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XcWABc1
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: hap]
#20215306 - 07/02/14 02:29 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Step Six: Prepare the substrate Get the five gallon buckets out. Poke a hole no larger than 1/4" in the lid of each, then throw in one brick of coir and two quarts of vermiculite.
what is the purpose of this hole? I'm in the process of doing this now forgot the hole.
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AstroCat505
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: XcWABc1]
#20215365 - 07/02/14 02:50 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Step Six: Prepare the substrate Get the five gallon buckets out. Poke a hole no larger than 1/4" in the lid of each, then throw in one brick of coir and two quarts of vermiculite.
what is the purpose of this hole? I'm in the process of doing this now forgot the hole.
Drainage, or air circulation Depends on what stage it is being used for...
Edited by AstroCat505 (07/02/14 02:51 PM)
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refried
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215373 - 07/02/14 02:54 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Shhheeeeat! wish this was here about a year ago! Way to go, Frank! I used your teks and now have this committed to memory.
Good luck noobs!
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AstroCat505
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215374 - 07/02/14 02:54 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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AstroCat505 said:
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Step Six: Prepare the substrate Get the five gallon buckets out. Poke a hole no larger than 1/4" in the lid of each, then throw in one brick of coir and two quarts of vermiculite.
what is the purpose of this hole? I'm in the process of doing this now forgot the hole.
Drainage, or air circulation Depends on what stage it is being used for...
The hole is to drain all that boiling water out that you poured in.
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Ice9
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215380 - 07/02/14 02:57 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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My first monotub grow was a complete failure... Then followed this tek to the T and had great results.
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cronicr
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215382 - 07/02/14 02:57 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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no that water gets absorbed into the sub, the holes to let some steam out
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AstroCat505
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: cronicr]
#20215393 - 07/02/14 03:01 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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cronicr said: no that water gets absorbed into the sub, the holes to let some steam out
I had no idea that coir was that absorbent. I've never worked with it. When saturating straw I always pour off excess water and the sub is always soaked...
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cronicr
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215396 - 07/02/14 03:02 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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give coir a shot, you'll love it
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AstroCat505
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: cronicr]
#20215410 - 07/02/14 03:06 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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cronicr said: give coir a shot, you'll love it;)
From what I've read about it, you are most likely correct. I first have to find a local source. Where do you source your coir sub from?
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cronicr
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215414 - 07/02/14 03:09 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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i get it at either the hydro shop or the pet store, the pet store uses it for reptile bedding
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AstroCat505
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: cronicr]
#20215419 - 07/02/14 03:11 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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i'll hit up the local petco then. I'm not aware of a valid hydro shop in my area...
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thelanzii
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215489 - 07/02/14 03:29 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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AstroCat505 said: i'll hit up the local petco then. I'm not aware of a valid hydro shop in my area...
its like 8 bucks for 3 bricks at petco. Around 12 dollars at a hyrdro shop for a shit ton but then you have to cut it up and measure it yourself and I find cutting coir to be a pain in the ass. I bought 3 packs the other day, and the cashier was like you must have quite the collection of reptiles. I smiled
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AstroCat505
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: thelanzii]
#20215513 - 07/02/14 03:34 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Nemmies said:
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AstroCat505 said: i'll hit up the local petco then. I'm not aware of a valid hydro shop in my area...
its like 8 bucks for 3 bricks at petco. Around 12 dollars at a hyrdro shop for a shit ton but then you have to cut it up and measure it yourself and I find cutting coir to be a pain in the ass. I bought 3 packs the other day, and the cashier was like you must have quite the collection of reptiles. I smiled
processing is never a problem for me, i have a number of tools that I can shred it with. wholesale quantities and price our my interest.
However, the first go around will be experimental, so I'll worry about wholesale sources later...
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cronicr
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215519 - 07/02/14 03:35 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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you guys are funny lol, just dump it all in a tote and ad your water you can always dry it out afterward for later use
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Dos Ounce
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: AstroCat505]
#20215527 - 07/02/14 03:37 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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AstroCat505 said: i'll hit up the local petco then. I'm not aware of a valid hydro shop in my area...
amazon has 650 g coir bricks for less than $6. but I think it's an add-on item. You have to have a purchase of $25 or some shit.
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newbie4202014
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: Dos Ounce]
#20215939 - 07/02/14 05:43 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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So my first two trys turned fucking green. Today I noticed the bucket I had used to soak the wbs a Couple days ago has green mold in it..... wtf..... just a bucket I used.to wash the wbs before I inoculated is this significant does that mean my wbs is shitty
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cronicr
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: newbie4202014]
#20215947 - 07/02/14 05:43 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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probably not, just means it was damp when it was put away
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XcWABc1
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: cronicr]
#20216098 - 07/02/14 06:15 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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no that water gets absorbed into the sub, the holes to let some steam out
To help from sterilizing. Makes more since now. I've always used D's tek but been reading a remembered Frank wrote up a tek with the bucket method was just wondering what he did differently.
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elasticaltiger
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: XcWABc1]
#20217664 - 07/03/14 01:08 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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I would just like to state for the record that I've never needed a hole in my buckets for steam release...
That is all.
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cronicr
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Re: Frank's 12 steps to shrooms (a mono tek for beginners) [Re: elasticaltiger]
#20217710 - 07/03/14 01:23 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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elasticaltiger said: I would just like to state for the record that I've never needed a hole in my buckets for steam release...
That is all.
i've never done the bucket tek, i just couldn't think of any other reason to drill a hole in the lid lol,
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