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    #14730629 - 07/07/11 11:00 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

so i have (3) 1 pound bags that are about 35% colonized.  my plan was to spawn them to the (3) 5 pound bags of straw i have.  after researching a little bit more, i decided to spawn to poo/straw instead of just straw.  i just ordered equal parts poo for the straw, but i just realized i only have 3 1bs. of colonized grains.  brain fart.  should i try to spawn it to all of that bulk, or is that way too little substrate?

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Re: i think i messed up..... [Re: precision]
    #14730689 - 07/07/11 11:15 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

so you have 15 lbs straw and 3 lbs spawn? That would be a 1:5 spawn to sub ratio which could work but is risky imho. If you added an equal amount of poo (15 lbs) that would be a 1:10 ratio which would most likely fail. For sure success it is common to practice a 1:1 - 1:3 ratio which would be 3 pounds spawn to 3-9 lbs substrate.

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Re: i think i messed up..... [Re: precision]
    #14730729 - 07/07/11 11:22 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

that works out to 1:10, from what I have read that sounds low.
I'd say either expand the spawn or do a smaller substrate mix and save the rest for another time.  I see many doing as high as 1:4 to 1:1.
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deadmandave, beat me too it. :wink:

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Re: i think i messed up..... [Re: RogueTrippeR]
    #14730935 - 07/07/11 12:18 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

could i do a 1:3 spawn to bulk, allow that to colonize, then add more bulk?

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Re: i think i messed up..... [Re: precision]
    #14731325 - 07/07/11 01:52 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

I don't think that is a good idea. 
It would be better to do a GTG transfer. 
1 lb bag to 3 or 4 more 1 lb bags would give you 12-15 lbs to work with.
you could go with more bags to get more spawn, it would just add a few days.


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Re: i think i messed up..... [Re: RogueTrippeR]
    #14731858 - 07/07/11 03:43 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

i just ordered 6 more bags or rye berry substrate...do you have any links on G2G?  is it a pain?

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Re: i think i messed up..... [Re: precision]
    #14731889 - 07/07/11 03:50 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

you need to be sterile and at least use a glove box. I imagine it could be a pain to try and use a spawn bag to g2g in a glove box but definitely doable. try www.mushroomvideos.com for a sample on g2g video. good luck!

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Re: i think i messed up..... [Re: deadmandave]
    #14732493 - 07/07/11 05:57 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Shouldn't spawn/sub be measured in volume and not weight?  I'm a newb on my first grow, but I have been reading a lot.  Anyone care to input?

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