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iLuvAF
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Registered: 01/04/11
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First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates)
#14516307 - 05/26/11 04:38 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Welcome to iLuvAF's, hopefully, first successful Grow!
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011.
- I mixed up some BRF cakes and placed them into a large pot and steamed them for two and a half hours. I took the pot off the gas stove and placed them on my wooden shelf to cool down. I covered the top, with the lid still in place, with foil so no contaminates could get in.
Monday, May 23nd, 2011.
- I disinfected the small enclosed area with a disinfectant spray. I excessively sprayed the whole area down including myself. (Face, hair, shirt, arms, shorts, legs and even my feet)I put my purple latex gloves on and moved onto removing all the foil from the top of the pot. I removed the filled (and sterile) jars and placed them back into the box the mason jars came in. I sprayed the box thoroughly with disinfectant spray. I then removed the syringe from my desk drawer and submerged the needle in a coffee cup filled with hydrogen peroxide for 5-10 minutes. I allowed the needle to sit in the liquid until no bubbles came from the needle. I dried the needle off and attached the needle directly to the syringe. I pulled out my two favorite zippo lighters and used them to heat the needle before making my needle have sex with the tiny holes I drilled. I put a good sized squirt into each hole and angled the needle towards the glass so I could see the liquid being injected into the substrate. I shook the syringe before each needle heating and injection.
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Here are some pictures of my area. Shelf area with supplies. Oh, and bong + pipe.


Here are my jars colonizing on my desk.

- No jars have any signs of growth yet.
- I put the lid from my (soon to be) fruiting chamber over top to make sure contams had a harder time getting to my babies. I was told contams usually fall more than float around. Also, Please remember these to pictures are directly opposite from each other. This is a bunk bed with a cave like area in between both. I have a clean blanket hanging over the bunk bed/cave entrance. I plan on getting a piece of plywood and slapping some hinges on it to make it lockable.
Please keep an eye out for updates!
Also, Please leave any suggestions, tips and tricks! I need tips on how to setup my fruiting box.
I have a large semi-clear box. A small PC Fan. A 7 mode Digital Timer with two plug-ins. A spray bottle Foil Mericle Grow Perlite (I am scared to use the perlite because it has nitrates in it. I think its 0.7%.. Is this okay to use at the bottom of my tub?)
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iLuvAF
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14552056 - 06/02/11 05:57 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Still no signs of growth in the jars.. Can anyone tell me what temperature these should be stored at?
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Breakfast Crew
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14552078 - 06/02/11 06:01 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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is that a glowing rubix cube? Oh man
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sage1o1
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14552144 - 06/02/11 06:16 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Time is what I believe you need. The temperature for storing jars is room temperature. No more, no less. I think you've made a very good attempt at this hobby, now what i think you need is patience.
Any perlite will do as long as it's coarse and not the fine kind. Also, fans are usually not necessary with fruiting chambers. We rely on the natural air current in a room. With the proper ventilation of a fruiting chamber that should be sufficient.
Hopefully you didn't shake the jars when you inoculated, it is not advisable to shake after a multi-spore inoculation. Other than that, for now it's just a waiting game. My advice, make more jars if you can
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iLuvAF
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: sage1o1]
#14555586 - 06/03/11 01:08 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
Breakfast Crew said: is that a glowing rubix cube? Quote:
Haha, its got 4 squares that shift through thousands of different color patterns. It's pretty dandy.
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sage1o1 said: Time is what I believe you need. The temperature for storing jars is room temperature. No more, no less. I think you've made a very good attempt at this hobby, now what i think you need is patience.
Any perlite will do as long as it's coarse and not the fine kind. Also, fans are usually not necessary with fruiting chambers. We rely on the natural air current in a room. With the proper ventilation of a fruiting chamber that should be sufficient.
Hopefully you didn't shake the jars when you inoculated, it is not advisable to shake after a multi-spore inoculation. Other than that, for now it's just a waiting game. My advice, make more jars if you can 
Thanks for making me not go crazy! I've been anxious as fuck to see some signs of growth.. Also, I just put them in my drawer which has no light or air movement. I already cut a hole in the side of my box but I'm going to just patch it shut with an acrylic mix I have.
I didn't shake them at all and have handled them as if they were babies. I didn't do multi spore in the jars, just Lizard King. I think the part about shaking was the syringe.
Thanks again!
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iLuvAF
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14555608 - 06/03/11 01:14 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Oh! I can't make any more jars because I don't have any more syringes.. just a b+ print that I dont know what to do with. I do have an empty syringe though.
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lostinbq
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Registered: 03/25/11
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14555648 - 06/03/11 01:25 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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your jars should have only been steamed for 90 min not 250 min. if you do see growth your jars may not fully colonize due to drying of the substrate. i would watch the RR videos for if you have to start over.

edit: also the spraying of disinfectant on the jars was much. just wipe them with a alcohol wipe and flame your needle(or wipe that too) between jars. the myc wont get along if the disinfectant gets in.
Edited by lostinbq (06/03/11 01:29 PM)
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iLuvAF
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: lostinbq]
#14557066 - 06/03/11 07:07 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Dooder.. might have to start over..
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iLuvAF
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14573124 - 06/07/11 07:20 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Well, I'm back with good and bad news.. one jar has some white growth near the top. Two other jars have a small blue patch which could have been caused by my laziness of not taking the lids off to drill more gas Exchange holes, which could be a contam.. I did soak the drill bit in alcohol and put a flame to it though.. I have no more syringes and I'm hoping this shit works.. I spent about 60 bucks on getting the supplies alone. Any tips on how to sterilize my brf easier?
I'll try to post some pictures today of the jars with growth. I can't now because I'm on a droid and I am unsure if I can upload straight from my phone.
-------------------- My first attempt at a SUCCESSFUL grow! ------- Total prints donated: 1 Please Donate! -------- Looking for PE prints! I have forever and 4$ stamps to trade! me!
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iLuvAF
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14589307 - 06/10/11 07:51 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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I've got 3 jars with signs of contams. I have 5 jars with good looking growth and I can see the rHizoids!
I'm making a liquid culture today with some B+ and hopefully all goes well
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lostinbq
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14589635 - 06/10/11 09:47 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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well good strong growth is good news. what tek are you going to use for the liquid culture.
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iLuvAF
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: lostinbq]
#14590166 - 06/10/11 11:46 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'm using _OttO_'s LC tek! shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/5238137#5238137
It seems easy but safe! I found a tiny horseraddish jar and drilled a tiny hole for my syringe! I'm pretty excited to try it!
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lostinbq
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: iLuvAF]
#14592452 - 06/10/11 08:08 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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i used a tall half pint jar. don't use honey, it will make your shit cloudy. i would recommend using sugar in the raw, i compared it to karo and honey and surpassed them by far.
o yea i used 7 grams of the sugar in the raw.
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iLuvAF
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Re: First Grow log. (Some pics and many Updates) [Re: lostinbq]
#14592853 - 06/10/11 09:22 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ill make another. I'm about to knock the jar up! I'll just use the other half.
Is sugar in the raw different than sugar you buy in a 5lb bag?
Also, I'm getting hold is some horse doodee. any tek explaining how to do It? Could I use BRF as the substrate to colonize then mix?
-------------------- My first attempt at a SUCCESSFUL grow! ------- Total prints donated: 1 Please Donate! -------- Looking for PE prints! I have forever and 4$ stamps to trade! me!
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