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Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log
#23797663 - 11/03/16 01:22 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hello all,
New to posting on Shroomery but long time reader.
I've recently ventured in to cultivation after having a little haul out in the wild (South UK)

So I purchased a syringe of Golden Teachers and a bog standard Rye Grain grow bag. The bag populated nicely and within a few weeks of gentle mixing, shaking and incubation at 26 degrees in the dark resulted in a fully populated bag.

5 days later

So following instruction I did a final mix of the substrate and whacked the vermiculite casing on top. Then letting it stand back in incubator in darkness for 4 days.
Today I went to expose the cake to air, daylight and turn the temp down to 23 degrees. However, I notice that the mycelium has not come back to its full whiteness and none of the casing has been populated except for a small area of white 'fluff'.
   What are peoples views?
Going forward I am going to mist the incubator daily trying to maintain a humidity above 80%.
Any advise, welcomes, hints and tips welcome. I shall be reporting back to this thread with this grows updates.
Cheers, Sprint
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Edited by Sprint (11/03/16 01:42 PM)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23797771 - 11/03/16 01:53 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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My view is that it's weak to fruit directly from a kit bag wrapped in foil sitting in an incubator. Given the materials you have, I would personally have spawned the contents of that bag to a small monotub, such as a small bucket or 2 liter soda bottle. I also think you probably would have greater yield from one syringe if you'd have done 6-10 BRF tek jars instead.
But you're probably going to be fine doing what you're doing and it looks good so far. Good luck!
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: freespeech]
#23797803 - 11/03/16 02:05 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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The grain bag looks too wet IMO. I wish you good luck but the grain wasn't fully colonized. That's a breeding ground for contaminations. I don't want to make you bad feelings.
Don't buy grow kits or something like that in the future. Take some time to read some guides in this community. It is cheaper and you will have better results. Try to raise the humidity into the 90s.
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: enlightenment]
#23797854 - 11/03/16 02:21 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks for your replies.
I agree, after reading here and other sources I'm not moving away from grow bags and the like. Need to get me a pressure cooker!
I used half of the 10ml syringe in this bag and have half for a future grow. I was hoping that this cake would fruit and I can then take a spore print etc etc.
@Freespeech I'll have a look at monotubs and have previously ordered some BRF for some jars as I think that'll be the best method going forward. Will initially be sterlising jars in boiling water for 90 mins.
@enlightenment, the only added moisture to the bag was from the casing material which needed a mug of boiling water added to it before cooling down and sprinkling on top. I'll have to look in to better casing methods with the future jars.
Will report back if anything changes
-------------------- Sprint - South UK, Wild hunter, First foray in to cultivation (Golden Teacher)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23798245 - 11/03/16 04:18 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Sprint said: Thanks for your replies.
I agree, after reading here and other sources I'm not moving away from grow bags and the like. Need to get me a pressure cooker!
I used half of the 10ml syringe in this bag and have half for a future grow. I was hoping that this cake would fruit and I can then take a spore print etc etc.
@Freespeech I'll have a look at monotubs and have previously ordered some BRF for some jars as I think that'll be the best method going forward. Will initially be sterlising jars in boiling water for 90 mins.
@enlightenment, the only added moisture to the bag was from the casing material which needed a mug of boiling water added to it before cooling down and sprinkling on top. I'll have to look in to better casing methods with the future jars.
Will report back if anything changes
And 5ml of MS spore solution
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: PortabellaFella 1]
#23806555 - 11/06/16 01:09 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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So 3 days later and the cake is looking much whiter.

The white fuzz is continueing to grow on top. Is this normal?

Is this where the pins should form?
-------------------- Sprint - South UK, Wild hunter, First foray in to cultivation (Golden Teacher)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23806581 - 11/06/16 01:14 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Damn man, that first picture above looks soaked! It's obviously too late to put into a monotub, but I'm wondering if you should make a small SGFC, line it with hydrated perlite, take the bag or wrapper off your cake, and fruit it as a cake.
Edited by just_curious (11/06/16 01:26 PM)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: just_curious]
#23806607 - 11/06/16 01:23 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, this grow is pretty ugly in more ways than one. It doesn't look great but something is growing, so fingers crossed that it fruits well. At this point just wait it out and see what happens. As I mentioned above, I'd go with a more standard growing technique next time, especially if this doesn't give you the results you're hoping for.
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: freespeech]
#23816612 - 11/09/16 03:38 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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3 days later and it seems the white fluffy growth is taking over the casing material on top
 
Do you think it would be beneficial to make a SGFC? Seems quite a simple concept. Does the chamber get heated in any way?
Dunk n roll the whole cake?
I did a pasteurisation process on some Rye Grain and placed 2 tea spoons of this cakes mycelium in to it as a g2g experiment and its actually taken off and doubled in size!
What should happen with this cake if it is to follow normal process and fruit? Pinning straight out of the 'fluff'?
Again your wisdom and help is appreciated.
Ta.
Edited by Sprint (11/09/16 03:47 PM)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23819330 - 11/10/16 11:18 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Decided to cut her out of the bag and dunk her tonite ready for a roll tomorrow and in to a SGFC I'm building now.
If she doesn't fruit atleast Ive got a fruiting chamber for futures 
-------------------- Sprint - South UK, Wild hunter, First foray in to cultivation (Golden Teacher)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23824249 - 11/11/16 10:02 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Dunked the cake for 24 hours and constructed a simple SGFC. Rolled in verm and will see where we go from here 

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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23844168 - 11/18/16 05:23 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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A week later with the SGFC being kept at around 21 degrees and 80%+ humidity and I think we have some knotting going on!
-------------------- Sprint - South UK, Wild hunter, First foray in to cultivation (Golden Teacher)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23844296 - 11/18/16 06:47 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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That was some way to get there! Clone and make your own rye spawn from the fruits.
Also the incubating in darkness is not needed.
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: TheShroomster01]
#23874200 - 11/28/16 05:09 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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9 days on and we are getting no where.
Photos taken just after misting:

Fruting chamber held between 19 and 21 degs, regular misting. White 'knots' just seem to have stalled.
Any thoughts anyone?
-------------------- Sprint - South UK, Wild hunter, First foray in to cultivation (Golden Teacher)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23874301 - 11/28/16 06:47 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Why must people use grow kits? Its the laziest thing you can possibly do to have a harvest of mushies. You can easily get all the supplies from local stores or amazon for cheaper. Grow kits are for people who want a short cut or the easy way out.
My 2 cents
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Kalsticky]
#23874330 - 11/28/16 07:08 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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How close are you holding the mister? That 2nd pic the cake looks absolutely drenched, no beads just soaked.
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: PortabellaFella 1]
#23874577 - 11/28/16 09:04 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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It looks fine to me... You want glistening with no pooling water, and there's no pooling water, just a glisten on the surface. I generally mist til it's around that level of hydration as well. At least the OP is using a sgfc for his kit.
Those puff balls aren't knots. They're bacteria blobs, nothing you can really do about them. I'd just keep on doing what you're doing. Pins should eventually come.
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Mad Season]
#23887131 - 12/02/16 10:23 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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4 days later and the cake is getting interesting PINS!

Should I be changing my spray regime at all or just carry on as I am until harvest?
Thanks for your advise and help through my first grow guys. Appreciate it and learnt alot. Now have 2 x grain jars populating to follow this cake.
-------------------- Sprint - South UK, Wild hunter, First foray in to cultivation (Golden Teacher)
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: Sprint]
#23888294 - 12/02/16 05:12 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Haha glad to see your hideous cake is starting to produce 
Seriously though, congrats.
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Re: Golden Teachers / Syringe / Rye grain grow kit log [Re: freespeech]
#23888383 - 12/02/16 05:51 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's safe to mist pins. Keep letting the mist evaporate and your fine.
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