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Hello, New user, and first time grower
#23712088 - 10/06/16 04:21 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hello, Just saying hello and will be reading Im sure lots of info here, and possibly asking some questions as I just started my first grow 9 days ago. They are Golden Teacher strain. Currently they are inside a giant Tupperware, inside a medium size cardboard box that is behind my computer with my modem inside and holes cut out for the few wires powering the router/modem. This was used to keep it a bit warmer inside.
I have been using a combo of guides/info that I have read here, but modified it slightly because of what I had. I thought it may be interesting to post here as I don't see it being mentioned often, but the mix was 3 parts vermiculite, 1 part rye seed, and 1 part pre soaked poppy seeds,
The mix was then sterilized inside the ball jars that had been prepped with holes in the lids, and then covered with aluminum foil caps.
I then used a lighter to heat the needle on the spore syringe to inject down inside the jars, I used 3 needles for 6 of the 8oz half pint ball canning jars.
So far everything seems to be going as planned tho It was 3 days ago I checked, that's the first question. Should I check?
Ill try to upload some photos, if I open them back up to check, as I did not take any the other day.
http://imgur.com/a/gMPBI
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712095 - 10/06/16 04:31 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Uh, okay.... 65-75F is perfect temperature, so that modem thing you're doing should probably stop. I don't know what you're even talking about with this verm, rye, poppy business, that's not going to work well as a cake recipe. Why 3 needles? One syringe should make 10 jars.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Inocuole]
#23712110 - 10/06/16 04:44 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ok. I read 80-86f was the best temp for growth?
Also probably did not explain the usage of needles/syringes well enough, please forgive English is not first language (Japanese).
And why will it not work? It is already working.....
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712126 - 10/06/16 04:58 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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One i can only see a picture of a box on the off site. Please post the pictures here. Two rye grains and poppy seeds work like grain spawn and have to be fixed that way. Cakes work with spores syringes because most flours have anti fugus chemicals on them that kinda of help with trich. Ive made poppy seeds spawn before it grumps together like ice. Did you pressure cook this cakes or steam them?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: tump]
#23712148 - 10/06/16 05:21 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I pressure cooked.sorry so far that is only picture I have taken, it just shows where I am storing, what is your opinion on temperature? I thought 80-86 was preferred?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712153 - 10/06/16 05:28 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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How long did you pc for? I should add to that total darkness is not needed in my last post. Do you have any of the spore solution left? I think i even know what tek your following info wise now. I think we can help you plan for the next grow as well?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: tump]
#23712160 - 10/06/16 05:37 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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80-86F is an old figure that was common in books ~30 years ago. People realized, over time, that bacteria preferred those temps much more than mushroom mycelium ever did. The 65-75F range gives cubensis a competitive advantage over other organisms, and that's more important than a theoretical increase in colonization speed. I say theoretical because it has been stated since then, that growth speed actually plateaus around 80F and starts dropping around 83F, and even then, we're talking about less than 5% difference. Most would prefer cleaner growth at 95% speed than unhealthy growth at 100% speed.
Furthermore.. your substrate temperature is 2-5F hotter than the surrounding air. So if you have it at 85F then they could be as hot as 90F. 90F is the range where a lot of really unpleasant things like to grow really fast. And cubensis colonization speed suffers as well, so the problems become multiplicative.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Inocuole]
#23712194 - 10/06/16 06:10 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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ok I have followed that advice, and removed the router/modem and place the box in a part of the room that should average 75f all day. For lighting I was using one of these style click light for about 1 hour daily so far. Do I need to continue that, increase/decrease, etc. Yes I have 3 syringes left, I used half of what I had purchased. They are all Golden Teacher.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712202 - 10/06/16 06:15 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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http://www.homedepot.com/p/EcoSmart-60W-Equivalent-Daylight-6500K-Spiral-Double-Life-CFL-Light-Bulb-ES5M814TS65KCAN/205388175
These would be much better lights. 12/12 is the schedule that benefits them most. May be best to get a timer to plug the light in through.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Inocuole]
#23712207 - 10/06/16 06:20 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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ok I have followed that advice, and removed the router/modem and place the box in a part of the room that should average 75f all day. For lighting I was using one of these style click light for about 1 hour daily so far. Do I need to continue that, increase/decrease, etc. Yes I have 3 syringes left, I used half of what I had purchased. They are all Golden Teacher.
also I took one photo quikcly while I was removing the router and moving the box. and sorry im still trying to figure out how to post on site, through this site. Picture of Jar
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712210 - 10/06/16 06:23 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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ok awesome I have plenty of those type of bulbs/lamps already. I already have a good idea involving a desk lap I have that has that type of bulp and a adjustable "neck" that I can bend over.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712230 - 10/06/16 06:40 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yea that jar does look good at all very bacterial things going on in there. Good news is you have a pc, you have jars so when this grow is done you can do grain spawn next. As well as start so agar plates now with spores. By the time this grow is done you be better off next time. If you still want to try cakes next go round the clean cultures will still be good
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: tump]
#23712548 - 10/06/16 09:25 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Since I now know I am doing more of a grain spawn, should I attempt to shake the jars like I have read?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712592 - 10/06/16 09:39 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Learn to post pics here on the shroomery, and take pics of your jars.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Mad Season]
#23712599 - 10/06/16 09:40 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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sorry, once again English not first language (Japan) and there is a photo I posted of a jar in an earlier post.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712620 - 10/06/16 09:46 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Edited by Staffros (10/06/16 09:50 AM)
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712631 - 10/06/16 09:49 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712654 - 10/06/16 09:55 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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your Kanji worse than my english
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Mad Season]
#23712657 - 10/06/16 09:56 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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That's supposed to be 9 days growth If it is then that is some super fast myc more likely mold though
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712660 - 10/06/16 09:59 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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What kanji? It's romaji 
Yeah it doesn't look like a contamination to me, but contams can be very similar
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: mrmazdarx9]
#23712665 - 10/06/16 10:01 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Oh no I hope not. that jar is the one with the most growth. so confusing, earlier user told me it looked good, good growth.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Mad Season]
#23712666 - 10/06/16 10:02 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Mad Season said: Yeah it doesn't look like a contamination to me, but contams can be very similar
He said he started the grow 9 days ago no way its colonised like that in 9 days
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: mrmazdarx9]
#23712671 - 10/06/16 10:04 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I did not know that the growth shown seemed fast, almost all of the jars look similar with growth in the areas where i injected the needles.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: mrmazdarx9]
#23712685 - 10/06/16 10:06 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Mad Season said: Yeah it doesn't look like a contamination to me, but contams can be very similar
He said he started the grow 9 days ago no way its colonised like that in 9 days
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/23195060#top
These are less than 14 days old at the time of the OP. Ive seen many users get fully colonized jars in less than 2 weeks 
But with shit going that fast, I always recommend adding a week on the consolidation period. If it colonizes before 2 weeks, do a 2 week consolidation.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Mad Season]
#23712697 - 10/06/16 10:11 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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ok but can someone tell me if I need to shake them?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712706 - 10/06/16 10:14 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Don't shake them.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Mad Season]
#23712774 - 10/06/16 10:42 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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But they are tiny little jars op is using much larger
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: mrmazdarx9]
#23712784 - 10/06/16 10:47 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes he's using pints. Still, although it is uncommon for it to be that big in 9 days, it isn't unheard of at all. Also he's using some fucked up mixture of things for his substrate. Maybe it has less nutrients, and thus the myc spreads more looking for food. He is using 75% verm, which is already less nutrients than the classic 66.7% of verm used in the regular pf tek. who really knows. It still looks like cubensis mycelium to me, but I could be wrong. I have been before
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Mad Season]
#23712790 - 10/06/16 10:50 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I find it ironic that he's from one of the places that eats the most rice but isn't using it, one of the main ingredients for cakes (brf) that must be in abundance there
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: mrmazdarx9]
#23712832 - 10/06/16 11:07 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I am in college, year abroad (in Texas, yeehaw), haha I guess I should of used rice 
They are 8oz or half pint, and the picture I showed has to be the jar with the most growth. It was 30ml of liquid spores for 6 jars.
The mixture was 3 parts verm, to 1 part rye seed, 1 part poppy seed. So not 75%.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712860 - 10/06/16 11:21 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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The ratio for Pf tek is 2 verm 1 brown rice flour 1 water for future reference  And that's a lot of spores 1/4cc per jar, I've always done 1cc per jar but nevermind
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: mrmazdarx9]
#23712879 - 10/06/16 11:28 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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ah yea sorry that reminds me. 1 Part water was also added. It was a wet mixture. and attempted 15ml of spores per 8oz jar. Spores seem very cheap, so I was pretty liberal with using them.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712892 - 10/06/16 11:33 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ideally you use only a drop or two of spores. Less is more with spores. Using too much can slow growth and greatly encourages contamination
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712905 - 10/06/16 11:37 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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15ml of spores per 8oz jar
This is bad. The mushrooms spores are collected from are grown in open air. Open air has all sorts of nasties (mold, bacteria, yeast, etc.) The more spores you use, the higher likelihood you've just introduced contaminants.
You can literally use less than a drop: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Number=23645997
Not to mention that's quite a bit of liquid you're adding to the media.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: bodhisatta]
#23712909 - 10/06/16 11:38 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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thanks for that info, I obviously thought the opposite, I guess that means I can stretch out my other 3 syringes to go further next time. Im glad this is just a learning experience. If I actually get something usable from this attempt I will be happy Is it ok to mention where I purchased the spores? does that often make a difference? Im sure different vendors have different reputations.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
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Did he say 15ml? I had to do a double take. That's like, way WAY too much.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23712926 - 10/06/16 11:43 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Staffros said: Is it ok to mention where I purchased the spores? does that often make a difference?.
It's a bad idea because it provides circumstantial evidence against the vendor in question. It's also disallowed by the rules.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Greg]
#23712929 - 10/06/16 11:45 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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15ml of spores per 8oz jar
This is bad. The mushrooms spores are collected from are grown in open air. Open air has all sorts of nasties (mold, bacteria, yeast, etc.) The more spores you use, the higher likelihood you've just introduced contaminants.
You can literally use less than a drop: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Number=23645997
Not to mention that's quite a bit of liquid you're adding to the media.
Also https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21365919#21365919
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: bodhisatta]
#23712935 - 10/06/16 11:46 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes I always forget about that post... It's what inspired me to do the same with a syringe haha.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: bodhisatta]
#23712939 - 10/06/16 11:47 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ok I got it in the future I will us a lot less. Not like I would complain about that, that just makes this experiment even cheaper.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: bodhisatta]
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15ml of spores per 8oz jar
This is bad. The mushrooms spores are collected from are grown in open air. Open air has all sorts of nasties (mold, bacteria, yeast, etc.) The more spores you use, the higher likelihood you've just introduced contaminants.
You can literally use less than a drop: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Number=23645997
Not to mention that's quite a bit of liquid you're adding to the media.
Also https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21365919#21365919
That is very cool. Now you got me wanting to buy a nice microscope.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Mushierage]
#23712945 - 10/06/16 11:49 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Do it!
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Greg]
#23724800 - 10/10/16 10:54 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hello, Its been a few days and everything seems to be going as planned. I have been reading a lot, but I am a little confused as to what is the best next step for me personally.
From my readings I know what I will do next time differently, and already planned a much better grow. I would though still like this to turn out decent.
I will be needing to purchase supplies in the next few days and would like suggestions on where to go from here. Once the spores in the jars have completely taken over what is best to do? Do I want to try and monotub? As of now I planned on purchasing a large plastic container, and having maybe 2 smaller trays inside that I would fill. Thats another questions as I dont know what would be best mixture to use in the tubs. Since I have started with mostly grains, Rye seed and poppy seeds, I thought maybe I would continue with some of that as I have a lot left over and adding wild bird seed.
Please help me figure out my next step, as I have read a lot, though it is a bit confusing as info is mostly in English and I am not native speaker/reader.
edit- heres a current picture from this morning 
Thank you.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23725141 - 10/10/16 12:42 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Anyone able to take a look at the jars and tell me their opinions?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23739743 - 10/15/16 11:09 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Things have continued to go well it seems, I checked about a day ago and 2 jars were about 75% colonized around the jar.
I happen to have an old unused fish tank with grow light lid that I plan on using, I am currently making sure it is cleaned well and disinfected.
At the moment the plan is to use individual trays, around 3 inches deep each to mix substrate and the jars currently growing. I have seen different opinions but I think I will try to layer it in the trays, with substrate on the bottom, then the grains, then substrate, etc, ending with a top layer of substrate.
I will use some sort of plastic such as garbage bags to use as a liner in the trays since I have read this in many guides. I do not know yet if i need to put foil over the trays at first, as I have read many guides and have read different techniques.
I think my aquarium will work well as it should keep the humidity high and the built in lid/grow lights should work well.
Any tips or know of something i am forgetting, please let me know.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23739781 - 10/15/16 11:28 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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What about FAE? Don't say air stones it won't work. You want a plastic tote/storage box. Id suggest a sgfc you've come this far at least fruit them correctly. If you build an sgfc make sure you follow the tek exactly don't modify or cut corners, they cost fuck all to build and work great so there's no excuses. You could use the light from the fish tank. Here's the tek https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/20195542#20195542
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: mrmazdarx9]
#23739829 - 10/15/16 11:53 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Wow I always have to google so much, Americans just love 3 letter acronyms. I think the air exchange will not be a problem as the lid of the aquarium has a section that lifts open where you would feed this fish. I will keep this area open by taking off the flap and covering the long gap with hepa filter covering.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23739840 - 10/15/16 11:57 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm english not american lol and I linked you the sgfc tek so no googling needed . Dude its up to you I'm giving you the best way but I can guarantee you will be back asking what went wrong if you go the way your planning. Bodhi would best to speak to as he has a holeless tub tek but he is very experienced and I'd imagine he would advise against what your purposing.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: tump]
#23739842 - 10/15/16 11:59 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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tump said: most flours have anti fugus chemicals on them that kinda of help with trich.
 then why can cubes, which is a fungus, grow on BRF.....Tump i have a vendetta against you man...
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I have a few extra computer fans 8 and 10 inch, would setting them up withe the hepa filters help with the air exchange?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23739879 - 10/15/16 12:17 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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No. You don't want my advice so I'll wish you the best of luck I'm done with threads like this this week, give all the right advice but op does it their own way anyway
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23739880 - 10/15/16 12:19 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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can you give me a reason why that would not work? Instead of just telling me to do it your way? Your comments have been not useful anyway so far, as you were not even aware that jars could colonize that quickly until someone else corrected you.
Edit - Never mind found plenty of guides on how to use an aquarium as a fruiting chamber.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros] 1
#23739979 - 10/15/16 01:30 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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If we explained every single time why hooking computer fans up to your shit isn't optimal then we'd all end up like me. Irritable blunt jaded assholes. Spare these people their sanity. They aren't being paid to provide good advice. If you want to find out why it's correct, read up on it yourself.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Inocuole]
#23740008 - 10/15/16 01:53 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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K no problem, Id like to see you guys try to grow your first time when everything is written in Japanese. Im sure you would all do great.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23740015 - 10/15/16 01:57 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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You seem to understand me pretty well using language as a barrier that is clearly not a hurdle for you
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23740019 - 10/15/16 01:59 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Staffros said: K no problem, Id like to see you guys try to grow your first time when everything is written in Japanese. Im sure you would all do great.
Regardless... no need for language when someone physically walks you through the process http://www.mushroomvideos.com/
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Staffros said: K no problem, Id like to see you guys try to grow your first time when everything is written in Japanese. Im sure you would all do great.
Regardless... no need for language when someone physically walks you through the process http://www.mushroomvideos.com/
Same methods I explained but apparently its no good to him BTW staffros its not my way its the TEK it is THE WAY not MY way. Also you say I was proven wrong, I wasn't the jars that were shown were smaller than yours so faster colonisation. You still have to prove you can grow a fruit and haven't made a jar of mold your last pic looks odd but what do I know
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Why would anyone who speaks even half decent English need to browse forums of a language they don't understand to get information about growing illegal substances?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Inocuole]
#23740048 - 10/15/16 02:17 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Can someone link me the modem incubator tek? Thanks guys.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23740172 - 10/15/16 03:06 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Staffros said: Ok. I read 80-86f was the best temp for growth?
Also probably did not explain the usage of needles/syringes well enough, please forgive English is not first language (Japanese).
And why will it not work? It is already working.....
Room temperature is probably fine, especially for personal use.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Maeltne]
#23741741 - 10/16/16 08:45 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I went an purchased a glass drill bit today. I plan on putting many many many holes all around to ensure air exchange.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23741824 - 10/16/16 09:15 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Aren't glass drill bits pretty expensive compared to the regular kind that you need?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Inocuole]
#23742125 - 10/16/16 11:06 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Staffros said: I went an purchased a glass drill bit today. I plan on putting many many many holes all around to ensure air exchange.
step in the right direction a plastic container may still work out cheaper than a glass drill bit especially if you smash the aquarium. You need to drill a lot of holes like multiple hundreds which will weaken the glass. Youll have to be incredibly careful.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Inocuole]
#23742353 - 10/16/16 12:15 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Inocuole said: Aren't glass drill bits pretty expensive compared to the regular kind that you need?
I have a feeling the bit is going to cost just as much as a proper plastic tote...
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23742505 - 10/16/16 01:09 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Staffros said: I went an purchased a glass drill bit today. I plan on putting many many many holes all around to ensure air exchange.
to make my sgfc i used a nail and heated it to poke holes.....ain't gotta be fancy 
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After I kept reading more and more I decided to just go with the simple sgfc.
Went and picked up the last few things I needed this morning and now its all set up.


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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#23819551 - 11/10/16 12:00 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks for all the help I have gotten from the forums, I quickly learned the plans I originally had were not the greatest and with every ones help and suggestions I switched up my plans and went with the tried and true method.
Looking forward to my first grow, seems it will be a successful one!
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#24017195 - 01/17/17 11:53 AM (7 years, 13 days ago) |
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Hello everyone, its been a while now, and through trials and only a few errors Ive really learned a lot.
I have had a lot of success using the Golden Teacher strain inoculated in Grow Bags filled with rye grain.
I would like to try a different strain some time but when I first bought the syringes, I had no clue how few cc's of spores was actually needed to colonize a jar/grow bag.
I bought the stuff needed to try a go at the PF TEK as I never have attempted it and it looks interesting. Thanks for all the help and advice/info found on the site, I would (and do) definitely recommend this site to anyone wanting to learn how to successfully grow without going through any of the trials and errors at first like I did.
I will have to post a picture or two tomorrow as the new batch is just starting to fruit and pop up.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#24020150 - 01/18/17 02:18 PM (7 years, 12 days ago) |
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Here is a recent picture from just now, these came up about 2 days ago.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#24020165 - 01/18/17 02:22 PM (7 years, 12 days ago) |
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: mrmazdarx9]
#24331700 - 05/19/17 12:19 AM (6 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looking to restart to grow again this season.
My question for now being, does the golden teacher strain like manure?
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#24331713 - 05/19/17 12:32 AM (6 years, 8 months ago) |
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Until it's done
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Staffros]
#24331814 - 05/19/17 02:00 AM (6 years, 8 months ago) |
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Staffros said: My question for now being, does the golden teacher strain like manure?
I don't know, is it a primary decomposer? Are cubes classified as dung lovers?
Actually, no, you know what, you're right to ask this, because Golden teachers are a super special strain that don't like any of the same stuff as other cubensis, they actually like wheat crackers and jam more than the usual manure that they would be consuming in nature. The name on the syringe is specifically what makes them averse to doing the exact same shit as others in the same species.
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Re: Hello, New user, and first time grower [Re: Inocuole]
#24331975 - 05/19/17 03:22 AM (6 years, 8 months ago) |
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They certainly like brf. My spores started germinating in 2 days, it took 13 days till 100% colonization.
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