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 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running.  2
#20986896 - 12/16/14 09:28 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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1. Saves Space.
- In the limited space of the sterilizer, and spawning area, more grains can be sterilized at once, as well as, fit in the spawning area.
2. Broken Glass Will Cut You.
- If bags break you don't run the risk of being cut as you do when glass jars break. Broken glass and being cut by it is one of the few job hazards of creating and generating your own spawn.
3. Spawn Bags Are pliable.
- Colonized spawn in spawn bags is much more easier to be broken up into individual kernels while being gentler with the spawn at the same time.
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 Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: hamloaf]
#20986923 - 12/16/14 09:34 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: cronicr]
#20986950 - 12/16/14 09:41 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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3 major advantages of using jars over spawn bags
1. Jars are durable and reusable over and over and over etc
2. Easier to lose one jar to infection than an entire bag
3. Easier to go G2G using jars than bags
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wowimflabbergasted
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: Dilated] 2
#20987027 - 12/16/14 09:57 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: wowimflabbergasted] 2
#20987053 - 12/16/14 10:02 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I am a bag believer. yes it sucks to lose a whole bag to infection, but not having to beat a million jars against a phone book, or a bike tire, or your hand, is worth it.
massaging the bags is just so much easier.
and bags are so cheap, who gives a fuck if you can't reuse them. the storage space alone for all the jars is annoying, and having to clean the jars out before reuse is annoying and very wasteful of water.
try moving and not getting weird looks from your neighbors when you carry 120 Quart Jars with Polyfil puff balls poking out the top. it's a big red flag for anyone who knows what to look for. i can put 120 bags in a little shopping bag and no ones the wiser.
plus if you get a trich infection you just chuck the whole bag, instead of trying to save your jars and inadvertently spreading trich to your whole grow area.
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: shroom_sensai]
#20987062 - 12/16/14 10:06 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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post number 500!
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: shroom_sensai]
#20987066 - 12/16/14 10:07 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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i like bags/jars and also the pp5's...i like the pp5's for storing and breaking up the grain is also super easy
for large projects though...bags all the way
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: shroom_sensai]
#20987079 - 12/16/14 10:10 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm just playing devil's advocate here. Both have their pros and cons. I actually just spawned 3 bags today and I have 5 more tomorrow.  Bags can get expensive if you're running a lot of tubs though. A good mix of both can be deadly 
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: cronicr]
#20987094 - 12/16/14 10:16 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I used to shake all my jars before g2g but quit doing so after spilling an assload of mycgrain on my hepa and work desk every time. Being the lazy dude I am now I just lysol a spoon and scoop. I've noticed the grains recover quicker this way for me at least. Bags would be really great especially with taller hoods too
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: Mushiez]
#20987291 - 12/16/14 11:01 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think its best 2 keep a few shelves of both around 
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: shroom_sensai] 1
#20987603 - 12/17/14 12:54 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
shroom_sensai said:
... having to clean the jars out before reuse is annoying and very wasteful of water.
Cleaning jars! 
Haven't cleaned a jar in over two years. I shake out loose grains, but I trust the pressure cooker will kill anything. There are some mean water stains on the jars now though haha. don't have any failures because of this
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: Fuzz-nutter]
#20987609 - 12/17/14 12:56 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I use both. Start with jars, g2g to bags, then try to figure out what to do with all the fuckers
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: Fuzz-nutter]
#20987931 - 12/17/14 04:40 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I use both, but smaller home-made bags (polyfill filter through Coke bottle lid/shoulder and silicone port) that cost me less than fifteen pence a piece and hold a quart each (with lots of space for massaging). I'd have to reuse a Kilner jar about 15 times before it breaks even with that.
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: BUK]
#20988019 - 12/17/14 06:24 AM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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just got 5 large grow bags in the mail the other day. Looking forward to trying them out for the first time.
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: Fuzz-nutter]
#20989995 - 12/17/14 03:33 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I do use quart jars but then immediately g2g to bags. I find it lowers your chance of losing bags to infection when you do it this way.
I wash my jars because I'm anal retentive about everything being clean and orderly. I obsessively label everything.
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: shroom_sensai]
#20990017 - 12/17/14 03:37 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Since I built this nice FH I think Im gunna give bags a fairy chance, using jars for my masters.
How about using bags for stones? Whats the biggest bag you would use?
Im doing a big stones run soon and Id hate to tie up so many glass jars
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: Mushiez] 1
#20990227 - 12/17/14 04:18 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Mushiez said:
I used to shake all my jars before g2g but quit doing so after spilling an assload of mycgrain on my hepa and work desk every time. Being the lazy dude I am now I just lysol a spoon and scoop. I've noticed the grains recover quicker this way for me at least. Bags would be really great especially with taller hoods too
I'm curious as to how you shake grains all over your hepa and work desk every time. Do you use a lid?
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: SpitballJedi]
#20990310 - 12/17/14 04:36 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yea man haha youre supposed to break them up and shake in the jar!!
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: mushpunx]
#20990448 - 12/17/14 05:03 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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Jars are also recycle. Bags r one time use only.
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Re: 3 Major Advantages Of Using Spawn Bags Over Jars For Grain Spawn Running. [Re: Pajama Cat]
#20990523 - 12/17/14 05:16 PM (9 years, 3 months ago) |
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I find jars to be easier to work with then bags.
And I don't see bags as necessary unless you're growing lots of pounds.
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