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My first mini mono
    #22103486 - 08/17/15 04:39 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

This is the first bulk grow I've done. It is KSSS inoculate off of agar. I washed the plate and drew the sterile distilled water back into the syringe and innocullated 6 half-pint jars, which is all I could fit in the crappy PC. They went blind white in less that a fortnight. I mixed with coir/verm/gyp in a 20 qt mono, taped the holes. This is after three days.



Here's a closeup. What the hell is that alien looking shit sticking up like antennas?



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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22103623 - 08/17/15 05:16 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Looks like lack of FAE. I would have put a top layer on those grains.


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: taGyo]
    #22103770 - 08/17/15 05:54 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I'm confused. FAE in a tub that has the holes taped up? It's still eating, isn't it? After three days? I was going to wait until it had turned completely white before I cased it, or does it need a layer of c/v/g and then a casing layer when we pull off the tape and crank up the fruiting?

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22103795 - 08/17/15 06:01 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Didn't see you weren't fruiting it yet :lol:,

How long has this been colonizing? It looks like rhizomorphic growth actually, I had that on a small tray I made and it performed pretty well but the way it's colonizing makes me thing it might have a problem in there.

A psuedo-casing layer is the top layer you put above your exposed grains. A casing layer is what you put at 100% colonization. I would case that because sometimes the mushrooms won't pin on the grains. More of a chance of an even pinset. There's also another problem with exposed grains that I forget.


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22103806 - 08/17/15 06:04 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

It looks off to me, probably bacterial. how long from you saw myc starting to grow in the jar until it/they were 100%?
the grains should fuzz up again in 3 days.


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: spacechildo]
    #22103838 - 08/17/15 06:12 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

looks like a tub from that mush box place....


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: taGyo]
    #22104002 - 08/17/15 06:54 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Didn't see you weren't fruiting it yet :lol:,

How long has this been colonizing? It looks like rhizomorphic growth actually, I had that on a small tray I made and it performed pretty well but the way it's colonizing makes me thing it might have a problem in there.

A psuedo-casing layer is the top layer you put above your exposed grains. A casing layer is what you put at 100% colonization. I would case that because sometimes the mushrooms won't pin on the grains. More of a chance of an even pinset. There's also another problem with exposed grains that I forget.




This is day 4. It's got a lot of aerial myc. (Figured that out, finally.) Should we sprinkle a light layer of c/v/g over it? Or wait it out?


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: spacechildo]
    #22104020 - 08/17/15 06:58 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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It looks off to me, probably bacterial. how long from you saw myc starting to grow in the jar until it/they were 100%?
the grains should fuzz up again in 3 days.




2 weeks from noc to spawning. It quickly recovered from shaking. Started seeing myc in three days.

Since this is the first time I've seen it live, I have no experience to draw on whether it looks right or not. It's going fast. About half colonized now.

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22105773 - 08/18/15 08:34 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Added a casing layer to the tub this morning. Lightly spritzed. We'll see what this does. I'll put it into fruiting condition when this layer gets colonized at 30%, okay?


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22105799 - 08/18/15 08:44 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

out of sight, out of mind? :tongue2:

I think something was off with your grain spawn, maybe the plate you used wasnt 100% clean?


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22105805 - 08/18/15 08:47 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Since this is the first time I've seen it live, I have no experience to draw on whether it looks right or not. It's going fast. About half colonized now.





I do not case a tub until it is 100% colonized.  My timeline may be off, but I think your adding the casing a bit to early.  Idk how deep you substrate is though. 

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Added a casing layer to the tub this morning. Lightly spritzed. We'll see what this does. I'll put it into fruiting condition when this layer gets colonized at 30%, okay?




When my trays/tubs are 100% colonized, I add a casing layer that is already at field capacity.  Then usually let the myc pop through the casing layer 30%, like you said, before introducing to fruiting conditions. 

You should NOT have to "spritz" after adding a casing layer to a substrate, it should already have the proper moisture before pasteurizing.


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: shroomyaxn]
    #22106484 - 08/18/15 11:59 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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I do not case a tub until it is 100% colonized.  My timeline may be off, but I think your adding the casing a bit to early.  Idk how deep you substrate is though. 

I think so, too. A bit early. I measured it just now at 3"


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You should NOT have to "spritz" after adding a casing layer to a substrate, it should already have the proper moisture before pasteurizing.




I know. And the tub itself has a large amount of condensation on the walls. We're just so used to spraying everything because it's a fucking desert. 110 degrees today, with a chance of being hotter. It's a little dry.

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: spacechildo]
    #22106489 - 08/18/15 12:01 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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out of sight, out of mind? :tongue2:

I think something was off with your grain spawn, maybe the plate you used wasnt 100% clean?




I find I have no problem in covering up my mistakes. With my short-term memory, I'll forget them pretty quick.

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: taGyo]
    #22126139 - 08/22/15 09:43 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Didn't see you weren't fruiting it yet :lol:,

How long has this been colonizing? It looks like rhizomorphic growth actually, I had that on a small tray I made and it performed pretty well but the way it's colonizing makes me thing it might have a problem in there.



right here. its rhizo growth. thats good. it means its aggressively looking for more food. should colonize quick


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22126296 - 08/22/15 10:33 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Here's yesterday's pic:



I think it's going to recover from my putting a casing layer on it too soon. I've opened the holes. I used Pasty's mini-mono tek, but I used a tomato paste can to cut the holes. (I've since acquired a set of Forstner bits, so I can get more accurate results. $20 at Lowes for the set 1/4 to 1 1/2. I think.) I put poly-felt over the holes, but will silicone these in after this one finishes. However, it still seems like it is reaching for more FAE, so I may pull these off and use poly, if I can get it tight enough in the gigantic holes.

:foreheadslap:

I've got two shoebox 6qt micro-minis going, now, too. My plan is to take two or three of my favorite strains, maybe just one, and focus on it with agar, isolation, and micro-minis. Bought 5 for a buck eight-six at Wally, so the price is right, and it remains to be seen if they can be dialed in.

SGFC is pretty much an historical tek for me. The desert is low contam, but the humidity is a problem. It would practically take a constant mist, or something like grocery stores have.

That's all my news for this week. Best wishes.

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22126352 - 08/22/15 10:51 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Here's yesterday's pic:



I think it's going to recover from my putting a casing layer on it too soon. I've opened the holes. I used Pasty's mini-mono tek, but I used a tomato paste can to cut the holes. (I've since acquired a set of Forstner bits, so I can get more accurate results. $20 at Lowes for the set 1/4 to 1 1/2. I think.) I put poly-felt over the holes, but will silicone these in after this one finishes. However, it still seems like it is reaching for more FAE, so I may pull these off and use poly, if I can get it tight enough in the gigantic holes.

:foreheadslap:

I've got two shoebox 6qt micro-minis going, now, too. My plan is to take two or three of my favorite strains, maybe just one, and focus on it with agar, isolation, and micro-minis. Bought 5 for a buck eight-six at Wally, so the price is right, and it remains to be seen if they can be dialed in.

SGFC is pretty much an historical tek for me. The desert is low contam, but the humidity is a problem. It would practically take a constant mist, or something like grocery stores have.

That's all my news for this week. Best wishes.

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damn those rebounded like a mofo!! u got rhizos EEEERRREHWUUUR!:eek:
thats good though just make sure you stay on top of it. looks like its moving quick. those "little antennas" should fluff in a couple days making a more solid layer


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22126359 - 08/22/15 10:54 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

i dont have any experience with casings really. did it once with straight verm. did really well. but am i wrong or is that ready to put in fruiting? looks about where id want for a casing based on what iv read..


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22126565 - 08/22/15 12:00 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

It's fruiting. Thanks for the encouragement.

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22126703 - 08/22/15 12:41 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

awesome. make sure to show us ur pretties! :naughty::goodluck:


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22130302 - 08/23/15 10:28 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Today's pic.



The holes have nice dry rings. The sub has begun to dry; I misted slightly. We're not going to put any (more) casing over it. It's on its own, now.

We're really going to watch how much it dries out, and how quickly. Should the top become pretty dry to stimulate fruiting? Humidity is a problem out here in the desert cave.

Best wishes all for a pleasant valley Sunday. (Monkees song. Somebody has to pass along the culture of the shroom.)

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22130330 - 08/23/15 10:36 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

wake up sleeeepy ajahn, where's your pictures man
for a day dream believer and a home growing clan?


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: spacechildo]
    #22130420 - 08/23/15 11:08 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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wake up sleeeepy ajahn, where's your pictures man
for a day dream believer and a home growing clan?




Morning puff. Squirrel!

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/thumbs/15-34/034952592-thumb_20150823_070537.jpg

Edit coming. Stay tuned! But, wait! There's more!

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Tiny little nub, how sweet! The only issue is it's at the edge by the bottom hole. Something to watch. It's dry faster, too. I'm calling it Devon, as it's the first and might be the only.

:rofl:

(Cheers, Devon. You're a good egg.)

Edit: After 25 years of messing with computers, I still don't get them.

:dancingshroom:  :dancingshroom:  :dancingshroom:



No matter what happens to me and this hobby from this point on, we feel like a success. Thank you, and good night.


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22130431 - 08/23/15 11:10 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

morning puff, squirrel must be a B-side, nothing I've ever heard of the monkees :tongue2:

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: spacechildo]
    #22130573 - 08/23/15 11:51 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

From what I understand evap is a big pinning trigger. The one time I did a good casing it was straight verm only around the edge of the tub to recapture moisture from the walls. And an 1/8 - 1/4 inch dusting on top. Immediately birthed. Had heavy moisture loss from the top. Only got one flush. Too deep rooted. Too much damage. Which was no surprise considering itwas a 12 oz dry harvest. But it seemed to be a one off. Never been able to get anywhere close to that again. But I wouldn't let it get dry. Let it evap but mist to replenish.


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22131506 - 08/23/15 03:55 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22131517 - 08/23/15 03:58 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

what are you bumping for? 24 hour rule


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22131536 - 08/23/15 04:03 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

not even your thread :super:


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: spacechildo]
    #22131694 - 08/23/15 04:29 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I needed one more post to enter a contest. Sry. :tongue:


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22131705 - 08/23/15 04:31 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

i don't' really care was more or less just wondering lol


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: cronicr]
    #22132756 - 08/23/15 08:35 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Well thx for not harping on me cuz that let me win a redboy print. :vaped:


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    #22132783 - 08/23/15 08:41 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

:fuckinawesome:


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: aerow.thefox]
    #22132854 - 08/23/15 08:56 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22134375 - 08/24/15 07:49 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

No pic today, but I've got pins popping up like crazy so there is no chance that lonely pin is all I'm going to get. I'm pretty psyched, esp since my SGFC is pretty much toast. Just can't keep the humidity up and the cakes are bruising badly. alas

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    #22141823 - 08/25/15 04:51 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

No pic again today, because these tiny pins aren't going to show up, but they are everywhere! Very psyched at the way this is going. Just not sure how moist to keep it. Humidity is a problem for me. My SGFC is pretty dead because of moisture loss. Light misting? Heavy, then let it dry out? Lack of experience means I have no feel for this. alas

The casing dries out to very light at the base of the holes, but the tub has a nice layer of condensation on the sides. Should I pull off the felt filters and try to stuff them with polyfil?


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Ajahn Don]
    #22142195 - 08/25/15 05:54 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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No pic again today, because these tiny pins aren't going to show up, but they are everywhere! Very psyched at the way this is going. Just not sure how moist to keep it. Humidity is a problem for me. My SGFC is pretty dead because of moisture loss. Light misting? Heavy, then let it dry out? Lack of experience means I have no feel for this. alas

The casing dries out to very light at the base of the holes, but the tub has a nice layer of condensation on the sides. Should I pull off the felt filters and try to stuff them with polyfil?



Rehydrate the perlite and no need for felt filters, I always use polyfill as do a vast majority of other cultivators. And post some pics!!


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Re: My first mini mono [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #22142229 - 08/25/15 06:00 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Felt is slowly becoming cooler and cooler. I'll probably stick to polyfill for a while.


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No pic again today, because these tiny pins aren't going to show up, but they are everywhere! Very psyched at the way this is going. Just not sure how moist to keep it. Humidity is a problem for me. My SGFC is pretty dead because of moisture loss. Light misting? Heavy, then let it dry out? Lack of experience means I have no feel for this. alas

The casing dries out to very light at the base of the holes, but the tub has a nice layer of condensation on the sides. Should I pull off the felt filters and try to stuff them with polyfil?



Rehydrate the perlite and no need for felt filters, I always use polyfill as do a vast majority of other cultivators. And post some pics!!




Yeah, I put the SGFC in my bathtub and brought the level to even with the base of the cakes. Waiting for results.



Cake turned over to document. sheesh

As to pics, I hope by tomorrow I'll have a whole mat of pins. Then, they'll show up on a pic. Pretty excited about it, in light of the dying SGFC. alas


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    #22142354 - 08/25/15 06:26 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Felt is slowly becoming cooler and cooler. I'll probably stick to polyfill for a while.




Does that mean it's cooling off as a filter material for monos, or all the cool kids are doing it?

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    #22142541 - 08/25/15 07:06 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Slowly being used more and more. When I first registered it was whispered around, now some growers I and respect use it with great results.

I just have a big box of polyfill :shrug:


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    #22142616 - 08/25/15 07:20 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah. I got a whole lot of surplus stuff. I tend to go toward the most effective, but I also love MacGyver shit and bargains.

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    #22145203 - 08/26/15 09:25 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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And post some pics!!




Ok, some pin porn for ya.



and a pic of the lone ranger I call Devon, in honor of one of my favorite poster's success.



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And a painting I picked up on the Net today. 1908



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:laugh2:

Nice pinset and great fatass over there :thumbup:


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    #22145246 - 08/26/15 09:33 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Koh Samui Super Strain kicks ass. Or maybe it's because I was a Thai monk and into spiritual shit!

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And post some pics!!




Ok, some pin porn for ya.



and a pic of the lone ranger I call Devon, in honor of one of my favorite poster's success.



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    #22152399 - 08/27/15 04:37 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I'm particularly proud of this one. My wife-in-a-week took these, and we're delighted with the turn-out, but I've got tons of side pins as the sides pull away. Next time, liner*. Don't leave home without them.



Yesterday--



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    #22152461 - 08/27/15 04:50 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Nice looking pins, your gonna have lots of fun here soon

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    #22152639 - 08/27/15 05:22 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Coming from you, Pasty, I'm in awe. I've learned a lot from you guys. Here's a couple of more from the wife. These are a little fuzzy because they are so close. Is this fuzzy feet from lack of FAE, or normal? The big pin looks like it's wearing yetti boots below it's aluminum collar.

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Naw that ain't nothing to worry about. You're doing fine in my book :thumbup:


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looking great! keep up the good work:rockon:


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    #22155867 - 08/28/15 10:31 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

:solidnod:


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    #22159566 - 08/29/15 07:57 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Morning pictures. I took the one which leaped out ahead of the rest this morning and doing a spore print. Coming along nicely, I think, even with a million sidepins. How does one collect them?



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    #22159593 - 08/29/15 08:05 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

You can use the twist and pull method, being very careful not to rip off the top surface layer. Or using a small scissor to cut the mushroom at the base would be easier, with less harm done to the surface.


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    #22160076 - 08/29/15 10:34 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

More pin porn?



sidepins



They are a solid line! lol

Hope this isn't too much. It's all new to me. In a year--probably less--this won't be a big deal. Shitakes will be a big deal.

It's about time to start pullin'. Have a great weekend, everybody!

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:cheers:


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    #22160170 - 08/29/15 10:58 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

They all look meaty as FUCK.

Good job mate :congrats:


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Gracias!

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First harvest. There were some which were ready and dried overnight. 11.37 grams. Then, this is the rest. 208 grams fresh. If my calculations are correct, that's over 300 grams of fresh mushrooms. We feel that's a good first attempt at bulk.

Thanks to all of you on the Shroomery. This has been a wonderful experience for a couple of old geezers.

Best wishes.

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Good job man, have fun with those mushies!! :vibin:


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Damn are they meaty.
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Good work OP and a fine start to bulk :congrats:


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Damn are they meaty.
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KSSS. Didn't you say they are more difficult? Guess I got lucky. For the first time in my life I've gotten the benefit of the old adage "I'd rather be lucky than good." And I've got a whole lot more of those guys in the pipeline. 2 micro-mini-monos and the second cut of a clone going on agar.

Thanks to both you and Pasty for your assistance. We're going to have some fun. These puppies put my dick in the dirt, man! "I'm melting!!!"

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PE and APE and the likes are harder, KSSS can be finicky though :thumbup:

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Good work OP and a fine start to bulk :congrats:




Thanks, all. You guys are really encouraging, and I thank you a lot.



This is the latest picture of the same tub, second flush. It looks terrible! But the mutha is pinning like a sumbitch. Goodness gracious, I am learning a lot in this hobby. It's great.


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    #22184347 - 09/03/15 06:59 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Not bad, pin set looks good, but why didn't you stuff that hole with polyfill in the first pic?


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Not bad, pin set looks good, but why didn't you stuff that hole with polyfill in the first pic?




Eco-felt. It works well on this mini-mono. I was going to use poli, but wanted to try this. The holes are enormous. I could never get a ball of poli that tight in a hole that size. I thought it was a good idea to use a tomato paste can to burn the holes. A coffee can worked great for the armholes in my SAB, so why not? Well, I didn't quite think it through and measure the diameter of the can. Oops. But the poli-felt seems to have the evaporation just right. I pulled off the tape on one end and the humidity crashed. Put the tape back on the lower row of holes at the top ends, and the dry rings became good again.

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I've used the small tomato paste cans for my last monotubs. The diameter was about 2", but I can always tape around the sides of the hole to reduce it, then stuff with poly. You can do the same thing with the holes in your mono if you want. The only thing with holes that big, is that the surface may dry up faster, which will limit the size of the fruits. The dry rings are not always the best indicator of proper humidity levels, I always like to follow the monotub teks to a T, just to be on the safe side.


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I've used the small tomato paste cans for my last monotubs. The diameter was about 2", but I can always tape around the sides of the hole to reduce it, then stuff with poly. You can do the same thing with the holes in your mono if you want. The only thing with holes that big, is that the surface may dry up faster, which will limit the size of the fruits. The dry rings are not always the best indicator of proper humidity levels, I always like to follow the monotub teks to a T, just to be on the safe side.




I do too! But I have read so much that sometimes I mix them up. Or am fucked up and read it wrong. Done that, for sure. I try. If you've read my advice posts to fellow noobs, I tell them to follow the tek to the letter, because you have to have a baseline. Then, you can deviate and observe the results in comparison. I don't know any other way, except for stumbling around, which even with my best efforts, I still end up having to diagnose my mistakes. Fortunately, these guys are forgiving.

Pasty's mini-mono tek is terrific. This is a 20 qt and it's dialed in and producing. Looks like shit, but since this is my first second flush, I have nothing to compare with. Maybe second flushes always look like shit.

:lol:

When this one finishes and I am cleaning up the tub, I'll silicone the filters in, on the inside. Then I can adjust the tape on the outside. This is going to be my largest container, the one I plan to use to grow the sacred culture, if I'm lucky enough to stumble onto one.

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Second Flush

Edit: 163 grams. Total for my first tub so far--683 grams. Over 2/3rds of a pound from a 20qt mini-mono. Or dry, over 12 trips for the us. We're very proud of the mushrooms for providing us so much fun.


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