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SuperMushMan
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2nd grow brf tek questions
#12034138 - 02/15/10 01:57 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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hey all,
so i just finished my somewhat unsuccessful first grow using the "burma" strain. I ordered some pftek jars from an online site and used an incubator also ordered from the site. long story short all of the jars became contaminated and i had half of one that was ok so i cracked it open early and washed all the substrate that wasnt colinized off, dunked it for 12 hours, and put it im my FC to fruit. i got a couple medium sized shrooms off it but i wasnt expecting much anyways.
Now this second time i bought my own 1/2pint jars and used the BRF tek to the T of the "lets grow mushrooms!" videos with the golden teachers strain. Also, i didnt incubate this time, i just threw them in a clean, fairly sealed box and in a draawer at room temp (maybe a bit cooler as it can get pretty cold at night). Its been 1 week and none are contaminated yet and a few are showing pretty good growth.
Questions:
Ive read that once the mycelium started picking up speed that air exchange is necessary..how can i provide this while keeping the jars sterile? they're in my room which can get kinda dusty [and smokey ] sometimes and the window is always open..even with the vermiculite layer in the jars do i still need to worry about airborne contams?
stealth is kinda important but maybe if i just take the lid off the box and leave the drawer open a bit? idk lol
should i just leave them to colonize at room temp? should i throw them into the incubator? (basically two rubber maids with some water and a fish tank heater between them) or is there some way i could warm them just a bit inside the drawer? im just trying to make this one successful and find the best process for me to use in my particular situation.
check it out: open box

closed box

Some of the jars on day 8



thanks for the ideas/help!
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Mycjunky
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Re: 2nd grow brf tek questions [Re: SuperMushMan]
#12034391 - 02/15/10 02:33 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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You shouldn't have to leave the box open for them to get air exchange they should get plenty with it closed.
I'd highly suggest ditching the incubator. Incubators tend to cause more contams then anything else. Colonizing jars in the low to mid 70s will do just fine. When the temp gets into the higher 70's or low 80's your creating an environment that is even more ideal for contam's so ditch the incubator. Taking a few extra days to colonize is better then growing mold.
Edited by Mycjunky (02/15/10 02:34 PM)
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