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Kornutz420
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supplies for a mycologist.....
#22282006 - 09/24/15 02:28 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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ive got 1 successful grow under my belt. trying for a 3rd flush of my first jar. weather that happens or not, we will see....but my question is, what is the most important equipment for someone that is really into this? now, i have been getting my grains and casings from a buddy of mine that i meant thru here, cause i havent got a PC yet. i just bought one though. but what do i need really to be able to grow and keep growing. whenever i feel i want to? and is there anything special that i could get that would come in handy for cultivation of other types of mushrooms, other than the magical variety? i have caught the myco bug....its a really sweet hobby, and unlike growing bud, its pretty cheap once u have the equipment. and its sweet s hell just watching everything happen. nothing like plants. i really like that aspect of it. btw, i have reishi and lions/shaggy mane coming soon too. dont plan on growing them yet, cuz im not positive how, but i will once i get the basics down. any input on this would be great.
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TheKingofLimbs
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: Kornutz420]
#22282030 - 09/24/15 02:41 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Agar and Culturing Tools - I have been reading and reading, and one thing that I see in common with a lot of grows is that an isolate is created in order to obtain better genetics for larger flushes.
Pastywhyte's agar tek is awesome - Can't wait until I receive my stuff in the mail.
Although agar is another step, it teaches you good sterile technique, it allows you to select healthy genetics, it teaches you about cultivation, and it's fun too.
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LocN9ne
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Vermiculite and gypsum...with those two things you are always one step away from mushrooms.
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tahoe
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: LocN9ne]
#22282046 - 09/24/15 03:01 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I never use vermiculite. And only use gypsum/lime in my casing every one in awhile.
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LocN9ne
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: tahoe]
#22282050 - 09/24/15 03:07 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Amateur lives matter...dang
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Kornutz420
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: LocN9ne]
#22282080 - 09/24/15 03:41 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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yea i am waiting on agar and petri dishes. and i have some LC and test tubes for later on in the process coming too. im not sure about isolating yet, but im sure i can get the hang of it sooner or later. honestly, i dont even know the principles behind it, where to take the sample from out of the agar and what the reasoning is for taking it out of "that" place and not another...ive read alot on here, and have been trying things on my own just cuz i want to see what happens. and how mycelium react to things. but as far as actual isolation and cloning i dont know much. if anyone can point me to a tek or any direction for that matter, id really enjoy it. and if u would actually be able totalk with me thru the process.....even better......i am much in need of fellow mycologist(wannabe).
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TheKingofLimbs
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: Kornutz420]
#22282154 - 09/24/15 04:52 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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There is this roger rabbit guy that I found a video of... I am new to this forum, but I remember him talking about it in his Let's Grow Mushrooms DVD. I actually lost my copy... FAIL... but he goes through it with you. It's like 8 or 9 bucks I think. It's a good buy. He's like the Jesus of Shroom Growing.
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aerow.thefox
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Quote:
TheKingofLimbs said: There is this roger rabbit guy that I found a video of... He's like the Jesus of Shroom Growing.
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Buck513
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: Kornutz420]
#22283131 - 09/24/15 10:31 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Kornutz420 said: yea i am waiting on agar and petri dishes. and i have some LC and test tubes for later on in the process coming too. im not sure about isolating yet, but im sure i can get the hang of it sooner or later. honestly, i dont even know the principles behind it, where to take the sample from out of the agar and what the reasoning is for taking it out of "that" place and not another...ive read alot on here, and have been trying things on my own just cuz i want to see what happens. and how mycelium react to things. but as far as actual isolation and cloning i dont know much. if anyone can point me to a tek or any direction for that matter, id really enjoy it. and if u would actually be able totalk with me thru the process.....even better......i am much in need of fellow mycologist(wannabe).
I would opt out of trying to obtain an isolate this early in the game. You can if you want, but your best bet would be to do some MS grows with agar and grab a few nice pins for clones. Then grow out those clones to find the best one. While you're doing that, you could be working on obtaining a nice isolate as well. Cloning from pins is always better in my book. A fat healthy pin from a cluster and just drop it on agar.
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: Buck513]
#22283509 - 09/24/15 11:57 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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isolating from spores is great but you need to isolate maybe 10 strains from a culture and then test each of them out.
When you clone, you still have to test but you have a better idea what you are going to get. I say clone first to get some nice cultures, work on strain isolation as a side project
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Psilosoulful
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: aerow.thefox]
#22283573 - 09/24/15 12:14 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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aerow.thefox said:
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TheKingofLimbs said: There is this roger rabbit guy that I found a video of... He's like the Jesus of Shroom Growing.
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cronicr
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: Psilosoulful]
#22283890 - 09/24/15 01:12 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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a pc a sab 5 boxes of qt jars bags of grain sfd's or poly bag of poly 10 66 qt tubs 10 bricks of coir big bag of verm gypsum lime peat moss syringes scalpels inoculation loop foil petris parafilm latex gloves medical mask 70% alcohol 2 spray bottles shroomery account perlite syringe filters ships soap manure straw more qt jars flowhood puppet account for when you get paranoid pussyfarts inbox link link to franks shit grow log more qt jars a gf who will put up with your shit
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aerow.thefox
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Re: supplies for a mycologist..... [Re: cronicr]
#22283922 - 09/24/15 01:18 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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cronicr said:
a gf who will put up with your shit
this shit right here
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