|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
chronosync
kicked the habit. shed my skin.

Registered: 01/23/09
Posts: 692
Last seen: 8 years, 3 months
|
summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips?
#10250406 - 04/28/09 04:12 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
i cannot afford an AC. (probably not) can i still make a grow work in 80-90 deg weather? humidity will def not be a problem thats for sure. mainly concerned about incubation temps. if it might be too HIGH for the jars....i know the warmer it is the more of a risk for contams. i will also be using the steam sterilization method. i cant afford a PC right now either.
first time grower just looking for a few tips from those who have grown medicinal mushrooms or cubes in a hot climate. -cheers
|
Doc_T
Random Dude




Registered: 03/06/09
Posts: 42,395
Loc: Colorado
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: chronosync]
#10250484 - 04/28/09 04:21 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
An incubator could be used to keep out the heat, too. Open it at night, close it during the day. Not ideal, but maybe ok.
Or... find a little mini-fridge, and jimmy the thermostat so it maintains 75 instead of 40?
Steam sterilization is ok for PF cakes, not so good for grains. But you can find a PC for cheap if you are lucky- check thrift stores, yard sales, etc.
-------------------- You make it all possible. Doesn't it feel good?
|
chronosync
kicked the habit. shed my skin.

Registered: 01/23/09
Posts: 692
Last seen: 8 years, 3 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: Doc_T]
#10250595 - 04/28/09 04:35 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
hmm... i was thinking mabey a dark clean cabinet would be a little cooler. i guess i need to get a thermometer. just trying to do this as low cost as possible. a mini fridge is out of the question. mabey just get an AC then.
found a few PC's at local thrift stores. all were out of order. old, used up, and not functional. one looked good but it had no seal. bah. just ended up buying a huge enamel pot for like 5 bucks. opted for RR's LGM (steam) pf tek method. thanks RR! the supplies and equip. were actually WAY harder to come by than everyone says (at least where i am at) and having no car doesnt help. thanks for the advice though. appreciate it. -rock on
|
Doc_T
Random Dude




Registered: 03/06/09
Posts: 42,395
Loc: Colorado
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: chronosync]
#10250853 - 04/28/09 05:15 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
Oh, yeah- a car is a help. But I did my first grow without one. Lucky enough to have a Goodwill and a Wal-Mart in walking distance. PC parts are available online at pretty reasonable prices.
Definitely get a min/max thermometer- you'll need one anyway, and it will give you some idea what conditions you are working with.
I doubt a cupboard inside the house would be cooler, but could you get under the house?
-------------------- You make it all possible. Doesn't it feel good?
|
DontPlay
Yeah Science!



Registered: 12/13/07
Posts: 750
Loc: On Land most of the time....
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: Doc_T]
#10250890 - 04/28/09 05:21 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
Well frankly the first time I ever grew cubes I just boiled the jars in a large pot with the lid on. Did it for about an hour and a half and it worked great. Not a single jar got contaminated.
However since I bought a PC I will never go back to doing that.
As far as keeping it cool, I'm assuming you live down south and don't have a basement which sucks. Trial and error, just start some and see where it goes. Use a thermometer and place it different places in your house (Closet's ect.) and find the lowest temp. area midday when its as hot as can be.
-------------------- My Trade List I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery. ~Thomas Jefferson
|
chronosync
kicked the habit. shed my skin.

Registered: 01/23/09
Posts: 692
Last seen: 8 years, 3 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: DontPlay]
#10251214 - 04/28/09 06:17 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
no i dont have a basement to use. good idea. that would def. work. except most basements are really moldy anyways. but then again i bet the cubes would love it too. hmmm..... thanks for the input!
|
CurdledCave
Seeker



Registered: 04/02/09
Posts: 120
Loc: Tennessee
Last seen: 3 years, 7 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: chronosync]
#10251237 - 04/28/09 06:22 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
Anywhere low to the ground, but for sure keep it off direct contact of course, maybe a crawl in space?(if you can keep everything sterile)
-------------------- "I have never had a problem with drugs, only problems with the police"--Keith Richards "Think for yourself, Question Authority"--Timothy Leary
|
chronosync
kicked the habit. shed my skin.

Registered: 01/23/09
Posts: 692
Last seen: 8 years, 3 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: CurdledCave]
#10254213 - 04/29/09 05:37 AM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
i live on the third floor. BAH thanks though
|
CurdledCave
Seeker



Registered: 04/02/09
Posts: 120
Loc: Tennessee
Last seen: 3 years, 7 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: chronosync]
#10255794 - 04/29/09 01:03 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
hmmmmm, thats a predicament.....I know most people dont agree with doing this but maybe you and a close friend that you trust with an air conditioned place could work on em together.
-------------------- "I have never had a problem with drugs, only problems with the police"--Keith Richards "Think for yourself, Question Authority"--Timothy Leary
|
mordah
Stranger


Registered: 04/20/09
Posts: 137
Last seen: 8 years, 10 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: CurdledCave]
#10256013 - 04/29/09 01:38 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
due to the sun position duaring daytime, side of the house facing south gonna stay a little bit warmer then a side facing north,tho im not 100 sure about that as in the summers sun is higher up,good luck!
|
Doc_T
Random Dude




Registered: 03/06/09
Posts: 42,395
Loc: Colorado
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: mordah]
#10256058 - 04/29/09 01:43 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
Y'know, those little window AC units aren't that expensive, and don't cost too much to run as long as you aren't trying to refrigerate your home. That might be the simplest and most direct solution.
-------------------- You make it all possible. Doesn't it feel good?
|
chronosync
kicked the habit. shed my skin.

Registered: 01/23/09
Posts: 692
Last seen: 8 years, 3 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: Doc_T]
#10267960 - 05/01/09 10:37 AM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
ok yeah. mabey ac is the best option. unless i can get this thing going early before it really starts to heat up. thanks for all the advice. -peace
|
RogerRabbit
Bans for Pleasure



Registered: 03/26/03
Posts: 42,214
Loc: Seattle
Last seen: 11 months, 21 days
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: chronosync]
#10267993 - 05/01/09 10:45 AM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
All winter we get threads on how to heat a grow area and all summer we get threads on how to cool one. Search your terms and you'll find all sorts of tricks, such as laying a damp towel over your FC and blowing a fan on it. That alone will drop the temp by ten degrees. RR
-------------------- Download Let's Grow Mushrooms semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat "I've never had a failed experiment. I've only discovered 10,000 methods which do not work." Thomas Edison
|
cuddlebear
Free hugs


Registered: 03/31/09
Posts: 182
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: RogerRabbit]
#10268577 - 05/01/09 12:34 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
There's also some good tips at http://www.energyconservationinfo.org/summer2007.pdf for regulating your inside temps without AC and minimizing heat buildup.
|
4hodmt
AspiringMycologist


Registered: 04/06/04
Posts: 759
Last seen: 9 years, 9 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: cuddlebear]
#10269231 - 05/01/09 02:24 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
Yesterday i bought for 4 bucks a nifty digital thermometer/hygrometer that tells you the minimum and maximums from the past 24 hours. Really great.
I'd say to open all your windows at night and close them and the shades during the day.
-------------------- all posts made by 4hodmt are entirely ficticious. the user 4hodmt has noa ffiliation with any company, or organization; any endorsements made by 4hodmt are to be considered a joke. any similarity between a person (or story) 4hodmt is talking about is entirely happenstance. 4hodmt is not to be taken seriously under any circumstance. furthermore, he does not know what he is talking about. Please ignore anything 4hodmt has to say. _______ "Trust me, I'm from the future. Actually I'm not from the future, but I did lived there for a while." - Baby Hitler
|
Doc_T
Random Dude




Registered: 03/06/09
Posts: 42,395
Loc: Colorado
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: 4hodmt]
#10269265 - 05/01/09 02:29 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
Digital hygrometers are great while they last. Then they aren't. For real, get an analog one also.
-------------------- You make it all possible. Doesn't it feel good?
|
kingjames488
Stranger
Registered: 02/18/09
Posts: 435
Last seen: 12 years, 8 months
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: Doc_T]
#10269401 - 05/01/09 03:00 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
maybe try to find some strains that do better in higher heat.
and avoid B+... they seem to deform a lot when above about 70...
|
Shroominit
Part Time Mycologist


Registered: 11/29/08
Posts: 4,662
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: kingjames488]
#10269408 - 05/01/09 03:02 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
Maybe get into cacti?
More relevantly, I'd try things like RR posted with the damp towel, they would tend to work the best because people have done it with good results so many times.
|
meelimb1
Stranger
Registered: 02/22/07
Posts: 57
Last seen: 1 year, 24 days
|
Re: summer grow. gonnna be hot. no AC. any tips? [Re: Shroominit]
#10269891 - 05/01/09 05:48 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
|
|
fuk it just grow some PAN CYANS
|
|