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First Grow PF Tek (New Pics)
    #14815712 - 07/23/11 10:16 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Well I've started my first PF grow recently. I'm just looking for some tips/suggestions/constructive criticism. I want to first off say I would definately recommend sporeworks.com. I ordered their 4 pack of B+, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Golden Teacher on July 5th and recieved them on July 9th. I was expecting a delivery time of 2-3 weeks, so two thumbs up for them.

So since it's my first time, I figured I'd start by using 2 of my 4 syringes, and make adjustments on the next 2 if needed. Let me go ahead and say I've spent the past 3+ months reading and researching teks and grow logs and random questions people have relating to the tek I'm using, so I'm going to try to keep my rookie questions to a minimum.

I'm using Shea25's PF Tek Done Right, EvilMushroom666's BRF Tek, and also RR's LGM videos.

Nocc'd up:
B+ 7-16-2011
Ecuador 7-17-2011
10 of each for a total of 20 jars

One week progress:

Best looking B+ jar


Average B+ jar


Best looking Ecuador jar


Average Ecuador jar






I'll be keeping this updated. Like I said, I'll try and keep my inexpeirienced questions to a minimum, but I will have some. Thanks in advance for the help.

Edited by hashmaster (08/16/11 08:48 PM)

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14815733 - 07/23/11 10:20 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Looks like you are off to a good start, :cheers: & :goodluck:

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: EvilMushroom666]
    #14815882 - 07/23/11 10:49 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks dude, I've seen you on a few grow logs I've read and was hoping you'd catch on to mine. I hope you'll stick around with some advice!

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14815915 - 07/23/11 10:56 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

You appear to be well on your way :thumbup:. Continue forward with what
you are doing, allow your cakes to colonize to 100%, and then leave them
for another 7-10 days to consolidate before moving forward with the TEK.

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: EvilMushroom666]
    #14816376 - 07/24/11 01:23 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Looks good you can put together your SGFC and a glove box while your waiting on them to colonize. Learn how to make a spore pint. You'll never have to buy spores again.


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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: MegaGoomba]
    #14816379 - 07/24/11 01:25 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

nice job keep up the work and the porn nice pics


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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: bam]
    #14816600 - 07/24/11 04:47 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

I too started my first grow, like 4 days after you. And I have them lined up exactly the same way on a shelf just like that lol.

Mine are just a bit farther along, maybe because its closer to 80F in my closet? 10 B+ jars, got 14 more jars to use and an Ecuador syringe to inoculate them with.

ill get some pics up later.

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: Baron_Fel]
    #14816771 - 07/24/11 07:13 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Looks good.  The only suggestion is that next time you use half pint jars.  At least if you want to follow the Tek and vid you are using to T.

Good luck on your grow : )

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: idlee]
    #14816890 - 07/24/11 08:40 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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idlee said:
Looks good.  The only suggestion is that next time you use half pint jars.  )





They are half pint jars. The pictures don't really show it that well I guess. I think I just figured out how to make the pics bigger so next time I update I'll do that. Thanks for the encouragement guys, and good luck Baron!

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14817039 - 07/24/11 09:49 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

awesome looks liek all is going well ill be keeping an eye on this thread

cheers!


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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: a2thej]
    #14817299 - 07/24/11 11:22 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Oh, they must be the taller narrower 1/2 pints instead of the shorter fat ones (wide mouth).  Anyways they will do fine : )

Will check in on your progress...

Cheers

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14848597 - 07/30/11 01:00 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

Here's an update on how things are looking 2 weeks in (one week since previous pictures)...

Best looking B+ jar


B+


Best looking Ecuador


Ecuadors


The Ecuadors are doing very well. Even tho I knocked them up a day and a half later, they're about 2-3 times more colonized then the B+. Probably about 60-70 percent. I've heard B+ is a slow colonizer tho so I'm not worried about it, they're coming along at their own pace.

This also could be because I didn't lightly pack the B+ jars when loading them up. I got carried away hearing you want it loose as possible, so when I added my dry verm layer and boiled em, the layer became very uneven. I noticed and corrected that with the Ecuadors by lightly packing before adding the dry verm layer.

Anyways, I'm probably going to get to work on a couple SGFC's this week. Let me know what you think!

BTW, no sign of any contams yet in any of the 20 jars!  :headbang:
Keepin my fingers crossed there.

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14848998 - 07/30/11 02:32 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

Some nice rhizo there man. You'll probably be in the clear for contams too, so long as you don't play with them and disturb your dry verm barrier.

I'd try to make one SGFC to fit them all but that's just me. Lowe's and Home Depot have some decent deals on big rubbermaid bins as well as Wal-mart if you really want to sell your soul. Also if you don't find one with a clear lid cut a big square out of the top but make sure it's still structurally sound and duct tape some saran wrap to it to make yourself a nice little window. I also poke holes in my wrap to help with FAE by cutting 4-8 3 inch slits depending on the size of course.

Looking good though man! Good vibes and good luck! :awesomenod:

You might get some early pinning in the jar on your slower colonizing jars but this is expected from the taller half pint jars. Don't pick them off when you go to dunk and roll and they'll grow up nice a big for you.

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: VaeVictum]
    #14849258 - 07/30/11 03:25 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

:bow2: good job

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: VaeVictum]
    #14849739 - 07/30/11 11:05 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

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VaeVictum said:
I'd try to make one SGFC to fit them all but that's just me.




Is there an advantage to that or just personal preference? Thanks for the input!

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14860563 - 08/02/11 08:46 AM (12 years, 7 months ago)

Just picked up my SGFC and 6500 cool daylight bulb today!  :dancer: I'm starting to get a little excited with all this lol

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14861630 - 08/02/11 01:00 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

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Did you inoculate only at the top and not let it run down the sides? Its just that they seem to be colonizing top to bottom.




Uh I mean i did the 4 holes on top and pushed the needle in as far as it would go. I did roughly 1 cc per jar so between 4 holes there wasn't enough to run all the way down. Is that bad?

Also I thought it was pretty common for the bottom of the jar to become colonized last? These are the tall half pint jars not the small stubby ones, maybe thats it?

Now you got me worried.  :um:

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14861898 - 08/02/11 01:48 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

Don't worry man, with the tall half pints the usually colonize top to bottom. The wide mouth jars the liquid runs down the side most of the way so it colonized outside to inside. My first grow was with those jars and they colonized the same way. Your doing good just keep following the tek and you'll have some delicious mushies soon enough!

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hammy]
    #14861923 - 08/02/11 01:53 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

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Don't worry man, with the tall half pints the usually colonize top to bottom. The wide mouth jars the liquid runs down the side most of the way so it colonized outside to inside. My first grow was with those jars and they colonized the same way. Your doing good just keep following the tek and you'll have some delicious mushies soon enough!




Alright cool, thanks man.

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Re: First Grow PF Tek (PICS) [Re: hashmaster]
    #14863159 - 08/02/11 05:46 PM (12 years, 7 months ago)

no worries, man. your jars are looking stellar :thumbup:


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