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TyeDyeSoul
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Registered: 04/29/15
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I've read of people using baby food jars instead of Petri dishes!
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wowimflabbergasted
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Registered: 07/16/12
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I'm not sure what you mean. You can either PC the agar and then pour it into petri dishes or PC the agar already in containers (PP5, not petris). That's what the tek is I linked you. If you want to use petris then purchase some from a sponsor...they do have their benefits.
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Tuff_Guy2
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TyeDyeSoul said: I've read of people using baby food jars instead of Petri dishes!
I def do not have any babies floating around yet, at least that I know of. I'll probably just go out and buy some of those small tupperwares.
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wowimflabbergasted said: I'm not sure what you mean. You can either PC the agar and then pour it into petri dishes or PC the agar already in containers (PP5, not petris). That's what the tek is I linked you. If you want to use petris then purchase some from a sponsor...they do have their benefits.
I'm saying I know the tek I plan to use down to the T. I do not have the supplies needed to do the tek.
IE: Having everything you need to grow mushrooms minus the spores/syringe/subs. Can't grow mushrooms now can you?
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mycomaniac1402
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Registered: 01/25/15
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Heat and mix your agar in a pan, pour into a clean long neck liquor bottle or canning jar to sterilize or use ball jelly jars with the white plastic plastic lids , Wal-Mart and sterilize in each individual jar . "Important" Make sure you use a lid that can breath, has a Gas exchange filter, or dont screw your lids down tight if going this route... They can blow up, if using pf style jars with sealed metal lids without a GE filter. Or you can Order a sleeve of sterile petri dishes to make things simple.
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mycomaniac1402
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Or use what he stated.... PP5, they're lids are safe without worrying about explosions lol
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Tuff_Guy2
Tuff Guy



Registered: 04/08/15
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So today is my off days.... Haven't done shrooms in 4-5 years. Made some tea, sipped like 3/4 of it already. Hit the bowl few times.... Pretty sure I'm about to trip. Yea I can feel it!!! How am I supposed to harvest my shrooms now 
Will put pic later if I'm not still gone!
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wowimflabbergasted
supercalifragilistic



Registered: 07/16/12
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Lol have fun bro harvesting while tripping would be really hard but the mushrooms look awesome.
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Mad Season
hookers and blackjack



Registered: 09/16/12
Posts: 12,666
Loc: Canada
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I love working on mushies while peaking/coming down. For some reason I always just see if I can feel the mycelium before even opening the lid. It's weird too often I feel bad vibes and find a contaminant in it and I'm like NUUUUU. Also enhanced vision makes me see things I could accidentally miss.
I also was on your thread earlier asking what happened to your fruits xD so I gotta be in on this thread.
Good job so far looks like it's paying off for you today :P
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Mycologist217
Frank's Disciple



Registered: 02/13/13
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Tuff_Guy2
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Yea so pretty much right after I posted this I 100% remembered I had people coming to install carpet LOL
I feel like the last 3/4 of the tea had most of the stuff I wanted at the bottom so I'm kinda glad I didn't drink it as I already knew the day would be an adventure. Had like 6 mexicans installing carpet in my house and only one knew how to speak Egnlish, barely.
Carpet looks good though 
Yesterday 5/06/2015

Today 5/06/2015 - Some of the cakes I believe were ready for a second flush so they are currently dunking. Have harvested from about 3 cakes in total and I'm coming up to about an oz, dry.
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Mycologist217
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Rating added! Congrats on your forst grow success...it's always awesome when people read the teks and succeed the first try. I'm sure you've seen the vast number of people,reporting failure after failure. Once again great job, friend.
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2shoes
The anti-agar



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Lookin good mane!!
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Tuff_Guy2
Tuff Guy



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Mycologist217 said: Rating added! Congrats on your forst grow success...it's always awesome when people read the teks and succeed the first try. I'm sure you've seen the vast number of people,reporting failure after failure. Once again great job, friend.
Haha I appreciate it, very very much! I too am surprised that I didn't have any mishaps. I thought for sure I would lose half my jars but I lost NONE! First attempt was/is very successful! I just weighed what I have dry and its actually about 20g but hell, thats off 3 cakes on the first flush! Well the 3rd cake still has about 1/2 of its flush coming in still.
I really wanted to get into agar as I bought the powder almost a week ago but I keep forgetting to get some petri dishes. (I'm going to actually order those right now from a sponsor if they have them). I got a Albino A+ spore print from a vendor a little while ago I used to make a grain jar for transfers. I plan to cultivate about a 20x20 area outside to somehow figure out a huge grow patch here VERY soon. I have inground sprinklers though so I'm kind of worried a patch might get too waterlogged so I'll have to figure out the timer settings on that.
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CplCauliflower
shroomyboi


Registered: 02/21/15
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Mycosupply has great petris, but outgrow I believe has the sectioned ones. How are you drying your shroomies?
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Tuff_Guy2
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CplCauliflower said: Mycosupply has great petris, but outgrow I believe has the sectioned ones. How are you drying your shroomies?
I'll check them both out and probably order a few of each. I'm drying my shrooms out using a fan for 24 hours then putting it into a drying chamber I made. Its a big tupperware box that I put a smaller tupperware in. The smaller tupperware I put polyfill on the bottom then damp-rid on the top. Then close the lid making sure it is air-tight. Been working all right for me.
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CplCauliflower
shroomyboi


Registered: 02/21/15
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Nice set up! I have a huge roll of 1/4in mesh that I bought because I made a styrofoam cooler terrarium because of that stupid erowid guide. I ended up bending that shit into a little cage i can drop my freshly harvested fruits in and just set that on the fan for 1-2 days.
After that I have a large tuperware bowl I put a wire mesh circle on the bottom, then a paper towel, and on the paper towel is my desiccant. Then another wire mesh circle and the shrooms just chill on that for a day or two.
Just gotta use it until i get that dehydrator
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Tuff_Guy2
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CplCauliflower said: Nice set up! I have a huge roll of 1/4in mesh that I bought because I made a styrofoam cooler terrarium because of that stupid erowid guide. I ended up bending that shit into a little cage i can drop my freshly harvested fruits in and just set that on the fan for 1-2 days.
After that I have a large tuperware bowl I put a wire mesh circle on the bottom, then a paper towel, and on the paper towel is my desiccant. Then another wire mesh circle and the shrooms just chill on that for a day or two.
Just gotta use it until i get that dehydrator 
Same here, I went to bed bath and beyond and the dehydrators there a little too expensive for me right now. I did see Walmart had a dehydrator for like $40 though but I'm not sure if I should buy it.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Presto-Electric-Food-Dehydrator-White/24690320#about
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CplCauliflower
shroomyboi


Registered: 02/21/15
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I think there are some quality ones on Amazon for right around 35 and has free shipping if you have priggity Prime.
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Tuff_Guy2
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CplCauliflower said: I think there are some quality ones on Amazon for right around 35 and has free shipping if you have priggity Prime.
Yea I do  However I don't feel like spending more then $50 on a dehydrator right now as I'm pretty broke right now lol. I did check them out though, but mainly I just seen very similar ones to the one I posted at Walmart. I might just go pick it up and see how it works.
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Mad Season
hookers and blackjack



Registered: 09/16/12
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Loc: Canada
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Could just make your own. All you need is a fan style space heater or a fan with a heater, a container to put them in, and shelves. Use a monotub or wood. Essentially that's all that a food dehydeator really is. Most people can make them for free haha
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/9912647#9912647
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Edited by Mad Season (05/07/15 09:58 AM)
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