Silver_Peaks said:

I just finished harvesting my first shoebox flush (32g dry), and soaked the substrate for 3 hours. However, after soaking I ran into some issues and wanted to see if you all think they’re actually problems or not.

First off, while soaking I accidentally broke the substrate into three pieces... I was using water-filled quart jars to hold the substrate under water, and unfortunately half of it floated up and broke while I was adding the second jar. I figure this isn’t a big deal, but just wanted to be sure. Second, after the three hour soak my substrate is soaking wet (like WAY pst field capacity). Should I press it at all to drain some of the excess water off?

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staytrippy420 said:

Edit: Here is a few pics from harvest last weekend.
Can’t remember the exact weight but it was over 2.5 oz dry.

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Chicachicaboom said:

18 days from spawn... how are we doing?

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It’s a little slow for 18 days and the second pic looked a little on the wet side but other then that they look good. Keep us updated

Dauhmer said:

staytrippy420 said:

Edit: Here is a few pics from harvest last weekend.
Can’t remember the exact weight but it was over 2.5 oz dry.

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Just curious, did you let those grow on that table outside? Or did you just harvest them there? Or was the lighting just better for pictures?

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Luke2018 said:

Hello guys,

Very pleased to say the shoebox I asked advice on came out really well. Very grateful for this tek Shaper it worked brilliantly, for a first initiation into growing I am happy with the results. The harvest was 310 grams wet

I harvested some yesterday and a second amount today as some veils were breaking quicker than others. I do have question as there are some small fruits still progressing as you can see from the picture, do I just put the lid back on and wait for them to reach potential, harvest again then rehydrate? Or pick them all now and begin rehydrating  even though there are tiny pins still coming?

I hope that makes sense.







Much appreciated

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DnDRnD said:

I'm not sure how others do it but ive been dunking even with the little pins, granted mine is kinda like yours also where one little group matures then another little group, etc

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I tend to just harvest everything of "harvest size" (anything larger than about an inch) all at once, but honestly there's no best way. I've found that when I don't harvest them all at the same time usually the shock of the hydration tends to make them abort. So, do whatever works best!

Also, awesome haul! If you're using the same rates and volumes that's over 1oz per quart of spawn! Great work!

ThePoopTree said:

One "issue" I'm having with these is that I get a lot of fruit... but they're flippin tiny.  Like, the largest ones barely scratch 3/4 inch across when fully opened.

Using a quart of oats and 1.5 quarts coir with a thin, moist coir top layer.  I did the same with some shredded BRF cakes and the same thing happened, loads and loads of little fruit.



What up with that?

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UrbanCubensis said:

Just wondering how big were those shoeboxes? I'm currently using 6L ones and the substrates probably 3.5 inches deep, not sure how deep is too much, if it is I may just get a couple 10L even.

With these 6L shoeboxes, only 1.5qt of spawn and 3qt coir were used, so may need to upgrade, just want to hear what everyone has to say as I'd love to get this fine-tuned so I can finally begin properly.

Thanks!

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