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showmeyourleader
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First grow log/ MS Golden Teacher 11/27 update with pictures
#17184355 - 11/08/12 11:32 AM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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hey there fellow shroomers, this is my first grow and need some advice/criticism. I started with grow bags bought online. I inoculated 5 bags on October 1st with golden teacher spores and left them alone I checked on them every week two weeks ago one cake was done so I let it sit to consolidate for a week. Another cake, the one that is cut in half, was birthed on the same day, three days ago. I have made a very crude terrariumm by punching holes in a clear setrlite bin with a nail and hammer. Then I soaked the perlite and placed the cakes in there on foil, but it doesn't look like it is humid enough in there so I have improvised a little water collected so the permits can soak it up as it pleases. now the cakes are growing fuzzy mycelium still. the temperatures is set to 71 in my house if that helps any what could be the problem, and how do I fix. it?
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how long have they been in there and are u misting? your perlite could be a little deeper what type of lighting are you using?
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toxetel
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I believe fuzzy cakes are usually a result of insufficient FAE.
It looks like you have your "improvised" SGFC sitting in a pan of water?
You shouldn't improvise on your first grow. Follow the tek. In particular, I think your problems would be solved if your SGFC was elevated as it's supposed to be. The SGFC design requires air to be able to flow in through the holes in the bottom.
Also, dunk and roll.
Finally, if it's still drying out, just mist more often.
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Re: first grow with pictures/ questions [Re: toxetel]
#17184450 - 11/08/12 11:55 AM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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You terrarium looks like it has no humidity. You want about 5 inches of damp perlite in the bottom and I can't tell if you do already, but there needs to be holes on the bottom of the tub and the tub needs to be elevated off the ground so air can penetrate those holes, that will help increase humidity. Also that pan of water is going utopia for contaminants. Elevate your chamber and put a towel underneath, not a pan of water. Other than that, you need to regularly mist. Mist the sides of the tub and mist about 2 feet above the cakes to get some very fine mist on the cakes themselves. Other than that, they will benefit from a 6500k light on a 12/12 cycle.
Seeing as there are no pins whatsoever right now, you should probably dunk and roll.
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showmeyourleader
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Re: first grow with pictures/ questions [Re: ganjfather]
#17184738 - 11/08/12 01:05 PM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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theres about 3-4 inches of permits I just placed it in a crate which will elevate it. I pulled it out of that pan. i bought a flourishing desk light like the long tube ones but it's shot I put a brand new pack of batteries in it and it ran out in less than a day so right now I'm using the sun about 6-7 hours a day. will that be enough?
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ganjfather
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Sunlight is the best light. 6-7 hours is "enough" just not optimal.
If I were you, I'd go with the sunlight, and add in 6 hours of 6500k light. Any light that says natural daylight will work. I just bought a pack of 4 6500k flourescent bulbs for ten bucks from big lots. They look like the spiral ones, but the box says daylight. Something like this will work fine
Or
If you have a fish tank light fixture you can easily pick up a 6500k light from any pet store.
Are you misting now? and do you plan on dunking an rolling?
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showmeyourleader
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Re: first grow with pictures/ questions [Re: ganjfather]
#17184942 - 11/08/12 01:48 PM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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ok planning on going. out tonight tobuy new lights i need to find battery operated ones though, more perlite and a mister. adding the rest of the permits and elevating it help exceptionally well it is all fogged. up now. thanks a lot!
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good luck bro good vibes!!
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Re: first grow with pictures/ questions [Re: psyclone]
#17185492 - 11/08/12 03:40 PM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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just bought a spray bottle how many times should I mist a day? allege bulbs I find only show lumens how many should it be?
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It depends on your set up. I like to mist so that there are very very tiny little dew like pieces of water on the surface but not full water droplets and no pooling.
I also like to keep it more wet during the day then at night because varying humidity is good but don't let the humidity drop very much for very long.
You need to measure lights in kelvins not lumens. 6500k is optimum but anywhere from 5000k-7500k is good. I don't know if you will find any that are battery operated.
Glad everything else helped though!
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Re: first grow with pictures/ questions [Re: ganjfather]
#17185815 - 11/08/12 04:57 PM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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ok well. looks like it will be daylight and a little desk lamp at night.
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mist 4-6 times a day and fan with the lid. i guess u know your light cycle should be 12/12 12hours on 12 hours off
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showmeyourleader
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Re: first grow with pictures/ questions [Re: psyclone]
#17211373 - 11/13/12 07:37 AM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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Is it too late to roll in verm? it was payday yesterday and had enough cash to buy verm... theres no pins yet should i be safe to roll?
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showmeyourleader
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is this a pin? it doesn't have a cap on it though.

just my setup added another cake yesterday.
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you should dunk and roll all of that shit
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Re: first grow with pictures/ questions [Re: Zerovirus]
#17224466 - 11/15/12 01:54 PM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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Pins! ended up dunking and rolling my other 2 cakes. It looks like i have a weird deformed shroom on the second pic
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psyclone



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nice first pins brother im doing my first grow at the moment
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Quote:
showmeyourleader said:


Pins! ended up dunking and rolling my other 2 cakes. It looks like i have a weird deformed shroom on the second pic
niiice..those look like big chalky bricks of COOOCAAAIN with shrooms coming out of them
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Re: first grow with pictures/ questions [Re: psyclone]
#17229745 - 11/16/12 01:36 PM (12 years, 2 months ago) |
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psyclone said: nice first pins brother im doing my first grow at the moment
thanks! Does this look good for 3rd day from seeing pins? i also found pins on my other half of the cake. w00t w00t Heres some pictures. Im still trying to find out what this weird mutation is among the healthy pins..
 My FC.. I dunked and rolled those 2 bigger cakes. seeing some nice fluffy myc growing on them.


Pin pictures with the weird mutation. Anyone know what this is? the cap itself is a fuzzy gray color. underside of what looks like a cap is orange and the stem is yellow.
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