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First grow....a few simple questions...
    #10611976 - 07/02/09 08:35 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Hello,

I am almost prepared to make my first grow. I have spent hours reading through many threads and got most of it in my head. I have a few simple questions that seem pretty basic but I just want to make sure so I don't make the noob mistakes. I appreciate any info received and you are doing me a great favor. Sorry if anything I say sounds newbiesh.

1. Dunk and roll.....when you roll the cake in Verm, do you cover the entire cake, just the top and bottom, or just the sides?

2. Fanning, misting...Some say this is not necessary, some say it is. I am using jars btw w/ BRF/verm, not casing obviously. How often should you fan and mist? Is this just during the fruiting stage that you do this?

3. Inoculation jar...I have the Kerr 1/2 pint jars which I purchased from Wal-Mart. The middle of the lid is separate from the ring of the lid. Should I just use tin foil and not even bother with a cap or still drill the holes in the cap?

Thanks so much!

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Re: First grow....a few simple questions... [Re: mdb311]
    #10611992 - 07/02/09 08:40 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

1-  The whole thing.

2-  Depends entirely on the fruiting chamber you will be using.

3-  Use the cap, and just take a nail and punch the 4 holes around the edge of the lid.  Make sure you can still get the syringe in the holes after you put the screw ring around the lid.


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Re: First grow....a few simple questions... [Re: thedefone]
    #10612010 - 07/02/09 08:43 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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thedefone said:
1-  The whole thing.

2-  Depends entirely on the fruiting chamber you will be using.

3-  Use the cap, and just take a nail and punch the 4 holes around the edge of the lid.  Make sure you can still get the syringe in the holes after you put the screw ring around the lid.




Thanks for the answers.

2 - I am using the two Rubbermaid containers with the heater in the bottom one.

Also, when you inject the spores in the jars, you touch the needle again the glass on the 4 sides of the jar correct? You don't inject them directly in the substrate?

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Re: First grow....a few simple questions... [Re: mdb311]
    #10612197 - 07/02/09 09:24 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

1. Dunk and roll.....when you roll the cake in Verm, do you cover the entire cake, just the top and bottom, or just the sides?
There is a technique called double ending (DE) where you just put your casing layer on each end then there is dunk and roll which means you want to cover the entire cake and in most cases results in better yields


2. Fanning, misting...Some say this is not necessary, some say it is. I am using jars btw w/ BRF/verm, not casing obviously. How often should you fan and mist? Is this just during the fruiting stage that you do this?
Once your cakes are in the fruiting chamber you'll want to fan then mist just enough to keep the cakes moist but not too wet. 3-5 times a day is sufficient.


3. Inoculation jar...I have the Kerr 1/2 pint jars which I purchased from Wal-Mart. The middle of the lid is separate from the ring of the lid. Should I just use tin foil and not even bother with a cap or still drill the holes in the cap?
Flip the lids rubber side up before punching holes! Then this will be the way you place them on the jars (always). This is important if you do it the other way and place the lids on upside down the punch holes will tear the foil or you can drill the holes but you'll still want rubber side up. :wink:

You can inject them into the substrate but against the side allows the spore solution to run down better this provides more inoculation points.


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