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washing10
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Planning My First Grow
#23958220 - 12/26/16 12:25 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hi guys, I've been reading through this great forum for the past couple of weeks as I have been inspired to try to grow some cubes. I'm looking to see if you guys have any inclusions or ideas to try and help me out before I start.
This is what I'm planning:
For spores I'm going to be ordering from http://www.redeyefrog.co.uk/acatalog/Pre_Sterilised_Bags_Of_Grain.html they have a variety of strains available, which do you think would be best to start out with?
I plan on using the classic PF Tek method with 1/2 pint canning jars and BRF and vermiculite.
I then plan on fruiting in a coke bottle just for ease of use and being able to hide more easily when parents visit my flat etc.
I have a few questions, firstly how many jars do you reckon I will have to grow to have enough shrooms for me a two friends to trip for the first time ever? What strain do you think will be best to grow regarding the make-shift equipment I will be using? And nearly completely unrelated, can I use the cakes once they have gone through a few flushes to start an outdoor bed, would the strain be suitable for outdoor growing in the UK?
Thank guys
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CultiV8
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Re: Planning My First Grow [Re: washing10]
#23958313 - 12/26/16 01:02 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I would recommend B+ for your first grow. It's fast, aggressive, and forgiving.
Coke bottle FCs work okay, but look into a SGFC (ShotGun Fruiting Chamber) if you have the space for it. It's the go-to for cakes these days, providing near-optimal airflow and moisture with minimal maintenance.
Cakes can produce anywhere from 0 to 14 dry grams each - most commonly 2-6g per cake. A solid trip for a first timer would probably be about two grams, or 3.5 grams if they want a more intense experience. So you'll want anywhere between six and 10.5 grams.
According to the above you only need to grow two or four cakes - but I'd recommend eight or sixteen for your first grow. Odds are a couple will succumb to contaminations or mistakes - always make more jars than you need! 
You can toss your spent cakes outside and bury them, but it's more of a crapshoot than an 'outdoor bed'. Try getting a few cake grows under your belt first and then doing some research on outdoor cultivation.
Also, not saying there's anything wrong with your site, but it's recommended to order from one of Shroomery's Sponsors (https://www.shroomery.org/sponsors.php), as they have proven to do good business and send out clean spores. Would suck to do everything right and then lose them all because they syringe wasn't clean.
Good luck!
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washing10
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Re: Planning My First Grow [Re: CultiV8]
#23960336 - 12/27/16 11:42 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks for the advice, I think I've settled on using 4 due to size limitations, however I have thought of another idea. I recently read another thread on discretely growing Sclerotia. If I used say 8 pint jars and leave the mycelium to colonise and then leave them to form truffles for 4 months how potent will the truffles be. What sort of dosage should I expect?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm trying to figure out what the best plan is.
Thanks
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Re: Planning My First Grow [Re: washing10]
#23960409 - 12/27/16 12:17 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Planning My First Grow [Re: Lobi] 1
#23960411 - 12/27/16 12:18 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Or click how to shroomery in my signature
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Lobi
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Re: Planning My First Grow [Re: Lobi]
#23960416 - 12/27/16 12:20 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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 Bodhisatta will take care of you
Also if you use the pf tek check out the link in my signature
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Re: Planning My First Grow [Re: Lobi]
#23960680 - 12/27/16 02:28 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Dosage and the amount you'll need for you and your friend: It's nothing that should concern you at this stage, just focus on the current tasks and let the rest fall into place eventually.
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Re: Planning My First Grow [Re: bodhisatta]
#23960752 - 12/27/16 03:03 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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bodhisatta said: Or click how to shroomery in my signature
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