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Ifishhigh
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Last question I swear
#22458212 - 10/31/15 03:33 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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When mixing the flour and verm and water for pf tek. I just went with the suggested ratio 2 1 1 . I think it came out on the dry side . Is it better to be a little to dry or a little to wet ? I'm sure just right is the best but I'm a newb.
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Scientia
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Re: Last question I swear [Re: Ifishhigh]
#22458282 - 10/31/15 03:56 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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It should clump together in your hands when you squeeze it with little water dripping out if any at all.
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Last question I swear [Re: Scientia]
#22458342 - 10/31/15 04:09 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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The PF cake mix isn't field capacity and shouldn't be adjusted to field capacity. Use 2:1:1 by volume
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newrook
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Re: Last question I swear [Re: bodhisatta]
#22458886 - 10/31/15 06:44 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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its verm flour water 2 1 1
In the op it sounds like you did 2 cups of brflour
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LocN9ne
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Re: Last question I swear [Re: Ifishhigh]
#22458908 - 10/31/15 06:51 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Ifishhigh said: When mixing the flour and verm and water for pf tek. I just went with the suggested ratio 2 1 1 . I think it came out on the dry side . Is it better to be a little to dry or a little to wet ? I'm sure just right is the best but I'm a newb.
and yeah, it's better to be slightly on the dryer side of the spectrum....but if you followed the tek, then that is pretty much impossible.
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ranman
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Re: Last question I swear [Re: LocN9ne]
#22459163 - 10/31/15 08:02 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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I wouldn't second guess the ratios, even if it seems dry to you. Measure your ingredients twice, but don't alter the ratio
I just finished the first flush of my first grow. Had the same question you did. Except I was dumb and deviated. I added extra moisture to half my cakes and they are still colonizing, whereas I've already harvest from those that were to spec.
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azur
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Re: Last question I swear [Re: Ifishhigh]
#22459192 - 10/31/15 08:12 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Original pf tek called for 2/3 cup vermiculite, 1/4 cup brf, and 1/4 cup water per each 1/2 pint jar
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Machiavelliavore
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Re: Last question I swear [Re: Ifishhigh]
#22459307 - 10/31/15 08:49 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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I like about 10-15% less water when I make cakes. When I use the full quantity of water, it may ends up a bit on the sticky side. I use rye flour though (which I don't recommend,) which is glutanous and texturally inferior.
Regardless, you only need enough moisture to colonize. You want the best, least gooey, most fluffy, least clumpy texture possible to promote the fastest colonization. Then you dunk it and max out its water capacity before fruiting.
I think both a bit less flour and a bit less water both help to improve the texture.
And Shroomery is like a genie. You ask three questions and you get banned no matter what, so you might as well stop being apologetic. There's nothing you can do.
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I spawned some popcorn casings and had double-overlay cause I didn't put enough hydrogen peroxide in my automated aquarium mister. I only got one mushroom so I cut off the head part where the seeds fall from and put it in a jar of LC and sprayed it all over a tin of PF cakes I made with gravel, cardboard, and bisquick in my microwave. I think it will be good cause B+ is so potent. Triggered yet? Only a square would say "a cube is a cube."
No, this does not look right...
Edited by Machiavelliavore (10/31/15 08:51 PM)
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azur
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I haven't grown on cakes since '02
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