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jigglysphinxly
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Grow Log: P.Cubensis B+. WBS-> Coir (Pics Attached!) Original Topic: Tyvek substitues
#19212717 - 12/01/13 01:25 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I am based in Asia. I am simple unable to source tyvek online/offline. Every grain spawn tek I have come across, uses tyvek. Can someone recommend me a substitute? Will polyfill work? I read the board multiple times, but each tyvek substitute thread eventually ended up in a separate debate, which didn't answer the original question.
Thanks for the help
Edited by jigglysphinxly (03/13/14 11:26 AM)
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19212760 - 12/01/13 01:37 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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That really depends on what you intend to use it for. Would you please elaborate?
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: Psilicon]
#19212870 - 12/01/13 01:57 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Sorry, I forgot the purpose.
I was planning to do a grain spawn (millets in quart jars with p.cubensis spores)
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19212889 - 12/01/13 02:01 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Polyfill works fine for grain jars
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19212892 - 12/01/13 02:02 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yes, you can successfully use polyfill to provide sterile GE for a grain jar.
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: Psilicon]
#19212899 - 12/01/13 02:03 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19420663 - 01/15/14 12:20 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I used pillow polyfill, and the coir colonized completely. I just dialed in my tub. Pics attached. I will attach more pics soon. (can those white spots be hyphal knots?)
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19420678 - 01/15/14 12:22 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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theres no pic
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: cronicr]
#19420851 - 01/15/14 12:57 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Damn! I can see it though. Here is the direct link : colonized coir
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19421171 - 01/15/14 03:43 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Good stuff!
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: Pestile]
#19421281 - 01/15/14 04:56 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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What part of Asia? I'm in Japan and I can get Tyvek.
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: AEL1911]
#19421410 - 01/15/14 05:58 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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More like, South East Asia - Sri Lanka
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19421415 - 01/15/14 06:02 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well then I have the slightest idea, sorry. Good luck with your grow!
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: AEL1911]
#19421434 - 01/15/14 06:11 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well, polyfill seems to have done the job. I just dialed in my monotub yesterday. I am seeing white dots all over - but not sure if these will pin or whatever. I guess patience is what I need to employ here - something I sorely lack :|
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19421541 - 01/15/14 06:49 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Same here, we dont have tyvek, where did u use polyfill successfully? U mean covering the lid hole?
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: Psytanium]
#19421596 - 01/15/14 07:12 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yep. I made 5 holes in total: (1) I made a 0.75cm diameter hole right at the centre, (2) I made 4 needle-sized holes symmetrically around it (~1.5 cm away from the center hole, and ~1cm from the rim) (3) I closed the 4 needle sized holes with micropore tek. (4) For the center hole - that's where the polyfill came in. I took some polyfill, rolled it up and shoved it through the hole. As long as the hole is really "tightly" fitted in by the polyfill, it should work. I covered the lid with a double aluminium foil layer during PC sterilization.
I inoculated through the 4 holes, and covered them again with micropore tek.
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19421601 - 01/15/14 07:14 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19424274 - 01/15/14 06:48 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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jigglysphinxly said: Well, polyfill seems to have done the job. I just dialed in my monotub yesterday. I am seeing white dots all over - but not sure if these will pin or whatever. I guess patience is what I need to employ here - something I sorely lack :|
Nope, those won't pin. It's just a little bit of aerial mycelium.
Not to worry, though. That looks like a very healthy tub, and I'd expect to see primordia at some point between 4-13 days from now. When you see them, they'll be much whiter, much smaller and unmistakeable. You won't have to ask. I think you'll find Tmethyl's thread on how it should and shouldn't look to be very helpful in the meantime.
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: Psilicon]
#19441806 - 01/19/14 09:57 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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So I have tons of pins. I will post pics soon. Two quick questions: (1) I had more pins on the sides so I tightened the polyfill a little - please let me know if this is a good strategy (2) A few side pins are fully grown almost - should I harvest these (the cap has begun to expand)
I also want to take a print and clone. This has been such a great success 
Will post pics tomorrow.
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Re: Tyvek substitutes for those based outside the United States [Re: jigglysphinxly]
#19445090 - 01/19/14 10:37 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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jigglysphinxly said: So I have tons of pins. I will post pics soon. Two quick questions: (1) I had more pins on the sides so I tightened the polyfill a little - please let me know if this is a good strategy
Nope. That will reduce pinset across the board, not just on the sides, and it'll lead to deformities like fuzzy feet and spaghetti-stalk mushrooms. You don't want that.
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jigglysphinxly said:(2) A few side pins are fully grown almost - should I harvest these (the cap has begun to expand)
I also want to take a print and clone. This has been such a great success 
Will post pics tomorrow.
Harvest them when it looks like the veil is about to tear, or when you start seeing a few spores on the stipe of the mushroom. Just before they do so the color will change from brown to tan, and the shape of the cap will change.
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