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herb420
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pf method canning jars help!
#10160150 - 04/13/09 07:04 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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hi i recently purchased half pint regular mouth canning jars for the pf method of mushroom cultivation. however i saw a video on how to do the pf method and they said to use tapered jars. this brings me to a big worry because i do not know if my jars are tapered =/. could someone please help me identify if my jars are good for the pf method. I bought a lot of them already =/. i will post photos
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160157 - 04/13/09 07:05 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160162 - 04/13/09 07:06 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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you want wide mouth jars. This way your cake will come out of the jar. If it said wide mouth, your good. If it said regular mouth, you will have a problem.
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160163 - 04/13/09 07:06 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160169 - 04/13/09 07:07 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160180 - 04/13/09 07:08 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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the pictures i uploaded are what the jars look like
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160199 - 04/13/09 07:12 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Just make sure they are round, wide mouth, and the right size for you tek. Your jars are fine.
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: riosricky]
#10160220 - 04/13/09 07:16 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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well they are regular mouth jars but they look slightly tapered so would it work and slide out ok for making the cakes?
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160223 - 04/13/09 07:17 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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if the opening is smaller than the base it will not slide nicely.
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: beans]
#10160256 - 04/13/09 07:22 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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The mouth is def wider than the base so i should be fine right? also another question. my jars are half pint jars which is 236ML. The instructions required 250ML jars will the jars be big enough? I am growing strain PE (penis envy)
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160283 - 04/13/09 07:27 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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you'll be fine.
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: beans]
#10160303 - 04/13/09 07:30 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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mkay thanks a lot =]. i heard penis envy can grow to be very big so would my jars/cakes be too small??
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160313 - 04/13/09 07:32 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Your jars are just fine. I used those exact same one and they're doing quite well. The only downsides to these are 1) that they probably take longer to finish colonizing due to larger surface area, and 2) they don't birth as easily, especially if you have major in vitro pinning like I did. My cakes still made it out just fine once slammed against a phone book until they dislodged. I do wish I had been able to find the wide mouth jars, but the regular mouth ones are perfectly suitable for the PF tek.
PE can be a tricky strain, good luck with that one.
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: init]
#10160373 - 04/13/09 07:42 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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hey thanks alot "init". you have reassured me haha =]. so the short wide mouth jars are faster colonizing than the tall jars? and why is PE a tough strain mate? sorry for all the questions im a newbie
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160487 - 04/13/09 08:01 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Couldn't tell you why exactly, I just hear about issues with it, and I know someone who tried to grow it on PF cakes and didn't do so hot. There were other factors involved so I could be totally wrong. I just have suspicions PE has some weird genetic things going on. I'm sure you'll do fine though, don't let me discourage you or anything - good luck!
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: init]
#10160546 - 04/13/09 08:11 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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haha ok thanks mate =]. maybe casing them would be good aswell?
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: herb420]
#10160575 - 04/13/09 08:15 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I used those same jars too. It is possible to birth them, and remember the cake shrinks as the mycelium grows, making it easier to birth.
My only advice would be to flip it once the bottom starts to colonize, because otherwise they tend to stall and the upper part of the cake will dry out and want to fruit while the bottom is stalling.
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: Green_T]
#10160623 - 04/13/09 08:23 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: Green_T]
#10160629 - 04/13/09 08:24 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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Don't forget to dunk and roll when it comes time. Alot better results I promise.
And yes your jars are fine.
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Re: pf method canning jars help! [Re: Green_T]
#10160634 - 04/13/09 08:25 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok thank you =]. do you know what the best method for PE is by any chance?
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