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SizlChest
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1st grow evar! (GT)
#18964730 - 10/11/13 04:19 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hello, first post in this area, but I've been lurking A LOT.
Anyways, I bought all the stuff to grow shrooms with pf tek, watched tons of videos, etc. Basically got tired of going out and hunting, hoping for active finds....I will still venture out and forage, but, I know how my brain candy will be supplied for the future, lol.
Tuesday of this week, I mixed the vermiculite, BRF, and water and put it into the jars for inoculation. I sterilized without a pressure cooker in a large stock pot for 1 hour 45 minutes.
Pictures of my progress, comments VERY welcome!



















 




I know, I got too small jars, but it'll work, right? I already have the other 8oz jars, but am going to see these through....
Edited by SizlChest (10/27/13 02:46 PM)
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SizlChest
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: SizlChest]
#18964761 - 10/11/13 04:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I was happy to find this today after only 3 days from inoculation:
-------------------- PrimalSoup's Tea Tek
   "I always say the tea is like eating a burning tire covered in dog shit while someone steps on your nuts. Good luck!" "Hell, shrooms have blown up from under me and kicked my ass on 2 grams once." "I think ill eat some shrooms right about now, and ill continue to until it doesnt feel like the right thing to do."
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: SizlChest]
#18964801 - 10/11/13 04:38 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wow, that some good genetics for only 3 days. I'll follow you along on this grow thread Lovely pictures btw.
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: d9c6]
#18964839 - 10/11/13 04:48 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Welcome to the Shroomery. You first successful grow is an amazing experience. From the looks of your pictures you are following what RogerRabbit has outlined in his videos. And it looks like you are following it ro the T. If you have not yet done so I would suggest buying RR's complete video. You will learn so much from it. You can purchase a download of the video for only $10. It is worth every penny. Here is a link: http://www.mushroomvideos.com/
I have just started a Golden Teacher culture also. This is the 1st time working with the strain for me so I am going to enjoy watching this thread.
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DynGBreeD
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I grind my own brown rice also. I try and grind the Brown rice as fine as possible, seems to offer the best results IMO. Coffee bean grinders work amazing, I usually find good cheap ones at my local goodwill.
Keep up the good work.
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: DynGBreeD]
#18965009 - 10/11/13 05:39 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Looks great! Had to say though.. you put your lids on wrong
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SizlChest
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: DynGBreeD]
#18965027 - 10/11/13 05:44 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah, sorry I didn't have pics of inoculation....I had both hands busy, but I was very sterile. I made a glovebox, and was meticulous about sterilizing the syringe after every jar, etc. I washed my bathroom with bleach, and rubbed my arms with rubbing alcohol. I also rubbed alcohol inside the surfaces of the glovebox, and I dare say it was squeaky clean. Thanks for the compliments, I will keep updating this thread with my progress.
-------------------- PrimalSoup's Tea Tek
   "I always say the tea is like eating a burning tire covered in dog shit while someone steps on your nuts. Good luck!" "Hell, shrooms have blown up from under me and kicked my ass on 2 grams once." "I think ill eat some shrooms right about now, and ill continue to until it doesnt feel like the right thing to do."
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My first grows were total failure. I am happy to see that you got some success. Contamination makes some people lose interest. I am curiously waiting for your mushroom porn pics
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SizlChest
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Quote:
Nice Ol Bud said: Looks great! Had to say though.. you put your lids on wrong 
I did? All the videos I've watched have them being put on upside-down like that. Am I missing something? Thanks for the help.
-------------------- PrimalSoup's Tea Tek
   "I always say the tea is like eating a burning tire covered in dog shit while someone steps on your nuts. Good luck!" "Hell, shrooms have blown up from under me and kicked my ass on 2 grams once." "I think ill eat some shrooms right about now, and ill continue to until it doesnt feel like the right thing to do."
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: SizlChest]
#18965105 - 10/11/13 06:00 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Either way works, it's usually recommended to put them upside down to prevent the jars from creating a seal during pressure cooking. If not using the steam method.
If the seal is created, during inoculation the substrate jars can suck all the spore solution into the first injection you attempt.
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SizlChest
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: DynGBreeD]
#18967500 - 10/12/13 08:27 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Day 4:
Every jar is showing signs of colonization. This is faster than I've ever read it happening. Could this be something else happening? I was very careful with being clean in every stage of the process. Here are the pics:
 



Thanks for all your comments and suggestions!!
-------------------- PrimalSoup's Tea Tek
   "I always say the tea is like eating a burning tire covered in dog shit while someone steps on your nuts. Good luck!" "Hell, shrooms have blown up from under me and kicked my ass on 2 grams once." "I think ill eat some shrooms right about now, and ill continue to until it doesnt feel like the right thing to do."
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: SizlChest]
#18967507 - 10/12/13 08:30 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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All my jars showed colonization after 2-3 days also, looks like you're golden!
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: SynKyd]
#18967644 - 10/12/13 09:35 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fast colonization, good luck with the grow
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tybojengles
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: Sanpedrox]
#18967946 - 10/12/13 11:25 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Looks good to me! Wow, mine didn't hit that stage until 5-6 days.
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Mush4Brains
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I hate when people say "evar."
The quality of your post, however, redeems the awful title. Good work.
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SizlChest
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Update day five:



Is the fast colonization because my jars are small? Also, the second pic is most colonized, and the last pic is least colonized. I am extremely happy about my progress. Going to Home Depot today to get the supplies together for FC, any advice other than follow RR's videos "to the t"? I noticed the videos didn't mention anything about light cycles (12/12, etc) or anything like that. Any suggestions? My shopping list for HD:
Clear tote for FC Perlite hygrometer lights?? (suggestions?) air pump?? (do I need this? I will have holes drilled on the bottom of the tote, so this won't work, right?) air stone??
Anything I am missing, I would appreciate suggestions as always, thanks!
-------------------- PrimalSoup's Tea Tek
   "I always say the tea is like eating a burning tire covered in dog shit while someone steps on your nuts. Good luck!" "Hell, shrooms have blown up from under me and kicked my ass on 2 grams once." "I think ill eat some shrooms right about now, and ill continue to until it doesnt feel like the right thing to do."
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: SizlChest]
#18971311 - 10/13/13 07:42 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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No need for a hygrometer, air pump or air stones.
Just get a tub, drill 1/4" holes every 2" in a grid pattern on all 6 sides, and dump 4-5" of perlite in it.
Have the chamber raised so that air can flow underneath it, and have it in a room with no running fans.
That's it, nothing else.
Mist/fan the cakes a few times a day.
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SizlChest
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: PussyFart]
#18977462 - 10/14/13 04:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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All the jars are blippin' away. Slowly taking over the jars. Not going to take too many pics that don't really show anything worthwhile. Thanks for all with the help! Updates will come in a few days....
-------------------- PrimalSoup's Tea Tek
   "I always say the tea is like eating a burning tire covered in dog shit while someone steps on your nuts. Good luck!" "Hell, shrooms have blown up from under me and kicked my ass on 2 grams once." "I think ill eat some shrooms right about now, and ill continue to until it doesnt feel like the right thing to do."
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Re: 1st grow evar! (GT) [Re: SizlChest]
#18977704 - 10/14/13 06:04 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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for your lighting i would just get 1 of those compact florescent bulbs (the twirly looking high efficiency ones) and plug that into a 12/12 timer.
everything's lookin good though man! think about moving into grains after finishing this one up
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Willy Wonka
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I went to Petco and bought a 24" 6500K fluorescent reptile light and fixture for it. It was a little costly but I love it.
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