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InvisibleFrankHorrigan
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My best project yet
    #17325536 - 12/03/12 08:48 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

I started a project a few months back and wanted to show it off a little.
I'll post some more pics when I can, I am over my weekly limit again :lol:



Stats:
MS on agar, one transfer for each culture before inoculating master jars.
240 jars of spawn inoculated from 12 master jars (half-gallon).
Substrates are hpoo, coir, verm and gypsum. A few experiments are present as well, inculding straw/poo and straw/coir.
Tossed 46 of the 240 jars, 26 of which were not visibly contam'd but didn't smell right when spawning.
I have cased two tubs with 50/50 casing.
I used 319 quarts of substrate and 194 quarts of spawn for this project.
One tub had to be tossed due to trich.

I'll be deleting these pics before too long :crazy2:


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Yes, you can bump my old threads with a question.
Here is how I get things done.
You should take a look. :hehehe:


Frank's tips and tricks. Updated on 3/21/14
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Edited by FrankHorrigan (12/03/12 09:54 AM)

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Re: My best project yet [Re: FrankHorrigan]
    #17325543 - 12/03/12 08:51 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

Very nice little (big) factory you have going on there!:cheers:

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Re: My best project yet [Re: FrankHorrigan]
    #17325546 - 12/03/12 08:51 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

And I thought I was out of hand with my 7 monotubs. :laugh:

I am impressed that is one sexy shot.


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Re: My best project yet [Re: Tmethyl]
    #17325566 - 12/03/12 08:57 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

:thanx:
We do love our shiitakes around here :lol:

Here's the stats, I added them to the top:

MS on agar, one transfer for each culture before inoculating master jars.
240 jars of spawn inoculated from 12 master jars (half-gallon).
Substrates are hpoo, coir, verm and gypsum. A few experiments are present as well, inculding straw/poo and straw/coir.
Tossed 44 of the 240 jars, 26 of which were not visibly contam'd but didn't smell right.
I have cased two tubs with 50/50 casing.
I used 319 quarts of substrate and 194 quarts of spawn for these.
One tub had to be tossed due to trich.


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Yes, you can bump my old threads with a question.
Here is how I get things done.
You should take a look. :hehehe:


Frank's tips and tricks. Updated on 3/21/14
AMU- Get an answer here -AMU

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Re: My best project yet [Re: FrankHorrigan]
    #17325715 - 12/03/12 09:43 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

That is a mess of shitakes.  Very impressive setup.  :borat:

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Re: My best project yet [Re: Headacherelief] * 1
    #17325897 - 12/03/12 10:29 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

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That is a mess of shitakes.  Very impressive setup.  :borat:




:highfive:
It's been a good two years of solid work to get where I am today.
It's really thanks to you guys on the Shroomery more than anything.
My hat is forever off to you.


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Yes, you can bump my old threads with a question.
Here is how I get things done.
You should take a look. :hehehe:


Frank's tips and tricks. Updated on 3/21/14
AMU- Get an answer here -AMU

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Re: My best project yet [Re: FrankHorrigan]
    #17326095 - 12/03/12 11:16 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

:thumbup:
Impressive!
Looks like a lot of work


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Re: My best project yet [Re: Destitute]
    #17326147 - 12/03/12 11:25 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

"go Shitake, go go Shitake "

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Re: My best project yet [Re: silos]
    #17326168 - 12/03/12 11:28 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

:thumbup:

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Re: My best project yet [Re: creekfreek]
    #17326255 - 12/03/12 11:48 AM (12 years, 1 month ago)

It's official. That's pretty awesome.

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Re: My best project yet [Re: JumpinLow]
    #17326315 - 12/03/12 12:00 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

did you tape around the handles of your tubs to limit GE? or is that just a labeling thing? 

gorilla tape? why do you use it? I thought the whole "light causes side pinning was becoming old info" whats your thoughts . or is it just habit, and for structural support.  :heytheresexy:

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Re: My best project yet [Re: silos]
    #17326342 - 12/03/12 12:05 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

:pokerawe:

Beautiful! I hope those tubs are safe on the rug like that. It's usually recommended to keep them at least at waist height to keep them away from the monsters.

I can't wait to have a room like that haha.

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Re: My best project yet [Re: silos]
    #17326345 - 12/03/12 12:05 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

that's frightening...

:popcorn:

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Re: My best project yet [Re: silos]
    #17326372 - 12/03/12 12:10 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

If you don't block the light around the bottom, and use dark colored plastic or aluminum foil inside the tub, they WILL pin on the sides.

I experimented recently with clear and black plastic sheet in my clear mini-msg's and came to the conclusion that light has more to do with side-pinning than anything. I still got some side pins from the black plastic tub, but nothing like I got with the clear plastic. The tubs with clear plastic produced mushrooms on 5 sides, between the plastic and the substrate. There couldn't hardly have been much FAE down there, but lo and behold there were mushrooms that grew underneath the subsrate.

Not so with the black plastic.

Also, my tubs were all prepared the same. Same spawn ratio, same substrate, same consolidation time. The tubs that were exposed to light throughout the grow pinned a full 5 days before the ones that only received small amounts of light.

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Re: My best project yet [Re: Jeebies]
    #17326432 - 12/03/12 12:23 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

Jeebies said:
If you don't block the light around the bottom, and use dark colored plastic or aluminum foil inside the tub, they WILL pin on the sides.

I experimented recently with clear and black plastic sheet in my clear mini-msg's and came to the conclusion that light has more to do with side-pinning than anything. I still got some side pins from the black plastic tub, but nothing like I got with the clear plastic. The tubs with clear plastic produced mushrooms on 5 sides, between the plastic and the substrate. There couldn't hardly have been much FAE down there, but lo and behold there were mushrooms that grew underneath the subsrate.

Not so with the black plastic.

Also, my tubs were all prepared the same. Same spawn ratio, same substrate, same consolidation time. The tubs that were exposed to light throughout the grow pinned a full 5 days before the ones that only received small amounts of light.




Two reasons for using a black lining, one could be an easy clean up if you're using a trash bag and keeping the substrate in it. The other is obvious, to keep sunlight out.

Why you used a clear lining is beyond me. I hope you didn't tape it to the outside too. :facepalm:

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Re: My best project yet [Re: Icesyn]
    #17326467 - 12/03/12 12:29 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

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Quote:

Jeebies said:
If you don't block the light around the bottom, and use dark colored plastic or aluminum foil inside the tub, they WILL pin on the sides.

I experimented recently with clear and black plastic sheet in my clear mini-msg's and came to the conclusion that light has more to do with side-pinning than anything. I still got some side pins from the black plastic tub, but nothing like I got with the clear plastic. The tubs with clear plastic produced mushrooms on 5 sides, between the plastic and the substrate. There couldn't hardly have been much FAE down there, but lo and behold there were mushrooms that grew underneath the subsrate.

Not so with the black plastic.

Also, my tubs were all prepared the same. Same spawn ratio, same substrate, same consolidation time. The tubs that were exposed to light throughout the grow pinned a full 5 days before the ones that only received small amounts of light.




Two reasons for using a black lining, one could be an easy clean up if you're using a trash bag and keeping the substrate in it. The other is obvious, to keep sunlight out.

Why you used a clear lining is beyond me. I hope you didn't tape it to the outside too. :facepalm:



A clear liner eliminates side pinning while at the same time allowing the substrate to absorb energy from the light.

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Re: My best project yet [Re: PussyFart]
    #17326538 - 12/03/12 12:47 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

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A clear liner eliminates side pinning while at the same time allowing the substrate to absorb energy from the light.



Why would it matter? Tubs are usually clear anyways. Even if it's colored, there wouldn't be a point of using a clear lining. Only for clean up.

And how does it reduce side pinning if it's "allowing the substrate to absorb energy from the light"? So what you said really doesn't make sense to me. Unless I'm missing some facts here.

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Re: My best project yet [Re: Icesyn]
    #17326567 - 12/03/12 12:52 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

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Quote:

Notahacker420 said:
A clear liner eliminates side pinning while at the same time allowing the substrate to absorb energy from the light.



Why would it matter? Tubs are usually clear anyways. Even if it's colored, there wouldn't be a point of using a clear lining. Only for clean up.

And how does it reduce side pinning if it's "allowing the substrate to absorb energy from the light"? So what you said really doesn't make sense to me. Unless I'm missing some facts here.




I think because fae is a major trigger vs light.

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Re: My best project yet [Re: Icesyn]
    #17326579 - 12/03/12 12:55 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

Icesyn said:
Quote:

Notahacker420 said:
A clear liner eliminates side pinning while at the same time allowing the substrate to absorb energy from the light.



Why would it matter? Tubs are usually clear anyways. Even if it's colored, there wouldn't be a point of using a clear lining. Only for clean up.

And how does it reduce side pinning if it's "allowing the substrate to absorb energy from the light"? So what you said really doesn't make sense to me. Unless I'm missing some facts here.



Light does not cause side pinning...light isn't even a main pinning trigger.

But FAE is a main trigger...The bag shrinks with the substrate eliminating the FAE and u get no side pins, but we know mycellium uses light for energy...so how are you confused?

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Re: My best project yet [Re: PussyFart]
    #17326708 - 12/03/12 01:25 PM (12 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

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But FAE is a main trigger...The bag shrinks with the substrate eliminating the FAE and u get no side pins, but we know mycellium uses light for energy...so how are you confused?




I still can't find any logical reason to use a clear liner other than an easy clean up.

Like, if you're using a clear tub why would you use a clear liner? Is there any sense in that?

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