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Marmie
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: thewiseguywithaj]
#24731796 - 10/23/17 02:32 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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Soak it in the shower, let it get real soaked then let it drain n your good to go
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Psychedeliciouss
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: Marmie]
#24731933 - 10/23/17 03:34 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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hello again everything goes well until now should see first pins soon it passed a week from when i soaked and drained the perlite,the questions is how often should i soak and drain the perlite? once every flush? room humidity is 20% and worry if perlite gets really dry. room temp is well 23c-25c.
between each misting should i wait for mycelium to dry and then mist again? most times is still wet and glowing. note i always over mist until mycelium is watery. i mist 4-6 times per day.
please correct me and answer my question!
thank you
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) *DELETED* [Re: SpitballJedi]
#24738352 - 10/26/17 05:40 AM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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Dace5
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: Psychedeliciouss]
#24781761 - 11/14/17 04:40 AM (6 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wait, I thought the purpose of the SGFC was to reduce misting and fanning. You know, for guys that have jobs and shit.
I'm going to mist once in the am and once when I get home in the evening. I figure the perlite should handle the rest inbetween.
Edited by Dace5 (11/14/17 04:42 AM)
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tpizzle21
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: Dace5]
#24794796 - 11/20/17 01:23 AM (6 years, 4 months ago) |
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I just can't seem to get my rh high enough. It just hovers around 70% regardless of misting. I've tried wetting the perlite more as well.
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bodhisatta
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: tpizzle21]
#24795117 - 11/20/17 08:11 AM (6 years, 4 months ago) |
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Don't read a gauge for starters.
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tpizzle21
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: bodhisatta]
#24796095 - 11/20/17 04:21 PM (6 years, 4 months ago) |
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Oh, ok so I don't need the gauge? I figured that's what was wrong.
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Psyman
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: tpizzle21]
#25130228 - 04/11/18 06:03 AM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hey everyone
Long time lurker, first time poster
So, I'm just about to start my first grow. Unfortunately I've been tempted to the dark side and purchased growkits from the Netherlands.
Upon further research I now realise this method is unpopular for several reasons. Rip-off costs and lack of mycological craft aside it appears it's not optimal for a successful grow.
I've read a lot of threads about SGFC, PF Tek, Dub & Mono Tubs and I'm keen to adapt my grow kits and follow a better system for fruiting.
The kits are the plastic tub/filter bag style with 100% colonised substrate. Each kit is 1200ml volume.
I purchased 2x Mckennai, 1x Mazapatec and 1x Golden teacher, not that it's entirely relevant, but I thought you would like to know.
I should add, I will be taking prints from my crop to grow my own in the future. This was always my intention
My thought is to create a SGFC to house the growkit cakes. My options are thus:
1 - remove the cakes from the plastic tubs they ship in, birth them like a BRF cake, dunk & roll in verm and fruit in the SGFC.
2 - treat the individual tubs like shoeboxes, perhaps case the top of the cake with verm and fruit in the SGFC.
My grow room is an even 18-21*C (night/day) with indirect, north facing window light so I have no worries about the environment.
My one issue is, around the expected 2nd or 3rd flush I will be away for 8 days. I've read many conflicting posts about whether this will be ok. I guess I could just mist heavily on the morning of my departure and seal up a few holes to reduce evaporation.
Keeping the cakes in their individual tubs might help keep them hydrated whilst I'm away, what do you folks think?
Si
EDIT:
Apologies if this post seems like it's in the wrong place. My primary intention is to use a SGFC - hence why it's posted here.
My workflow leading up to the SGFC is unconventional I know. I hope this post enables other noobs like myself to use a SGFC to pull back from a growkit nosedive!
Edited by Psyman (04/11/18 06:14 AM)
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MushroomOfLife
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: Psyman]
#25135714 - 04/13/18 12:48 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hey Psy,
I think having done what you’re looking at doing, I’d probably dunk the cakes as recommended, then grate them to bulk substrate into a monotub using coir prepared like the way BOD does.
I think others have said that moons produce better.
And to be honest, I know it’s probably cheaper to do it yourself, but there is a place in the community for the kind of kits that are made in the NL. Mine was good quality and the service was good. I’ll do it myself later, but I probably wouldn’t have started if I had to start from scratch... having these kits made the hobby accessible in a way that going from scratch hasn’t.
Now I’m preparing to grow edibles as a hobby, have ordered some pink oysters and will grow them instead when they arrive.
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: MushroomOfLife]
#25176403 - 04/30/18 08:18 PM (5 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hi folks, I'm about 4 days away from the birth, dunk, and roll :-) This is my first grow, and I'm about to create my first SGFC with 14 BRF jars.
Question 1: is my container big enough, or too big? It is 110 qt / 104 liters.
Here are pics with my jars for reference:
Question 2: I have one bag of perlite that is 8 dry qt / 8.8 liter. Is this enough, or should I purchase another bag?
Thanks!
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: boozer]
#25176413 - 04/30/18 08:23 PM (5 years, 10 months ago) |
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pour 8 qts of water in the tote and see how full it is
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boozer
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: SpitballJedi]
#25176424 - 04/30/18 08:29 PM (5 years, 10 months ago) |
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OK will do. Just curious to know if it's clearly obvious that this container is too big.
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SpitballJedi
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: boozer] 1
#25177617 - 05/01/18 10:59 AM (5 years, 10 months ago) |
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No. it's not too big. Just make sure you have your hole right and 3-4 inches of damp perlite. Place the cakes toward the center.
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: SpitballJedi]
#25504200 - 10/01/18 06:07 PM (5 years, 5 months ago) |
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How much should the humidity fluctuate in a SGFC? Mine runs from about 85% down to 65% over the course of a day. Very weird. Should I be doing something to control the humidity or just chill and let it be??
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: SpitballJedi]
#25542146 - 10/16/18 01:54 PM (5 years, 5 months ago) |
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Will the SGFC work properly if I were to put in on my back porch? I’m on the second floor of an apartment and the back porch has a 4ft wall, fully screened in and shaded all day long.
Thank you
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doomstershroomster
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: SpitballJedi]
#25707323 - 12/28/18 08:45 AM (5 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thank you for this guide : D
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: SpitballJedi]
#25784132 - 02/01/19 03:36 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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So I was wondering, my bottom is pretty flat, could I pole the holes that are suppose to be on the bottom on sides but low ground level?
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flyingcap
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: Drohammad] 1
#26236824 - 10/08/19 01:31 AM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hey all followed through and through on the directions to make a proper SGFC and used a brown rice verm substrate to inoc in.
Question is I've noticed the big cap has an indention, can any pin point the cause ?
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: flyingcap]
#26236828 - 10/08/19 01:39 AM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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We're those by chance pinning before u birthed
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Re: Basic Principles of the Shotgun Fruiting Chamber (SGFC) [Re: flyingcap]
#26236907 - 10/08/19 03:46 AM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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Your cakes look pretty wet. You might be misting too much.
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