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Sparky101
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Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks 2
#25631737 - 11/22/18 07:21 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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A few months back I decided to try my hand at cultivation again using bods teks, minus the tubs he uses because they were unavailable locally. I used a few different types, all in the 50-60qt range, with good success.

Link to bods teks https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24297804
Until this point I had only ever grown using the pf tek and after my first bulk tub using oats I was left thinking...this fucking rocks!
Here are some pics of from a few months back and my current grow. I used oats in quart jars with poly, nocd up with an ms syringe...I KNOW I KNOW but it worked for me lol. These were spawned to 100% coir (not all coir is the same) in an Unmodified tub and left to colonize and fruit.
 3rd flush B+
 Biggun!
By far the biggest lessons I’ve learned along the way are... 1. CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS, take a shower, trim your nails, wear gloves, and stock up on 70% iso. Take pride in your grow and keep your shit clean! 2. SET IT AND FORGET IT, I soon realized that the more I mess with, fuck with, and babysit my tubs the worse they’d turn out. Mist and fan SPARINGLY and let the magic happen...DONT FUCK WITH IT!
 Current grow, spawned 11/11. Pinned in 9days.
 Lookin nice
 Hobby room
Anyway, I just wanted to share some pics and thoughts on my grows as a noob. I’m going to try and clone some good specimens to agar this time around, now that I’ve got some experience under my belt. Thanks to all who contribute on here!
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Edited by Sparky101 (11/22/18 08:25 AM)
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Guy on a buffalo
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25631868 - 11/22/18 08:24 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Good stuff sparky! Nice job
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Guy on a buffalo]
#25631926 - 11/22/18 08:47 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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36fuckin5
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: bodhisatta]
#25631938 - 11/22/18 08:52 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Those pinsets could use some work, but not terrible. Make sure it's as level as possible. IDK what you mean by "all coir is not equal" but it really is, unless it has Trichoderma sp. added.
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bodhisatta said:
i recommend common sense and figuring it out.
These are the TEKs I use. They're all as cheap and easy as possible, just like your mom.
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: 36fuckin5]
#25631978 - 11/22/18 09:05 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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36fuckin5 said: Those pinsets could use some work, but not terrible. Make sure it's as level as possible. IDK what you mean by "all coir is not equal" but it really is, unless it has Trichoderma sp. added.
It just started pinning but yes, I agree. I leveled it as best I could. I bet if I had started spores to agar then used a cleaner culture to start with I’d have better results but I’m ok with things so far...baby steps lol.
By that I mean some coir has more chips, others have longer fibers etc. Personally I like the “finer” type of coir.
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Guy on a buffalo]
#25631987 - 11/22/18 09:08 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Guy on a buffalo said: Good stuff sparky! Nice job
Thanks! I’m hoping these next tubs turn out better than the first, fingers crossed.
Thanks to you as well bod, love the common sense approach you have with these teks!
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25632342 - 11/22/18 11:27 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sparky101 said: By that I mean some coir has more chips, others have longer fibers etc. Personally I like the “finer” type of coir.
I've never noticed a difference in results. Personally, I like the "cheap" type of coir, lol.
-------------------- Pat The Bunny said:
A punk rock song won't ever change the world, but I can tell you about a couple that changed me.
bodhisatta said:
i recommend common sense and figuring it out.
These are the TEKs I use. They're all as cheap and easy as possible, just like your mom.
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: 36fuckin5]
#25638645 - 11/25/18 04:26 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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36fuckin5 said:
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Sparky101 said: By that I mean some coir has more chips, others have longer fibers etc. Personally I like the “finer” type of coir.
I've never noticed a difference in results. Personally, I like the "cheap" type of coir, lol.
I hear ya there! I guess I like the fine stuff because I can get the sub surface more even, idk if it really makes a difference 🤷🏻♂️
Here’s an updated pic of the current tub
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25638683 - 11/25/18 04:47 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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What would you consider the most important factor in forming an even pin set? Surface conditions or healthy clean genetics?
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101] 2
#25638685 - 11/25/18 04:47 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Conditions
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: bodhisatta]
#25638814 - 11/25/18 06:10 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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I feel like I’ve kept my conditions more optimal this time around yet my pinset looks about the same as I’ve had before. All my grows have been ms to grain and g2g so far so I feel like if I had done some agar work first I’d have better pinsets.
Or maybe I don’t have my tubs dialed in right yet? 🧐
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25640680 - 11/26/18 04:11 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Day 15 after spawn. 5qts oats nocd with ms spawned to approx 650g coir
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101] 1
#25640876 - 11/26/18 05:41 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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not the worlds best pinset but nice job
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: bodhisatta]
#25640966 - 11/26/18 06:20 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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bodhisatta said: not the worlds best pinset but nice job
I’d agree with that, thanks man.
The relative humidity in here is much lower than the last grow and I’m wondering if that could be a factor... Shit I’m over analyzing this lol. This is definitely an “on the job training” kinda hobby!
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101] 2
#25640996 - 11/26/18 06:32 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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some people get lucky first grow is a spectacle but practice and experience will make you get those results reliably. you just got to get a feel for it, a feel for your conditions, and what you need to do to acomplish keeping the surface moist but not too wet, keep it from drying but allow it to dry, dry slow enough that you don't have to mist it more than a couple times a week to keep that balance. and do all this well allowing air flow. sounds complicated but you can really just play with the lid and get a feel for your substrate moisture etc... and it will become second nature
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: bodhisatta]
#25641113 - 11/26/18 07:28 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah I’m starting to see that bod, thanks for the feedback. I think a lot of noobs, me included, want answers to questions that are different for everyone. I mean it’d be great if you could say, “ set your lid 5/8” offset and give 4 mists at a 2’ distance and bam perfect pinset!” doesn’t work that way.
I think I’ll take a few clones from these and try for a more isolated culture while I work on dialing in these next couple tubs coming up...I’m liking this mycology shit.
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25641136 - 11/26/18 07:36 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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bottle in signature is pretty awesome lookin
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: bodhisatta]
#25641242 - 11/26/18 08:16 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ha thanks man! It was a slow colonizing jar so I just topped it with coir and put a ziplock over the top.
Did they same thing this go around
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25643139 - 11/27/18 04:42 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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To harvest or not to harvest, that is the question.

I prefer to harvest all at once but I may chop down the bigguns tonight and cut the rest in 24hrs.
I’m happy with the results of this tub, minimal sub shrinkage, decent pinset, and some nice lookin cubes 😎
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Sparky101
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25644301 - 11/28/18 06:55 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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1298 wet weight

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