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1st time grow with a monotub.
#26574757 - 04/03/20 08:24 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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I'm new to growing mushrooms and only recently found this site, so please excuse the stupid question I'm about to ask. I started my grow with a couple 3 pound grain spawn bags and a syringe of Golden Teacher. It took about 6 weeks for the bags to colonize (had to add a heater to the room). I mixed that with about a 4 inch layer of coir/verm substrate with a thin casing layer, and 5 days later it was completely colonized. I'm using a bag lining on the bottom, so I don't know how well that part has colonized. This is the beginning of the 8th day in the monotub and everything looks about the same. Should I just introduce it to fruiting now or wait for pins? I've read that you should fruit at 100% colonization and others are saying to let it consolidate for a few days. Since tonight will be the 3rd day of consolidation, I'm starting to worry about it sitting there for too long. I tried taking pictures, but they came out blurry and I'm afraid to open the lid at this point to get a clean picture. Everything just looks so perfect that I don't want to mess it up at the finish line. I know this has been asked before, but all the pictures I find at this stage from others look either much less evenly colonized or much thicker and kind of gloopy. Mine looks like millions of thick white strands stretching up, and a lot of it kind of forming together to make thicker strands. Mostly around the sides of the container.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26574770 - 04/03/20 08:33 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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I would fruit it. You don’t have to wait for consolidation that’s more of a thing with cakes.
And when you spawn grains to bulk you’re doing it open air and mixing in all kinds of nasty spores, they don’t grow because the mushroom myc takes over everything before bad stuff can take root. You can definitely open it up for a pic for us to enjoy : )
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OK, I got a few pictures. It looks a bit different under a light. I opened the lid for a very short bit and gave it a little breather, took off the tape over the holes, put on micropore tape, put a light over the tub, and turned on a small desk fan. Now I guess I just wait.




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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26575310 - 04/03/20 02:18 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Looks good I think you're going to be happy
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26575312 - 04/03/20 02:20 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Damn that thing is starving for fae. What ever tek your using sounds like it’s outdated.
Light and fae are good for all stages of the mycelium life cycle from germination to fruiting. No need to restrict air or light.. Looks good tho I bet it will explode any day.
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I'm starting to get a bit excited. I've only ever tried shrooms about 20 years ago as a teenager, and it didn't do much more than a body high and slight nausea (I didn't take much at all). Cannabis has always been my thing, but I really want to experience shrooms. I'm thinking maybe 1 or 1.5 grams my first real trip. Is that a fair amount to get some visuals from Golden Teacher? If I get a bit of an upset stomach, can I just take a puff or 2 of cannabis to ease it? I'm a heavy cannabis smoker, so weed doesn't get me super high like it used to.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26575497 - 04/03/20 04:03 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Pokeylope said: I'm starting to get a bit excited. I've only ever tried shrooms about 20 years ago as a teenager, and it didn't do much more than a body high and slight nausea (I didn't take much at all). Cannabis has always been my thing, but I really want to experience shrooms. I'm thinking maybe 1 or 1.5 grams my first real trip. Is that a fair amount to get some visuals from Golden Teacher? If I get a bit of an upset stomach, can I just take a puff or 2 of cannabis to ease it? I'm a heavy cannabis smoker, so weed doesn't get me super high like it used to.
I’m in the same position, it’s been years since I’ve had mushies but have always loved growing be it weed or any plants, so why not fungi right! My tubs are at about the same pace at yours, colozined and FAE just introduced yesterday. I was also thinking that dosage for my first trip sounded about right. I don’t know if you’ll want to even smoke honestly, but in one of Paul Stamets books I own he talks about preparing your space for your trip and that had never really registered before. So have your weed ready so you can be in a safe head space of knowing it’s there, even if you don’t need it. Congrats on the tub man!
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This is the start of the 3rd day of fruiting. I added a bit more micropore tape to the holes after how quickly the condensation went down after having the fan on all day yesterday. I think I'll just turn the fan on a few times a day for about a half an hour each time. So far there's not a lot going on in the tub. Everything looks about the same and no pins yet. Since this monotub is in my closet, is it alright if the light schedule isn't exactly 12/12? I have to go in there from time to time throughout the day. If the monotub light is off but I turn the closet light on to get something out of there, is that going to mess with it in any way? I wouldn't think it would matter but I thought I'd ask just to be safe.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26597358 - 04/13/20 07:25 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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I was starting to get a bit worried and this morning I woke up to this.


It sure looks like a pin to me. There isn't much condensation on the walls anymore, but there's a TON of big water droplets formed all over the top still. I'm not sure if that can be a problem later since it hasn't pooled up anywhere yet. Maybe I should be fanning more. I'll take more pictures later today to try and show the surface moisture.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26597378 - 04/13/20 07:44 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Pokeylope said: I'm starting to get a bit excited. I've only ever tried shrooms about 20 years ago as a teenager, and it didn't do much more than a body high and slight nausea (I didn't take much at all). Cannabis has always been my thing, but I really want to experience shrooms. I'm thinking maybe 1 or 1.5 grams my first real trip. Is that a fair amount to get some visuals from Golden Teacher? If I get a bit of an upset stomach, can I just take a puff or 2 of cannabis to ease it? I'm a heavy cannabis smoker, so weed doesn't get me super high like it used to.
Take 2-3g and youll have a better time. 1.5 is pretty mild for most folks.
If you want to bypass the stomach issues go for making a tea instead of eating the fruits directly.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: shevanel]
#26597544 - 04/13/20 09:30 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Here are a few pics of the surface. There's a little yellowing in there. I think it's alright, though.



shevanel - Ya, I was thinking that tea might be the way to go.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26597546 - 04/13/20 09:31 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Still looks good to me. Get all your taped holes to only one layer of tape if they're already not
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: rumfor69]
#26597939 - 04/13/20 12:37 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Alright. I had the sides double layered. Now all the holes are down to a single layer.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26603391 - 04/15/20 04:22 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Pins are coming in nicely.


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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26603425 - 04/15/20 04:36 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Good knotts and pins, surface conditions look right. I think you're gonna be happy
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: rumfor69]
#26603847 - 04/15/20 07:14 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Awesome. I'm hoping some will be ready to pick by Sunday or Monday.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26603976 - 04/15/20 08:09 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Looks Good brotha 
I would recommend 3-4 g's or even 5, to get all the answers  I know that is rather extreme, and you will definitely need to do some preparation, but there will never be a first time again.., and honestly the first time is the most important one. Maybe that's just me.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: ChocyMilky]
#26605365 - 04/16/20 09:56 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Thanks. I'm honestly too scared to try 5 grams for my first trip. If the trip went south, I may never want to try them again.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26605417 - 04/16/20 10:16 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Being nervous and overcoming your fears is all part of the experience.
You can get there on 3.5g just don’t eat anything for a few hours before.
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Your first ever trip??
If you’ve never taken any kind of psychedelic before I’d start with 2gs.
That’s enough to blow your mind the first time for sure without overdoing it.
It’s kinda like giving somebody who’s never drank before three beers. It’s enough to see what’s it all about without going crazy.
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: A.k.a]
#26611024 - 04/18/20 04:51 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Just thought I'd throw some more pictures up. It looks like shooting for Sunday or Monday to be able to pick some was a bit optimistic. They still have a ways to go.



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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26611199 - 04/18/20 06:23 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Oh man! Looking great 👍
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: ChocyMilky]
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: beatadrum]
#26611905 - 04/19/20 01:38 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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It's 4/20 today and I'm breaking out the Super Skunk! I only have a couple ounces of it left so I've been trying to conserve it and just smoke the Jack Herer. Anyways, I was really hoping that my first trip would be on 4/20/2020. That's a date I sure wouldn't forget. But damn, these things are growing slower than I thought they would. Also, when the outside mushrooms are full grown, the ones in the middle will be way behind. I hope that won't make it harder to know when to dunk it for the next flush.




I hope everyone has a great 4/20!
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: Pokeylope]
#26615050 - 04/20/20 11:22 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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You could scalpel cut a couple of those big ones and eat them fresh
But hey at least it's looking good man, it's just another day 🙂
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Re: 1st time grow with a monotub. [Re: rumfor69]
#26615061 - 04/20/20 11:26 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Pick a few of the big fruits and let the rest finish up before the dunk.
Your not missing out on your first trip especially on 420...
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