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OfflinePsilosoulful

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Psilo's First Mono
    #22038235 - 08/03/15 04:10 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

After my WBS jars fully colonized (they were inoculated with brf wedges started from MS), I decided to go ahead and make my first mono. Up until now, my grows have been with a 6qt & 16qt dub tubs. I've had pretty decent results so far, but I'm looking to step up my game, and grow like the pros lol.

I used 5 colonized WBS jars (grains were not dunked) to 9 quarts of 75% coir/20% verm/5% gypsum and mixed it in a 66qt sterilite tub. The sub depth was approximately 2.3 inches. I spawned this tub on July 29th, and the mycelium is colonizing the surface pretty well, except for the middle portion. I'm hoping the surface will be fully colonized in another 5 days. The tub is sitting in my basement at about 74f and I have most of the lid taped up to keep CO2 levels high (I used an uneven lid). I'll be casing this tub with a thin layer of pasteurized jiffy mix (I'm using Frank Horrigan's tek) when 100% colonization is reached. :woot:

 

 

 




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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22038264 - 08/03/15 04:19 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Looking great. Considering trying something like this after mastering the BRF PF Tek!


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: ShroomsAndCastles] * 1
    #22038269 - 08/03/15 04:19 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

:super:

Most seals for most containers aren't air tight. You're doin' great homie.


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: taGyo]
    #22038301 - 08/03/15 04:27 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

:whathesaid:


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: taGyo]
    #22038317 - 08/03/15 04:29 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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taGyo said:
:super:

Most seals for most containers aren't air tight. You're doin' great homie.



Thanks man! I used a different lid that was see through to replace the white lid that was originaly purchased with the tub. There were large gaps on all four corners, so I taped that up to keep it in place. :grin:


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: cronicr]
    #22038321 - 08/03/15 04:31 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Stoked to see this play out. Looks good man


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Sagescruffy]
    #22038466 - 08/03/15 05:05 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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ShroomsAndCastles said:
Looking great. Considering trying something like this after mastering the BRF PF Tek!



Do it, you won't be disappointed!! :awesomenod:

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Sagescruffy said:
Stoked to see this play out. Looks good man



Thanks :smile:


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22038556 - 08/03/15 05:24 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Dr.Satan] * 1
    #22046480 - 08/05/15 10:09 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Day 7:







How far along does this tub look? I think it's about 60-70% done. I'm gonna give it another couple of days and see If the surface colonizes a bit more, before applying the jiffy mix, and letting the mycelium colonize that till ~30%, then I'll fruit it!!! :hamsterdance:

Edit: The pics still won't show up :mad:, when is this thing gonna be fixed?


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22046502 - 08/05/15 10:18 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

A couple of days and some more with the casing sounds good to me.


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: paperbackwriter]
    #22046535 - 08/05/15 10:28 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Cool, hopefully I get some even pinsets. :awesomenod:


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22046566 - 08/05/15 10:38 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Let it colonize to 100% before applying casing.

Full surface should be white. It looks about 40-50%. Surface should be 100% white before adding a casing. Even with, and especially with, a top layer. Fruiting before hand will not give you an even pinset.


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: taGyo]
    #22046600 - 08/05/15 10:46 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Listen to taGyo.  He has more experience.  I've never seen a coir tub get 100% white personally.  So I've just been fruiting a few days after all the dark brown has turned light brown from myc.

But perhaps I'm just an impatient noob or my coir is too wet :shrug:


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: taGyo]
    #22046602 - 08/05/15 10:47 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks, thats what I figured too. I'll be following Frank's casing tek. I see that the tub he's using is fully white, hopefully mine gets there too! I'm guessing maybe a week from now, it should be ready to case.


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: paperbackwriter]
    #22046611 - 08/05/15 10:49 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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paperbackwriter said:
But perhaps I'm just an impatient noob or my coir is too wet :shrug:



I'm pretty sure it's not the coir, but maybe the substrate was too compacted when you spawned it, and the mycelium is having a hard time getting through the surface.


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22046784 - 08/05/15 11:26 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

It gets through the surface and I don't compact it.  I've just never seen my coir tubs look anything like the poo tubs I see other users post.  Even after 10 days colonizing with a 1:1.5 spawn ratio.

It gets white just more wispy than super white and fluffy like it will be on the grains.


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: paperbackwriter]
    #22046804 - 08/05/15 11:30 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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paperbackwriter said:
It gets through the surface and I don't compact it.  I've just never seen my coir tubs look anything like the poo tubs I see other users post.  Even after 10 days colonizing with a 1:1.5 spawn ratio.

It gets white just more wispy than super white and fluffy like it will be on the grains.



I hear you, my last tubs had the same type of problem, especially with the larger 16 qt dub tub. The surface usually finishes colonizing once I put it into fruiting tho, and it gets a lot thicker. I guess that's why a "late casing" is sometimes recommended. :shrug:


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22046828 - 08/05/15 11:36 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah, that's pretty much how mine go.  I'm just now experimenting with casings and have just about gotten to the point where I have more tubs colonizing than I have room to fruit.

I'm going to experiment with consolidation times and see how covered I can get the top after 20 days or so.

But yeah, judging from what I could see of your pics (which wasn't much with shit being broken), it looked about where I'd seen mine stop showing signs of growth.  I trust taGyo's opinion more than my own though :wink:


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: paperbackwriter]
    #22047218 - 08/05/15 12:32 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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paperbackwriter said:
I have more tubs colonizing than I have room to fruit.



:likeaboss:

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paperbackwriter said:
But yeah, judging from what I could see of your pics (which wasn't much with shit being broken), it looked about where I'd seen mine stop showing signs of growth.  I trust taGyo's opinion more than my own though :wink:



I'll keep my fingers crossed!! I wanna get some nice fruits to clone from this tub. Just got two packs of mini rounds in the mail, it's almost time to make my first Pasty plates! :elmo:


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Re: Psilo's First Mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22047229 - 08/05/15 12:35 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

Psilosoulful said:
Just got two packs of mini rounds in the mail, it's almost time to make my first Pasty plates! :elmo:




:rockon:


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