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WeavieWonder
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: HuckleBerrySlim]
#25615079 - 11/14/18 06:34 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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MrTumbleweed
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: WeavieWonder]
#25615206 - 11/14/18 07:45 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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I was thinking to use the small Petrie dishes or whatever they call them. Lab dishes. Make spore prints on those, then use sterile water in a syringe to agitate the spores then suck back up to use syringe to inoculate. Is this viable? What is my rate of success with this method? Thank you to everyone again.
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MrTumbleweed
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: MrTumbleweed]
#25615222 - 11/14/18 07:54 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Here's a funny looking mutation that I thought should be shared. Hard to tell what's going on it kind of looks like the one mushroom took over the other. Haha who knows. I've got a few mutations but this one is def the most unique.
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BloomingAlchemy
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: MrTumbleweed]
#25616299 - 11/15/18 11:42 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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This is BADASS for a first time grow. rock on!
-------------------- Lets keep this sacred medicine alive and well! I embrace the shamans, psychonauts, and alchemists of our time
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MrTumbleweed
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: BloomingAlchemy]
#25619018 - 11/16/18 02:02 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Here is another set of progress pics. We were hit hard with snow overnight, temps in my grow room were 59~60f but seemed to not phase these guys at all. If anything they shot up like crazy.
First flush. A little info : Tubs are B+ cakes are Golden teachers and I never dunk and rolled cakes.. This is my very first ever grow after reading for hours on these forums. My bags were dumped into their own monotub with an 80/20 coco coir/vermiculite mix. I used 1 full 650 gram block of coco coir and 4 quarts vermiculite. Tubs were fully colonized in under 5 days. During this period minimally no light and absolutely no opening AT ALL. Tubs were then opened and set to fruiting conditions. 7 days until fruits now here we are. Happy Friday enjoy the pictures. I will be harvesting quite a few of them as veils have broken and hopefully the flushes to come produce some monsters as well. I was told generally first flush is small so being what these are hopefully the next flush is even bigger. Again thanks to Everyone's input and guides on this forum without you this wouldn't have been possible.

And before someone asks, no there is not trich or a contam on my cakes. The dark spot is bruising. My own fault for direct misting. These cakes almost immediately blue after I mist but doesn't seem to be harming the grow much.
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Edited by MrTumbleweed (11/16/18 02:10 PM)
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MrTumbleweed
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: MrTumbleweed]
#25619370 - 11/16/18 04:53 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Can someone please give me input on my next procedure? So tonight I'm going to try and make some spore prints. I am also going to try and re-sterilize a used syringe and hopefully suspend the spores in there (12cc) for future use.
So My proper tools will not arrive until Monday, however I need to harvest some of these beautiful big guys tonight before they drop spores.... so without the supplies I am going to try and makeshift I am heating pieces of heavy duty foil at 350 for 30 minutes and using these foils to take the prints.
For the syringe I will be boiling water to 180. Suck up, wait 10 sec, expel. Repeat this 3 times then keep 4th full. Then let cool for overnight. By tomorrow the spore prints should be done and the syringe will be viable and (hopefully) sanitary.
I want to preserve these genetics. The b+ are Extremely strong and beautiful fruits... I've researched different methods on here and this is how I am going to go about this all. Just want a pro to read this over and give me the green light basically.
So... thoughts?
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HuckleBerrySlim



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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: MrTumbleweed]
#25619940 - 11/16/18 10:58 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Best way to preserve the genetics is tissue sample on agar. Spores are spores. Some are great some are stupid. It’s a grab bag with spores.
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MrTumbleweed
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: HuckleBerrySlim]
#25620300 - 11/17/18 06:55 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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HuckleBerrySlim said: Best way to preserve the genetics is tissue sample on agar. Spores are spores. Some are great some are stupid. It’s a grab bag with spores.
I saw your mention of agar before and it peaked my interest. I do want to try it with some pre ordered agar dishes, but I have read teks and find it confusing. Maybe it's just overwhelming to read all the info at once but I feel like I will not have much success...
How long can agar be stored ? I would love to try. I read a great guide with pictures and techniques and all but like I said I'm just worried I will not succeed. It seems much tougher than the spore prints to syringe. Input? Any reassurance. I work out of a simple glove box so space isn't great.
Was going to do my next inoculations infront of my oven.
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HuckleBerrySlim



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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: MrTumbleweed]
#25620336 - 11/17/18 07:20 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Agar seems intimidating. No doubt about it. But once you have made it once you will wonder why you never have before or waited so long. There is a tek for making “no pour agar” which is a great starting point to get a feel for it. It’s as easy as making some agar up pouring it into containers that are autoclaveable, and pressure cooking them. It’s a great way to work a culture and weed out as many nasties as possible before using it for an inoculant. They make a premixed agar poweder that you can use. Vendors here sell it. It’s as simple as weighing it out and weighing out some water and boiling it then pressure cooking it.
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HuckleBerrySlim



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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: HuckleBerrySlim]
#25620341 - 11/17/18 07:21 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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As far as inoculating in front of an oven, I wouldn’t. Your glove box is all you need.
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nube424


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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: HuckleBerrySlim]
#25620346 - 11/17/18 07:23 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Agars so easy. Its like making jello
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Bumholio
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: nube424]
#25620370 - 11/17/18 07:38 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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nube424 said: Agars so easy. Its like making jello
 I actually find it easier than making a syringe
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Edited by Bumholio (11/17/18 07:48 AM)
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Renfro
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Re: First time ever grow. 6 jars, and 2 monotubs via 2lb spawn bags [Re: Bumholio]
#25621471 - 11/17/18 05:07 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Great job! I hope my first grow will have as much success. I am starting with the same varieties and using the BRF tech.
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