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First time grow attempt (V-TEK) 1
#23539855 - 08/14/16 04:51 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hello hello there, i've been keen on growing for a while and finally got myself sorted and gathered up all the necessary things needed for cultivation.
This is what I have (minus pressure cooker for now) and i'm going to be starting with V-TEK and then maybe see how I go using a slight bulk grow with perlite in the aquarium shown in pic (big enough to hold 4 small tubs)
The only thing I need to do now is get a pressure cooker but I wanted an electric one that can hold at least three small to medium tubs at a time (possible/suggestions/links)???
Show below: Aquarium with extra 'heat pad' (not sure if beneficial yet) Spray bottle for boiled water (Aquarium hydration) DIY glove box Anti bacterial wipes Hygrometer (for aquarium) 3 (small) tubs Two spore strains (B+ Cubes and Cubes 'burma' strain) Syringe (1/10) Box of gloves Rite-Gro Lawn seed Perlite (for later) Peat Moss (For later) Isopropyl Alcohol for sterilisation Shot glass for inoculation
Have I missed anything?

I plan to start soon (as soon as I get a cooker) and will upload progress pics along the way, here's hoping I don't screw it up but for my first try it's not totally out of the question but since i've prepared as much as I can I hope it'll be fine.
What do people think of this cooker?
https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-IP-DUO60-Multi-Functional-Pressure/dp/B00FLYWNYQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471173277&sr=8-1&keywords=Pressure+Cooker
Any comments or suggestions welcome.
Wish me luck
Edited by 1st (08/14/16 05:18 AM)
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Munchauzen


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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: 1st]
#23539924 - 08/14/16 06:31 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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1st said: Show below:
Aquarium with extra 'heat pad' (not sure if beneficial yet) Spray bottle for boiled water (Aquarium hydration)
DIY glove box Anti bacterial wipes
Hygrometer (for aquarium) 3 (small) tubs Two spore strains (B+ Cubes and Cubes 'burma' strain) Syringe (1/10) Box of gloves Rite-Gro Lawn seed Perlite (for later) Peat Moss (For later) Isopropyl Alcohol for sterilisation sanitization. Shot glass for inoculation
https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-IP-DUO60-Multi-Functional-Pressure/dp/B00FLYWNYQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471173277&sr=8-1&keywords=Pressure+Cooker
Wish me luck no luck needed if you just read more
- an aquarium is the absolute worst thing to try to grow mushrooms in. build a shotgun fruiting chamber. - heat pad has absolutely no use. return it. - build a Still Air Box, not a glove box. gloves should never be attached. - Hydrometer will do nothing except confuse you. return it. - alcohol sanitizes, not sterilize. there is a huge difference. - electric pressure cookers are a no go. it will not get to 15 psi and its tiny. you want a presto or mirro pressure cooker/canner. most ppl use a presto 23.
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wtfcrazymofo
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: Munchauzen]
#23539947 - 08/14/16 06:58 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Munchauzen said:
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1st said: Show below:
Aquarium with extra 'heat pad' (not sure if beneficial yet) Spray bottle for boiled water (Aquarium hydration)
DIY glove box Anti bacterial wipes
Hygrometer (for aquarium) 3 (small) tubs Two spore strains (B+ Cubes and Cubes 'burma' strain) Syringe (1/10) Box of gloves Rite-Gro Lawn seed Perlite (for later) Peat Moss (For later) Isopropyl Alcohol for sterilisation sanitization. Shot glass for inoculation
https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-IP-DUO60-Multi-Functional-Pressure/dp/B00FLYWNYQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471173277&sr=8-1&keywords=Pressure+Cooker
Wish me luck no luck needed if you just read more
- an aquarium is the absolute worst thing to try to grow mushrooms in. build a shotgun fruiting chamber. - heat pad has absolutely no use. return it. - build a Still Air Box, not a glove box. gloves should never be attached. - Hydrometer will do nothing except confuse you. return it. - alcohol sanitizes, not sterilize. there is a huge difference. - electric pressure cookers are a no go. it will not get to 15 psi and its tiny. you want a presto or mirro pressure cooker/canner. most ppl use a presto 23.
Thats alot of thumbs down ouch Harshly kinda true op...
-------------------- If you want to eat->https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/8553541 Bag sealers are to bulky (my hood isn't that big) https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/28622922
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Munchauzen


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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: wtfcrazymofo]
#23539951 - 08/14/16 07:01 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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wtfcrazymofo said: Thats alot of thumbs down ouch Harshly kinda true op...
What's harsh about it? He asked for advice. This is advice. I personally bought a lot more worthless shit when I started out. $200 growkit that was well worth 50 thumbs down.
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1st
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: Munchauzen]
#23539960 - 08/14/16 07:04 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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You're a legend hehe thank you ver much, I will read more and plod on.
Thanks again
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Hashed
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: Munchauzen]
#23539965 - 08/14/16 07:08 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Munch was by no means harsh, Munch told the truth, this is not reddit or mycotopia, but I think even reddit and mycotopia have standards. 
1st, you need to seriously re-look, like everything.
You literally have no clue what you are doing, you made some seriously bad investments and might want to look into returning the majority of the items you have purchased if possible. I want to know what terrible information you have been reading, just for the lols.
Do yourself an enormous favor brother, seriously listen to this advice I'm about to give you. Take your two cube strains and put them in a cardboard box, forget they exist until you actually know what you are doing and why.
You will thank yourself when you actually know what to do, seriously.
Start in the bottom link in my sig.
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Munchauzen


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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: 1st]
#23539967 - 08/14/16 07:10 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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1st said: You're a legend hehe thank you ver much, I will read more and plod on.
Thanks again
good attitude. there is a plethora of misinformation available, even on this site. try to stick with the active teks that ppl are currently using, and don't forget to take advantage of the TNF and AMU Q&A threads, both are linked in my signature
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Hashed
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: Munchauzen]
#23539979 - 08/14/16 07:22 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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1st, you may as well just start by looking into agar, grain spawn and mini-monotubs with CVG substrate to be honest.
I think all noobs should just start with agar and CVG mini-monos, there is nothing else for noobs that ensures the same success:yield rates.

I'll drop you just two links, but it should be a given that there are prerequisites and requisites to these steps, I'll leave it up to you to find out the rest of the information you need about agar, grain spawn and CVG mini-monos.
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19907089#19907089 https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21032606#21032606
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: Hashed]
#23540000 - 08/14/16 07:40 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thank you will do.
I've been watching any video on youtube to get the general gist of cultivation and wasn't about to just throw it all together hehe. I've been reading Violet's TEK and was just going to follow that with the steps below (off the top of my head
Boil grains to prepare and strain Fill tubs with grains pressure cook for 50-60 mins on 15 psi Biol water and Sterilise needle with water and flame Make spore syringe in glove box Put tubs in Glove box (glove box idea from net and shroomery) Alcohol wipe everything in glove box after sealed. Use lighter to sterilise needle in glove box take off lid of container and tilt it and innoc the outside of the container Seal container put container in box and cover in black plastic bag and store in temp about 29C after a while (would have checked the V-TEK) crack lid slightly and store in the open let mycelium cultivate and when fully cultivated, take off lid and (spray with water?), replace lid wait till slight fruiting and take lid off and spray 2-3 times a day.
I have just been collecting the things needed and before i was going to actually begin the process I planned to read up again on the V-TEK and make step by step notes for myself and all the while keep referring back to the TEK just to make sure I get it perfect.
Also, is there any reason I was advised not to use gloves? I thought it would make it less likely to have airflow while making a spore syringe or the innoc process.
Also the peat moss and perlite and aquarium were for another grow after the inital one, I was going to allow the mycelium to colonise and then take the 'cakes'? out and put them in a bed of perlite in the aquarium, taping the top holes and monitoring the o2 and hydration, also with the hygrometer as an added indicator, just for the sake of extra information.
The heat pad came with the aquarium so yea haha i'll toss it, figured as much
Just wanna learn so I can eventually harvest something good, aiming 3-4 kg eventually from a bulk once I get the experience needed.
Thank you very much for your comments
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wtfcrazymofo
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: 1st]
#23540270 - 08/14/16 09:47 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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-------------------- If you want to eat->https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/8553541 Bag sealers are to bulky (my hood isn't that big) https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/28622922
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: wtfcrazymofo]
#23540310 - 08/14/16 10:02 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Do not watch YouTube videos about cultivation 99% of them are atrocious and down right detrimental to you being successful
You want a still air box not a glove box.
A lot of noobs gravitate towards the V-TEK too for whatever fucked reason... It's not an absolute shit TEK but its not even on a list of things I would suggest to a first time grower.
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wtfcrazymofo
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: 1st]
#23540324 - 08/14/16 10:06 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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-------------------- If you want to eat->https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/8553541 Bag sealers are to bulky (my hood isn't that big) https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/28622922
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: wtfcrazymofo] 1
#23551848 - 08/17/16 11:58 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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wtfcrazymofo said: Check this out. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/20048771 https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19208976 ONCE YOU GOT THAT... Maybe try something like this...
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/22158748
or
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/5265629
after that try... https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/18880716 With your aquarium you can use this to refrence about how to use it https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/22337800
Thanks man will do 
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Trusted Cultivator said: Do not watch YouTube videos about cultivation 99% of them are atrocious and down right detrimental to you being successful
You want a still air box not a glove box.
A lot of noobs gravitate towards the V-TEK too for whatever fucked reason... It's not an absolute shit TEK but its not even on a list of things I would suggest to a first time grower.
Yea I have come to see mistakes in the things they do as opposed to advice given by TC's here. I've taken off the gloves in the box and now it just has two holes. I'm probably gonna try for a mini mono or a mono but I have to do a lot more research once I get my internet back. Thank you for your comments 
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wtfcrazymofo said: Read up...
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19140341#19140341
Legend, thank you so much
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: 1st]
#23551991 - 08/18/16 12:48 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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have fun growing your mushrooms , you seem to have done your homework 
best regards
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: kamykazi3]
#23689464 - 09/29/16 07:08 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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kamykazi3 said: have fun growing your mushrooms , you seem to have done your homework  best regards
yes he has! Well done my friend! These are his recent pix that he sent to me. on ya Mate, Number one. "3.1 REPPIN"
  
-------------------- Psilocybe Cubensis. Panaeolus Cyanescens. Psilocybe Subaeruginosa. Dimethyltryptamine.
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: bodhisatta]
#23699250 - 10/02/16 06:28 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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And one more hehe
Went okay 



First flush
400g WET 31g Cracker Dry

Pretty pleased for a first time grow 
Thanks for your advice people
Edited by 1st (10/02/16 06:35 AM)
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Re: First time grow attempt (V-TEK) [Re: 1st]
#23705810 - 10/04/16 06:09 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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-------------------- Psilocybe Cubensis. Panaeolus Cyanescens. Psilocybe Subaeruginosa. Dimethyltryptamine.
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