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first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir
#18975991 - 10/14/13 10:34 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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So for my first grow ever i have decided to go with costa ricans in a brf jar then spawn to coir.
JARS: i preped 18 jars with 2:1:1 ratio of verm:water:brf with a dry verm layer at the top. i steam sterilized for 2 hours then waited 3 hours then inoculated with hydrated spores in my ghetto glove box. i have 2 holes at the top of my jars for ge and inoculation. im using micropore tape to cover while colonizing.
LC: for my lc i used 6% karo to 94% water in a baby bottle steam sterilized for 20 min waited 2 hours then sealed the top with silicon cok to create a resealing syringe port. waited 2 more hours to dry and cool then inoculated with 1 cc of costa rican. its been 3 days now i see some signs of life. i notice in this pic my lc looks piss yellow it isnt its only because the carpet and the jars behind it.. the karo did not carmalize.

Questions: there are 2 small black crumbs in my lc.. could this be a contamination? what are some suggestions one would give to a new grower who has done their research?
Afterthought: This is a very fun hobby and i enjoy it very much and i would like to introduce myself to everyone on the forum because i think im going to stick around here for a while. So hello im silverstem i am a new grower who is always happy to learn something new. i hope everyone here is welcoming. i will update this grow log at every sign of growth/wins/fails. stay tuned and enjoy the ride.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18976005 - 10/14/13 10:39 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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My guess is that those black crumbs are bits of ash (from flame sterilization) that fell off the needle. The ash should be sterile and harmless to the LC.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TheWiz]
#18976024 - 10/14/13 10:45 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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That could be true i guess the only way i could find out is to inoculate some new jars... il work on adding 4 more jars when the lc is ready. also after doing more research ive noticed i dont have an agitator in my lc to break up the myceluim how big of a problem is this?
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18976210 - 10/14/13 11:37 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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LC's from spores are sketchy.
Be sure to run a test jar with it first.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett]
#18976245 - 10/14/13 11:47 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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will do. i have been thinking about agar in a petri.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18976355 - 10/14/13 12:17 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes agar is the way to go, I haven't been growing recently but when I start back up I'm moving on to agar. At first it may seem a bit overwhelming, but once you do a lot of research on it and read others experiences with it it really doesn't seem all that hard, especialy compared to the benefits.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett]
#18976523 - 10/14/13 01:07 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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just got done researching agar going out to buy some now also ordering some petris... anybody know where i can get them on the cheap. lowest price i found is $10 for a sleeve of 10 plastic ones..
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18987998 - 10/16/13 08:14 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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so i have signs of first growth in 6 of my 16 jars but this one has some wierd black rezz on it...... is this contam or black ash from the syringe...
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18994314 - 10/18/13 07:02 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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so lots of news on this grow log. today i checked on my jars and 13 of 16 are showing very healthy myc growth heres some pics now...




also i found out im gonna be a dad lastnight.... so lots of things are germinating right now. lol. yup my fiance is pregnant.... how will that effect my grow? lol jk.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18994345 - 10/18/13 07:13 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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silverstem said: also i found out im gonna be a dad lastnight.... so lots of things are germinating right now. lol. yup my fiance is pregnant.... how will that effect my grow? lol jk.
Haha congrats on both of your grows! I hope they both grow big and healthy. I'm a new grower so I like to watch peoples grow logs and learn from them. I wish I could give some advice, but good luck!
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: ISuckAtHalo]
#18994366 - 10/18/13 07:23 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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thank you thank you. lol man idk what to do. since i have 8 months until my kids born im gonna do a couple more grows then quit the hobby it was fun guys. but im thinking im gonna go large scale then give it up.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18994394 - 10/18/13 07:38 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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You'll probably be in love with the hobby by then and won't be able to quit, lol.
But you can switch to edibles/medicinals if you want to continue though!
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett]
#18994403 - 10/18/13 07:41 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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mjmihalov said: You'll probably be in love with the hobby by then and won't be able to quit by then, lol.
But you can switch to edibles/medicinals if you want to continue though!
yea i think edibles is the way to go i love the hobby already.... lol im so preoccupied doing research that i didnt even notice my girl was 8 days late on her period... hahahaha. man im soo lost right now.. i got a kid on the way and mushrooms too..
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18994423 - 10/18/13 07:47 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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silverstem said:
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mjmihalov said: You'll probably be in love with the hobby by then and won't be able to quit by then, lol.
But you can switch to edibles/medicinals if you want to continue though!
yea i think edibles is the way to go i love the hobby already.... lol im so preoccupied doing research that i didnt even notice my girl was 8 days late on her period... hahahaha. man im soo lost right now.. i got a kid on the way and mushrooms too..
Lol, I'm sure you'll be a good loving dad to all of them(the mushrooms+kid), good luck!
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett]
#18994434 - 10/18/13 07:52 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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lol.... thanks brotha
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18994460 - 10/18/13 08:07 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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A trick for using tall half pints, is during inoculation if you slightly tilt the jar. You can allow the spore solution to run down the inside of the glass. Creating a larger germination spot, and especially with those it helps having germination start close to the bottom. Often times the tall ones can take longer to finish colonizing, as the substrate tends to settle in the bottom over time making it harder for the Mycelium to colonize. These are my go to even if I'm able to find the glass short half pints. Steam and PC safe and reusable. Glad short half pints, just over 8 oz and work perfect.
 
These Ziploc are a close second. Also short half pints.

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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DynGBreeD]
#18994579 - 10/18/13 09:01 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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point taken and appreciated. thank you boss.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18997313 - 10/18/13 08:21 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Update: my lc failed but thats okay.. honestly i wanted to wait it out and take an isolate to agar when this grow is finished...
ANOTHER JAR HAS GROWTH.. so im about a week in. 14 of my 16 jars have growth. for our first grow so far so good.
i just want to take a moment to thank everyone that has helped so far. this isnt my grow its our grow. without everyone here i couldnt have done it... so everyone that has helped so far has been repped 5 shrooms! thank you all. i will keep this updated.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#18998636 - 10/19/13 06:43 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DynGBreeD]
#19010945 - 10/21/13 09:57 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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looking good amigo, best of luck!
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: SynKyd]
#19011092 - 10/21/13 10:32 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Update:
so 14 of 16 jars are showing strong growth ive taken the two with no growth and isolated them. they are about 30% colonized. so far im very happy with these results.
a few pics


im a little disappointed that i have yet to see any contamination. i wanna c a contam!
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19024883 - 10/24/13 10:38 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19026491 - 10/24/13 03:48 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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First grow? And no Contaminates?
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: OUboundMycologist]
#19029469 - 10/25/13 03:03 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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no contaminates at all.. also purchased some agar and petris so im ready to pick an isolate when i see the fruits of my labor.
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Edited by silverstem (10/25/13 03:05 AM)
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19042747 - 10/27/13 08:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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MY FIRST 100% COLONIZED!!!! well i did it. one jar done none contaminated waiting for the others so i could spawn to bulk. fun times. my petris and agar comes soon so all looks good!
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19042766 - 10/27/13 09:02 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Congrats man!
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett] 1
#19042771 - 10/27/13 09:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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thanks couldnt have done it without u guys
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19042823 - 10/27/13 09:16 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett]
#19042996 - 10/27/13 10:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: jackalope9517]
#19090277 - 11/05/13 01:52 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Update: all are 100% colonized. waiting a week before spawning to coir.

jars consolidating.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett]
#19090322 - 11/05/13 02:03 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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i cant wait to pick my first isolate... all this patience is killing me.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19090333 - 11/05/13 02:06 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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nice! i thought when spawning BRF to coir one should do it right at 100% and not allow to consolidate though.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DeadPhan]
#19090339 - 11/05/13 02:08 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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idk if thats smart.... coir doesnt germinate mold but mold can grow on it... if there are mold spores on my coir then the unconsolidated middle portion could get contaminated. idk why anyone would spawn unconsolidated.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DeadPhan]
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: B_BOY]
#19090395 - 11/05/13 02:26 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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ive read many times not to let cakes that you are spawning to bulk consolidate. i think it has to do with both, being easier to break up, and the mycelium being at a faster state of growth than if you let it consolidate. here is one such example of Notahacker420 suggesting to spawn at 100% and not let consolidate. http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/18180407#18180407
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iOmniphobia said: Question related to this. You don't consolidate rye so while its vigorously growing you can spread it to bulk.
Does the same apply here?
Yes, no need to let cakes consolidate if spawning to bulk.
Spawn at 100% colonization.
Will you be pasteurizing your coir? either way, , your cakes should be fine and not a source of contamination on your coir. brush off the verm layer however. i gather you are followoing a tek on spawning BRF to bulk which i would assume mentions that. anyway, between the fact that they have been sterilized and you produced cakes 100% colonized with healthy mycelium, that means your cakes are for the most part contam resistant. chances are there is none if not much uncolonized area in the middle. even still, it would be sterile anyway.
someone correct me if im wrong.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DeadPhan]
#19090448 - 11/05/13 02:36 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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hmm.. never really thought about it but il take a look into it and if all looks well i will spawn today.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19090513 - 11/05/13 02:47 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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some more examples. This thread here being the most recent, with input from some members on here that have been the most helpful to me and many. http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/18574098#18574098
 i do suggest definitly pasteurizing though if you havent decided to already. it would be a shame for all of that work for nothing.
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veda_sticks said: You only need to consolidsate before fruiting, not spawning. Consolidation allows myc to digest the food it colinises in prep for fruiting. If your spawning you want the mycelium to continue running.
When the outside of the cake is colinised, the inside is too, the inside too.
There's no need to wait after full colinisation when spawning. Give it a day if you must but not. Ful week.
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RogerRabbit said:BRF jars can be used as spawn if they're fully colonized. You don't need to wait a week, as is recommended if you're fruiting it as a cake. Crumble your cake and mix it with twice as much pasteurized manure or coir. RR
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Notahacker420 said: If spawning to bulk you never want your spawn to consolidate, you want to spawn right when it hits 100%, so it doesn't lose its vigor, and it will colonize the bulk substrate quicker.
Letting it consolidate will just slow down the colonization time when you spawn.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DeadPhan]
#19106115 - 11/08/13 02:58 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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i took your advice and spawned to coir..
2 days in :
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19106379 - 11/08/13 03:53 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DeadPhan]
#19106634 - 11/08/13 04:47 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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couldn't have done it without you so +5 mushys. thanks again man.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19106776 - 11/08/13 05:15 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Lookin' good for only 2 days in
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19106786 - 11/08/13 05:17 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Did you open your tub to get that picture?
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett]
#19107105 - 11/08/13 06:35 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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yea... i know i shouldn't have but i was just way to curious.... anyway i found this in my brick of coir..... wtf. its a screw.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
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WTF??? What brand? Eco-Earth?? Or something else?
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: Esmash]
#19107186 - 11/08/13 07:02 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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yea its eco-earth im gonna call them 2marrow and tell them whats up... maybe il get a free brick out of it..
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19120226 - 11/11/13 12:03 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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so i emailed ecoearth and told them i found a screw in my brick of coir and they replied saying they will send me a brick sooo all is good on that... i used the brick with the screw in it.. but still FREE IS FREE haha..

before i spawned i took a piece of my cake and threw it on an agar plate.. looks good except i see a small yellow dot. what can this be?

i tried ms on agar....FAILED. my first contam 
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19122676 - 11/11/13 07:30 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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A little yellow spot is most likely just metabolites, perfectly normal unless it's excessive.
I can't see exactly what you're talking about though, it could be a contam, or if it is an excessive amount of metabolites that can possibly mean it's fighting a contam.
You can save a contaminated agar plate though, just carefully cut a sector off of it that appears to be clean and put it on a new plate.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: TrentBoyett]
#19123046 - 11/11/13 08:20 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I can't believe what you said about wanting to see a contaminate. Believe me when I say that if you stick with this hobby at least until you have your kid, that you will have cursed the sight of those same contaminates you said you were hoping to see more than a couple times. I do however understand what you meant. When I was fruiting brf cakes 1 or 2 or even 3 contaminated jars was not a big deal and really actually helpful for the experience it gave me. But I can't say the same for when using monotubs. Don't make the same mistake as me. I didn't see many contains using brf cakes and even got through a few monos without any. This lead me to thinking that being extra extra sterile was not as big a deal as the community of the shroomery would have us all believe, and to start taking shortcuts. Then I started losing project after project to the mean green. So much time and energy and supplies wasted. Not to mention it can end up souring you on this great hobby. Sterility and patients are the best advise I could offer you. Your grow is looking awesome BTW. Going bulk your first grow takes some confidence. Looks like you were up to the task though.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: shroomnub4u]
#19124483 - 11/12/13 01:23 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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mjmihalov said: A little yellow spot is most likely just metabolites, perfectly normal unless it's excessive.
I can't see exactly what you're talking about though, it could be a contam, or if it is an excessive amount of metabolites that can possibly mean it's fighting a contam.
You can save a contaminated agar plate though, just carefully cut a sector off of it that appears to be clean and put it on a new plate.
yea it was metabolites. i cut off some growth and cloned to agar.
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shroomnub4u said: I can't believe what you said about wanting to see a contaminate. Believe me when I say that if you stick with this hobby at least until you have your kid, that you will have cursed the sight of those same contaminates you said you were hoping to see more than a couple times. I do however understand what you meant. When I was fruiting brf cakes 1 or 2 or even 3 contaminated jars was not a big deal and really actually helpful for the experience it gave me. But I can't say the same for when using monotubs. Don't make the same mistake as me. I didn't see many contains using brf cakes and even got through a few monos without any. This lead me to thinking that being extra extra sterile was not as big a deal as the community of the shroomery would have us all believe, and to start taking shortcuts. Then I started losing project after project to the mean green. So much time and energy and supplies wasted. Not to mention it can end up souring you on this great hobby. Sterility and patients are the best advise I could offer you. Your grow is looking awesome BTW. Going bulk your first grow takes some confidence. Looks like you were up to the task though.
Thanks for the advice.. +5
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19173102 - 11/21/13 11:41 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: Ultron]
#19173110 - 11/21/13 11:45 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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update: PINS
they are very small and i just got them this morning but yea pins. there is about 20 in there and alot of knots sooo more pics to come....i cracked my sub because i picked up my tub and slammed it down on accident...
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19177046 - 11/22/13 11:56 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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silverstem said: update: PINS
they are very small and i just got them this morning but yea pins. there is about 20 in there and alot of knots sooo more pics to come....i cracked my sub because i picked up my tub and slammed it down on accident...

Those little pins were like "EARTHQUAKE"...
Nice man.. Can't wait to see more.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: Moorning Due]
#19180161 - 11/23/13 07:14 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Update: lots of pins... you can see the crack from me placing the tub down quickly lol...
the middle looks uncolonized... its colonized just torn open from the crack...
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19180422 - 11/23/13 08:30 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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silverstem said: Update: lots of pins... you can see the crack from me placing the tub down quickly lol...
the middle looks uncolonized... its colonized just torn open from the crack...

PIN PORN! Lookin good man!
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: daltonvz]
#19180454 - 11/23/13 08:41 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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 Can't wait to see the results
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: InTiMiDaToRdInO]
#19180798 - 11/23/13 11:01 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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more pin porn.. charged my iphone lol.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19180986 - 11/24/13 12:14 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Very nice pic. Please update in a couple days.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: tinkerous]
#19185194 - 11/25/13 12:37 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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some more porn.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19185200 - 11/25/13 12:40 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ohh those are going to look nioce tomorrow night.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: Moorning Due]
#19185203 - 11/25/13 12:42 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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HAHAHAHA lol thats exactly what i keep saying to myself.. not bad for a ms grow tho... just picked a pin and took some flesh... my first clone... also my wbs jars are cooling right now.. idk if i wanna make another grow log.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19185240 - 11/25/13 01:03 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Very nice grow. I just spawned my brf cakes to coco coir and verm yesterday in 2 monotubs also. I'm suprised two days later, your cakes colonized that fast! Will be watching your grow from here on out to see how it comes out
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DannyDGAF]
#19185251 - 11/25/13 01:10 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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i* suggest using a cheese grater when spawning to coir.. the smaller the bits are the better.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19185257 - 11/25/13 01:13 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I didn't. I just pasteurized with boiling water. Once they were cool enough I just broke it all up by hand and didn't see any big pieces at all. Everything seemed small and fine.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DannyDGAF]
#19185264 - 11/25/13 01:17 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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im talking about breaking down the brf cakes... and also ive been using the bucket tek but im done doing that.. it doesn't pasteurize completely.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19185285 - 11/25/13 01:32 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ahh! No I also did that by hand after letting soak for a couple hours. I was wondering too if using something like a cheese grater or blender to break them up since it would save a lot of time but didn't want to hurt the mycelium too much so I broke it up like I did with my first grow a couple months back.
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: DannyDGAF]
#19185298 - 11/25/13 01:41 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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yea this is my last pf tek grow.... if you decide to keep doing them think about wbs flour.. its cheaper then brf.. you just buy wild bird seed and put it into a blender and crush until its flour..
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Re: first grow...log. costa rican brf spawn to coir [Re: silverstem]
#19185304 - 11/25/13 01:49 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hmm never tried that or herd of it to be honest. I'm hoping to eventually get a PC to start using WBS too just don't have the funds to do so right now. But shit I hope your grow goes great. It's already looking amazing! How many days did you let the coir colonize before setting up fruiting conditions?
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