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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: stareatclouds] * 1
    #25588858 - 11/03/18 11:19 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

babysitting the AA sterilizer a few times a week. and using the damned SAB. I need a hood ::begger::


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: JerrySeinfeld]
    #25588920 - 11/03/18 11:50 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Chopping straw is probably my least favorite thing.

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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: anna stomosis] * 1
    #25588932 - 11/03/18 11:57 AM (6 years, 2 months ago)

For me it’s dealing with contamination. I love agar work though. But grain jars that get contaminated are a pain in the ass.


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: nube424]
    #25589179 - 11/03/18 02:08 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

What..you don't spray your tubs


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: Buck513]
    #25589185 - 11/03/18 02:10 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

For me it's working with grains. I still haven't gotten down a prep that I like well enough. My agar work looks go to me, but it always looks bacterial by the time it colonizes grain. Gonna try venting for 15 minutes instead of 10 this next batch to see if it makes a difference for me.

Still tinkering with getting field capacity right too. I've dropped my water down to 3L on one brick of coir and it still seems to be above capacity.

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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: MooseShroom]
    #25589218 - 11/03/18 02:22 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

What kind of grains are you using?


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: anna stomosis]
    #25589223 - 11/03/18 02:24 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

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anna stomosis said:
What kind of grains are you using?




Right now I'm using wheat. Tried oats too without much success.

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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: MooseShroom]
    #25589227 - 11/03/18 02:27 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Hm, oats have never done me wrong. What issues were you having with them? Were you following Bod's easy AF oat prep tek?

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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: anna stomosis]
    #25589251 - 11/03/18 02:36 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

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anna stomosis said:
Chopping straw is probably my least favorite thing.



I fucking hate chopping straw! Before I started this new account and saw that everyone was using coir as a substrate I was chopping that shit by the bale and hating it. Switched to coir and haven't looked back.

But now if I want to incorporate straw I just buy it pre-chopped.


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: LotKid]
    #25589582 - 11/03/18 04:53 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Lawnmowers make straw easy.


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: 36fuckin5]
    #25589641 - 11/03/18 05:19 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Orchelins sells chopped straw. Its more expensive, but still not too costly. StandLee is the manufacturer.


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: CzM8] * 1
    #25589672 - 11/03/18 05:37 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Disposing of triched jars especially when i save them up and do it elsewhere so that i can avoid getting a heavy sporeload in my home. :gc:

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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: Solipsis]
    #25589680 - 11/03/18 05:39 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Forgetting to label a jar because im high


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: celkid]
    #25589794 - 11/03/18 06:28 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Wasting my time, not being able to grows damn thing, not enough space, working in a SAB, getting contaminations, never having time to try to grow, having to avoid doing any myc work around other people, dumping trash, riding with contaminated mycelium to the dump, frustration of not having lab, dealing with misinformation or outdated teks, all the money I spent without a mushroom to show for it, waiting for literally everything...I think I enjoyed making agar.

I love mushrooms, love the process but I’m really annoyed with the whole thing and kinda bitter.

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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: Grey6Bard]
    #25590092 - 11/03/18 08:49 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

If you want to learn to grow mushrooms, you can. Your first goal should be to identify the first step in the process where shit goes wrong. You haven't been at it for that long, so don't get stressed out. There's a lot to it. Just slow down and pick small goals.

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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: Solipsis]
    #25590107 - 11/03/18 08:55 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

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Solipsis said:
Disposing of triched jars especially when i save them up and do it elsewhere so that i can avoid getting a heavy sporeload in my home. :gc:



Just turn the ventilation fan on and flush the contents down your toilet as soon as you see mold appear, assuming your talk about spawn jars and not PF. Delaying is what's going to turn it into a nightmare to deal with.


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: 36fuckin5]
    #25590253 - 11/03/18 09:37 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

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LotKid said:
Quote:

anna stomosis said:
Chopping straw is probably my least favorite thing.



I fucking hate chopping straw! Before I started this new account and saw that everyone was using coir as a substrate I was chopping that shit by the bale and hating it. Switched to coir and haven't looked back.

But now if I want to incorporate straw I just buy it pre-chopped.




Pre-chopped straw is a thing? I use straw for oysters, coir for cubensis.

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Lawnmowers make straw easy.




Tbh, I always just use a weed eater to chop straw. Thinking about buying a leaf blower, vacuum, mulcher with bag attachment. My biggest gripe is how messy and dusty it can be. Unfortunately, I don't think my yard/neighborhood is really compatible with chopping straw with a lawn mower.


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: 36fuckin5]
    #25590255 - 11/03/18 09:39 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)



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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: LotKid]
    #25590309 - 11/03/18 10:16 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Completely restarting from scratch.  It's been a few years and several drastic life changes (few for the better) so getting started again is taking too damn long lol.


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Re: What's the worst part of growing for you? [Re: somestupidnewbie]
    #25590319 - 11/03/18 10:23 PM (6 years, 2 months ago)

Getting rid of the trash, old grows or bad jars I hate messing with contams! Also waiting for stuff to colonize lol


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