Home | Community | Message Board


This site includes paid links. Please support our sponsors.


Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Shop: North Spore Bulk Substrate   PhytoExtractum Buy Bali Kratom Powder   Original Sensible Seeds Bulk Cannabis Seeds   Bridgetown Botanicals CBD Concentrates   Left Coast Kratom Buy Kratom Extract   Mushroom-Hut Liquid Cultures

Jump to first unread post Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next >  [ show all ]
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Updated PF Tek Guide * 110
    #24179086 - 03/20/17 10:23 PM (6 years, 10 months ago)

Updated PF-Tek Guide 2023 Edition



Before we begin I personally feel that we need an update on the Pf-tek guide. This is that guide. Those old guides don't use an SAB or they use a Glovebox. Now it is to be noted that you don't technically need an SAB for Pf-Tek it's just recommended and can increase your success rate. It is also good practice for those who are going to eventually get into agar. Update 2.0 includes the usage of the water tub tek over the SGFC. Added links and pictures from Mateja :super:

===============================================================================


Step 1: Gather Supplies

We need the following items

  • Vermiculite - Verm
  • Brown Rice Flour - BRF
  • 4 oz or 8 oz mason jars
  • Hammer and Nail
  • Pressure Cooker or Steamer
  • SAB - Still Air Box
  • Fruiting Chamber - Mateja's Water Tub or SGFC or Monotub
  • Alcohol Lamp, Torch, or lighter
  • Tin Foil
  • Spray Bottle
  • 70% ISO Alcohol
  • Soap & Water Spray Bottle
  • 5000k to 6500k Light Bulb
  • 24 hour timer 12 on 12 off timer
  • Spore Syringe or Liquid Culture or Liquid Inoculate

    Optional - These are for those of you choosing to make a SGFC

  • Drill and a 1/4" Drill Bit or Soldering Iron (Making Holes in your SGFC)
  • Perlite


===============================================================================


Step 2: Lets make some Lids & Load some Jars

It's time to load up our jars. The ratio is 2:1:1 - That means 2 parts Verm 1 Part BRF 1 Part Water. You can do any ammount you want as long as you stick to this ratio. So the up scaling is 4:2:2 8:4:4 and so on. I use cups. So in my case it'd be 2 cups verm 1 cup BRF and 1 cup water. If you are doing edibles here is an edibles formula by CH Hell. Edible Cakes

Procedure:

1. Prep our lids.
This is very simple, Take a hammer and a nail and drive 2 or 4 holes in the lids of your jars. I do mine like so.



I have found that it really doesn't matter if you have 2 or 4 holes. The only difference really is inoculation points. CBK Suggests using 1 hole in the center of the lid so you use less spore solution and once you see colonization you know the cake is almost ready.


2. Take two cups of verm and place it in a mixing container.



We want to achieve an ideal water content. Known as Field Capacity. I usually squeeze my verm until only a few drops of water comes out. I find that with these measurements though Field Capacity is met after adding the BRF

Quote:

Ziran said:

Once you add the BRF in it absorbs the excess water usually. I'd do a squeeze after adding the brf and mixing throughly. see whatcha get then

The purpose of those verm squeezes is to help new people identify what field capacity looks like. Cause its gonna look the same for Hpoo, coir, cpoo ect. the only difference will be the amount of water each material can hold.





Way Over Field Capacity



Over Field Capacity



At Field Capacity



3. Add 1 cup of water to the mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.



4. Add 1 cup of Brown Rice Flour and mix thoroughly



5. Load up our jars with our BRF-Verm Mixture to the band line. When loading them, don't pack the mixture down. It needs to be light a fluffy.



6. Add our dry verm layer

To get it nice and even I use my finger and swipe it across after filling the jar over full like in the gif below. :thumbup:



7. Add Lid and Foil em up



cronicr's container Method

Instead of using mason jars, you can follow conicer's method --->here<----

Borrowed his images and he mixes everything just like I do in the above steps, except he loads them into these modified containers from the dollar store.



Then he preps his lids with a soldering iron. One hole in each corner, and one in the center.



Then he loads them up



Adds some dry verm ontop.



And levels it out and puts the lid on.



Quote:

cronicer said:

Now with normal jars I would simply cover with foil and pressure cook it but pp5 containers tend to condensate a lot so with these I always put micropore tape over the holes, with this I skip the foil all together and just pressure cook for 60 minutes.
I have fruited these in food saver bags shotgun fruiting chambers shoeboxes ECT I've even just put another container and used like mini dub tubs.




It's time for sterilization

===============================================================================


Step 3: Sterilizing

Steaming - Taken from this guide here EvilMushroom666's Take on BRF Cakes

Procedure:

1. Line the bottom of your pot with spare jar rings as shown.
2. Add water to the top of your layer of jar rings. You want 1-2 inches of water.



3. Place your layer of folded tinfoil on top of the layer of jar rings.



4. Next place your substrate jars on to the tinfoil and make sure they are not in direct contact with the water, as started before it is the steam that will do the sterilization.



5. Place your TIGHT fitting lid on and turn your burner to high. Once the water starts boiling turn the burner down to a simmer and start your 90-120 minute timer. I prefer 120 minutes personally as it gives me a higher rate of success.



6. If you are not using a tight fitting lid a lot of steam will escape and your pot will tend to boil dry. This will warp the bottom of your pot ruining it. I cannot emphasis how important a tight fitting lid is. If you need to add more water at anytime, use hot tap water and carefully pour it in your pot. Keep a close eye on your pot, work sober, be careful and add water if and when needed.

7. After the time is up leave the lid on, remove from heat and let cool overnight.

Pressure Cooking

Procedure:

1. Place your trivet or metal rack (I use a combo of both) into the bottom of your PC and fill with 3 quarts of water for a 23 quart presto. (Refer to your manual if your PC is a different style.)



2. Place your jars on the metal rack above the water line.



3. Follow your pressure cookers instructions to bring it up to pressure (15 PSI) and let it cook for 45 to 60 minutes.



4. After your pressure cooker cycle has finished turn off your burner and allow to cool for at least 8 hours or just let it sit overnight.

===============================================================================


Step 4: Inoculation

1. Prep our SAB for work. How to prep your SAB for work

2. Load up our SAB with our jars.



3. Flame sterilize our spore syringe and inoculate each hole. I usually inoculate two jars then re-flame sterilize my syringe needle.



4. And into the jar the needle goes. Try to angle the needle a bit, so when you slide it in it goes up against the glass in between the verm layer and the glass. I use about a drop or two in each inoculation hole.



We leave the foil off after inoculation for a few reasons.

  • The foil blocks Gas Exhange and can cause jars to stall
  • Condensation can form on the foil causing the dry verm layer to fail

===============================================================================


Step 5: The Wait - Incubation

This is the longest part of the whole process. The wait. Incubation should take place at 68 to 75 degree's Fahrenheit (20 to 24 Celsius). Germination usually takes about a week and full colonization can range from anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks. I store mine on a shelf in a room, pretty straight forward. Here are some cakes in various stages of the process

Freshly inoculated:



Partially Colonized:



Fully Colonized:



Once they are fully colonized we need to wait about 1 week for consolidation. Then its time to birth the cakes.

===============================================================================


Step 6: Birthing, Dunking and Rolling

So, you want to skip the dunk and roll? Well. Heres an experiment of how much water gets absorbed by a BRF cake after different amounts of time Water absoprtion in BRF cakes -[EXPERIMENT] by Mateah

Birthing a cake is pretty straight forward. I take my lid off the jar flip it upside-down over the sink and spank the bottom till it pops out of the jar.
There are various ways to dunk and roll a cake. I do mine like CBK does. In fact heres the link - CBK's Dunk and Roll - Getting Verm to Stick

Below is how Shea25 does her's - Taken from her thread here Pf-tek done right by shea25

1. Birthed the cake



2. Gives her a good rinse.



3. And then she dunks in this type of container. I usually dunk my own cakes for about 20 hours in the jar or in a glad container big enough to hold a few cakes.



4. Then she rolls her cake in verm like so.



How I dunk and roll my cakes

The Dunk

1. Crack open the jar and dump the dry verm layer into the garbage.



2. Birth the cake by spanking the bottom of the jar. It should pop right out with ease.

3. Rinse the remainder of the dry verm layer off.



4. Fill a container big enough for the cake to become fully submerged in. I use these glad containers. You can fit 2 to 3 of the half pints in one of these containers or about 4 or 5 of the small 4 oz jelly jar cakes.



5. Snap the lid on and flip her over if your using these containers. I find that helps with any air pockets.



The Roll

1. Fill a bowl with enough vermiculite to make a "grave".



2. Place the soaking wet cake into the "grave"



3. Bury the cake with vermiculite.



4. Firmly press the vermiculite onto the cake. This will get it to stick.



6. Put that bad boy in your fruiting chamber. - If using a SGFC cut some foil to the exact size of the cake. CBK uses these bottom watering dishes. I use these dishes here ---> Link <---

===============================================================================


Step 7.1: Fruiting Time - Water Tub Method

Mateja's Water Tub


Quote:

Mateja said:
This is a simpler version of The Humidity Chamber but it's basically the exact same principle.

Quote:

Mateja said:
After having dunked your colonized cakes for 24h rinse them off quickly and then use hydrated coir to coat the cakes around the sides and on the top. This outer layer should be roughly 5-10mm thick, and the coir shouldn't easily fall of, don't be afraid to press the coir firmly into place when needed, the cakes can handle it just try to make the coir layer around the same thickness for all the cakes. How it can look:




When all cakes have been coated in coir place them in any Water Tub that works for you, as long as it's a 6 sided container with a lid that closes fully. Place a cookie rack or glass jars inside the tub for your cakes sit on and add 1Inch of water. Place the lid back on fully to restrict FAE as much as possible and within hours the fully saturated environment will already have triggered regeneration in all colonies. For as long as >99% humidity is maintained the colony will keep regenerating new myc from all over the surface regardless of whether it has a coir layer to grab on to or not. Here are a few pics to show the transformation after ~48h in a closed Water Tub:

At this point the cakes are ready to fruit so now we'll spray gently 2-3times from at least >3feet above or higher and immediately after I usually stick my head in to take a close look before deciding to give it 3 more sprays and then I inspect again and repeat until I've achieved surface conditions as seen in these pics these pics are the same 3 cakes as in pics above, before and after misting for easy comparison:






After surface conditions like these have been achieved then cakes are ready to go into fruiting conditions which is simply just creating small openings on top by slightly offsetting the lid to leave small openings a few square centimeters per top corned. Looks like this



FAE will cause evaporation to occur slowly so in about 1-5 days you'll need to gently mist to replace the amount of droplets that have vanished in the course of the days.






Simple straight forward, and to the point. Follow the directions above and you can get results like this ---> Water Tub Results <---

Quote:

Mateja said:
Cakes in Water Tub


1/2 pint BRF-vermiculite cakes
1/2 pint Oatmeal-coir cakes








Fruiting Time 7.2 - SGFC Method

The finish line is nearing! If you have already constructed your SGFC lets load those cakes up. If not here is a link to Spitball Jedi's SGFC Tek

Here is a picture of my SGFC and some lighting setups.



Lighting from the side:



If I were to grow in a closet, I would simply do my lighting like so.



Also noted I normally don't begin misting until my freshly dunked cakes have been in my chamber for about 12 to 20 hours. I find this helps with keeping the verm stuck to the cakes a lot better. Mist when the cakes need it, there is no set schedule. If they look dry and aren't glistening with moisture anymore its probably a good time to mist em. Here's a good link for assessing how they should look. The Misted Cake Project by Spitball Jedi.

We also don't want our cakes sitting directly on the perlite. So trim some foil down to the size of the cake or use a mason jar lid. CBK makes these bottom watering dishes to sit his cakes in, or you can use these reusable bottom watering dishes

Freshly Placed in the SGFC



Fruiting Cakes





Here are some baller cakes by Zelikoo

Quote:

Zelikoo said:






Results from cronicer's pf-tek container method.


Quote:

cronicr said:









===============================================================================


7.2: Top Fruiting & Bulk in a Mono

There are a few ways to go about fruiting in a monotub, top fruiting jars, and going to bulk. These two threads are examples of each option - Casing PF-Tek Cakes - Top Fruiting in a Monotub & A Tale of 13 Cakes

===============================================================================


Step 9: Harvest

This is pretty straight forward. Use an xacto knife or scissors to cut the base of the stipe. Although, some users prefer to twist and pull. Sometimes that pulls off some of the sub with it and I don't recommend that.

After harvest we need to dry out our fruits. Dehydrators are the only way to go on this. Here is a comparison on drying fruits. Mushboy's Dry Fruit Comparison

===============================================================================


-= Credits =-


ComeBackKid - Thanks for the bottom water and double dunk tek
Munch - Thanks for the sweet SAB vid
EvilMushroom and Shea25 - Gave me a platform to build on
Mushboy - Dry Fruit Comparison
Mateah - That sexy brf water absorption experiment
Meteja - Dank ass water tub tek
SpitballJedi - SAB, Mono, and SGFC Tek links. As well as Misted cake project
Everyone on the shroomery! :super:

:cheers:


Edited by Ziran (03/29/23 09:40 PM)


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #24708357 - 10/13/17 11:16 PM (6 years, 3 months ago)

By request, People have been asking about lighting. I use 5000k to 6500k light bulbs. They are cheap as fuck and work well :thumbup: Here are some examples of How I do my lighting, and then for people doing them in a closet, how I would do the lighting for that as well.

I do my lighting like so. I take my clamp light, and clamp it to my SAB table that is next to my SGFC. My lights are also plugged into a 24 hour timer for 12 hours on 12 hours off.



If I were to grow in a closet, I would simply do my lighting like so.



Hopefully this helps people out :thumbup:

Also added this to OP.


--------------------
Song Of Healing
:super: Updated Pf Tek Guide :super:
Ziran's Teks
AMU Q&A Thread
The Chinese word for nature is zìrán and it means that of which is of itself.



Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
Offlineicetech
 User Gallery


Registered: 08/21/17
Posts: 3,450
Loc: FSM's loving noodles.
Last seen: 3 months, 3 days
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #24708769 - 10/14/17 07:12 AM (6 years, 3 months ago)

Just for anyone wondering, i went to home depot yesterday, 4 phillips 6500k CFL's $9.xx and those alum dome clamp lights were $8 a pop.. cheap as can be.


Quote:

Ziran said:
By request, People have been asking about lighting. I use 5000k to 6500k light bulbs. They are cheap as fuck and work well :thumbup: Here are some examples of How I do my lighting, and then for people doing them in a closet, how I would do the lighting for that as well.

I do my lighting like so. I take my clamp light, and clamp it to my SAB table that is next to my SGFC. My lights are also plugged into a 24 hour timer for 12 hours on 12 hours off.



If I were to grow in a closet, I would simply do my lighting like so.



Hopefully this helps people out :thumbup:

Also added this to OP.




--------------------


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleJHOVA
Post whore
Male User Gallery


Registered: 02/17/17
Posts: 4,727
Loc: Flag
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #24971268 - 02/06/18 11:54 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Ziran one note i think is worth adding since this is the best most recent pf tek.

When filling jars, they should be filled fluffy and full of air pockets. Not packed down with a spoon, finger or by hitting the palm of your hand on the bottom of the jar. Packing down the sub leads to additional weeks (even month)longer colonization times from the first signs of growth.

Pics from eats thread showing the light structure the sub should be like, to promote quick colonization





--------------------
🅃 🄴 🄰 🄼    🄲 🄻 🄸 🄽 🄶 🅆 🅁 🄰 🄿


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: JHOVA]
    #24971635 - 02/06/18 02:06 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Quote:

JHOVA said:
Ziran one note i think is worth adding since this is the best most recent pf tek.

When filling jars, they should be filled fluffy and full of air pockets. Not packed down with a spoon, finger or by hitting the palm of your hand on the bottom of the jar. Packing down the sub leads to additional weeks (even month)longer colonization times from the first signs of growth.

Pics from eats thread showing the light structure the sub should be like, to promote quick colonization









Quote:

Ziran said:
5. Load up our jars with our BRF-Verm Mixture to the band line. When loading them, don't pack the mixture down. It needs to be light a fluffy.





Changed step 5 of loading the jars to reflect fluffy loading.


--------------------
Song Of Healing
:super: Updated Pf Tek Guide :super:
Ziran's Teks
AMU Q&A Thread
The Chinese word for nature is zìrán and it means that of which is of itself.



Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #24971857 - 02/06/18 03:53 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Also corrected this section of the guide. One of my images broke apparently. Also fixed how much water to use with the 23 quart presto.

Quote:

Ziran said:
1. Place your trivet or metal rack (I use a combo of both) into the bottom of your PC and fill with 3 quarts of water for a 23 quart presto. (Refer to your manual if your PC is a different style.)







Also moved this text to correspond with the correct pictures.

Quote:

Ziran said:
3. Add 1 cup of water to the mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.




God. That last update makes this guide 100% more readable. :happyclaps:


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran] * 2
    #25047793 - 03/08/18 01:32 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

Updated the adding dry verm section. Added in a gif :super:



Going to update the inoculation section tomorrow.

Quote:

BripTalls said:
What's the yield comparison between leaving the cakes whole and dunking and rolling or breaking them down and mixing evenly with some sub?




It will vary. Genetics, how much spawn you use, how clean the BRF cakes are when you spawn them (clean vs dirty spawn), and environmental conditions all come into play.


--------------------
Song Of Healing
:super: Updated Pf Tek Guide :super:
Ziran's Teks
AMU Q&A Thread
The Chinese word for nature is zìrán and it means that of which is of itself.



Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #25050853 - 03/09/18 12:56 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

Updated the inoculation section



--------------------
Song Of Healing
:super: Updated Pf Tek Guide :super:
Ziran's Teks
AMU Q&A Thread
The Chinese word for nature is zìrán and it means that of which is of itself.



Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Pusynality]
    #25137331 - 04/14/18 12:20 AM (5 years, 9 months ago)

naw just the lid the pan you steam in man. and the lids for your jars  are alot more useful as you can reuse them over and over. same with the foil you cover the jars with. I reuse it until it tears really bad.

Also. The sgfc hybrid design from psilo seems to work better so far for cakes if your not running a full chamber. Im gonna update OP at some point here.

2nd cake into the chamber first flush :super:



--------------------
Song Of Healing
:super: Updated Pf Tek Guide :super:
Ziran's Teks
AMU Q&A Thread
The Chinese word for nature is zìrán and it means that of which is of itself.



Edited by Ziran (04/14/18 12:37 AM)


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
OfflineNitrogoxygen
Timelord

Registered: 02/19/18
Posts: 533
Loc: A.N.U.S.
Last seen: 4 years, 8 months
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #25138163 - 04/14/18 11:03 AM (5 years, 9 months ago)

Thanks dude!


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
Invisibleflyhighfunguy


Registered: 09/13/17
Posts: 1,550
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #25184837 - 05/04/18 08:18 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

Ziran said:
30 ccs? you could do anywhere between 20 to 70 jars. depends how steady you are with a syringe / how much liquid per holes. It wont be to super noticable, a few days to a week depending on culture genetics.



Alright sweet a week extra isnt bad. Ill aim for about 2 drops per hole then, which i think should be well under a cc. Thanks for the help

Edit: Is medium grade vermiculite Ok to use? I have the vigoro brand verm from home depot.



Edited by flyhighfunguy (05/04/18 08:20 PM)


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: flyhighfunguy]
    #25184964 - 05/04/18 09:49 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

flyhighfunguy said:
Quote:

Ziran said:
30 ccs? you could do anywhere between 20 to 70 jars. depends how steady you are with a syringe / how much liquid per holes. It wont be to super noticable, a few days to a week depending on culture genetics.



Alright sweet a week extra isnt bad. Ill aim for about 2 drops per hole then, which i think should be well under a cc. Thanks for the help

Edit: Is medium grade vermiculite Ok to use? I have the vigoro brand verm from home depot.






Should be. usually the finer stuff is better for the dunk and roll


--------------------
Song Of Healing
:super: Updated Pf Tek Guide :super:
Ziran's Teks
AMU Q&A Thread
The Chinese word for nature is zìrán and it means that of which is of itself.



Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
Invisibleflyhighfunguy


Registered: 09/13/17
Posts: 1,550
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran] * 1
    #25185115 - 05/04/18 11:57 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

Ziran said:
Quote:

flyhighfunguy said:
Quote:

Ziran said:
30 ccs? you could do anywhere between 20 to 70 jars. depends how steady you are with a syringe / how much liquid per holes. It wont be to super noticable, a few days to a week depending on culture genetics.



Alright sweet a week extra isnt bad. Ill aim for about 2 drops per hole then, which i think should be well under a cc. Thanks for the help

Edit: Is medium grade vermiculite Ok to use? I have the vigoro brand verm from home depot.






Should be. usually the finer stuff is better for the dunk and roll



Alright sweet. One last question. I have a bunch of the regular half pints, like in the picture below, but im trying to decide if its worth ordering the shorter wide mouth ones. I've seen some people say they colonize quicker, but im not sure if thats true.

Do you think its worth ordering the wide mouth's or would these be fine? I've used these regular jars already, but if using the wide mouths would decrease colonization time or something id definitely purchase some.



Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
OfflineShivaYogi
Maha Devotee

Registered: 04/09/18
Posts: 102
Loc: Arunachala
Last seen: 3 months, 14 days
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #25188436 - 05/06/18 07:30 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

here's some pictures of the "clumpy" that was being referred to:


--------------------
"The mind creates the abyss. The heart crosses it." Nisargadatta Maharaj.

                         


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
InvisibleZiran
The Hero of Time
I'm a teapot User Gallery


Folding@home Statistics
Registered: 02/03/16
Posts: 6,030
Loc: Temple of Time
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: ShivaYogi]
    #25188480 - 05/06/18 07:54 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

ShivaMan said:
here's some pictures of the "clumpy" that was being referred to:





how are you mixing it? verm water then brf?

cause it looks fine to me.


--------------------
Song Of Healing
:super: Updated Pf Tek Guide :super:
Ziran's Teks
AMU Q&A Thread
The Chinese word for nature is zìrán and it means that of which is of itself.



Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
OfflineShivaYogi
Maha Devotee

Registered: 04/09/18
Posts: 102
Loc: Arunachala
Last seen: 3 months, 14 days
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #25189487 - 05/07/18 11:40 AM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

Ziran said:
Quote:

ShivaMan said:
here's some pictures of the "clumpy" that was being referred to:





how are you mixing it? verm water then brf?

cause it looks fine to me.




Yes, verm, water then brf. Maybe it all is fine then. The ones I birthed thus far all smell what I think is the way they should too.


--------------------
"The mind creates the abyss. The heart crosses it." Nisargadatta Maharaj.

                         


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
OfflineShivaYogi
Maha Devotee

Registered: 04/09/18
Posts: 102
Loc: Arunachala
Last seen: 3 months, 14 days
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #25204156 - 05/14/18 07:33 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Any of you wiser than me folks have an idea what's going on with these fruits my cakes are producing? The first cake looked as i thought they should, the rest are fruiting kind of slow thick dark and stubby. Maybe its too wet in there?



--------------------
"The mind creates the abyss. The heart crosses it." Nisargadatta Maharaj.

                         


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
OfflineShivaYogi
Maha Devotee

Registered: 04/09/18
Posts: 102
Loc: Arunachala
Last seen: 3 months, 14 days
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #25208195 - 05/16/18 02:33 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Two BRF questions on this day:

Waiting a little long to harvest some fruits and the caps turned a little purple. Are these guys still okay to dry and eat?


And, some jars i shot up a little over a week ago, same batch, and the one on the left is the usual brown around colonizing and the one on right the substrate seemed to turn a very dark brown, almost black. Any ideas what's going on here?



--------------------
"The mind creates the abyss. The heart crosses it." Nisargadatta Maharaj.

                         


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
OfflineSoulsearchin2018
Noob
 User Gallery
Registered: 03/20/18
Posts: 47
Last seen: 5 years, 5 months
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: TravelAgency]
    #25212932 - 05/18/18 03:20 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Hey dude I was reading your reply and noticed you saying you use the air boosters "dope fans" to get enough FAE. I was thinking about doing the same thing with my GH but wasn't sure if it was gonna be over kill.



This is my GH and this is the set up I wanted to try out with a power dimmer so I can adjust the inflow of fresh air. I was going to set it up so that the air is sucked into the GH via some holes I cut and then filter with filter discs.

IS this the set up you're using?


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
Offlinerootdoctor
Stranger
 User Gallery
Registered: 04/17/17
Posts: 5
Last seen: 5 years, 7 months
Re: Updated PF Tek Guide [Re: Ziran]
    #25216682 - 05/20/18 02:19 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks for your response and sorry for taking so long to post a pic, I had major issues getting the pic off my phone for some reason. So, here are three representative jars. I had one I threw away because of black contamination. Others look like these. Everything seems to be fine, just taking far longer than what the Teks say it should.


Extras: Unfilter Print Post Top
Jump to top Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next >  [ show all ]

Shop: North Spore Bulk Substrate   PhytoExtractum Buy Bali Kratom Powder   Original Sensible Seeds Bulk Cannabis Seeds   Bridgetown Botanicals CBD Concentrates   Left Coast Kratom Buy Kratom Extract   Mushroom-Hut Liquid Cultures


Similar ThreadsPosterViewsRepliesLast post
* PF Tek Yields fireworks_godS 15,604 14 03/24/02 02:59 AM
by MrJingles
* PF Tek - Tape On Holes Question fireworks_godS 10,114 5 04/20/02 09:59 AM
by fireworks_god
* Question About Steaming the PF Tek jars fireworks_godS 3,580 2 03/09/19 01:55 PM
by turbulentflow
* Return to PF Tek - Coming Home
( 1 2 3 all )
elasticaltiger 1,002 55 01/26/24 03:33 AM
by LogicaL Chaos
* best pf-tek without pressure cooker Told 28,492 8 05/13/03 09:09 PM
by LiL_KuSsH
* Re: PF tek or MMGG crispy 2,760 6 06/23/00 12:22 PM
by Anonymous
* Re: Anybody have experience with PF tek? Anonymous 5,278 6 12/19/99 01:25 AM
by Anonymous
* Spore print adaptation for PF tek? FunkLord 3,762 7 05/16/03 11:37 AM
by bansheee

Extra information
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Shroomism, george castanza, RogerRabbit, veggie, mushboy, fahtster, LogicaL Chaos, 13shrooms, Stipe-n Cap, Pastywhyte, bodhisatta, Tormato, Land Trout, A.k.a
630,296 topic views. 14 members, 126 guests and 41 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show All Posts | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]
Search this thread:

Copyright 1997-2024 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.046 seconds spending 0.015 seconds on 17 queries.