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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25644391 - 11/28/18 08:02 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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 Probably about 3.5 ounces dried
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25644402 - 11/28/18 08:12 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sparky101 said: 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

I'm inspired to try this...did you pasteurize the coir before topping?
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Kodanama]
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Kodanama]
#25644744 - 11/28/18 11:21 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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bodhisatta said:
 Probably about 3.5 ounces dried
Damn you’re good! Based off previous grows I’ll get about 8% of wet weight which comes out to 3.7 lol
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Kodanama]
#25644747 - 11/28/18 11:24 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sparky101 said: 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

I'm inspired to try this...did you pasteurize the coir before topping?
Yes i did, although I didn’t pasteurize that little amount. Just stole some from a brick I used for the mono
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: WeavieWonder]
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Hell yea! Very nice!
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Apc123]
#25644860 - 11/28/18 12:17 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks Apc! I took the 3 biggest ones and cloned them to 6 pastyplates, fingers crossed!
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: bodhisatta]
#25647075 - 11/29/18 05:23 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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bodhisatta said:
 Probably about 3.5 ounces dried
3.52 ounces dried 😎👍
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
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Sparky101 said:
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bodhisatta said:
 Probably about 3.5 ounces dried
3.52 ounces dried 😎👍
You owe totally owe Bodhi a beer. Maybe a handjob.
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i recommend common sense and figuring it out.
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: 36fuckin5]
#25647921 - 11/30/18 06:28 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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The beer I can do but I’ll leave the handjob for someone else!
Digital handshake Bodhi, the common sense of your teks is what made me use them. Much appreciated!
Also I’m done with ms to grain after my most recent nocd up jars ALL contaminated...agar all day from now on.
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Edited by Sparky101 (01/11/19 01:49 PM)
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101] 1
#25652134 - 12/02/18 09:09 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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First flush in the 32qt mono. 761g wet

This is the first time I’ve used the tubs specified in bods Unmodified mono tek. I didn’t have to mist much with this tub, it basically took care of itself 👍
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25673805 - 12/12/18 07:02 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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This guy was from the 2nd flush in the 54qt mono. 72.6 wet
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#25674050 - 12/12/18 09:35 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nice job man!
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Papa Emeritus]
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Thanks papa man, I should’ve cloned it or at least took a spore print but life got in the way lol. I have a third mono colonizing now and I think it’ll be a good one 😁 I’ll update with pics.
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
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Sparky101 said: First flush in the 32qt mono. 761g wet

hell yeah, great tubs
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Psicomb]
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Haha thanks dude! I’ve been fortunate not to have a major tub failure so far 👍
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: 36fuckin5]
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36fuckin5 said: IDK what you mean by "all coir is not equal" but it really is, unless it has Trichoderma sp. added.
No, it really isn't. I've noticed significant differences in bricks of coir, even from the same brand. How stable do you think quality control is when reptile bedding comes with grain, garbage, stick, rocks, and straw mixed in? My last bricks of EcoEarth seem much less "compacted" and uniform than usual, including big chunks of longer fibers leftover. And the same volume of water I've used for years to the same recipe of CVG now leaves my sub far beyond field capacity, nearing sopping wet.
You seem to have a bad habit of speaking matter-of-factly on issues that are either subjective in nature or when you're just flat-out wrong. In a hobby where dozens of simultaneously occurring variables drastically change each grower's situation, you sure are quick to conflate your personal experience (also known as opinion) with fact. Do your thing, but you're never too experienced to Google shit and second-guess yourself.
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: stareatclouds]
#25676267 - 12/13/18 07:57 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Also, excellent tubs, Sparky. As you know, tons of factors go into your pinset/yield, from level surface, proper field capacity, surface conditions, etc. And you should always strive for optimal conditions. But keep in mind that some cultures just aren't going to give you canopies, no matter what. Just keep taking/fruiting clones til you get desired results and run with those cultures. Also note that a lone big mushroom is likely to have different performance than cloning from a large, dense cluster. I've personally only cloned a lone big fruit once (back when I first started and naturally assumed it was optimal) so my experience is limited, but I remember the yield being poor overall. Since then, I've only cloned from clusters (and often early, before the mushroom reached maturity) and have experienced solid yields. As a general rule, you want a culture that has expanded as little as possible (less cell divisions). But cloning mature fruits from the 2nd flush can work, as can cloning a clone. Read up on senescence for more information and tie in keywords like "cell division", "cloning clusters" for specific information. Cheers, bro. Stick around!
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: stareatclouds]
#25676791 - 12/13/18 11:44 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks clouds, I’m sure I’ll be here a while as there’s always something new to learn! Your advise is duly noted and I was thinking the same thing about cloning. Yeah it was a big cube but that doesn’t mean by cloning it I’ll get all huge boomers.
Pic of my third mono, 50ish qt tub with 10qts spawned to 1 brick coir. Day 6 of colonization.
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: stareatclouds]
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36fuckin5 said: IDK what you mean by "all coir is not equal" but it really is, unless it has Trichoderma sp. added.
No, it really isn't. I've noticed significant differences in bricks of coir, even from the same brand. How stable do you think quality control is when reptile bedding comes with grain, garbage, stick, rocks, and straw mixed in? My last bricks of EcoEarth seem much less "compacted" and uniform than usual, including big chunks of longer fibers leftover. And the same volume of water I've used for years to the same recipe of CVG now leaves my sub far beyond field capacity, nearing sopping wet.
You seem to have a bad habit of speaking matter-of-factly on issues that are either subjective in nature or when you're just flat-out wrong. In a hobby where dozens of simultaneously occurring variables drastically change each grower's situation, you sure are quick to conflate your personal experience (also known as opinion) with fact. Do your thing, but you're never too experienced to Google shit and second-guess yourself.
None of that shit makes any difference in the end though. I don't give a fuck what kind of coir I get. I buy what's cheapest and/or locally available. It always works. The only variable that matters is how big the brick is, so you can adjust water content accordingly.
My personal experience spans over 15 years (plus a couple reading before I started) including co-running a small legit farm, as well as countless dried pounds of Cubensis, several exotics, some edibles here and there, etc. In several different kinds of environments. I don't really need to Google anything anymore because I keep getting consistent, awesome results, which is what we're here for.
If I'm so wrong all the time then why do most mods and TCs agree with me on most things? It's kinda rare that I get called out on anything. You just say that because there was a recently bumped thread where it happened and I admitted I was wrong on that one.
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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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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: 36fuckin5]
#25677731 - 12/13/18 07:52 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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While I greatly appreciate all the tips and enjoy a good debate fellas I’m just tryin to share some mono tub pics here...cool?
Here’s a few more snapshots

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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: 36fuckin5]
#25678122 - 12/14/18 02:58 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
36fuckin5 said: None of that shit makes any difference in the end though. I don't give a fuck what kind of coir I get. I buy what's cheapest and/or locally available. It always works. The only variable that matters is how big the brick is, so you can adjust water content accordingly.
My personal experience spans over 15 years (plus a couple reading before I started) including co-running a small legit farm, as well as countless dried pounds of Cubensis, several exotics, some edibles here and there, etc. In several different kinds of environments. I don't really need to Google anything anymore because I keep getting consistent, awesome results, which is what we're here for.
If I'm so wrong all the time then why do most mods and TCs agree with me on most things? It's kinda rare that I get called out on anything. You just say that because there was a recently bumped thread where it happened and I admitted I was wrong on that one.
Yes, coir with grain in it makes a difference. I'm using the same brand, same weight of the brick, but the same water is far beyond FC. Seems like something on their end being different. Your coir "always works" but you spent years swearing you need to pasteurize it, lol. I didn't say you're "so wrong all the time." I said you often state opinions as facts. I'm saying that because it's something I've observed, not because of your coir fiasco. You admitting being wrong changed nothing. But it seems like you've got it all figured out, so whatever. Not going to tard up this thread.
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: stareatclouds]
#25701107 - 12/24/18 09:07 PM (6 years, 25 days ago) |
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So I’m guessing the spawn I used here was bad. Tons of mutants yet if you look in the center of the tub they look normal. Most of the blobs and deformed ones are along the edges. Thoughts on this?


So I harvested the mutant flush tonight, Amazon variety, and it was 2069g wet! There were some strange lookin cubes in the bunch for sure.



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Edited by Sparky101 (12/26/18 06:54 PM)
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101] 1
#25768563 - 01/25/19 07:23 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Got some more tubs coming up. Most of these are a few transfers down the line from a b+ clone. Also got some AA+ colonizing and on agar
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#26603964 - 04/15/20 08:03 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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After a long hiatus and a life shift, I’ve gotten my hands dirty again and started cultivation again.
Here’s a couple pics of the first tub out of 4. Growing conditions aren’t optimal here, I had a separate fruiting space where I lived previously and rarely had contam problems, so of course I get trich on one of the other tubs that just started pinning...damn you mold gods!
Casing layer on the tub in the pics. 6myco qts spawn from 4th gen agar transfer into a brick of coir. It could use a bit more fae but I’m worried about risking contam at this point. Enjoy!
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: Sparky101]
#26604701 - 04/16/20 02:41 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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I don't think more fae will hurt. I think contams dislike more fae than myc, so that would assist in risk of contams
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Re: Sparkys Monos—-set and forget, using BODs teks [Re: woofwoof]
#26606179 - 04/16/20 04:41 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yeah I’d agree with that. However my fear is air quality in my place. I rent and the furnace is in the basement, the landlord changes the furnace filter. Well I checked it the other day and she had the wrong size installed, a cheap one at that, so all the return air was just going around the filter...I fixed that problem.
Harvested that tub last night and dehydrated. 73g dry
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