|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
shirley knott
not my real name
Registered: 11/11/02
Posts: 9,105
Loc: London
Last seen: 7 years, 2 months
|
amazonians and creepers! *completed*
#1557621 - 05/18/03 10:46 AM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
2 new projects just started to bear fruit - here are some amazonians and some creepers that were spawned from wbs into straight horsepoo ( >using knotty's collection tek< and >roadkill's preparation tek< ) on 18 April. all was fine, and they was fully colonised 6 days later. then i had a setback, and learned some valuable lessons - my casing layer (1 inch of sterilised coir/verm/peat/chalk/oyster on 5 inches substrate as usual) refused to colonise. not even a wisp after 8 days. so i got some expert advice (thanks 6T and anno!) and decided that either the casing was too wet, or that i had somehow 'shocked' them by trying to colonise the casing in different conditions: i'd put them in the 84F incubator, you see, whiereas they had colonised the bulk at about 72F. so i scraped off the casings, lightly scratched the surfaces, and sprayed with dilute peroxide to bash anything i may have inadvertently introduced. then left them to incubate some more. luckily they both whitened up again, and were eventually birthed (no casing) on 7th and 9th May. 8 days later, they pinned, and here they are a couple of days after that: here are the amazonians - and the creepers both are pinning mostly at the edges, as you see. i suspect that's cos they're a little dry with no casing layers. a slight bluish tinge on the surface backs this up. i'll case after the first flush. you live and learn shirl xxx p.s. hoping to get these harvested and cased before a two-week trip to Peru on saturday!
-------------------- buh
|
Skikid16
fungus fan
Registered: 06/27/02
Posts: 5,666
Loc: In the middle of the nort...
Last seen: 18 years, 11 months
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: shirley knott]
#1557732 - 05/18/03 12:08 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
Looking good.
-------------------- Re-Defeat Bush in '04
|
SixTango
Mycota
Registered: 01/21/02
Posts: 1,996
Loc: A little North of Paradis...
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: shirley knott]
#1558161 - 05/18/03 04:43 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
In fact.............ANNO is the "expert". I am nothing more than a grasshopper, somewhere around the level of his shoe.
6T
-------------------- ~whiskey river rafting, hot tubbing, dirty dancing & spending money on - wild women - having fun & just gonna waste the rest~
|
shirley knott
not my real name
Registered: 11/11/02
Posts: 9,105
Loc: London
Last seen: 7 years, 2 months
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: SixTango]
#1559962 - 05/19/03 12:15 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
update, 24h later: the amazonians and the creepers those amazons sure grew quick! all pics were taken within minutes of posting - quite a growth spurt! note the colour differences, too.
-------------------- buh
|
Dgrepo
Stranger
Registered: 04/25/03
Posts: 85
Loc: Texas
Last seen: 14 years, 7 months
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: shirley knott]
#1560076 - 05/19/03 01:03 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
amazing! im not worthy. :d
|
Paid
Pict
Registered: 03/12/03
Posts: 5,376
Loc: Zone ate
Last seen: 20 years, 1 month
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: shirley knott]
#1560339 - 05/19/03 02:30 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
The creeper look like there tryig to creep out the tub Good work mate :-P enjoy Peru and dont get kidnaped
--------------------
|
SixTango
Mycota
Registered: 01/21/02
Posts: 1,996
Loc: A little North of Paradis...
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: shirley knott]
#1560342 - 05/19/03 02:31 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
Glad to here the day was saved.
Do you use a pH testing method (strips or meter) on casing material, before application?
I only ask because any casing mixture that contains peat requires some pH adjustment. To add arbitrary amounts of hydrated lime, ground limestone, etc is only a guestimate of the resulting pH, rather than knowing what it is.
A pH meter can be had at most garden stores for a few dollars & is a wise investment, If you want the proper pH - rather than a guestimate. As guestimates can be wildly wrong.
6T
-------------------- ~whiskey river rafting, hot tubbing, dirty dancing & spending money on - wild women - having fun & just gonna waste the rest~
|
FocusHawaii
Keeper of theMagic Garden
Registered: 12/27/02
Posts: 1,013
Loc: Canada
Last seen: 12 years, 7 months
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: Paid]
#1560349 - 05/19/03 02:33 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Good work mate :-P enjoy Peru and dont get kidnaped
Hisssss....How do you know my plan?
|
shirley knott
not my real name
Registered: 11/11/02
Posts: 9,105
Loc: London
Last seen: 7 years, 2 months
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: Paid]
#1560358 - 05/19/03 02:36 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
those are the amzons, gimpy here's a view from the back of the tub, like yesterday's. they may look nice together:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<>>>>><<<<<<
-------------------- buh
|
shirley knott
not my real name
Registered: 11/11/02
Posts: 9,105
Loc: London
Last seen: 7 years, 2 months
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: shirley knott]
#1560626 - 05/19/03 03:58 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
and here's the first half (6 fruits) of the amazon's firstborns: >>>>>> just over 90g wet - maybe 7 or 8g dry? hopefully the same again tomorrow, and then the creepers. will post updates.
-------------------- buh
|
chronic_4_life
Pot head
Registered: 05/10/03
Posts: 11
Last seen: 20 years, 8 months
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: shirley knott]
#1560721 - 05/19/03 04:33 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
You got some nice looking fruits there buddy.....Good Job Keep us posted on the other flushes.
|
SixTango
Mycota
Registered: 01/21/02
Posts: 1,996
Loc: A little North of Paradis...
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: chronic_4_life]
#1561703 - 05/19/03 09:40 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
All is WELL that ends WELL. 6T
-------------------- ~whiskey river rafting, hot tubbing, dirty dancing & spending money on - wild women - having fun & just gonna waste the rest~
|
shirley knott
not my real name
Registered: 11/11/02
Posts: 9,105
Loc: London
Last seen: 7 years, 2 months
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: SixTango]
#1562955 - 05/20/03 12:54 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
Some update pics: Amazonians 1st flush fan-drying ...& Creepers maturing : .... edit: next morning update: . . eric stuck his penis into that last pic, i couldn't stop him ! Tonight i'm making up a batch of casing material- 5 coir: 5 verm : 5 peat : 1 CaCo3 : 1 oyster shell, watered to around 70% capacity and ph tested to 7.5, then pasteurised in the microwave (5 mins, mix, 5 mins, mix, 5 mins, mix) and cooled. This casing will be applied to the bald horsepoo surface of both tubs (ph retest first), then placed straight into the terrarium (cos i'll be away a fortnight). second flush will hopefully be about pickable when i return. Oh, and my malabars (on straight straw) are pinning (x 10) for their ... fourth flush! never thought i'd say those words!
-------------------- buh
Edited by shirley knott (05/21/03 12:31 AM)
|
ATWAR
Connoisseur
Registered: 01/26/03
Posts: 1,640
Loc: #108768 in line...
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: shirley knott]
#1566807 - 05/21/03 05:46 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
Nice Shirley!
I had Malabars that went 4 flushes on straw also (last flush was 2 mushrooms). I love the Malabars, one of my favorites.
-------------------- To give is to live...
|
Joshua
Holoman
Registered: 10/27/98
Posts: 5,398
Loc: The Matrix
|
Re: amazonian and creeper pins! (and a lesson learned) [Re: ATWAR]
#1566834 - 05/21/03 05:53 PM (20 years, 10 months ago) |
|
|
I like the Malabars too. I have some pics I'll post in a seperate thread later.
Your grow looks very healthy!
Joshua
-------------------- The Shroomery Bookstore Great books for inquiring minds! "Life After Death is Saprophytic!"
|
shirley knott
not my real name
Registered: 11/11/02
Posts: 9,105
Loc: London
Last seen: 7 years, 2 months
|
amazons 3rd flush [Re: Joshua]
#1679255 - 07/02/03 04:42 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Amazons 3rd flush (busted computer meant i missed lots of 2nd flush harvest shots; the creepers were magnificent):
only two fruits, and I?d been away from home for a couple of days, so was unable to prevent a spore-spray - check out the perlite: that?s not a light shadow, but a spore print on the floor!
Pulled them both up, and was pleased to see that the older sister had another 5 inches below the surface level, growing along the side of the tub.
Younger sister 29g wet, older sister 76g wet. That?s another 9g dry, dinner for two!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-------------------- buh
|
Anonymous
|
|
those are fucking sweet bro
|
Alien
Galactic Shaman
Registered: 11/14/99
Posts: 1,868
Loc: Jupiter's Moon
|
|
-------------------- -Alien
|
Snobrdr311
outdoorenthusiast
Registered: 09/03/01
Posts: 1,468
Loc: Midwest
Last seen: 10 years, 5 months
|
Re: amazonians and creepers! *completed* [Re: Alien]
#1701262 - 07/09/03 11:12 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Don't you just love the Amazons! My favorite strain by far. They grow huge, and are consistant as hell. Very agressive.
|
hyper_dermic
stranger withcandy
Registered: 06/26/02
Posts: 736
Loc: the land of excess
Last seen: 19 years, 7 months
|
|
are those trash cans you spawned in?
just perlite for humidity... and manual fanning? wow, how many time a day do u fan?
[hyp]
|
|