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SomeGuyX
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Grow Kit (Mushrooms)
#18828984 - 09/11/13 05:40 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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So I am thinking about getting a grow kit soon, but I am not sure which one I should get. From THIS site, which kit do you think is the best strain?
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PussyFart
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: SomeGuyX]
#18828999 - 09/11/13 05:44 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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SomeGuyX said: So I am thinking about getting a grow kit soon, but I am not sure which one I should get. From THIS site, which kit do you think is the best strain?
I would suggest watching these videos and doing it yourself, it is easy and you will save money....
www.mushroomvideos.com
Kits are never the way to go for noobs....it is always much better to do everything yourself.
Secondly if they are cubes, they are all the same, this is not like growing pot....cubes are cubes.....just pick one.
There is no one "variety" of cube that is known to more "noob friendly" than any other....they are all basically the same.
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Edited by PussyFart (09/11/13 05:46 PM)
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SomeGuyX
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: PussyFart]
#18829013 - 09/11/13 05:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I will probably use a kit for the first time.
I am only getting the kit because I don't have anywhere to put it. The grow kit is tiny.
I will take the time and do an actual grow in a couple years probably, but for now... I don't need much. At this point it's just more for personal, rather than spending $20 per 1/8th...
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: SomeGuyX]
#18829066 - 09/11/13 06:03 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Dude I was going to go for the grow kit. GLAD I DIDNT. PF tek was my knight in shining armor. Learned so much more and saved so much more, and yeilded so much more. LOL.
PF tek man. No kits. But hey... to each their own!
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SomeGuyX
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I just don't have the space for it. One day, I will attempt a big grow like that. But for now, my mind isn't too hungry.
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PussyFart
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: SomeGuyX]
#18829204 - 09/11/13 06:33 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Big grow?
We are talking about 1/2 pint jars here....and for 1/3 of the price as those kits.....
But hey, to each his own....
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: PussyFart]
#18829316 - 09/11/13 06:56 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I bought a 'grow bag' that promised me an easy grow project.
In the time it took to inoculate and bring that grow bag to fruition and harvest I was able to fruit 3 rounds of 5 (15) home made jars that I made myself. I would never buy a grow bag or kit again after that experience.
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: PussyFart]
#18829348 - 09/11/13 07:02 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Notahacker420 said: Big grow?
We are talking about 1/2 pint jars here....and for 1/3 of the price as those kits.....
But hey, to each his own....
I started with a kit too In-vitro bags. Sadly I think this guy will have to learn from his own mistakes.
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elasticaltiger
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A picture of some of my results after 4 - 5 weeks making everything myself from the videos that Notahacker420 recommended.
-------------------- First time growing cakes? DON'T make a Shotgun Fruiting Chamber The Shmuvbox. - The Old TC's Like it Afraid to Start Growing From Your Own Prints? Drop it Like a Tiger! No Pouring. No Syringes. No Cutting. No flaming. No Contamination. No Bullshit. "The best thing to do while your waiting is to start more stuff. I usually got so much happening that I have tossed projects simply because I didn't have time for them. -Pastywhite QFT Pastywhite's Easy Agar Tek (PastyPlates) Tiger Drop Video Demos By munchauzen Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.―Bill Watterson EZEKIEL 23:20
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SomeGuyX
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A staff member said that the yield of a kit is anywhere from 150-500g wet.
Which means 1/2 ounce to 1.7 ounces. Without taking up too much space,and without a lot of needed attention/care.
I haven't tripped in like 9 months, and its only for personal. I don't think I need that much
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Kjetterfaen
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: SomeGuyX]
#18829441 - 09/11/13 07:19 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'd go for the jars (what am I saying; I did go for the jars) as have seen a lot of people having issues with kits and having to improvise and devote a lot more time then they expected to it. Best of luck though, whether kit or jars, I'm sure it will work out.
And regarding your initial question; pick one you like the name of or something. =)
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SomeGuyX
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Just read a the PF-Tek here. Looks like some fun stuff actually lol
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: SomeGuyX]
#18829530 - 09/11/13 07:40 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It is; trust me. Takes a little while to get your head around the specifics, but if you don't mind reading a bit at first then it gets real fun real fast. =)
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This is from a kit from my first grow 

I got lucky though. It didnt contam, and also I found this site and decided to fruit it in a tub instead of invitro. It produced quite a big more fruits the if i had fruited invitro. But once again, I lucked out.
If you arent lucky, your kit will contam and you're out of $100 and wasted time. Start with the pf tek and learn the ropes
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the biggest part of growing shrooms is never count your chickens before they hatch . I to started with a kit and while it taught me a lot, this website taught me even more .
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SomeGuyX
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: kinkaku]
#18829917 - 09/11/13 09:03 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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The kit only costs around $50. But I will probably be doing it the REAL way.
Thanks for the input guys. Case closed
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: kinkaku]
#18829926 - 09/11/13 09:05 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I started messing around with mycology a few months ago. Started with mycobags of various types with little success. Then I switched to Brown Rice Flour OR BRF PF TEK. It will cost you about 40 dollars to get started plus spores. It's easier than you might think to make jars. YOU DO NOT NEED A PRESSURE COOKER AND CAN DO IT WITH A POT.
You need.... Brown Rice Flour Verm $10 Perlite 10 12 half pint WIDE MOUTH mason jars 8 A drill or a nail to punch holes in the tops of jars 3 3M Micropore tape 2 A large plastic rubber made bin 10 Alcohol 1 Water
Buy a spore syringe from a sponsor of shroomery, type in SHROOMERY in comments section and get a an extra free syringe.
DONE
Edited by JackOfNoTrades (09/11/13 09:07 PM)
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udntsay
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I did this with 2 bags and yielded like 4-6 oz by the time I was done both bags had like 3flushes.
Themadseason.com
They're called madbags. All you have to do is shake it up now it with syringe and place in dark place till fully colonized then stick by window till you want to pick, rinse and repeat They cost like 6-8$ I believe
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Re: Grow Kit (Mushrooms) [Re: udntsay]
#18830240 - 09/11/13 09:56 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I bought two of the above bags in July. Inoculated them with a sponsor syringe. I have yet to see anything looking like growth. I have switched to cakes as a result.
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udntsay
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You did something very wrong then, how many ccs did u inject? And pics of you will? I had signs of myc growth within 2weeks and was done with 3 1/2 flushes by the end of the month I believe.
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