or heat
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As for fanning/dehydrating, anyone tried one of these?
Isit worth it?
http://www.ukjuicers.com/stockli-dehydrator-with-timer
Im thinking it would get em cracker dry by itself set to 30c for a few hours
Still do overnight in desiccant chamber to be sure of course... but this would be cool for dehydrating food thats about to go off aswell
I have that one. It's good. It can dry cubes pretty well overnight, at 30C, but yeah, I usually do them a bit longer, and I still put them in a desiccant chamber to make sure they're totally dry.
Mine goes up to about 70C, but the only time I turned it up high, the fan (coincidentally?) quit working and the base unit started to melt but the seller replaced it.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
#15706006 - 01/23/12 06:31 AM (4 months, 4 days ago) |
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right. those filter discs. i have bought a roll of synthetic filter material from a hospital supply company in europe and i am currently testing its suitability (its about 10ml thick and was intended to be used for something to do with preventing legionaires disease, some hospital filter or other)
if its good i will have discs made up from it. i will keep you posted, cos there seems to be precious little in the way of filter discs for sale in the UK.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: shroomzi8]
#15706086 - 01/23/12 07:31 AM (4 months, 4 days ago) |
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How will you make up the discs?
Tyvek overalls seem a very good/cheap option, but i like the appeal of my jars being neat & tidy, so want to cut the tyvek into discs, although to have it tight on the tops of jars i think you'll have to have to 'twist' the material on with the lid
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Have a safe journey here Base Icks
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Anyone know a decent desktop gas burner for under £100?
I have a 14ltr pressure cooker
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@ The Chronic , are you after some thing like this
http://www.toolbox.co.uk/cadac-safari-chef-30cm-low-14887-500444?utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_medium=GB&utm_campaign=GoogleBase
the only downside is that it does not come with gas bottle and regulator but if you like outdoor cooking this thing is the shit , had a similar cadac braai back in R.S.A and it never let me down .
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I ended up going for one of those £10 ones with gas cartridges, ive seen a couple posters saying they work just fine with their PCs
Thanks for the suggestion though, that is one nice lil unit
Has anyone here used Kilrock moisture absorber granules in a desiccant chamber?
Just bought 25kg off amazon as its so cheap compared to other desiccant, hope it's good
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yeah I used the Kilrock stuff. seemed to work a treat
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
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cheers mate, i also meant 2.5kg not 25kg 
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Nice to see this thread getting a little more attention recently, just in time for Base to get back..
We're waiting to hear you made it home safe and hassle free Mr. Icks..
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don't know you from Adam, Mr Icks, but totally
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don't know you from Adam, Mr Icks, but totally
You will. One of the finest fellows you'll find around here.
Base, we should make sure we finally have that pint, next time you're in London. 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
#15715015 - 01/25/12 05:23 AM (4 months, 2 days ago) |
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I ordered 100ltr of vermiculite for £24.95, thinking it would be 100 litres 'when filled' like the verm you get at garden centres
No, today at work a HUUUUUGE bag of verm turned up!
If any of you guys are londoners & want some, or a lot of FREE verm, drop me a PM
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haha i bet that'd make a nice bean bag in the mean time
good luck getting that back in the tube!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: keeno]
#15715101 - 01/25/12 06:27 AM (4 months, 2 days ago) |
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Lol fortunately I drive, fuck knows what I'm gonna do with it at home, bean bag isn't a bad idea!
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Don't know if it's already been posted but Tesco are now putting their finest jam range in jars suitable for PF Tek, same as Bon Mamman but almost half the price
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: cosmicjam]
#15715341 - 01/25/12 08:08 AM (4 months, 2 days ago) |
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here unless you like buying jam and honey in bulk just get these
http://www.jamjarshop.com/buy/bonnemamanjamjars14oz/ this will save you the time of eating all that jam , haha
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has anyone in the uk used this site for spores . i dont fancy paying high shiping cost from the U.S and dont have any prints to trade atm . fancy trying to grow some cube for a change . pm if you dont wont to post a reply .
http://www.the-mush-room.co.uk/products.php?cat=8
sorry forgot the link , they are out of stock atm
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uuhhh.. which site?
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I used MRCA, good site
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has anyone in the uk used this site for spores . i dont fancy paying high shiping cost from the U.S and dont have any prints to trade atm . fancy trying to grow some cube for a change . pm if you dont wont to post a reply .
http://www.the-mush-room.co.uk/products.php?cat=8
sorry forgot the link , they are out of stock atm
I was going to get some jalisco spores from them but as you say no stock
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I used MRCA, good site
Most relaible for me, won't use anyone else
Only downside it has to come through customs, so don't get em sent to your growing address is my advice
No londoners want to take some vermiculite of my hands then?
Its golden grade/coarse, and there for the taking, im in west london, PM me!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
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Anyone know a decent desktop gas burner for under £100?
I have a 14ltr pressure cooker
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don't know you from Adam, Mr Icks, but totally
You will. One of the finest fellows you'll find around here.
Base, we should make sure we finally have that pint, next time you're in London.
I made it guys, landed last night and got home and settled in. Only had a n2.5 hour connection in heathrow. Inbound flight was late, got held up in imiigration for about a half hour, got strip searched in security, slammed a pint, called home looked at the sign and it was final boarding so I ran all the way across terminal 5 and jsut made it in time. Family was a t the wrong terminal to pick me up so I waited an hour for them to figure it out! I didint have any numbers with me and no mobile for them to call so it was a bit silly really. So glad to be home. I hope to get to work sooooooon!!
I got to get some sort of home brew going, then its time to get some shiitake or something going. I've got a loooooad of cubensis and other active prints... Anyone want any? I'm gonna stick to non actives now.
I also have a toooon of gypsum and I've got a few sheets of this easyfelt stuff for GE. Lemme know if you guys need anything. Feel free to
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Anyone know a decent desktop gas burner for under £100?
I have a 14ltr pressure cooker
Cheers
You got a hawkings big boy too? What you need a portable gas burner for?
Yeah got it in the post the other day, haven't had a chance to use it yet but looking forward to it, basically my hotplates at home are either on full blast or off when it comes to heat setting, like i can have a rolling boil or have no heat at all when i cook, simmering is pretty much impossible, so it would take too much work keeping the PC at the right heat i think
Managed to get a cheap gas burner that will do the job
You got strip searched! fuckers!
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You haven't got a hob?
I didn't really get strip searched but i felt up preeeetty good though.. took ages.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#15716596 - 01/25/12 02:03 PM (4 months, 1 day ago) |
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I have an electric oven with hotplates on top of it, i live in a log cabin so no room for huge gas stoves, got a cheap camping single burner for £10, a few posters have said it works great
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Hi Base Icks
Let me know if you're selling any of your prints - I don't have much, if anything, to trade though
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Merkel]
#15719622 - 01/26/12 04:03 AM (4 months, 1 day ago) |
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Yeah I can sell some. I got loads. I didn't make them so cant guarantee sterility though. pm me.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#15742668 - 01/31/12 11:59 AM (3 months, 26 days ago) |
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Can anyone suggest a good source for vials for use as culture slants?
Planning to expand my edibles range this year so need to pick up some of these.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: BlueDruid]
#15743394 - 01/31/12 03:07 PM (3 months, 26 days ago) |
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I was using these pretty rad 30ml plastic screw tops. All PP clear tube white caps. Stand up on there own. Pretty nice. Bought them from baffcat on ebay I think don't know if he still has any or not.
Actually I just looked them up here..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30ml-Plastic-Autoclavable-Specimen-Containers-Pk10-Geocaching-Laboratory-Insects-/110758320618?pt=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Lab_Supplies_ET&hash=item19c9b5d9ea
Take a look. some like them some dont. I liked them as a suggestion from another member. They make a nice big slant surface. Just make sure to leave the lid a bit loose and seal with parafilm.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: BlueDruid]
#15745829 - 02/01/12 01:49 AM (3 months, 26 days ago) |
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pm me and i can sort you out with some of them Plastic Autoclavable Specimen Containers. i will post a pic later as the site wont let me upload atm but they are more or less the same as the ones in icks link .could do a trade if you have anything interesting (prints)
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with living in the uk and the fact that it f##king freezing here must the year round has anyone tried these for keeping a nice cosy temp
http://www.netpetshop.co.uk/p-34470-pro-rep-reptile-heat-mat-various-sizes.aspx?CAWELAID=751072856
also seen the thermostats for them today in the pet shop while picking up some supplies .
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Thanks for the ebay link BaseIcks may go for those.
Thanks for the offer Mandrax but I've no prints to trade now so ebay looks good.
I've used one of those heat mats for heating up a polystyrene box of pf jars, worked pretty well though I never used a thermostat with them. Did melt a bit of the box lid once though.
Nice reminder I may dig it out & put a bit more heat near my grain jars.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: BlueDruid]
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Hey guys,
I've lurked here for a while consuming as much mush knowledge as I can and now making my first post to give something back!
I found a good website for
petri dishes
autoclavable biohazard bags
para film
and more
at decent reasonable prices including delivery
I haven't seen any mention of this site before, so enjoy!
teklab.co.uk
Also welcome back base!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Cliffroom]
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welcome cliff, nice to see northerns on here .thx for the link
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Nice to see some new "faces" on here.
Thanks for the link.
How are the prices compared to some of the stuff w already have listed?
Just had my first day of work today.
If anyone wants some solar panels fitted let me know
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#15769049 - 02/06/12 02:50 PM (3 months, 20 days ago) |
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Did I already post this....? Had a look and can't see it in the last few pages..
23% off Mason jar lids, I need to stock up, they rust eventually after you puncture/drill them.
http://www.preserveshop.co.uk/jam-jar-lids/mason-jar-lids
I'm on their mailing list, so I forget how many times they sent me this link/info/promotion, hope it's not a repeat!
EDIT: G-13 is a mighty fine smoke..
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Hi
I have a question for those that own the 14 litre Hawkins. Would you buy the same size again, or would you peg for the 18l or even the 22l. Would the dimensions of the larger pair equate to more jars in. I am struggling to track down any of the SEB catering jobbies, so it looks like the Hawkins is my next best option in the UK. I'm going to be using it for edibles and I have a 6x3m space that I can fill, if I can produce the spawn lol I know my best option is to go for an AA from the US but that's too steep at the mo.
Thanks in advance and thanks for a very helpful thread. Just had a delivery of 24x1l kilner type jars from phillip morris from the link earlier on.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: DWOM]
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Lol I get so many emails from Phillip Morris now..
I think I tried working this out when I bought my 14ltr, I know I got the dimensions for all 3, swapped a lot of emails back and forth with suppliers.
As far as I recall the 14ltr is the best value, and the increase in size on the larger models wouldn't allow for any more (1ltr mason) jars.
In fact I think with the price difference I figured it would make more sense to buy 2x 14ltr.
It's been a couple of years though, Base Icks may have some more info, he's less of a slacker than me!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: DWOM]
#15782720 - 02/09/12 07:27 AM (3 months, 18 days ago) |
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Thanks egodeathflux.
Would the fiddly lid when squeezing the 5th jar in make you spend the extra on the 18l a second time around. If the lid is not an issue after you have owned them for this long, then I think that the 14l (x2) is the way to go.
Thanks for the info and the welcome mate.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: DWOM]
#15782837 - 02/09/12 08:11 AM (3 months, 18 days ago) |
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Once you've done the lid-fiddling a couple of times it's no concern.
I would def get 14ltr X2 if I was spending that money. Depending on postage it may be worth getting one and seeing how you like it, can always get a 2nd later on.
5ltrs of spawn is enough for a sizeable bulk grow if you expand to a bulk substrate.
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Yeah, i'll add the second if I need it. Cheers for the advice, just right. Feels neat.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: DWOM]
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I followed the jar lids link by EDF on the previous page, has anyone bought the 500/1000ml jars from there and if so roughly what are the dimensions? and on a related note, what are we in the UK using for jar lid filter material?
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Tyvek or polyfill is the easiest to find.
Not sure anyone has found a decent vendor for filter discs in the UK.
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I just looked back and saw you said you use the 1000ml jars for sclerotia....which is exactly what I'm trying to do! So that brings me to two more questions
1. where are you getting this tyvek? People say overalls but the ones I've seen at B&Q etc seem to have large-ish holes in...
2. Can you critique my sclerotia plan here?
Thanks for all the help so far!
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Screwfix sell tyvek overalls XXL for about £7 I believe.
I would probably noc a small BRF cake or grain jar, check it's clean then just noc up the grain jars with LC.
You can do a G2G tranfer even if sclerotia are already being produced, sclerotia will form mycelium so no worries there.
Still never got round to using bags for sclerotia. Base Icks is the man to ask about bag related issues I think.
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Ok excellent, so I'll get some overalls and worst case I can do sclerotia in the jars. I've already ordered the bags as they seem heller easy (once you've got as far as the confirmed clean LC anyway!)
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Lol I get so many emails from Phillip Morris now..
I think I tried working this out when I bought my 14ltr, I know I got the dimensions for all 3, swapped a lot of emails back and forth with suppliers.
As far as I recall the 14ltr is the best value, and the increase in size on the larger models wouldn't allow for any more (1ltr mason) jars.
In fact I think with the price difference I figured it would make more sense to buy 2x 14ltr.
It's been a couple of years though, Base Icks may have some more info, he's less of a slacker than me!
Welcome aboard DWOM.
Whatever ego I'm a slacker supreme!
Lots of stuff I posts I want to respond to but I'm on my iPad so it's difficult. I'll do my best though.
Concerning the 14l Hawkins, I would go with two of them. I believe in the old thread we had the dimensions of all three as well as members that had them. They told us what the capacity was with 1l kilners. For the price it's was the best deal to get two of the 14L.
You can have a lok back at the other thread and ty to find the info if you like, but I thiiiiink I remember correctly.
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Tyvek or polyfill is the easiest to find.
Not sure anyone has found a decent vendor for filter discs in the UK.
I brought back some of that crafting felt from the states as seen here and here.. I bought them for a dollar or so each. Send me a self addressed enlavope and a pound and I'll send anyone from these boards one. I think I have 5 of them. I might have more some where.
I also have some of the proper Whitman filters .13 microns I think off the top of my head. I can have a look and discuss them further if anyone is interested me.
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Screwfix sell tyvek overalls XXL for about £7 I believe.
I would probably noc a small BRF cake or grain jar, check it's clean then just noc up the grain jars with LC.
You can do a G2G tranfer even if sclerotia are already being produced, sclerotia will form mycelium so no worries there.
Still never got round to using bags for sclerotia. Base Icks is the man to ask about bag related issues I think.
As for tyvek suits I always got mine off eBay.. Always make sure that they are actual DuPont tyvek suit not shitty suits listed as tyvek that you could have got at pound land or b and q. Don't worry about size any suit would last you a long time. I do all my glove box sessions wearing one that was just pc'ed with my tools as well.
I still prefer this felt material over anything else this far. We need to source it here. We find it in craft stores over there. Not sure where to begin here anyone have Amy ideas?
As for bags I wish I had more success with them. I never had that much success with them ever. I tried all kinds of bags, all kinds of pc's, fill capacities, pc times etc etc. I never had success with grains only subs(shiitakes). YMMV. I think it was the universe telling me I didn't need that many actives I'm going to get back into them for edibles at some point. I've got no room to do myco work ATM unfortunately.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Where do you think you go wrong with grain bags? The beauty of them (on first glance) is that there are very few chances for anything to go wrong (if using clean LC)...they're even what is sold to newbies as a grow kit for sclerotia, my mate keeps buying them and annoyingly succeeding
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I mostly did g2g. Working with bags in a gb sucks. The two that I did with LCS could have been bad lc or a culture that was senesced.
I did stones in jars and they were fun. Just don't eat 50 grams of 7 month old stones in one go. That trip of mine is comedy legend around here these days. Was a fucking scarytrip at the time though. 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Ok I can see how that'd be potentially more problematic, I think I'll go with testing an LC on a cake then try shooting it into some bags.
I'll try 15-20g a few times before going 50g
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I have found felt on ebay, just searching polyester felt, stiffened felt etc.
A quick search brought up this;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STIFF-FELT-RED-PINK-ORANGE-WHITE-GREY-GREEN-BLUE-/310371272722?pt=UK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM&var=&hash=item8e09bb5dfb
I dont know if it's as good as the stuff base has and it seems to get a bit wet in the PC but im giving it a go.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Cliffroom]
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I have found felt on ebay, just searching polyester felt, stiffened felt etc.
A quick search brought up this;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STIFF-FELT-RED-PINK-ORANGE-WHITE-GREY-GREEN-BLUE-/310371272722?pt=UK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM&var=&hash=item8e09bb5dfb
I dont know if it's as good as the stuff base has and it seems to get a bit wet in the PC but im giving it a go.
Could you tell me what the sticker says or upload a picture for me? I'm curious of the brand.Quote:
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Is this pressure cooker safe/good enough?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11-LITRE-PRESSURE-COOKER-ALUMINIUM-11L-KITCHEN-CATERING-HOME-BRAND-NEW-L-/320835088283?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Steamers_Cookers_PP&hash=item4ab342ef9b#ht_4279wt_952
Those are wide and short I think. Don't think you could get a 1L jar in there, or any decent sizes jar for that matter. I could be wrong though check out the dimensions. Also I don't know what PSI they are.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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Can't find the dimensions, might be retarded...
I've got a prestige 5.5l but it'll only take 4 jars, and looking at the size of the grain bags I've just got I've not got much chance with getting even one in in!
Will probably just save up 70 quid and get one of those big boys in the first post.
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The felt I linked to is Friendlyfelt by eco-fi.
I have some of this and some non stiffened stuff called Rainbow Classicfelt also by eco-fi, both are the synthetic polyester stuff!
just need to find a good way to attach it to some autoclave bags now :S
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Cliffroom]
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Can't find the dimensions, might be retarded...
I've got a prestige 5.5l but it'll only take 4 jars, and looking at the size of the grain bags I've just got I've not got much chance with getting even one in in!
Will probably just save up 70 quid and get one of those big boys in the first post.
Probably won't find dimensions anyways. I think I see them in the local Asian shops around here. Far as I've seen they are too short for any decent sized jars. I made a living(not really) with 750ml dolmio jars and they were too short for them. Used to fit 4 of them in a 6l prestige.
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The felt I linked to is Friendlyfelt by eco-fi.
I have some of this and some non stiffened stuff called Rainbow Classicfelt also by eco-fi, both are the synthetic polyester stuff!
just need to find a good way to attach it to some autoclave bags now :S
I think that felt was mentioned in one of those threads mentioned above but I'm not sure, did you have a red through them?
And as for bags in my limited experience,
I think I could fit 4l bags in the 6l prestiges as well. Got to wrap in foil though to prevent the bags melting to the sides and they take a whiiiile to pc. I want say 2 or 2.5 hours or something cause you got to get the center hot. Also things tended to get weird for me if the grains some of the grains got mushy. Anaerobic bacteria and all that. Could have been my technique, cultures at the time, contams, Jus plain old bad luck or inter-galactic intervention
As for attaching them to autoclave as either get proper filter bags or take the plunger out of a syringe, fit the filter to the top of the syringe and seal the bag around it. There was a thread on it by myco-alchemist I think. Was pretty cool. Let me know if you can't find it and I'll look it up for you.
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Quote:
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23% off Mason jar lids, I need to stock up, they rust eventually after you puncture/drill them.
http://www.preserveshop.co.uk/jam-jar-lids/mason-jar-lids
Those lids ("Home Discovery") are the best quality I've found. The seals on these outlast all the other kinds I've tried. Highly recommended.
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Tyvek or polyfill is the easiest to find.
Not sure anyone has found a decent vendor for filter discs in the UK.
I've asked the fellow who runs Applied Microscience to stock proper thick glass microfibre filter discs, and we've had a fair bit of communication back and forth, as he's actively trying to source them.
I bought a box from labshop that I thought were the right thing, but they turned out to be papery, and don't PC well. Not cheap either  
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: andymc]
#15851942 - 02/23/12 09:49 AM (3 months, 4 days ago) |
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Heads up for the 1st of March, Lidl are getting loads of gardening stuff in;
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg//lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=29092&ar2=
B&M bargains(I really recommended for all sorts of cheap stuff)seems to have cheaper greenhouses tho,
the martha style for a tenner. I've also seen replacement covers for them for only three quid.
worth stocking up if you can find one near you!
http://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/summer-and-garden
Finally a quick question
Are the bags that annforfungi stocks the pre-sealable ones?
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Cliffroom]
#15852512 - 02/23/12 12:22 PM (3 months, 3 days ago) |
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I think wilkys had the 4 tier mini greenhouses for 9 or 10 quid.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
#15852536 - 02/23/12 12:30 PM (3 months, 3 days ago) |
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indeed it does! I might have to get one for my seedlings in that tricky period when you're hardening them off
oops, gone off topic. haha
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for everyone trying to get synthetic filter disc material...
i would recommend going over to the mad season website. order the largest gallon size discs and then cut them into small pieces to silicone over a small 10mm hole in your lid! If you do this it doesn't work out so expensive per jar and they are good for life/ a long time! you may have to wait for shipping and customs will probably rape u in the ass for some unpaid tax.... c*NTS.
just a suggestion for those who want a long lasting filter material. Where can i get a huge pressure cooker with a built in pressure gauge? i have a hawkins 14l bigboy but it has no gauge which i
find annoying, especially when using it on different cookers and with different loads, its a bit like pissing in the wind sometimes. I'm just interested whats the best u can get hold of over here. so far all i have found is an all american 41 1/2 beast for 535 pounds or sumthing to that extent. XD
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I bought one of these about 14 months ago. Don't remember whether it was from the same seller (there were a couple of sellers, I think):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Steam-Sterilizer-Sterilizer-Autoclave-Stainles-/390369250592
I really like it. If I couldn't afford an AA, I'd buy the same again.
Chinese-made, UK sellers. Not as heavy-duty as an AA, but affordable, goes to higher pressures, is a nice size (18L), and it seems to be holding up pretty well. The pressure gauge doesn't go all the way back down to zero nowadays, but it's accurate under pressure - blows off at the same reading it always did (~129C). Works on the hob and/or with its own internal heating element - which heats things up quick fast
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From what I remember those used to pop up used on ebay sometimes. Think I saw one from a closed up tattoo shop go for like 80 quid once? I could be lying though.
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http://pages.ebay.co.uk/vouchers/FB/
free 5 pounds on ebay. only 50000 of them going. only last for 24 hours or till they are all gone. Going fast. wont pay for shipping. Ideally find something for 5 pounds and free shipping. Otherwise get a discount.
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They are all gone. Dont try it.
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cheers guys. thanks andymc i'll bear that in mind. i have seen the 75x all american steriliser for 500 pound, on mush box website. they say they will ship it here but at a price, but at what price, they havent ever replied. i would be very tempted to try and save up for 1. maybey next year perhaps. it would be a freakin godsend.
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Have you seen the big boy pressure cookers listed in the first post? Under 100 quid and big capacity.
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I believe a decent size AA will hold 15-20 1000ml jars, they are the holy grail, I would trade my Big Boy for one any day..
Not sure of the exact dimensions of the 75x, but most of the larger ones will hold 6-8 1000ml jars per level (stacked), £500 doesn't even sound that bad, given the shocking exchange rate at the moment, I went to Mexico in 2007-2008 and it was $2.12 to £1.00, epic..
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I'd trade my Prestige 5.5L cooker for a big boy any day too! I dream of fitting 1000ml jars in Dolmio is the end of the road for me
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750 Dolmio's bought on offer for a pound have done me well over the years. 800 mayo jars are as big as I've gone. I could get some 1L's for the big boy but its not worth the cost to me tbh.
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Yeah tbh it's not really the jar size, it's the fact I can only do 4 at a time no matter what size...also there was talk that sclerotia does better in pint or bigger jars than half pint, but I'm trying both in my next grow anyway.
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Not sure if this has been covered already but this may help someone out so worth a post. I have found recently that Dunelm Mill sell quart canning jars in the uk and i just got a presto 23qt pressure cooker from Amazon.com shipped to the uk for £70!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: a999potts]
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Litre jars are GREAT for sclerotia. I just finished the last of mine, they were just over a year old.
Yield was around 250g+ per jar. Not sure how this compares with other people's yields, but it's plenty for a house party..
It seems stone production is fastest the 1st 6 months though.
It's actually nice not having them around, was sick of the sight of them. Will actually wait so I can look forward to another batch, prolly leave it a few months at least, think I have sclerotia fatigue, even if my friends haven't.
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Quote:
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Not sure if this has been covered already but this may help someone out so worth a post. I have found recently that Dunelm Mill sell quart canning jars in the uk and i just got a presto 23qt pressure cooker from Amazon.com shipped to the uk for £70!
What was the duty and vat on that then? I have a hard time believing that it was 70 quid including shipping and custom charges. Might be a good ides though. I almost bought one to bring back with me from the states
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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There was no duty as it was under a certain value (according to the duty calculator i used).
Check it out for yourself. I may have overlooked VAT, either way its still a bargain!
http://www.amazon.com/Presto-23-Quart-Aluminum-Pressure-Cooker/dp/B0000BYCFU
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: a999potts]
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just posting so I don't lose this thread
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Psykronik]
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I think if its over 31 pound they charge you 8 pound plus VAT, look it up on http://www.hmrc.gov.uk What was the sale price and the shipping price?
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I think it was roughly £40 purchase price, £30 shipping.
Seems i will be charged £14 vat. so £85 all in, i can deal with that for 10 qt jars per cook versus the 2 im getting now!
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Yeah I think you did good man. Suprises none of us tried that before. good for you man. I'm jelous!
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Oh and let us know how long it takes to get to you will ya?
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Well it arrived yesterday, thats like 5 days!!! AND no VAT
I must have not divided up the purchase/shipping cost properly when i quoted it on here, seems the duty calculator was right! 23qt presto canner £71 delivered to UK marvellous.
Looks like a quality piece of kit too.
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: a999potts]
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Well done thanks for letting everyone know about that.
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safe. I might have to look into this. You say a 23qt will hold 10! litre jars in 1 sitting? that does sound rather useful.
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Well it arrived yesterday, thats like 5 days!!! AND no VAT
I must have not divided up the purchase/shipping cost properly when i quoted it on here, seems the duty calculator was right! 23qt presto canner £71 delivered to UK marvellous.
Looks like a quality piece of kit too.
 
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: Base Icks]
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That seems like an epic deal!
Now, can you get gaskets and parts for it? Do they have to come from the states?
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AFAIK, you'll need gaskets for it. They should last a while though. Never hurts to have one on hand. Though with shipping might want to order two or three to get it sorted and dusted.
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Can I piggyback on that and ask if those hanging basket liners are any use, as they sell them locally (and I don't need much as I don't have much spawn)
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Hey Base welcome back! Glad to see the new UK thread is alive again. If you still want to get shot of some of that gypsum drop me a line, i'll take a stack off you.
That PC from the US looks like a bargain, thanks for the heads up a999
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Thanks Solarity!
I've got spare gypsum and coir blocks i would sell for cost plus shipping. I tend to buy in bulk so the prices are low
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Good to know, any feedback on the basket liners as my local pound shop less than 5 minutes away has them.
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That looks more like husk to me. At the end of the day though its a cellulose material. Should be fine. Although I wouldn't be surprised if it was sprayed with some sort of fungicide or something. This is pure speculation though. I have nothing to back it up or experience with the product.
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It would seem the Big Boy has been toppled!
Great find on the Presto 23ltr, US ebay/amazon etc is so much better..
I think I mentioned it before but in 20+ years of mailing things to and from the States I have never incurred a VAT charge, does tend to make things cheaper, even with international postage.
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lol i have been stung by vat hard many a time before. plus it usually sets the delivery back by weeks!!! very gd find on the presto 23l as it ghas the pressure gauge. Though I think Im going to hold out until i can 1 day get the all american 75x XD hahahaha. not sure exactly how many jars it can fit, but its a ridiculous number plus it lasts a lifetime. I did find a website that deliverys it to the uk for 740 ish pounds all in. when i win the lottery hahaha
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Used the presto for the first time today, really nice piece of kit. I will keep oiling my gasket before each use, i wont be using it too often so should last a good while.
Highly recommend it to anyone in the market for a big, budget pressure cooker!
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: a999potts]
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I know this has been asked before, and it's kinda dumb, but here goes:
Anyone know where I can buy nice poo that's suitable for cultivation? Preferably some vendor that delivers?
I know it's just horse/cow shit, and I know it's just lying around in fields and farms, and I'm sure that if I looked hard enough, I could find someone who's more than happy to unload free shit on me, but I'm lazy, and/or don't want to spend my weekend time hunting for shit and/or, don't have the facilities for aging stuff that's too fresh.
I've got a big bag of B&Q "farmyard manure", and my experience seems to validate the testimonial that someone wrote here - 'meh'. I did successfully grow cubes on it, but the results were less than spectacular.
Now I'm wanting to do batches of non-cube things (exotics, edibles) that require poo, and I'd like to get some good stuff. Don't need big quantities. I'd rather pay than hunt, know what I mean?
Any recommendations?
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composted horse manure... http://www.champfleurieestate.co.uk/acatalog/Horse_Manure.html think you would need to mix it with straw to get a better texture. peace
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composted horse manure... http://www.champfleurieestate.co.uk/acatalog/Horse_Manure.html think you would need to mix it with straw to get a better texture. peace
Thanks chronicdruid, have you ever used this? I've always been under the impression that composted manure is wrong for cultivation, or at least for any mushrooms that are primary decomposers (cubes and pans, I think, are examples of primary decomposers)
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I have used this before. though i haven't carried out enough work with it to fully get behind it. What i will say is that i think it is full of good nutrients. as long as you pasteurize properly than you should get good results.
let us know if you find something else
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80L tubs for 6 squid at wilkys. Stock up if you have big aspirations
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Thinking of starting a little UK webshop for mycology supplies. Seems like the vendors we have aren't all that great sometimes.
What think you, comrades?
I tend to buy things in bulkier quantities when I can, so it only makes sense to parcel things up in smaller quantities and sell them to you bozos at big markups
I just bought everythingmushrooms out of 70mm filter discs, so there's one thing I'll have to sell on (gotta find out who supplies those vendors in the US). It's only 8 dozen this time, but if anyone is in need, hit me up.
What other sorts of things do you guys have trouble getting from UK suppliers? Peat moss springs immediately to mind. AAs obviously, but I might not stock that kind of expensive stuff right away. I suppose I'll be reading back through these threads for ideas...
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Most newbe for the UK are after prints or grow kits . A grow kit would be easy to put together and you could make a killing. Just a idea
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shroomzi8, they are very nice guys. They do grow kits etc and seem to be constantly expanding their stock.
Won't mention their website by name as they aren't a sponsor (far as I know without checking..)
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http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90231416/
IKEA Croydon has a 'Whilst stock lasts' deal on Coir blocks. 99p each!
Dunno if that's good but feck it, I bought 2 1kg blocks!
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Quote:
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http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90231416/
IKEA Croydon has a 'Whilst stock lasts' deal on Coir blocks. 99p each!
Dunno if that's good but feck it, I bought 2 1kg blocks!
I had no idea Ikea sold coir.
That Croydon store is 15mins from my house.
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Quote:
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http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90231416/
IKEA Croydon has a 'Whilst stock lasts' deal on Coir blocks. 99p each!
Dunno if that's good but feck it, I bought 2 1kg blocks!
I had no idea Ikea sold coir.
That Croydon store is 15mins from my house.
Before you go flying off over there Andy, my home town BTW, check out->
www.fertilefibre.com/
DELIVERY AND VAT INCLUDED. 
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do you guys know any place where i can buy gypsum online? unfortunately in my country only gypsum i can get is lab-quality (about 28£ for kilo, haha), so i figured it will probably cost the same to ship few kilos from UK.
GardenDirect.co.uk wont reply my emails :/
cheers.
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Hi All,
Just wanted to say that Im UK based and I got almost everything I needed from Azarius, who are based in Holland.
Great service and delivery was only £5 which I thought was fairly cheap!
They also supply great plastic jars from BRF Tek growing, which Ive put through a pressure cooker and they were all fine (make sure the lid is ajar though!).
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Re: UK supplies thread. [Re: deucedbi9]
#16208480 - 05/10/12 02:28 AM (20 days, 9 hours ago) |
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http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90231416/
IKEA Croydon has a 'Whilst stock lasts' deal on Coir blocks. 99p each!
Dunno if that's good but feck it, I bought 2 1kg blocks!
I had no idea Ikea sold coir.
That Croydon store is 15mins from my house.
Before you go flying off over there Andy, my home town BTW, check out->
www.fertilefibre.com/
DELIVERY AND VAT INCLUDED.
Bump. And shameless self quote.
Just received my order of coir from "fertile fibre". From as little as 88p each, if you buy 20 bricks or more.
These bricks are not as compressed as the 'eco earth' brand. They're the same weight, but twice as thick.
A good thing I think. As I only normally use ~200g at a time it will make slicing off the amount I wont to use that much easier.
Make sure to check out their:
verm 60L £19.20
perlite 60L £16.80
All with DELIVERY AND VAT INCLUDED.
Edited by deucedbi9 (05/10/12 02:45 AM)
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