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Shroomoroto42
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First grow diary - PF-Tek EQ (Equador)
#23825749 - 11/12/16 12:11 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hello everyone! I just started my first mushroom grow and I think it would be a good idea to keep a diary here on the forum as it could be helpful to others as well. I read a lot around the forum and here are the sources of information I liked the most and intend to use the most: Syringe tek Psilocyber's syringe tek by Psilocyber Youtube Video: How to make a spore syringe with a spore print by MZshrooms
Still air box tek My SAB (Still Air Box) by SpitballJedi
PF-Tek EvilMushroom666's Take on BRF Cakes by EvilMushroom666 Youtube Video: Let's Grow Mushrooms! pf tek by Marc Keith
The use a Cubensis Equador spore print and 8 x 230ml (1/2 pint) jars.
I had a problem making holes in the Still air box (SAB). I was using a precision knife and it turned out to be more harder than expected and the plastic was cracking at a random locations. I had to glue back a part of it that got torn out. Anyway, finally found a good way to do it by melting - heating the precision knife with a ligher, cutting a little, heating again... you got the idea . It's slow, but it works. Here is the final SAB (not the prettiest SAB in the world):

I already made the spore syringe, here it is:
 It's put away for 24 hours to hyrdate.
The jars are currently in the 70 Kpa (10 Psi) pressure cooker (PC) and will be there for 1 hour and 15 mins. They are with lids tighly on and aluminium foil around the lids. No tape on holes. There is a liter of water (0.26 US gallon).
Tomorrow I will post pics of the jars when I get them out of the PC.
Of course any suggestions or comments are welcome.
Edited by Shroomoroto42 (11/12/16 12:24 PM)
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Shroomoroto42
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Re: First grow diary - PF-Tek EQ (Equador) [Re: Shroomoroto42]
#23825768 - 11/12/16 12:18 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm concerned if my substrate is too dry. I expected it to be more watery as this is mushroom growing... I followed the Tek and checked some pictures and on most of them the substrate looks similar to mine. Here is a pic:

It feels it has some water in it and if I squeeze I could feel the water a bit. When I was making it I put some extra verm to absorb the excess water on the bottom of the cup.
DAY 0 Today I removed the jars from the PC. Here is how my PC set looks like. I used one of these for PC trey:
 No foil on top of it. It was like this with the jars stacked on top:

After I got the jars out of the PC they have some condensation on the inside, I don't know if this is normal. Here is it:

And some more pics of the jars:



Also, I think the dry verm layer is no longer dry. And, by the way, I don't see a way how it will remain dry after the jars were in such high temp environment (Pressure cooker). The water in the jars will start to evaporate no matter what and it will make the verm wet, I think... Can someone explain?
Edited by Shroomoroto42 (11/13/16 12:07 PM)
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cream777
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Re: First grow diary - PF-Tek EQ (Equador) [Re: Shroomoroto42]
#23825818 - 11/12/16 12:38 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Its supposed to be field capacity...should be light and fluffy wet but only as wet as the substrate can absorb no pools or puddles of water
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Shroomoroto42
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Re: First grow diary - PF-Tek EQ (Equador) [Re: cream777]
#23828916 - 11/13/16 12:10 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yea, now that I got the jars out of the PC and they have condensated on the inside, I'm no longer concerned about dryness.
Edited by Shroomoroto42 (11/13/16 12:12 PM)
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