Hello Shroomery before I get started on my very stale step by step tek I'd like to thank the whole Shroomery Community for taking up many and many late nights reading old posts many laughs and reading an incredible amount of information. I'd also like to add my tek is relied heavily on Frank's 12 steps to shrooms. EVERYTHING written in this tek is based off information I have found on this site, so I would like to thank Frank Horrigan, Roger Rabbit and all the Trusted Cultivators. Also many and many noobs that asked all the repetitive questions (That I also had) and got answers and the usual "use the search bar" The Power of the all mighty Search Bar I'm looking for feedback and constructive criticism to better my tek Feel free to leave recommendations, tips, and funny comments In the near future I will be posting a more in depth tek. Complete with Glossary, Reasoning behind certain choices and other viable options, and pictures. this is merely a draft. I'd like to also add that I do have cultivating experience but it has been awhile. So without further ado
Step One: Construct a still-air box Gather SAB, Drill, Bit, Marker, Sandpaper Sterilite 116-Quart Ultra Storage (I'm now thinking about using smaller tubs) Put SAB in similar or same position you will be using it in Put arms straight down to side, bend at elbows and put your fingers against the SAB palms toward the floor. Where your middle finger is, make that the center of your two holes and mark with the marker Use a 4-6" hole saw and drill the two holes. Clean out debris and clean up edges Place SAB aside
Step Two: Make your lids Gather Jars, Drill, Drill Bit Ball wide mouth Quart sized jars, SFD's Collect all lids Using a 1/8" or 1/16th" bit (RR recommends both multiple times looking for input on one or another) drill 4 holes in the lids in a square 1/4" inside the bevel Turn the lids the opposite way they would normally go on Place SFD on top Put metal ring on and tighten
Step Three: Grains Grains, Pressure Cooker, Strainer, Coffee, Lime, Gypsum, Foil, Jars Honeyville Rye Berry AKA Rye Grain (Best brand of non fungicide treated Rye Berry?) Empty a cup of grain per quart jar + 1 more cup into Pressure cooker Fill with room temp water Agitate grains Empty into large strainer Repeat until water runs clear With Grains in pressure cooker Now add fresh coffee and hot water (50% coffee, 50% water) to the bucket until the grains are submerged a few inches Add one teaspoon of hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide lime with no magnesium)per 2 gallons of soak water/coffee Add one tablespoon of gypsum per gallon of soak water/coffee Let grains soak for 12-24 hours turn heat on high, bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Make sure to stir Empty onto window screen Let dry (Put grains on a piece of paper towel for 15 sec, if no wet spots. Then grains are ready) Now load grains into quart jars 3/4th full Tear square pieces of foil for each jar Close Jars lids,sfd,ring,foil in that order Pressure cook 90-120mins @ 15PSI Shake each jar when bring out of PC Place jars in one of the future Monotubs with lid on top
Step Four: Inoculation Personally, will be working in marked area off with painters plastic Turn off the Air/Heat in your Place Set up plastic walls Prepare Yourself (Take a shower, Wear clean clothes, Brush teeth, etc) Spray walls with iso and oust entire room Set up Table, SAB, spore syringe, Tub with sterilized jars of grain in it, Overalls, Gloves, rubber bands, face mask (clean everything with Iso soaked towels before entering area) Enter room and place attire on overalls, gloves (tape gloves and sleeves together), etc Oust Entire Room Well Break up colonized spawn jars on a bike tire Spray down a couple paper towels with -(another question for you Cultivators. isopropyl alcohol, Dishsoap, or Bleach water?) Open SAB & clean it. Be sure to wipe down the lid last. Line the bottom of the SAB with paper towels and spray them with (choose of cleaner) Place on SAB leaving 1/2 of SAB open Wipe down grain jars with iso soaked paper towels really well and place in SAB Spray SAB with Oust and place lid on Wipe gloves down with Iso Inside the SAB remove the foil from each jar and discard Shake syringe vigorously and wipe down with iso Inside the SAB attach the needle and remove the cap Outside of the SAB flame the tip until red hot then move into SAB Squirt a couple drops on the floor of the SAB Unscrew each jar and take the SFD with it tilt up lid and in a circle along the edge squirt around 1cc of liquid Repeat for the rest of the jars in your SAB. Set jars on shelf to colonize
Step Five: Colonize the grains After 5-7 days you should see some growth Room temps set at 75 degrees F 6500k Fluorescent lights in the room on a 12/12 timer After 25% of the jar is colonized, smack the jars on a bike tire until all the grains are broken up. Shake it vigorously for 30 seconds. Put jars back to Colonize Wait for full colonization on all jars.
Step Six: Prepare the substrate 5 gallon bucket, Coir, Fine Vermiculite, Gypsum, Filter bags, PC, Thermometer, Zip-Tie, General Hydroponics CocoTek Natural Coconut Coir Brick Hoffman's Horticultural Vermiculite Gypsum is Gypsum Use 80-90 degree (room temp) tap water for hydrating substrate. One brick of coir= 6-8 quarts after hydrated (look on the packaged coir it should say) Recipe- Scale up as needed One brick of coir 2 quarts of fine grade vermiculite (per brick of coir) Handful of granulated gypsum (per brick of coir) Per coir brick=4 quarts of water Per quart of verm=Half quart of water Hydrate in a 5 gallon bucket Put desired amount of Coir and Vermiculite in bucket Pour the water over the substrate Hydrate until Coir brick is expanded (30 minutes to 1 hour) Use hands to mix substrate up thoroughly Press the substrate down into a block on the bottom of the tub Mix it up again and repeat a couple times. Test for field capacity by squeezing a handful and looking for a dozen or so drops of water to run out of it. If it's too wet, add another half quart of verm and compress/break up the substrate a couple more times If it's too dry, add another 1/2 cup to a full cup of water. Throw in desired amount of gypsum and mix it in with the substrate Load Substrate into bags Compress the Substrate (try to get all the air pockets out) Place thermometer through center of bag and substrate Twist the top of the bag and use a zip tie to the close it Put bag in PC (make sure to use a canning rack underneath) Fill with water halfway up bag Place lid on (without turning it, or putting the wing nuts in place) Turn stove on medium heat. Take note of starting temperature Raise temperature climb 6-8 degrees F Turn stove off Let substrate raise in temp When substrate hits 140F, start a timer for 60 minutes.
Step Seven: Make your monotubs Fill tub with water to desired amount of substrate mark the water line (this will be the bottom of the holes) place bottom holes 6” from the sides of tub and mark End holes as high as possible Drill holes with 1.5" bit (hole-saw pref) Ideal substrate depth is 3.5-4" Another question for the Shroomery Cultivators Tape, Painter's Plastic, Or Trash Bag to line the Mono. Cover all holes with tape
Step Eight: Dunk the grains When Jars are 100% colonized if contamination-toss No contamination- Break up each jar by hitting them against a bike tire Open each jar and give it a smell If pass the smell test continue to next step Option to dunk or not to dunk If jars seem hydrated enough continue to next step, if jars are dry Fill each jar with cold tap water let soak for 10-20 minutes Use lid to drain water Any opinions on dunking?
Step Nine: Spawn the tubs Wash hands and wear gloves Pour substrate into tub Pour spawn into tub Mix this together thoroughly, Even it out as best you can on top Put the lid on and place on shelf let colonize 100%
Step Ten: Fruiting Remove all duct tape from holes Stuff bottom holes very tightly with polyfill, stuff the top holes very loosely Turn a fan on in the room and point it towards the wall next to the tubs Leave it on 24/7 6500k Fluorescent lights to light the room
Step Eleven: Harvesting Question for you cultivators, twist n pull or cut to harvest. If you cut what tool do you use? Right before or after the veils break on the majority of your fruits then harvest If some caps are opening early, harvest them Harvest aborts at the end of each flush or if beginning to rot then harvest Load your harvest into your dehydrator and dry with heat until cracker dry
For a second flush mist the surface heavily and replace
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