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Whats your least favorite part of the process?
    #26423228 - 01/08/20 04:01 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

You know, the one thing that annoys you that wish you could pay someone to do.

For me. Dealing with those fucking liners in my monos. Cutting the right size, then the worst part, trimming off the excess. Especially the corners. I dread it every time. Especially when taking on large projects.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Spirit-Crusher] * 2
    #26423248 - 01/08/20 04:17 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

The waiting.  If I could pay someone to speed up my jars' colonization that would be nice. Lol.

I have no problem with fitting and trimming monotub liners.  I use heavy duty black trash bags, I forget how many gallons exactly.  I just cut or fold them in half, fit them into the bottom of the monotub, and dump my spawn and sub in, mix, then trim away excess liner.  Taping for clothes pinning the sides up so they don't fall in on you can make it even easier.

It's pretty easy for me after you make the first cut.  The first cut is always trickier cause its normally and awkward angle.

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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Spirit-Crusher]
    #26423252 - 01/08/20 04:25 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

Mix everything in the bag befor putting it into the tub, then like blink said, tape the sides and use a razor to trim the excess


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Thesunbeam]
    #26423292 - 01/08/20 04:55 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

Harvesting tubs and then putting them in the dehydrators. Always a two hour project every other day.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Thesunbeam]
    #26423303 - 01/08/20 05:01 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

I would say the waiting from dish to grain to finally seeing how it performs and fruits. :tweak:
So many cultures so little time in the human life span. :lmafo:


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Spirit-Crusher]
    #26423340 - 01/08/20 05:29 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

Clean up. Same with cooking. Not really into cleaning up my mess after making a batch of PF Tek for example.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: LogicaL Chaos] * 1
    #26423353 - 01/08/20 05:35 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

Lol I have a bowl with a little bit of petrified brf/verm mix somewhere in my growroom.

The first two posts were my top two. I just made three tubs, hate cutting liners but not as much as harvesting in the tub or cleaning it out after.

That and all the waiting. So much waiting.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Spirit-Crusher] * 2
    #26423713 - 01/08/20 10:15 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

Sleeping... It's over rated and slows down ALL my mycology efforts 🀣


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: YogiBear]
    #26423726 - 01/08/20 10:24 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

Have u tried Meth binges thou? :datass:

Only kidding!

The waiting game is tough, especially when theres no growth. Thats the worst.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Spirit-Crusher] * 1
    #26423729 - 01/08/20 10:28 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

For me, probably the grain part.  Getting it just right, inoculating it cleanly, shaking the jars...

Is that too big of a part to count as my least favourite part?


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: JohnRainy]
    #26423732 - 01/08/20 10:29 PM (4 years, 21 days ago)

Definitely agree on the grain prep aspect.

I have misophonia so using my PC for prepping grain is annoying as fuck.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #26423778 - 01/08/20 11:38 PM (4 years, 20 days ago)

I totally agree.

If you have a presto 16qt you can do BODs 3 quarter trick and it keeps the giggler from hissing. It's the only way to rock that PC


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: YogiBear]
    #26423945 - 01/09/20 03:54 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

Setying up the SAB. it always seems to take ages to bring it downstairs, clean it (the cats sleep in it), spray, wait, put stuff in, run around gathering other supplies washing my hands like 6 times during the process... I'm happy once im finally working but setup and clean up are so boring!


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Tattersail]
    #26423966 - 01/09/20 04:32 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

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Setying up the SAB. it always seems to take ages to bring it downstairs, clean it (the cats sleep in it), spray, wait, put stuff in, run around gathering other supplies washing my hands like 6 times during the process... I'm happy once im finally working but setup and clean up are so boring!




:whathesaid: That’s why I ended up building a flowhood. Well worth every penny and time spent learning to learn to build. :yesnod:

Sometimes it can be a PITA to clean - especially if I have both a bunch of tubs and jars. Maybe I should just hire someone to clean em for me.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: FeedYourMind]
    #26423990 - 01/09/20 05:50 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

Grain prep.
Managed to streamline it a little bit but still, it's just so time consuming. Not labor intensive, just so much start and stop. Soak grain, boil water, drain soak, pour on boil water, wait, drain, wait, load in jars, load PC, wait, turn off PC, wait ....
Was even worse when I was doing the overnight soak. So I guess it's not as bad as it could be.

My SAB work has become the easiest part for me. And I love agar work so that later is a blast for me. Makes me feel like a real scientist in a sense. SAB never moves and is in a room used for nothing but lab work so my setup time\edfort is is minimal.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Randalf the Grey]
    #26423996 - 01/09/20 06:00 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

Using sterile tech always agitates my anxiety despite high success rates.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Neowynd8]
    #26424025 - 01/09/20 06:40 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

I dread prepping no pour dishes. Mixing agar and pouring those is a breeze, as is covering holes with micropore tape, but a small square of paper towel on top to help with moisture and then foil over the mini rounds UUGGHHHH. I guess I really hate putting foil on stuff before going into the PC, mini rounds and grain jars, such a time consuming PITA.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: JohnnyKarate] * 1
    #26424037 - 01/09/20 06:56 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

Cleaning and pressure cooking jars 😞


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: JohnnyKarate]
    #26424060 - 01/09/20 07:18 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

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I dread prepping no pour dishes. Mixing agar and pouring those is a breeze, as is covering holes with micropore tape, but a small square of paper towel on top to help with moisture and then foil over the mini rounds UUGGHHHH. I guess I really hate putting foil on stuff before going into the PC, mini rounds and grain jars, such a time consuming PITA.




foil was my least favorite part until I recently discovered it's not necessary on grain jars. There was an ongoing discussion in the cultivation general discussion thread about it. I'm using SFDs but others have verified success with micropore with no foil. I have since given up on foil on my jars and I am so happy about it


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Randalf the Grey]
    #26424062 - 01/09/20 07:20 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

Agar to grain, takes so dam long.
Working in a SAB.
Grain prep, straining, running the pc only to find it too wet/dry.
I like it when the pins start growing though.  :shrug:


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: LogicaL Chaos] * 1
    #26424065 - 01/09/20 07:24 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

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I have misophonia so using my PC for prepping grain is annoying as fuck.



I had to look that up because I was curious.
I thought it was just me! Anything that rattles in the house as i walk past actually enrages me. I tie things down using tape all the time to stop what i consider unsatisfactory noise.  My wife thinks I am autistic but that's simply not true. I am also tidy so it kinda gets muddled up because she is a filthy disorganised agent of chaos.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Kimble] * 1
    #26424073 - 01/09/20 07:29 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

dumping contaminated subs and cleaning the tubs.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: eLeSDenes]
    #26424076 - 01/09/20 07:33 AM (4 years, 20 days ago)

Shit, forgot about that part. :whathesaid: for sure! This is why there is a large stack of dirty\contamed tubs in my garage. Don't dump and spray out until I absolutely have to.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Randalf the Grey] * 1
    #26425052 - 01/09/20 04:48 PM (4 years, 20 days ago)

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For me. Dealing with those fucking liners in my monos. Cutting the right size, then the worst part, trimming off the excess. Especially the corners. I dread it every time. Especially when taking on large projects.




Fold the 4 sides back and leave the corners upright. Boom done no cutting needed. In addition, when spawning run your hand under the faucet. Wipe a small wipe on the back side of the liner and it will stick to the tub while you spawn.




Back on topic, I think I least favor cleaning fruits with sharp objects. Mainly because they always wanna fruit at 5 am when I gotta wake up at 6 am. :facepalm:


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: eatyualive]
    #26425090 - 01/09/20 05:09 PM (4 years, 20 days ago)

PC'ing grain jars.


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: BLINKfan420]
    #26425795 - 01/10/20 01:51 AM (4 years, 19 days ago)

big same. it makes learning from mistakes so hard, since you have to wait a month to see what you even did wrong


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: shroomgirl645] * 1
    #26425885 - 01/10/20 03:14 AM (4 years, 19 days ago)

Cleaning contaminated jars/containers


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: puaars]
    #26425887 - 01/10/20 03:15 AM (4 years, 19 days ago)

I just throw then in the dishwasher. should I be more careful?


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Kimble] * 1
    #26425981 - 01/10/20 04:56 AM (4 years, 19 days ago)

Sounds like u got misophonia too! :strokebeard:

Dumping infected substrates/spawn in the garbage is definitely on the "least favorite" list. Its just such a sad process!


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Re: Whats your least favorite part of the process? [Re: Randalf the Grey]
    #26427747 - 01/11/20 09:12 AM (4 years, 18 days ago)

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Quote:

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I dread prepping no pour dishes. Mixing agar and pouring those is a breeze, as is covering holes with micropore tape, but a small square of paper towel on top to help with moisture and then foil over the mini rounds UUGGHHHH. I guess I really hate putting foil on stuff before going into the PC, mini rounds and grain jars, such a time consuming PITA.




foil was my least favorite part until I recently discovered it's not necessary on grain jars. There was an ongoing discussion in the cultivation general discussion thread about it. I'm using SFDs but others have verified success with micropore with no foil. I have since given up on foil on my jars and I am so happy about it




Well you have me convinced, thanks :smile:


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