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Help PF-Tek cakes wont come out of jar- and dunking question
#6026755 - 09/04/06 01:35 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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OK today my pf tek cakes wouldnt come out... i tried everything... i hit the jar tons of times... it was stuck in there solid... i had been planning to dunk them before the harvest because they've been incubating for over 5 weeks (sh*t happens), also they seem kinda stalled... now i poured water inside the pf-tek jars after shaking excess verm. loose... so the jars are basically being dunked inside their incubation jars.. now the questioon still remains, how can i get the cake out? If i use a fork does it matter if the cake disintegrates? like can i mash it together in the form of a cake and be ok? Or will I be forced to do a casing tek, i.e. crumble the shit up and case with vermiculite
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zathan
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Re: Help PF-Tek cakes wont come out of jar- and dunking question [Re: methamphetamine]
#6026761 - 09/04/06 01:40 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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What is the shape of your jars? My cakes shrank a little and I use 7oz drinking glasses with an outward tapered profile. My cakes fell out with the slightest tap upside down.
I'm mind you, I'm a complete n00b. Just check out my other thread.
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methamphetamine
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Re: Help PF-Tek cakes wont come out of jar- and dunking question [Re: zathan]
#6026810 - 09/04/06 02:35 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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its the widemouth 1/2pint ball jars, i followed the pf-tek to a T, except it was left 'growing' longer than usual, I just didnt see the entire jar colonized so I assumed i had to wait, until I got frustrated and thought they were gonna use up all their water and die.. so i decided to dunk them today, but found the cakes wouldnt release from the jars... i tried and tried, no luck... so i dunked water in vitro, and stuck em in the fridge.. but what do i do to get them out now? Should I just crumble the cakes or what? I dont have any casing material to use, can I just use vermiculite? Is casing better than individual cakes for me? Its my very first grow and I know fuck all about shrooms, I am however a very experienced grower of somethinig else , something where green is NOT a bad thing , so I bring with me a willingness to learn.
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deXtrous
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Re: Help PF-Tek cakes wont come out of jar- and dunking question [Re: methamphetamine] 1
#6026981 - 09/04/06 04:21 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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Did you try the tyre technique?
get an old tyre (eg car tyre) and bash the jar downwards onto that.
If not, I'd just smash the jar :P
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Westnile
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Re: Help PF-Tek cakes wont come out of jar- and dunking question [Re: deXtrous]
#6027266 - 09/04/06 06:38 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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You can also try sliding a butter knife up the side of the cake and putting a little pressure on it to pop it out. Its definitly not ideal, but it works. I've had to this before and the cakes fruited just fine. Just be as gentle as possible.
Also, your idea of breaking them up and casing them is a good one. Casings are super easy, dont be intimidated if you've never done one before.
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triphippy
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Re: Help PF-Tek cakes wont come out of jar- and dunking question [Re: methamphetamine]
#12566129 - 05/15/10 06:24 AM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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The "dunking" in the same jar might have swollen the cake up just enough to make it tough to get out. case it with some verm & coir would probably be your best bet.
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Numinosum
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Re: Help PF-Tek cakes wont come out of jar- and dunking question [Re: triphippy]
#12566147 - 05/15/10 06:39 AM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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did you take notice to how old this thread is??
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deXtrous
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Re: Help PF-Tek cakes wont come out of jar- and dunking question [Re: Numinosum]
#12568727 - 05/15/10 06:24 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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His jar would be a bit smelly by now.
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