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Macaman
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Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log
#21722260 - 05/25/15 07:40 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Trying a mono tub for the first time. And I'm using a popcorn tek that I spawned from a MS syringe of " God Seeker". Then used that to spawn more jars of popcorn tek.
Let's see how it goes 
These are the jars of popcorn tek

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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21722323 - 05/25/15 07:54 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looking good.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21722327 - 05/25/15 07:55 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I kind of ran into an issue with getting any more peat moss. So instead of doing the standard 50/50 peat moss and verm. I'm trying something else. What I used in place of the peat moss is a steer manure mixture that is 70% manure and 30% compost. I mixed that with the vermiculite in the normal 50/50 ratio. I added oyster shell and then put it in quart size jars. PC it for 60 min at 15 psi.
Once it was cool I put a 1" layer of the manure mixture in my tub and then spread out two quart jars of colonized spawn and covered that with a 1/2" layer of more manure mixture. I used some rdy vermiculite to cover any exposed areas of popcorn spawn. My tub has a ratio of 2 quarts of spawn to 6 quarts of manure mixture.
Th is is my set up
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21722347 - 05/25/15 08:00 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I misted it down really well and then went out camping ( had my first trip in 25 years!!! It was AMAZING!! But that's a different thread )
This is what I came back to

I patched it with dry vermiculite and misted and fanned it. Plus I loosened up the poly fill in the top holes.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21722390 - 05/25/15 08:12 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Macaman said: I kind of ran into an issue with getting any more peat moss. So instead of doing the standard 50/50 peat moss and verm. I'm trying something else. What I used in place of the peat moss is a steer manure mixture that is 70% manure and 30% compost. I mixed that with the vermiculite in the normal 50/50 ratio. I added oyster shell and then put it in quart size jars. PC it for 60 min at 15 psi.
Once it was cool I put a 1" layer of the manure mixture in my tub and then spread out two quart jars of colonized spawn and covered that with a 1/2" layer of more manure mixture. I used some rdy vermiculite to cover any exposed areas of popcorn spawn. My tub has a ratio of 2 quarts of spawn to 6 quarts of manure mixture.
Th is is my set up
Well thats good because you would not use peat moss in a bulk substrate, peat moss would only be used in a casing layer. You are confusing a casing layer mix with a bulk substrate. Typically a casing mix is peat/verm/lime/oyster shell or whatever
You pasturized the manure I hope (between 140 and 170 degrees for 1 hour) ?. For manure substrates you need to pasturize, never sterilize.
And yea, for a bulk substrate you would mix the poo/verm and grain spawm completly together, not put a layer of spawn down and add a layer of substrate on top of it, then case it after...
Next time pasturize your substrate properly, and then mix the sub and spawn together evenly, let it colonize completly, then add a casing layer on top if you choose to case and then stuff your polyfill in to introduce fruiting conditions.
Also for that size tub that substrate is pretty shallow, normally for a tub that size your substrate would be 2-4 inchs deep. For that ratio that you used next time use a smaller tub or tray next time
Oh, and you keep the holes taped up untill the substrate is completly colonized. Only then do you stuff the holes with polyfill to introduce to fruitinh conditions.
You have a good bit more research to do my friend you dont quite have it yet
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Edited by mushpunx (05/25/15 08:18 PM)
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: mushpunx]
#21722436 - 05/25/15 08:26 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well dam.
Thanks for telling it to me straight mushpunx. I've still got a cpl jars of grain so I'm not completely out of the game yet. And I'll do some more research. I'm kind of a hands on learner, but I hate to waste good spawn 
Back to the research and drawing board for me.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21722472 - 05/25/15 08:33 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Macaman said: Well dam.
Thanks for telling it to me straight mushpunx. I've still got a cpl jars of grain so I'm not completely out of the game yet. And I'll do some more research. I'm kind of a hands on learner, but I hate to waste good spawn 
Back to the research and drawing board for me.
Youre not far off man you just got confused on a couple points!
Do you have a pet store nearby? Check the lizard section for bricks of coco coir. It makes a very good, easy to prep substrate
1 brick coir 2 qt verm Handfull gypsum (you can crush up some drywall)
Mix with 4 quarts boiling water in a bucket and put lid on.. after a while give it a stir and re lid, let cool.
Easy substrate! You simply mix this evenly with your grain in a monotub/tray, let colonize and then fruit
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: mushpunx]
#21723312 - 05/26/15 01:16 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I don't have a pet store on the island that I'm on. Best we got is a walmart. But I can always order some online. I'll look into getting some though. I'm interested in playing around with agar as well, so I'll just make an internet shop day out of it. 
I'm not giving up on this hobby till I've grown a wall to wall flush. That's my objective!!!
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21726696 - 05/26/15 09:40 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Update
Taped over the holes in the tub. Not going to just toss the tub, going to let it play out and see what I can learn from it. But I am starting more jars for spawn so that I can do it to spec on next go around.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21745104 - 05/31/15 03:06 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Well... Just got back from a camping trip and went to check on my tubs and look what I saw 

Pin Porn!!!!!
Yeah team!!!!
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21747512 - 06/01/15 07:14 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hey man! Nice going it looks like this onw might pull through yea?
If you havent ready take that tape ofc and stuff the bottom holes really tight, top loose
Put it into fruiting!
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21747531 - 06/01/15 07:26 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Macaman said: I misted it down really well and then went out camping ( had my first trip in 25 years!!! It was AMAZING!! But that's a different thread )
This is what I came back to

I patched it with dry vermiculite and misted and fanned it. Plus I loosened up the poly fill in the top holes.
I'm sorry but aren't the top holes supposed to be tighter than the bottom ones? I'm a noob to monotubs but I'm going to try and get the hang of it and do bulk grows
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: UncleFester]
#21747533 - 06/01/15 07:29 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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No you want bottom tight and top real loose.. i make mine just barely hold in place
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: mushpunx]
#21747689 - 06/01/15 08:48 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Oh alright thanks for the help m8,I'll have a monotub going on soon for you guys to critique my stuff
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: UncleFester]
#21750976 - 06/01/15 11:23 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yup mush, I took the tape off and stuffed the holes. Tight on the bottom and loose on top. I also did a mini pan a few days ago and this time I correctly pasteurized the manure and mixed my spawn in with the substrate. It's doing pretty good IMO. 


Thanks for all your encouragement and help mush!!! You've been awesome.
One last question. How often should I mist the mono tub once it's pinning and while the pins are growing?
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21750984 - 06/01/15 11:26 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ugh. I uploaded the wrong pic of the mono tub. This is the current pic.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21750994 - 06/01/15 11:29 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Sigh. Ok one more try at this. Then I'm going to bed.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21754744 - 06/02/15 08:36 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Comming along nicely I'm thinking. There are a lot of small pins that are hard to see in the pics.

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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21754936 - 06/02/15 09:20 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Those are pretty...
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: LocN9ne]
#21755053 - 06/02/15 09:46 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Awesome bro!!! Learned a few things AND got some fruits out of it!
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Zephen]
#21755530 - 06/02/15 11:29 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thanks guys . The learning part has been a blast 
Just picked two that the veils opened up. There not very tall but the stem is solid, not hollow. And I really think I like eating the smaller mushies. I've had some 2g dried out mushies and some .5g dried ones and I like the smaller ones better.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21755567 - 06/02/15 11:41 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I find the smaller ones to be easier to eat.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Zephen]
#21755795 - 06/03/15 01:21 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Dang! These guys grow fast and open real quick!!
Harvested two mushies, went and watched a movie, came back and had to harvest some more 


And still have a lot more comming in 
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21755805 - 06/03/15 01:26 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Got some nice thickk fruits there
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: mushmagic]
#21756359 - 06/03/15 07:24 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hey man it put out!! Those are nice looking fruits too!
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: mushpunx]
#21758434 - 06/03/15 05:58 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'm pretty happy with this grow so far. And a lot of the credit goes to mushpunx for all his input and advice. So thank you brother!!!!
Picked another 6 this morning and then 12 more after work. Here is how it's looking now.


And I've got two trays on the dryer 
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21758486 - 06/03/15 06:10 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Woot woot
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Zephen]
#21776944 - 06/08/15 01:09 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Well numbers are in for the first flush. 34g dry. Not bad for my first try. Second flush is starting to pin. No where near my goal of a wall to wall flush but in time, I'll get there
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21777085 - 06/08/15 02:10 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hell yeah man, but still great for a first go-around. I'm nearing the end of my first flush of popcorn>coir as well, can only hope I'm looking at bragworthy numbers
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Nice, I im just started to prepare my popcorn. Right now its simmering.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: kiksen]
#21780979 - 06/08/15 09:52 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'm pretty happy with the popcorn tek. The jars colonize really fast and seem to be pretty easy for doing G2G transfers.
Second flush is pinning like a champ. Here are some pics

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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21781858 - 06/09/15 06:26 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Congrats man! Just think of how much better it's going to be next try!!
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Zephen]
#21786652 - 06/10/15 01:47 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yeah it's going to be a lot better next go around. Already got 5 pint jars of grain at 100%. But I'm out of tub room 
I've got 3 BRF jars that are pinning invitro but two of them are not 100% yet. Not sure if I should just keep waiting or what.






But the tub is pinning like a boss still

And I'm not sure but I think I might have a mutant god seeker pinning as an albino? Would be the first time I've seen this. Maybe a TC might enlighten me as to whats up with this little guy.
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21787415 - 06/10/15 09:01 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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good job man!
Can't see the pin in question, but my money's on leucistic. If it has black spores it's leucistic. Clear/white spores are albino. A leucistic gt I had back in the day:
 A regular one for comparison sakes:

Same tub. 3+ flushes.
Edited by Mad Season (06/10/15 09:01 AM)
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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Mad Season]
#21791113 - 06/11/15 12:10 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Here is a closer pic of the light colored pin.

And a nice little cluster from my second flush 

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Re: Mono tub / popcorn tek grow log [Re: Macaman]
#21791226 - 06/11/15 12:48 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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 Oh yes
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