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HoboGunship

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First go at bulk: GT & PR Updated 11/29
#17267396 - 11/23/12 01:36 AM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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Okay, I have been a bit apprehensive on posting but I have decided that since I have received such a wealth of knowledge from the shroomery community, it would only be right that I join in the conversation and share my noob experience lol. My plan, if all goes well, is to provide some pron in the next month or so!I do have a few successful grows,via the PF Tek, under my belt. My last grow was about four years ago so I am a bit rusty on some things, however I have found that the search function works wonders!(thus the reason I have so few posts lol) I will update as more happens
(Scroll to the bottom of this post to see latest update)
GT & PR Monotubs- The Plan MS colonized qt Rye jars will be spawned to bulk in monotubs. I plan on following damion5050's coir tek with some gypsum added (may add some h poo aswell ).
11/8 +0 days in
- Organic Rye berries were prepared via RR's method and PC'd at 15psi for 90 min.
- I recieved some GT and PR spores from a reputable shroomery vendor and knocked up 6qt jars and 6 1lb filter patch bags. 3 bags and 3 jars for each strain.
And my myco-lab/wal-depot

11/13 +5 days in So far the mycelial growth seems to be going alright.
 
11/21 +8 days in I shook and massaged my jars/bags.
11/23 +10 days in GT has taken off while the PR seems to have slowed ,the Gt is colonizing much faster than the PR.
Some GT jars

11/24 +11 days in
- Took the most colonized GT jar and performed g2g transfer to 9 1qt jars in homemade glovebox.
11/25 +12 days in
- all g2g jars have taken off! I think I might be in love with g2g.

- GT bags and remaining jars getting close.

- PR bags seem to be alright but jars are moving along like shit. Being that those were my first 3 jars made I think I may have messed up the moisture content. I think one of the jars may be contaminated.
contam?

PR Bags and jars together

11/29 +16 days in Okay the PR jars are confusing me, colonizing so slow .
 Also one of the PR bags doesnt want to colonize the rye on the bottom.

My plan has changed just a bit, I will make my larger mono with 8 qts since the g2g is going so nicely , the other jar will be g2g'ed to another 10 qts.

I decided to make a mini mono with 2 qts of GT spawn and about 4 quarts of some pre-pasteurized manure mix from out-grow.
 growth after two days

Two questions:
1. This leaves me with three fully colonized bags of GT, should I make another mini-mono? or should I put them in the fridge and combine them with the g2g jars for two larger monotubs sometime in the middle of next week?
2. My job requires me to travel occasionally and I will be leaving for a week on Dec 9; I imagine that my mini tub will be ready to introduce to fruiting while I am gone. Is there a way I can stall the tub or will it be fine consolidating that long? BTW I spawned on the 27th.
Stay tuned and any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Edited by HoboGunship (11/29/12 09:59 PM)
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HoboGunship

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Re: First go at bulk: GT & PR [Re: HoboGunship]
#17282236 - 11/25/12 10:52 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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update in op
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c0ri


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Re: First go at bulk: GT & PR [Re: HoboGunship]
#17282312 - 11/25/12 11:09 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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Cant tell if the water on the "contam" pic is on the inside or outside, but I can't see any sign of contam in it. You may have been a little off on moisture content but nothing a shake wont fix for the most part. As long as there isn't a bunch of mushy mess in the bottom of the jar, you should be able to keep on with them.
Good vibes, and enjoy the hobby!
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FrankHorrigan
The Inquisition



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Re: First go at bulk: GT & PR [Re: c0ri]
#17282588 - 11/26/12 12:50 AM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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Could be bacteria, could be just wet.
OP, you better give each and every jar a good smell before you spawn it. It should smell of musty, fresh mushrooms only. Inoculating grains from a spore syringe is a very risky gamble, no syringe is 100% clean.
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HoboGunship

Registered: 10/29/12
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Thanks for the advice friends, I will watch them closely and definately take a big whif of them before I spawn. BTW, Frank I saw your recent thread showing some amazing rhizomorphic growth on WBS. I am pretty impressed, so much so that I have ordered some supplies to start workin with agar lol.
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HoboGunship


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Re: First go at bulk: GT & PR [Re: HoboGunship]
#17305903 - 11/29/12 09:44 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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11/29 update
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c0ri


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Re: First go at bulk: GT & PR [Re: HoboGunship]
#17306361 - 11/29/12 11:23 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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You'll love agar. Takes your hobby to the next level. And it's really not hard at all if you have your sterile procedure down. Also, it doesnt cost much either.
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HoboGunship


Registered: 10/29/12
Posts: 11
Last seen: 12 years, 1 month
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Re: First go at bulk: GT & PR [Re: c0ri]
#17308865 - 11/30/12 12:41 PM (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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Excellent, I am amazed at all of the fun things to do with mycology. I am a man of many hobbies, but this is by far the most stimulating . Any reccomendation on the two questions I posted in the OP?
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