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Gus11445
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Stupid first timer mistakes
#8421569 - 05/19/08 08:01 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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alright so this is my first time growing. I ordered a B+ spore syringe and that came like 4 days ago. so i seemed to do everything right but i have a few concerns. I am doing brf substrate with the cakes method. I got the vermiculite and soaked it with water and then didnt measure the brf that i put in.. thats my first concern that i didnt measure the brf.. i def. put in enough to cover everything. Second concern is that i didnt wait long enough for the jars to cool after sterilizing them. I waited about 5 hours.. everything seemed cool for awhile.. last concern is that i was raising the temp. with a room heater and i put the jars above the heater on a shelf.. then i went and took a shower.. came back to check on the jars and they were pretty warm.. but i wasnt gone more than 20 mins.. could this have killed the spores? Its day 4 and i havent seen any signs of growth yet.. you think im screwed on this one?
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spearingflame03
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: Gus11445]
#8421588 - 05/19/08 08:04 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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start over keep reading thats about all i gotta say.I use a space heater pointing towards my dresser but i never leave it on all the time. I dont really know if it works ! lol Well good luck ! Pay attemtion this time imo say.
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Elementium
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: Gus11445]
#8421591 - 05/19/08 08:05 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Patience.
Time will tell.
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entheomandotcom
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: Elementium]
#8421599 - 05/19/08 08:06 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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should be fine...
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kar222
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wow dude thats alot of things you did wrong, no offense, but maybe this hobby isnt for you
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: kar222]
#8421616 - 05/19/08 08:08 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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kar222 said: wow dude thats alot of things you did wrong, no offense, but maybe this hobby isnt for you
thats fucked up. you dont say bullshit things like that to people. to you.
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creekfreek
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: kar222]
#8421651 - 05/19/08 08:13 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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It seems that you did make a few mistakes. You should always measure your ingredients. And I'm sure you realize that you didnt wait long enough before you inoculated the jars. Next time use a measuring cup. Let the jars sit over night before you attempt to inoculate them as they take a while to fully cool down and the inside of the cake could have been too hot for the spores to survive. Gettting to the jars you have going right now, it's only been 4 days, , calm down and have some patience.Give it at least another week before you get worried about them not growing. I think, as long as you got enought BRF into the mix, you should see some kind of growth as long as you didnt cook your spores. Good luck.
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Gus11445
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: TheBandit]
#8421674 - 05/19/08 08:17 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ya ill say i made some mistakes but this is my first attempt at it.. i will be following the instructions a lil more closely next time.. but ill follow up and tell u if i see any growth.. hopefully in the next week or sooner
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: Gus11445]
#8421693 - 05/19/08 08:21 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Gus11445 said: Ya ill say i made some mistakes but this is my first attempt at it.. i will be following the instructions a lil more closely next time.. but ill follow up and tell u if i see any growth.. hopefully in the next week or sooner
That's ok man, everyone makes mistakes. I'm struggling with my first grow now too, it is a lot of information to take in. Keep at it man, you'll get a good grow sometime.
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creekfreek
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: Jair]
#8421810 - 05/19/08 08:44 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Gus, Check out Let's Grow Mushrooms on youtube. A couple of the mods from here made it and its awesome. You can also buy it from the venders section here if you want, I think the youtube version is kinda like the readers digest version. Good luck with these jars and good luck on your future grows. Watch that movie and read all you possibly can before starting your nest attempt and you will have much better chances at success. Peace.
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Gus11445
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: creekfreek]
#8422015 - 05/19/08 09:21 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanks for the replies guys. Didnt expect this many replies this fast so thanks! i will def. be checkin out those videos. I have watched them a couple times but ill look at em again and write the stuff down on paper so that i have it handy. Again thanks!
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Gus11445
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: Gus11445]
#8437263 - 05/23/08 03:22 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just an update. 3 of the 4 jars that i prepared are showing growth. one of them is going crazy and is like 30% colonized and they are in pretty big glasses but ya good news! Im expecting the 4th to show some growth soon.. no contaminates yet.
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creekfreek
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Re: Stupid first timer mistakes [Re: Gus11445]
#8438072 - 05/23/08 08:01 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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And you are on your way! Peace.
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