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#13324430 - 10/12/10 08:00 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ok so My gh is not anything different then whats already out there I just think it's awesome. I don't have a camera to show you any pics so give me a few days to borrow one. But it looks exactly like thishttp://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/13229947/fpart/1/vc/1 and I give a BIG thanks to faceyneck for all his help and advice Five shrooms to you my friend!!
A week ago I went and got my gh. I already had it in storage(not brand new) so I cleaned it by putting all the disassembled pieces of the frame in the bathtub. Then I poured almost a gallon of bleach all over the parts and filled the tub with a few inches of hot water, I also dumped in some vinegar for good measure. For the cover I hung it above the tub with some string and a few well places pushpins in the wall. I used a spray bottle of bleach and wiped it down. Then I assembled it and cleaned it all over inside and out again with iso, so it better be fucking clean. I spent the first couple days trying to stabilize the rh, taped up a few holes on the gh and repositioned the fan I have in the room. For the lighting I'm using a clip on shop light with a 6500k light attached to a timer set to 12/12.
Then on the 9th(Happy B-day John Lennon) I introduced five 1/2 pint brf cakes. They were inoculated with a multispore LC of PE. I'm already seeing knotting and can't wait till the pins come because this is my first experience with PE.
I've got another 2 dozen or so half pints colonizing right now at about 80% on average. With one already done and one that's like refusing to grow past the size of a poker chip. I guess that would be the ms. I've got everything I need to start some wbs jars but have to wait till this weekend to start. Fucking jobs.
When I get a camera to use I will update with some pics to share with you all. Until then everything seems to be running smoothly.
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Good luck to you sir. I look forward to seeing pictures.
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Ah, yeah! 
Way to keep it simple. 
That's awesome you spent time dialing in the environment before you started your grow. I look forward to your updates. 
...and when you move up to bulk, or cased grain, as I do.
Got any jars of grain colonizing??
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 Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
#13328935 - 10/13/10 03:18 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Bear in mind that GH's are easier to keep humidified once they're full of cakes/trays. So you might need to tone your humidifier settings down a bit once you have stuff in there.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: Spongiform]
#13328959 - 10/13/10 03:28 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Bear in mind that GH's are easier to keep humidified once they're full of cakes/trays. So you might need to tone your humidifier settings down a bit once you have stuff in there.
Same thing happens to me. Good point. 
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
#13329049 - 10/13/10 03:51 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Bear in mind that GH's are easier to keep humidified once they're full of cakes/trays. So you might need to tone your humidifier settings down a bit once you have stuff in there.
Same thing happens to me. Good point.
Yes. Good addition. I did not know that. Noted.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: Javadog]
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(nice to see you get some appreciation Facey!)
Hahaha, yeah, I've been workin' hard! 
Oh, by the way - I just updated my maggoty grain thread, and the original KISS doggy-door greenhouse thread.
...sending out positive shroomy vibes into the cosmos for you, ya' Green Bastard!
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
#13334976 - 10/14/10 11:09 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thanks for the confidence boost guys!
And Spongiform that's a great tip that I probably would have overlooked.
Right now I've got my humidifier on 24/7 too keep the humidity at or above 95%. I guess my apartment is really dry. I'm contemplating getting another one to raise the rh of the rest of my apartment so that way I don't have to have the gh humififier on 24/7. But I'll wait to do that now till after I get some trays going in there. Thanks Spongiform!
The power failed in my apartment a day or so ago and the humidifier was off for a few hours. I was working at the time so I couldn't mist them and had no idea. So my cakes that were in there turned a light blue but not really all over them. Just a mild case of moisture loss.
And to answer your question faceyneck......No I don't have any wbs colonizing at the moment. I'm gonna do it this weekend.  I'm gonna make 2 dozen, hopefully I can get em all knocked up. If not I now have something I could do with them http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/13287466#13287466
I asked a friend to borrow his digital camera, so hopefully he remembers to bring it to work today.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
#13338846 - 10/15/10 07:15 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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My cakes have been in the gh for 6 days so far. I'm seeing lots of myc growth and what I thought was knotting but only has weird myc growth forming. I think this may be the mutant blob first flush I've read so many people get.
I'm gonna go start some wbs now. Got all weekend cleared to devote to my hobby
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A few cakes in a greenhouse - must be pretty empty!
Placing tons of trays of perlite will help with humidity.
Also, try to minimize potential drafts in your living space. This is in a closet, right?
I also assume you keep the doors shut?
There's no way your house is drier than mine. I'm only running my humidifier like 1/2 hour every hour and a half. That's weird.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
#13338872 - 10/15/10 07:40 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yep only five cakes faceyneck. Well I did put a 3 trays of perlite in there to help but it didn't do much. Maybe it's me humidifier? I couldn't find that vicks model anywhere and I looked at all the big box stores as well as thrift stores. I ended up just getting a walgreens band cool mist for 20 bucks. It is in a closet but I've been keeping the doors slid open when home and closed when I'm away. There is a fan running on low in the room but it's not right next to the closet. I keep it running to blame the humidifier noise on it. I was worried about keeping the doors closed all the time and not getting enough fae.
Just started doc's wbs tek and my damn strainer is to big. it all just came right through. Another trip to the store now, and I gotta wait till they fucking open. This is when I hate 3rd shit faceyneck, I'm sure you know what I mean.
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So last night I soaked my wbs and this morning I'm simmering, loading, and pc'ing it. I'm gonna have to do two runs with my pc to get all the jars done.
So how long after I simmer the wbs and load it into jars do I have to pc them?
If I Do one run today and then another run tomorrow morning will the jars that sat soaked but not pc'd all night be ok?
I'm just thinking bacterial growth????
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i don't see any weird growth so I'm gonna go ahead and pc them.
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So far I managed to pc and inoculate 10 wbs jars. I've got another 5 in the pc right now.
I've got 16 brf jars that are fully colonized and will be ready in about a week to allow them to finish colonizing the inside.
I think that my humidifier is a piece of shit. I've tried putting it on a timer with various on/off settings, I've added trays of damp perlite, and the rh keeps dropping to like 80%. I went ahead and put it back on 24/7 to make sure it stays optimal.
If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate them!!
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do you have a calibrated hygrometer?
Also are you sure that that walgreens humidifier is the right kind?
There are different kinds of coolmists.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: Base Icks]
#13348380 - 10/17/10 03:26 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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I just have one of those little holmes hygrometers that they sell next to the humidifiers for like 3 bucks. Probably isn't the most accurate, but it's gotta be close enough to detect a drop of almost twenty percent right?
It's an impeller type coolmist, isn't that what I want?
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Try calibrating it. wrap it in a wet towel for an hour. What it says when you unwrap it is your 99%.
And yeah impeller type is what you want.
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#13348461 - 10/17/10 03:41 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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ok Base Icks i'll go ahead and try that now.
I kinda think that this humidifier just isn't putting out the amount I need. It was the only coolmist locally available with no filter and costing less than 50 bucks.
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Well my hygrometer is fucked apparently. It was still not 99% after testing its calibration. I'm hoping this is good news and that a new hygrometer will show that I am getting enough humidity.
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What did it say after calibration? thats your 99 on that hygrometer. Use acordingly.
If you want a decent hygrometer for $5, here you go.
Free shipping last time I checked.
I used them and have sold some to members here in the uk. Great to have.
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Yep only five cakes faceyneck. Well I did put a 3 trays of perlite in there to help but it didn't do much. Maybe it's me humidifier? I couldn't find that vicks model anywhere and I looked at all the big box stores as well as thrift stores. I ended up just getting a walgreens band cool mist for 20 bucks. It is in a closet but I've been keeping the doors slid open when home and closed when I'm away... ...There is a fan running on low in the room but it's not right next to the closet. I keep it running to blame the humidifier noise on it. I was worried about keeping the doors closed all the time and not getting enough fae.
Just started doc's wbs tek and my damn strainer is to big. it all just came right through. Another trip to the store now, and I gotta wait till they fucking open. This is when I hate 3rd shit faceyneck, I'm sure you know what I mean.
Man, I've been busy!
Sorry I haven't been around for a while.
I totally see your problem now.
If you're growing the way I do, you have a bunch of holes put into the greenhouse the way it should be.
I designed this to sit into a closet, with doors shut, without a fan in the other room, and with the greenhouse doors shut.
It'll get plenty of fae. You've seen my results.
So, zip up the doors, close the closet doors, and turn the fan off.
Then, run the humidifier on for about 1/2 an hour on every hour. If that is too much, back it to 1/2 hour on every 1.5 hours.
The Walgreen's humidifier works great. I have the same one, I just happen to be using the Vicks at the moment. They have essentially the same output.
EDIT_ Removal of superfluous information.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
#13350949 - 10/18/10 04:23 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Just read through your other posts. I see they are still about the same problem.
Yeah, I should stress that this is designed to sit in a closet, without a fan, with the closet doors AND the greenhouse doors shut.
Humidifier runs 1/2 hour every 1-1.5 hours.
Keep temperature between 70-75 degrees F in the closet.
EDIT_ If you insist on having a fan on, and the greenhouse doors open, and whatever else, my design isn't going to work for you. You'll wanna tape up all the holes, and then figure out how much to unzip your greenhouse, and how often to run the timer.
I'd just use my method though. Pretty simple.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
#13351025 - 10/18/10 05:24 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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I was using the gh method for a long time and found that I had to run my coolmist 24/7 also. So dont sweat it
I would work on getting a more accurate meter though just to make sure
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What did it say after calibration? thats your 99 on that hygrometer. Use acordingly.
Awesome Base Icks I get what your saying. So it's still semi usable, at least until I get a better one. Thanks for that link
So obviously I confused you somehow faceyneck. It has been sitting in my closet with the gh doors zipped up and the closet doors closed whenever I'm at work or gone for extended periods. I only had the closet doors open when I was home to boost fae, never had the gh doors open.
Recently, I've been keeping the closet doors closed for the past couple days now and I had the humidifier running exactly what you said. I even bumped it up to 45 minutes on with 45 minutes off and the humidity still dropped to about 80%. Oh and I turned the fan I had running in the room off days ago when the humidity dropped the first time. But that was simply because the humidifier stopped when the power failed while I was at work.
I've been misting about 3-5 times a day. I think the problem may be my hygrometer was inaccurate. After testing its calibration yesterday I've determined that 99% actually reads out just above 90%. So therefore a drop to what reads as 80% would only be about 90% in actuality, which is within the lines of proper humidity. And that drop was happening when I was running it on the timer. So hopefully a new hygrometer will solve this.
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I went out and got a new hygrometer at the pet store yesterday. Double checked it's calibration and it reads fine.
So basically I never really had a humidity problem it only looked like it. I suppose that's kind of a good thing.
I'm still waiting on these 5 PE brf cakes I've got in it to fruit damnit!! Patience, patience, patience....
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When you put a bunch of trays in there, won't the humidity rise a little bit?
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Apparently so, but I haven't gotten there.....yet!
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When you put a bunch of trays in there, won't the humidity rise a little bit?
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So I put 5 PE brf cakes in my gh eleven days ago. i thought I saw knotting and weird growths but it seems like it's just myc trying to keep growing. Eleven days? I should have some kind of fruit forming whether it's a mutant blob or a pinhead right?
Should I just dunk again and start over? PE is supposed to take forever but jeez, how long is forever?
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PE absolutely SUCKS on cakes, and cakes absolutely SUCK in a GH... just sayin. It is such a beautiful strain though, I think the hawks eye has the prettiest strain I have ever seen under a microscope. The spores they have are absolutely mindblowing... to look at.
Be patient with the PE, dunking now can only stall it.
What kind of humidifier are you using? I am using a Vicks 400 in my GH and it does a wonderful job... it runs 30mins on 1hr off, I have a HEPA blowing fresh air up the side of it. The idea for me is to have as much possible fresh air while still maintaining proper RH. I can easily drop my humidity for fruiting by leaving the door half zipped on each side.
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PE absolutely SUCKS on cakes,
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Penis Envy
going to be doing these extensively here soon
these first two are of the same set of 12 cakes double stacked
1st and 2nd flush
 
these are of another bin, pins and mature
 
Another two bins at mature
 
Another bin almost at mature
Man, at least that made ME laugh!
Yeah, lots of people think PE doesn't grow well on cakes. These are usually the same people who think PE doesn't grow well on cased grains:
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I was using the gh method for a long time and found that I had to run my coolmist 24/7 also. So dont sweat it
I would work on getting a more accurate meter though just to make sure
That's because it's piped in. When I piped mine in, I had to run it 24/7 also.
If this greenhouse gets set up the way I designed it, it will not need to be ran as often, or constantly.
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So I put 5 PE brf cakes in my gh eleven days ago. i thought I saw knotting and weird growths but it seems like it's just myc trying to keep growing. Eleven days? I should have some kind of fruit forming whether it's a mutant blob or a pinhead right?
Should I just dunk again and start over? PE is supposed to take forever but jeez, how long is forever?
Forever takes about forever.
My tray took about 2 weeks to fruit. Also, it may be too dry. Since you were doing the fan thing and opening up your closet doors while home and such, they've probably lost a lot of moisture. Are they DEC'd? (...double-end cased?) If not, start reading up on this technique, and then start doing it.
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Well I never had a fan pointing at the closet, I wanna be clear about that. But yeah it was on the other side of the room and on. I usually do the dunk and roll but this time I only dunked. Why would putting verm on only the top and bottom be better than total coverage? I guess I'll do that with this next round that's coming.
Speaking of next round....Those ten jars I knocked up have little fuzzy myc growing about ranging from the size of a dime to a quarter. As well as some little spots on the bottom. Which weirds me out and makes me think cob web. Does the myc grow right down through the center like that? Typically I mean. I used about 8cc of LC.
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So I see 1 small pinhead forming on 1 out of the 5 cakes.
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Well I never had a fan pointing at the closet, I wanna be clear about that. But yeah it was on the other side of the room and on.
That'll dry it out, yeah. Really, my design is super low maintenance. The humidifier provides adequate air exchange every hour or so. Fan is not necessary, and causes problems.
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I usually do the dunk and roll but this time I only dunked.
...then you won't get very good results, I'm afraid. No way to feed the cakes water. Which brings me to...
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Why would putting verm on only the top and bottom be better than total coverage? I guess I'll do that with this next round that's coming.
Well, I don't think I said to NOT dunk and roll. I dunk and roll, and THEN ALSO put a pile of vermiculite on the top, and set the cake on a bed of moist vermiculite as well. This way, you can water the cakes through the fruiting process. Keep the top and bottom piles of vermiculite saturated, and your yield will skyrocket.
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Does the myc grow right down through the center like that? Typically I mean. I used about 8cc of LC.
It's probably fine. Cobweb stays super whispy, and is obviously very gray in color. You'd know it if you had it, because your jar would go from hardly colonized to completely colonized in gray fuzzy stuff in a matter of days, and the spots of growth would double in size every 4-8 hours.
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Digital cameras are so cheap these days. No excuses.  I haven't been able to pay my fucking electric bill and I have one.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
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Well the fan is off will stay off.
Then Im just gonna add a pile underneath them now it can't hurt any worse than what i've already done. Hopefully it'll give them a boost.
Well that's awesome because this means I've officially got colonizing wbs. I did it right! oh that feels good.
"Digital cameras are so cheap these days. No excuses. I haven't been able to pay my fucking electric bill and I have one. "
Well Facey I pay my bills first, then shop. Maybe that's why I don't have one yet. 
and my crappy paying job may be a factor.....
Appreciate the criticisms Faceyneck , I will follow your advice and maybe get a better flush with the next round.
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Well Facey I pay my bills first, then shop. Maybe that's why I don't have one yet.
You need to get your priorities straight, mister!
Paying bills? Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis? 
Anyway, I recently saw digital cameras at the local 'dollar' store for about $10.00. What would jeebus do?
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Alright alright alright....I'll try looking a little harder, didn't think a dollar store would even be worth the gas to go there.
On a positive note I've got some more pinheads. It's a horrible pin set though. 
Pictures coming...eventually. I don't know when, I hate shopping, but soon.
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No camera yet.
But I've got some penis popping up!! I'm almost glad I don't have a camera because they are not worth sharing. Let's just say no one will envy this penis.
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So I've got another ten wbs jars in the pc as we speak. But I've also got 16 1/2 pint brf jars ready to birth.
How long should I dunk them for?
I don't want them to turn out as crappy as the last ones. I do plan on doing that DEC this time around.
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I got a fucking camera finally!!!
My friend lent me his but didn't give me the damn usb cord. So tomorrow whether or not he has found that damn cord I'll get some pictures uploaded, even if I gotta buy a whole new cord.
I'm gonna dunk those half pint cakes overnight tonight.
Oh and if anyone has a link or wants to send me a pm on how to go about uploading pics that would be super awesome. I suppose I could always utfsb....
I can't wait to show you all my penis!
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It worked!!! Haha
Here come some more...
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The first two were obviously a shot of my gh and the first of the five cakes in there.
These next ones are the remaining cakes...
     
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Tonight I'm gonna harvest and enjoy them fresh. My buddy is coming over in an hour or so and we will both be dosing.
I don't know how much to eat, as this is my first time eating penis. sorry had to make at least one dick joke.
I've got a couple more shots still to come...
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I usually go by 1 gram of penis dry = 3 g of normal cubes dry, so it depends how hard you want to trip. Since your eating them fresh I would say about 8-10 g = about 3 g dry normal cubes.
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Here are a couple pics of a few wbs jars I've got going as well as some brf jars.
In the first pick the wbs jar all the way on the right has already been shaken.
  
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Wow that much of a difference huh?? holy shit! We are gonna have a great time.
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Yea i have to warn my friends before they try them not to take too much, they are really awesome shrooms.
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Ok well then we will start out small with about 8 wet grams and then take it from there.
What level trip do you think that would be? \
Normally about 2g dried gets me to a good level 3, nothing uncontrollable but still a good buzz and visuals.
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I usually go by 1 gram of penis dry = 3 g of normal cubes dry, so it depends how hard you want to trip. Since your eating them fresh I would say about 8-10 g = about 3 g dry normal cubes.
Excellent advice.
PE can be crazy strong.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: Javadog]
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I'm excited!!
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Just dosed a 6.9 each. Happy tripping folks!!!
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Ah, F'ING PICTURES FINALLY!!!!
1. NOW I can see your cakes are bruising from TOO much water. Need to dial that back. You want the humidifier on just frequently enough to keep the environment at nearly 100%, to the point where condensation just BARELY starts to form. In my greenhouse, condensation really only forms in the center of the levels, where there is a large open space to allow the coolmist to shoot up all the way to the top of the tent.
2. Double-end casing will really help the performance of your cakes. You can dunk-n-roll as well.
3. You should shake those jars of grain. If you did, they'd be fully colonized within 4 days after shaking them. Bash them against a bike tire to break them up. So, if you do that tomorrow, you'll be casing your grains by next weekend.
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Wow! Those look awesome! Great work!
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To much water Facey??? Damn I didn't even think that was possible really. Well I'll adjust my timer down some and see how that works.
I did both dunk and roll and DEC with the next 16 cakes I birthed and they are all in the gh as we speak.
I wasn't how sure as to when I should shake my wbs. I shook 1 jar,as seen in the first pic, and waited a day to see how it would react to it. IN less than 2 days it was colonizing incredibly and I have shaken the rest of them since then. They are all about 98% with only a couple of pieces of wbs that aren't quit covered.
I'm gonna need your help with these next parts Facey, I wanna make sure I don't fuck anything up.
Here is a shot of my first PE harvest. They were MS LC on BRF cakes.
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Lookin' good. 
Sure thing. I'll guide you through it.
Start here and after you've read that basic idea/procedure, lemme know what questions I can help out with.
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
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So Facey, I read that link and was wondering if you do anything differently?
I don't have a small space(walk in closet) to do the mixing of the spawn and the sub. I only have a gb which is just a 35 gallon plastic tub. Not really enough space to have ten jars and all that spawn plus the trays. I can only see doing like 2 trays tops in there before opening it up and reloading it over and over. Is there an easier way?
How long do you pc your casing? The link made it sound as if 90mins is not necessary.
I thought I remembered reading that you use just plain verm on the bottom of the tray?
Didn't I see tinfoil in your trays in some pictures? Was that just to prevent side pinning?
How do you clean and prepare your trays before loading them with spawn?
Now remember Faceyneck you DID say I could ask you some questions.
If anyone else has answers to these or suggestions/tips I would greatly appreciate the help.
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Anybody got any advice?
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Hey,
I am sure that Facey is off having fun somewhere....
I am blessed with a flow-hood, so cannot speak to mixing
trays in the open air, but I know that others have had
success doing it.
Look up casing tek....I do not think that it has to be
sterilized. Pasteurization can be enough.
I alcohol spray and wipe out my trays.
Foil on the bottom of tray is to block light, to prevent
side pinning....but use a plastic bag inside the tray too,
as this shrinks with the sub and does a better job of
control this.
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I'll probably just put duct tape around the outside to prevent side pinning instead of tinfoil inside.
How do I figure out how much casing material I need? I've got 10 quarts of spawn at the ready. I planned on using 6 quart shoebox trays. So it's 2 quarts of spawn to a tub right? Which would mean I have enough for 5 trays? Is there some kinda formula or ratio to figure out how much casing material to make?
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So Facey, I read that link and was wondering if you do anything differently?
I don't have a small space(walk in closet) to do the mixing of the spawn and the sub. I only have a gb which is just a 35 gallon plastic tub. Not really enough space to have ten jars and all that spawn plus the trays. I can only see doing like 2 trays tops in there before opening it up and reloading it over and over. Is there an easier way?
How long do you pc your casing? The link made it sound as if 90mins is not necessary.
I thought I remembered reading that you use just plain verm on the bottom of the tray?
Didn't I see tinfoil in your trays in some pictures? Was that just to prevent side pinning?
How do you clean and prepare your trays before loading them with spawn?
Now remember Faceyneck you DID say I could ask you some questions.
If anyone else has answers to these or suggestions/tips I would greatly appreciate the help.
Sorry, been busy.
I didn't say I'd get back to you in a timely manner, though. Sorry about that. I'm most active on the boards during the weekends.
Anyway, as for the advice you wanted to know.
I pasteurize my casing material. You'll need to experiment with what type of casing works best for you. I highly suggest using one of the many types of casings which have coir in them. I use Miracle Grow Moisture Control with a bunch of additives, but that doesn't mean you need to add a bunch of shit to it also. If you add 10% vermiculite, 10% crushed oyster shell flour, and about a tbsp of hydrated lime per 10 quarts, you'll get great results.
60/40 verm/coir casing should also work very well.
I line my trays with aluminum foil, more as a contamination thing, but it isn't necessary. I don't know why, I just get better results lining my trays with aluminum foil. Or plastic. That works just as well.
The way I prepare my trays is by cleaning them well with a 5% bleach 5% vinegar solution. The vinegar activates the bleach, making it exponentially more potent. I mix it in a spray bottle, spray a good amount (...don't really know how to describe how much - just enough to pool about an 1/8th tsp in the bottom, maybe? ) into/onto the trays, and then wipe them down with a paper towel.
After that, I do pretty much the same thing with 70% isopropyl alcohol. Yes, that's right; bleach then alcohol. This is already a pretty long post, so I'm not going to explain why here. Just use both.
Then, I line the trays with aluminum foil, place a 2/5" - 1/2" thick layer of casing mix in the bottom, flatten out, place in a quart of fully colonized spawn, and then case with a generous 1/4" thick casing layer. I don't really define it in volume, but rather in thickness. It'll take practice to find out what works best for you.
This should be layered like a cake. You do NOT mix the two together! Just thought I'd stress that part.
I don't understand why you are asking about things which apply to sterile procedure here. This is all done in open air. Making up trays is not something done in a sterile environment. Just clean down an area well enough to not have sitting debris or gross buildup, maybe spray some disinfectant spray, wear a mask, gloves, and do your work. The mask and gloves is NOT necessary, but I do recommend it. It won't hurt anything.
Also, there is NO mixing of substrate with this. This is cased grain, NOT cased bulk substrate, so your questions about mixing in bulk substrate with the spawn are also confusing. 
I think that answers everything. Lemme know if there's anything else I can help out with.
Here's what my first grow with cased grain looked like, years and years ago:
Maybe I'm a natural?
B+ multipsore, with 50/50 casing. No hydrate lime, gypsum, crushed oyster shell, anything.
Well, here's what 5 years of experience looks like:
MGMC+ casing, with special custom additives, and a B+ isolate culture.
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I'll probably just put duct tape around the outside to prevent side pinning instead of tinfoil inside.
How do I figure out how much casing material I need? I've got 10 quarts of spawn at the ready. I planned on using 6 quart shoebox trays. So it's 2 quarts of spawn to a tub right? Which would mean I have enough for 5 trays? Is there some kinda formula or ratio to figure out how much casing material to make?
You can use two quarts per tub. That'll give you meatier fruits. Of course, you don't need to. I usually use one jar per tray, to obtain twice the surface area. You won't yield as much per tray, but you'll have twice as many trays, and you will most certainly yield more than half the amount per tray, giving you a higher yield with your first flush per unit of substrate.
There isn't really a formula to figure out how much casing you will need. I often make up WAY too much!
Figure about 1.5 quarts of casing per tray. You'll probably need less than that, but this will ensure enough so you don't run out. THAT sucks to run out!
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Re: My Awesome Greenhouse... [Re: faceyneck]
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Oh thank god for Faceyneck!!! So glad to hear from ya. Don't worry about being busy, I know you work and right now your designing what will ultimately be a kick ass flowhood.
Ok so those questions about mixing and sterile procedure I got from this link you sent me to read and then ask you questions about. Quote:
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here and after you've read that basic idea/procedure, lemme know what questions I can help out with.
I'm glad I was wrong though. It didn't seem right to have to be that careful when the spawn is already 100% colonized.
As for the casing material I was gonna go with a coir/verm combination because I already have both of those and I'm tight on cash. Next round I may spring for some MGMC I was gonna do this http://www.shroomery.org/55/60-40-Vermiculite-and-Coco-Coir-Casing-Tek to prepare it. And then go with the 1 jar of spawn per tray like you said Facey.
No mixing sweet! I guess I'll line mine with tinfoil as well this first time. Experiment later without. Thanks for clarifying your whole cleaning process. Doesn't the 70%iso get absorbed into the cells via osmosis and then drys them out from the inside out thus killing them?
Seriously though Faceyneck, thank you so much for all your help!!
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Doesn't the 70%iso get absorbed into the cells via osmosis and then drys them out from the inside out thus killing them?
Well, I'm not 100% on this, but I'm thinking maybe osmosis would only apply to the water in the alcohol mixture? I'm not a chemist, and haven't taken all my pre-med classes yet. Where we left off in gen chem II, osmosis was defined as being a process relating to water, and salinity. I don't know how that would apply to alcohol, or not. If the water being absorbed via osmosis through the outer cell membrane brings with it the alcohol that is in solution, than yes, that's probably what causes the cell death. Ask me again in 5 years.
...in short, bleach for all spores and things, alcohol to kill off the living stuff. Using both is much more than twice as effective as using either one by itself.
Yeah, now I understand your confusion regarding cleanliness. That tek is very, very old. I figured you would have some necessary confusion about certain things. In the replies, you didn't refer back to the tek, so I thought maybe it had been standard procedure for you to be that stringent with such things. Oh, well.
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No worries Faceyneck! And I thought it was the water in the 70%iso that allowed alcohol to piggy back with the water into the cell throught the process of osmosis. Then the alcohol evaporates thus killing the cell.
Not that it really matters why it works, just that it does work.
I will be starting my wbs tomarrow after I prepare my casing material of course. As for my casing method and preparation tek, it's from Roadkill so I'm assuming it's gonna be fine.
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So after I make my trays of cased grain where should I put them to colonize? Or is that part unnecessary because it's not a bulk sub.?
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So I'm waiting for my casing to cool down and finding it near impossible to break up the myc in my jars. I think i'm just gonna scoop it out with a fork or spoon.
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If I pasteurized my 60/40 casing and it's still in a sealed container how long will it keep for? I made too much and I have more wbs jars that will be ready in a few days. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.
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Well, I tried this one....not too successfully.
With air it dries out, and without it gets reeeallly funky.
Let's see that the consensus is on how long you can wait.
I know that I waited too long.
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So after I make my trays of cased grain where should I put them to colonize? Or is that part unnecessary because it's not a bulk sub.?
Why would colonization not be necessary because it's not to be used for bulk substrate? I don't understand.
Put your jars in an area without lots of traffic, maybe a closet or something. Keep them at room temperature, or a little bit higher - like 76-78 degrees F is ideal, but 72-74 is fine also. Colder won't hurt, but it will slow things down substantially, as 72 degrees F causes noticeably slower growth than 78.
Wait until full colonization to use. Full colonization occurs when greater than 99% of all of the grain's surface is so covered with mycelium that it looks like a jar of snow. If you don't know how to identify a fully-colonized jar of grain, do some research. There's plenty of info on it around here.
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So I'm waiting for my casing to cool down and finding it near impossible to break up the myc in my jars. I think i'm just gonna scoop it out with a fork or spoon.
Don't do that!
Bash the jars against a bike tire. They grains will break up just great. There's a free sample of an RR video over at his www.mushroomvideos.com website. Look it up. That's all you need to do.
If you use a spoon, you'll cut open perhaps hundreds of grains, exposing the sterile and uncolonized portion of the germ. That's a great way to contaminate your casings before you've even gotten to the colonization of the casing layer stage.
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If I pasteurized my 60/40 casing and it's still in a sealed container how long will it keep for? I made too much and I have more wbs jars that will be ready in a few days. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.
Assume it won't keep at all. That doesn't mean throw it away, but DO set it aside AND ALLOW FOR IT TO BREATHE!!! If you don't, it will become anaerobic, and you will want to throw it out, because there wouldn't be any simple way to ascertain whether or not the anaerobes are okay or not to have around.
I believe JavaDog mentioned something about a nasty smell. That's pretty much the calling card of the anaerobes. (anaerobes = single-celled organisms which use CO2 instead of oxygen, if you're not aware of what I'm talking about.  )
If you let if sit out, as if it were some soil or something in a breathable bag, or a pot, the anaerobes will be in symbiosis with the aerobic organisms. Then, when you're ready to case the other stuff, re-pasteurize. It'll be good practice for ya.
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Faceyneck I meant the colonizing the trays I made up with the wbs and casing, what do I do with that after I layer the ingredients? I know how to colonize the wbs and tell if it's done.
Should I just fold the foil over the top and put it in the gh? or stick the lid on it and set it on any normal shelf like with a grain jar?
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I've already got that link bookmarked man i did not know that about using a spoon though, so I will most definitely NOT do that.
I did what was suggested and let the casing material sit open hopefully I can re-pasteurize it and still use it. I hate to waste
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Here's a touch of pin porn for you guys... These are the first pins off the second wave of PE brf cakes. Just a couple to get you going.
    
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Faceyneck I meant the colonizing the trays I made up with the wbs and casing, what do I do with that after I layer the ingredients? I know how to colonize the wbs and tell if it's done.
Should I just fold the foil over the top and put it in the gh? or stick the lid on it and set it on any normal shelf like with a grain jar?
Anybody got any help with this question? I'm at a loss
And what's the best way to clean out a coolmist? I mean like inside the impeller area. Can I fill the tank with a ten percent bleach solution and let it run for awhile?
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Treat trays like jars. Wait to introduce to fruiting conditions till 100% colonized.
As for cleaning the coolmist, I wouldn't recommend bleach or any harsh chemicals. What happens if residue gets left in the humidifier then it goes to the mushies? I don't think they'd like that. Try using a 3-5% H202 in the water you're putting in. I figured it out, and it turns out to be, using H202 @ 3% concentration, 4 oz. of H202 per gallon of water. That's roughly 3.25% H202 to water.
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Thanks for the help todlow
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Ok so I had a little bump in my plans happen the past couple days. First I had to deconstruct and hide my whole gh setup and now it looks like I may have to switch over to a SFC because I'm gonna be moving. My landlord is gonna have to start showing the apartment to rent it out whish means they will need to look in my closet.
Which totally fucking sucks because I have 3 trays of wbs almost 100% colonized. And another 15 quarts of spawn ready. I wasn't planning on moving now but a nicer place opened up so I jumped on it.
Now I've got about a month or so at my current place left. I have to be able to show my apartment and have it look normal or at least like I'm gearing up to move.
What the fuck am I supposed to do here??? Can I stall the jars in the fridge?(I do have a mini fridge I could use) I think my only option with the 3 trays is to put them in a sfc and just toss a blanket over it when company comes? Oh and I've got 22 cakes fruiting as we speak that must be cared for...
 
The first picture was before I rearranged the cakes to allow the larger fruits more space. putting the cakes that were just pinning underneath that little rack I've got in there.
thanks guys!
edited for clarification of pictures.
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Yah I'm modeling the behavior I wish for this site. #1
Nurture members, in a forceful way I am, I'm not sure I can tone it down and still get the message across #2
#3 & #4 are bullshit, personal opinion.
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Wow, that looks like a shitload of green mold on just about all of those cakes. I'd just bail on the whole project and start over at the new place...fuck.
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He's been banned already. No point in further argument.
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Feel that Pleasure RR!
This was a good call. Ugly poster.
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it's not green mold they are just bruised from to much water/too little. I had a few issues with my humidifier and timer in the beginning and they never fully recovered.
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Ok so the holiday has passed so I figured I'd update my post. These are pictures of my 3 cased wbs trays that I had to stick in a sfc...
  
How do you guys thinks they look? They have been in there a week and I don't see any pins but I am seeing some mutant blobs forming.
Also if I put my jars of spawn in the fridge till next month what would be the best temp to store them at? Obviously I wouldn't want them to freeze right?
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I think I bruised one of my trays by over saturating it or dehydrating it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here's a pick of all three trays, the one on the far right is the one in question. Here's a close up as well...
 
I'm gonna post these pictures in the contamination forum as well.
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update: I'm gonna harvest these 4 cakes today  
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As well as these 3 trays...  
Most of them are ready too go so I'll take all those and leave the rest there to finish for another day. It's PE and they have started to blue around the stem where it meets the cap, which I read is how you tell they are done. I took a couple pics of some freaks to show you guys so enjoy
   
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Those cakes look nuts man. All that crazy arial myc wanna be pins look cool!
IMO, those trays look like they want MOAR FAE!
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and maybe some better lighting?
i had my fruits like this when i let them grow in the dark.
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They probably needed a bit more FAE but I fanned those fuckers 3-4 times a day and they were in a sfc so that should have naturally helped the fae. Then again it was in my closet so I'm sure that played a factor.
As for the lighting, I can't really make it any better without getting more lamps and I'm broke at the moment. I'm in the midst of a move so I don't have cash to buy more lights. There is one 13w daylight cfl litterally a foot above the box pointing straight down. And my closet is white so it actually is pretty darn bright, but I already planned on getting more for when I set up my gh at the new place.
There were so many freaks in these trays, holy cow! Giant blobs of myc,inverted gills, and shrooms that literally grew laying down. There were unopened caps the size of marbles that never even grew a stem they just formed right there on the surface. Oh, and they were so fucking JUICY I couldn't believe it. I picked so many of them little buggers that both my index finger and thumb ON BOTH HANDS turned a deep shade of blue!
Drying all these has reminded my that I am still missing a valuable tool. A damn dehydrator
After harvest I dunked them for 4.5 hours and then placed them directly on the perilite. There were pins already forming and today they are much bigger. I think they are happier now that they got extra room to grow.
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