|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
My second grow, with updates
#19241508 - 12/07/13 03:34 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
http://
I ordered a mystery syringe, so I don't which strain ill be getting until it gets here, which it should be here this monday. Im not using my big monotub yet,im saving that for my next grow. Right now I just want to use these plastic containers. I poked some holes on top of the lids and one on each side for fresh air exchange.
Ive never used anything but a grow bag before.But I think I know what im doing, I was going to mix peat moss and vermiculite with a little bit of water as my bottom layer of the casing then break up the colonized cakes and put it on top of the bottom layer then just sprinkle dry vermiculite as the top layer.
Ill update again after the jars start colonizing more.Im inoculating more than one jar though that was just one of them.
--------------------
|
Psilosopherr
A psilly goose



Registered: 02/15/12
Posts: 12,278
Last seen: 1 month, 10 days
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56]
#19241566 - 12/07/13 03:50 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
dude, if you have a pressure cooker move on to grains like birdseed and ditch the PF cakes.
also, casing PF cakes on top and bottom might be a waste of time/effort
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: Psilosopherr]
#19241585 - 12/07/13 03:55 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
I don't have a pressure cooker, so what should I do with after it fully colonizes? Don't case it?
--------------------
|
Psilosopherr
A psilly goose



Registered: 02/15/12
Posts: 12,278
Last seen: 1 month, 10 days
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56]
#19241591 - 12/07/13 03:56 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Quote:
jtv56 said: I don't have a pressure cooker, so what should I do with after it fully colonizes? Don't case it?
Casing on top can't hurt. But I don't think casing helps much with cubes? someone correct me if i'm wrong.
You can fruit just fine without a casing layer. assuming your fruiting chamber is properly humid and whatnot
|
ElectricKo0laid
Stranger



Registered: 12/07/13
Posts: 7
Last seen: 8 years, 9 months
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: Psilosopherr] 1
#19241854 - 12/07/13 05:20 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
casing cubes is really just a personal preference based on what works for you/what you are comfortable with. i've always cased my trays and will continue for sake of "if it isn't broke don't fix it". the extra moisture content certainly can't hurt. but then again 14 years ago when i first moved away from the pf tek and started experimenting with trays a casing was considered to be standard. as a beginner though, i highly suggest keeping everything as simple as possible. so maybe a casing is something you want to play around with later on in your endeavors.
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
|
Thanks I'll just clean the plastic trays and just put aluminum foil or just a paper towl or something in the container and put the cake on it and let it fruit. I'll wait to try casing at a later time then.
--------------------
|
Psilosopherr
A psilly goose



Registered: 02/15/12
Posts: 12,278
Last seen: 1 month, 10 days
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56] 1
#19241955 - 12/07/13 05:49 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Quote:
jtv56 said: Thanks I'll just clean the plastic trays and just put aluminum foil or just a paper towl or something in the container and put the cake on it and let it fruit. I'll wait to try casing at a later time then.
If you want a layer on the bottom, some plastic, like a cut up garbage bag would probably work better.
paper tower might just get colonized, or worse, rot.
|
cronicr



Registered: 08/07/11
Posts: 61,436
Loc: Van Isle
Last seen: 2 years, 8 days
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: Psilosopherr]
#19241964 - 12/07/13 05:52 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
way too small to fruit out of
--------------------
  It doesn't matter what i think of you...all that matters is clean spawn I'm tired do me a favor
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: cronicr]
#19296632 - 12/19/13 05:18 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
A update on my jars. Three out of five of my jars that I have introduced spores too have shown signs of colonization. The two strains that I used for this was Texas something but I forgot the last part of the name. So lets just call this the T strain and I also used the Z strain. Ill update again when my jars either contaminate,stall,fruit early or when my one hundread percent colonized cakes are transferred to the fruiting chamber. Im not using the container that I put in my first post since its too small to fruit out of im using something else.
T strain Jar 1 left side

right side

Z strain Jar 2 left side

right side

bottom

Z strain Jar 3 left side

right side

bottom

Jars 3 is my baby, im estimating it will finish in 2 weeks or less.. hopefully. The bottom is already almost finished.
--------------------
|
cronicr



Registered: 08/07/11
Posts: 61,436
Loc: Van Isle
Last seen: 2 years, 8 days
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56]
#19297084 - 12/19/13 08:40 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Looking good
--------------------
  It doesn't matter what i think of you...all that matters is clean spawn I'm tired do me a favor
|
TheApprentice
back at it



Registered: 09/25/11
Posts: 4,727
Last seen: 2 years, 1 month
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: cronicr]
#19297158 - 12/19/13 09:10 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Z strain is one of my favorites.
--------------------
RR Videos -Best $9 Ever Spent * No Pour AGAR Tek * Easy COIR Trays! * Pink Oysters on Newspaper TEK "Yeah? Well, DRACULA called... and he said he's coming over tonight, and I said OK!"
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
|
Quote:
cronicr said: Looking good
Thanks for the positive vibes.
Quote:
TheApprentice said: Z strain is one of my favorites.
It might be one of mine too, it seems like a fast colonizer. Its been faster then all the other strains that ive worked with.
--------------------
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56]
#19336128 - 12/28/13 09:07 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
This is jar 2-z strain. Jar 1 is lagging behind and jar 3 is at the same place jar 2 is in.The bottom and the sides are colonized all the way except for that little part. I don't know if the jars need to colonize the top part since its just dry vermiculite. How long do you think I should I wait to try to transfer them to my fruiting chamber?


--------------------
|
cronicr



Registered: 08/07/11
Posts: 61,436
Loc: Van Isle
Last seen: 2 years, 8 days
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56]
#19336911 - 12/28/13 12:35 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
i week after there colonized and no they won't colonize the dry layer(they may work there way up there but don't wait on it lol)
--------------------
  It doesn't matter what i think of you...all that matters is clean spawn I'm tired do me a favor
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: cronicr]
#19337605 - 12/28/13 03:56 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
Ok they should finish in a few days but ill wait till January 8th to let the mycelium in the jars strengthen up and thicken.
--------------------
|
cronicr



Registered: 08/07/11
Posts: 61,436
Loc: Van Isle
Last seen: 2 years, 8 days
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56]
#19337608 - 12/28/13 03:57 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
|
|
good plan
--------------------
  It doesn't matter what i think of you...all that matters is clean spawn I'm tired do me a favor
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: cronicr]
#19357913 - 01/02/14 11:01 AM (10 years, 28 days ago) |
|
|
I decided to not wait till the 8th. I transferred the cakes last night into a ziplock bag and used those two cameras to keep the bag flat and in place so it wouldn't fall over. I already see white balls forming all over the cakes so Im guessing their hyphal knots.
--------------------
|
Nakor420
Fun Guy



Registered: 05/02/13
Posts: 1,616
Loc: The Spirit World
Last seen: 9 years, 11 months
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56]
#19357964 - 01/02/14 11:16 AM (10 years, 28 days ago) |
|
|
Is it just me or do I see green in that 3rd pic?
|
jtv56



Registered: 02/01/13
Posts: 169
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: Nakor420]
#19386769 - 01/08/14 07:40 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
|
|
I only have three mushrooms growing right now, but I have pin heads all over the cakes that havnt grown yet.
On the other side of the cakes that are facing my window, I have these liquid looking bubbles. I don't think its liquid cause if it was it would of just ran down the cakes. Their the shape of pin heads though. Im not sure what they are.
Jar 1 fruited early for some reason it doesn't look contaminated at all.
--------------------
|
cronicr



Registered: 08/07/11
Posts: 61,436
Loc: Van Isle
Last seen: 2 years, 8 days
|
Re: My second grow, with updates [Re: jtv56]
#19386995 - 01/08/14 09:12 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
|
|
--------------------
  It doesn't matter what i think of you...all that matters is clean spawn I'm tired do me a favor
|
|