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InebriaveritSaepe
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Noob here, Questioning what to do next?
#21707336 - 05/21/15 06:13 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Maybe there's a post on this already, but I tried googling it and using Shroomery's SE, and couldn't find anything. Maybe wrong search words, IDK.
I'm currently in the middle of a pftek grow, had some minor contamination issues and I want to try Pftek one more time to see if I can figure out what I did wrong. I really started out because I've never tried shrooms, and I really wanted to. So, growing seemed to be the easiest seeing as I've got plenty of net experience, and all I had to do was google "How to grow magic mushrooms" and read forum posts and guides for a couple weeks(wanted to have all the knowledge I needed, I actually read all the way through 4 or 5 guides on Pftek alone from different sources) but that's not what this thread is about.
My question is this: What should I begin doing next? I really didn't expect it, but I love growing! I love the attention to detail needed to eliminate/reduce the chance of contamination, I love checking daily with bated breath to see if my spores have taken hold, I love seeing more and more mycelium as each day passes(most of my jars are at 50%, a couple are over 90%, but none are totally done yet), I just love this whole amazing, fascinating, rewarding hobby(and now I know why y'all refer to it as such).
So, what tek should I attempt next? Double tub? monotub? G2g?I'm sorry I don't know many teks, and I'll be happy to research how to do it properly obviously(although, any tips/notes for your favorites would be appreciated!), once I get pointed in the right direction.
I'm just looking for more productive(higher yields? IDK I just wanna keep learning to do it better) and fun than pftek, without being too difficult for a noob without a sterile glovebox or a lot of money. I've got one syringe left, I was thinking of trying to make LC. Can I clean the old syringe and make a LC inside the syringe? If so, may try that, and if it works buy more empty syringes for "stretching my dollar". Turn that one syringe into plenty more.
So, thoughts?
TL/DR: What tek should a beginner try after pftek?
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Fog1
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Read
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And keep trying
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InebriaveritSaepe
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Re: Noob here, Questioning what to do next? [Re: Fog1]
#21707498 - 05/21/15 07:02 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks for the welcome, but honestly I'd appreciate a little guidance 
I've done a lot of reading, and a lot of teks seem a lot less beginner friendly than Pftek... Bulk is what looks interesting, but it seems a lot more difficult to avoid contams, due to the increased mass and surface area...
Point me in the right direction at least? Where did you go after Pftek? please and thanks!
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Fog1
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I am doing my first LC So I can use it for any grow
I am only on my second pf tek
I felt I needed to get it down
Hopefully in future will try a mono
So if I were you I would try another pf tek and a liquid culture
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Re: Noob here, Questioning what to do next? [Re: Fog1]
#21707762 - 05/21/15 08:09 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Bulk would be the next logical step. Its really pretty easy, the only reason most people start with PF tek is you can do it without a pressure cooker, which you will need to do grains.
You are going to want to learn to:
Learn sterile procedure and how to work in a still air box
Prep some sort of agar plates and inoculate/clean your culture
Prep grains and grain jars properly and inoculate from agar culture
Learn grain to grain transfer
Learn to prep substrate, pasturization etc
Spawn to bulk in tray or monotub.
This sounds like a lot to learn but just take it one step at a time, this is the best way to grow in bulk, and is really much easier than it sounds. Just do your reasearch on the bullet points I listed
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jbaby007
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Download RR's Let's Grow Mushrooms video set. It has everything you need. Good luck!
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