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PLEASE HELP! (solved)
#19502436 - 01/31/14 05:41 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hello everyone, so lately i have been attempting to grow mushrooms. (the website sent me 2 10mg syringes, golden teacher and ...great white monster?..) I've never tried mushrooms before and the first ones i want to try will be my own. my first attempt was PF tek with 6 jars, all around 1/2 pint but not the best ones i would've gotten. anyways all the jars either were contaminated or some didn't even try to grow. this time i used 12 kerr wide mouth jars, had a better sterilization attempt (1.5hrs in large pot boiling) and yes i know pressure cooker is better, i just don't want one yet since i don't exactly know what I'm investing in yet. also had vermiculite/BRF/water measurements correct again. i made an incubator with an aquarium heater set at 82 degrees like last time, it's been a week and there has been no sign of any growth from any jars. I'm getting very doubtful of succeeding in growing. another factor would be i ordered my spores from spores101.com which I've recently read is no longer a sponsor and has bad reviews. excuse me for the long post, but i would greatly appreciate any adjustments to: -growing method, better/less contam risk? -spore website that has more reliable syringes? any other tips would be appreciated. thanks!
-------------------- Excerpt from Tikhal-DMT: "As I exhaled I became terribly afraid, my heart very rapid and strong, palms sweating. A terrible sense of dread and doom filled me -- I knew what was happening, I knew I couldn't stop it, but it was so devastating; I was being destroyed -- all that was familiar, all reference points, all identity -- all viciously shattered in a few seconds. I couldn't even mourn the loss -- there was no one left to do the mourning. Up, up, out, out, eyes closed, I am at the speed of light, expanding, expanding, expanding, faster and faster until I have become so large that I no longer exist -- my speed is so great that everything has come to a stop -- here I gaze upon the entire universe."
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Edited by Travel (02/02/14 11:34 PM)
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newera
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Re: PLEASE HELP! [Re: Travel]
#19502468 - 01/31/14 05:49 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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get your spores from a sponsor here! and once you succeed take your own prints and you won't need to order!
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Re: PLEASE HELP! [Re: Travel]
#19502498 - 01/31/14 05:57 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've had jars take up to 14 days to show any sign of growth, even a month once or twice. Have faith and wait.
82f is a bit on the warm side. I shoot for 75-80f, and some people colonize at cooler temperatures than that.
A PC and making a simple 'still air box' will help you out a great deal avoiding contamination, too.
Any of the sponsors should be reliable
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Re: PLEASE HELP! [Re: Travel]
#19502532 - 01/31/14 06:04 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Travel said: spores101.com
They have a pretty bad reputation it seems. As newera said, get them from a shroomery sponsor. Also FYI, do not mention the vendor name in any post about growing as they sell them for microscopy use only 
What method are you using to sterilize? A pressure cooker or a pot with a lid?
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sorry about that! and thanks for the quick replies guys. i sterilized with large pot and lid 1.5 hrs
-------------------- Excerpt from Tikhal-DMT: "As I exhaled I became terribly afraid, my heart very rapid and strong, palms sweating. A terrible sense of dread and doom filled me -- I knew what was happening, I knew I couldn't stop it, but it was so devastating; I was being destroyed -- all that was familiar, all reference points, all identity -- all viciously shattered in a few seconds. I couldn't even mourn the loss -- there was no one left to do the mourning. Up, up, out, out, eyes closed, I am at the speed of light, expanding, expanding, expanding, faster and faster until I have become so large that I no longer exist -- my speed is so great that everything has come to a stop -- here I gaze upon the entire universe."
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Re: PLEASE HELP! [Re: Quexl]
#19502590 - 01/31/14 06:16 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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great. yeah i was just a lil worried because last time i attempted this i had no signs of growth for a couple weeks then contams came in, and again i have no signs of growth. but thanks for the reassurance any sponsor recommendations? or they're pretty much fool-proof haha
-------------------- Excerpt from Tikhal-DMT: "As I exhaled I became terribly afraid, my heart very rapid and strong, palms sweating. A terrible sense of dread and doom filled me -- I knew what was happening, I knew I couldn't stop it, but it was so devastating; I was being destroyed -- all that was familiar, all reference points, all identity -- all viciously shattered in a few seconds. I couldn't even mourn the loss -- there was no one left to do the mourning. Up, up, out, out, eyes closed, I am at the speed of light, expanding, expanding, expanding, faster and faster until I have become so large that I no longer exist -- my speed is so great that everything has come to a stop -- here I gaze upon the entire universe."
Cudi is Life.
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Re: PLEASE HELP! [Re: newera]
#19502597 - 01/31/14 06:18 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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that's what i'm hoping for
-------------------- Excerpt from Tikhal-DMT: "As I exhaled I became terribly afraid, my heart very rapid and strong, palms sweating. A terrible sense of dread and doom filled me -- I knew what was happening, I knew I couldn't stop it, but it was so devastating; I was being destroyed -- all that was familiar, all reference points, all identity -- all viciously shattered in a few seconds. I couldn't even mourn the loss -- there was no one left to do the mourning. Up, up, out, out, eyes closed, I am at the speed of light, expanding, expanding, expanding, faster and faster until I have become so large that I no longer exist -- my speed is so great that everything has come to a stop -- here I gaze upon the entire universe."
Cudi is Life.
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Re: PLEASE HELP! [Re: Travel]
#19502607 - 01/31/14 06:20 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Travel said: sorry about that! and thanks for the quick replies guys. i sterilized with large pot and lid 1.5 hrs
No big deal they are not sponsors, just for future reference
I like sporeworks for microscopy though
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LiquidGlass
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Also when I used to do the pf tek I would put a large family size can on top of the lid(or something heavy that wont fall off) for extra pressure
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alright, i'll look into it for 'microscopy' then thanks for the help.
-------------------- Excerpt from Tikhal-DMT: "As I exhaled I became terribly afraid, my heart very rapid and strong, palms sweating. A terrible sense of dread and doom filled me -- I knew what was happening, I knew I couldn't stop it, but it was so devastating; I was being destroyed -- all that was familiar, all reference points, all identity -- all viciously shattered in a few seconds. I couldn't even mourn the loss -- there was no one left to do the mourning. Up, up, out, out, eyes closed, I am at the speed of light, expanding, expanding, expanding, faster and faster until I have become so large that I no longer exist -- my speed is so great that everything has come to a stop -- here I gaze upon the entire universe."
Cudi is Life.
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