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OfflinePhilips999
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First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads?
    #27064092 - 11/30/20 07:38 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads?

Strain: Mazatapec

I have sprayed the sides of the grow bag with water 1-2 times daily for 3 weeks now.

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Thanks in advance


Edited by Philips999 (11/30/20 07:41 AM)


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27064095 - 11/30/20 07:43 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

That is primorida my friend.

Take a look at this how it should and shouldn't look post :smile:

Its been 3 weeks in fruiting conditions and these are your first signs of mush?
What sub are you using?


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Ababyphoenix]
    #27064103 - 11/30/20 07:53 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Thanks, I'll take a look at that post.

I am not 100% sure about the sub, I just purchased this kit:

https://www.zamnesia.com/2049-mazatapec-supa-gro.html


Yeah it hasn't changed much in 3 weeks, so I am not sure if I gave it too much or too little water, or if the temps have been too low (it's been around 69-73F)


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27064130 - 11/30/20 08:11 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Hey man! The surface look dry imo, you should check out 'surface conditions' on the forum, there is excellent information regarding proper conditions for primordia to form, the surface needs to be covered with water beads, like really tiny droplets.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: fraki58]
    #27064181 - 11/30/20 08:43 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

fraki58 said:
Hey man! The surface look dry imo, you should check out 'surface conditions' on the forum, there is excellent information regarding proper conditions for primordia to form, the surface needs to be covered with water beads, like really tiny droplets.





Thanks, is this the post? https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/23999053


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27064245 - 11/30/20 09:40 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Yes it is!


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: fraki58]
    #27064507 - 11/30/20 12:11 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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fraki58 said:
Yes it is!




Nice. So since they most likely are too dry, do you think I should just spraying the bag with more water than before, and then pins will eventually start to appear? Even though it's already been sitting like this for 3 weeks


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27064552 - 11/30/20 12:44 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

it does look kinda dry
poke some holes in and spray the inside of a plastic bag and place it over.

skip the kit and switch over to agar work after this! :cheers:


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Big_Dub]
    #27064612 - 11/30/20 01:05 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

:whathesaid:


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Ababyphoenix]
    #27064674 - 11/30/20 01:36 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Thanks for the help!

definitely considering agar next time


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27064701 - 11/30/20 01:49 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

its so easy and cheap. no reason not to do it. dont be intimidated. good luck :smile:


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: fraki58]
    #27071255 - 12/04/20 06:06 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

Big_Dub said:
it does look kinda dry
poke some holes in and spray the inside of a plastic bag and place it over.

skip the kit and switch over to agar work after this! :cheers:



Quote:

fraki58 said:
Hey man! The surface look dry imo, you should check out 'surface conditions' on the forum, there is excellent information regarding proper conditions for primordia to form, the surface needs to be covered with water beads, like really tiny droplets.




I've started giving it a bit more water throughout the day, but the surface hasn't really changed in the past week (this kit is now 4 weeks old)

What do you guys think could be the cause of this? And is there anything I can do to spawn some pins?



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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27071327 - 12/04/20 07:18 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

I'm seeing a lot of knots on that surface man! you should be getting pins in no time!
But, it is still on the dry side, you should be applying light mists from 7-10 cm, dont spray directly on top, just let the mist to gently kiss the surface as it falls down.
Good luck and keep this thread updated, I'm sure you will post some pins soon :grin:


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: fraki58]
    #27071414 - 12/04/20 08:44 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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fraki58 said:
I'm seeing a lot of knots on that surface man! you should be getting pins in no time!
But, it is still on the dry side, you should be applying light mists from 7-10 cm, dont spray directly on top, just let the mist to gently kiss the surface as it falls down.
Good luck and keep this thread updated, I'm sure you will post some pins soon :grin:





Thanks, I am glad to hear that. I have been spraying the top sides of the bag probably closer than 7 cm, so I will try to increase the distance a bit.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27071512 - 12/04/20 10:02 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Spray directly on top of the sub, not just the walls!


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: fraki58]
    #27071552 - 12/04/20 10:27 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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fraki58 said:
Spray directly on top of the sub, not just the walls!




Oh, it's just that the grow kit manual says: https://i.imgur.com/Yxi9je4.png


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27071567 - 12/04/20 10:35 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Trust us :wink: Haha! Most the people who make the kits don't know shit, not attacking or anything they just don't lol


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: fraki58]
    #27071631 - 12/04/20 11:16 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

You've convinced me :grin:


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999] * 1
    #27071651 - 12/04/20 11:29 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Yeah don't trust kit makers they don't know shit.
You should honestly go out and buy all the needed equipment yourself.
Kits are the worst. Designed to take your money.
You want to start off with both BRF cakes and agar work.
BRF will allow you to observe and understand colonization and consolidation.
Agar work will allow you the opportunity to learn how to procure yourself a clean culture and start new generations via spore or clone.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: fraki58]
    #27081781 - 12/10/20 08:44 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

fraki58 said:
I'm seeing a lot of knots on that surface man! you should be getting pins in no time!
But, it is still on the dry side, you should be applying light mists from 7-10 cm, dont spray directly on top, just let the mist to gently kiss the surface as it falls down.
Good luck and keep this thread updated, I'm sure you will post some pins soon :grin:




Here it is a week later, and the kit is now about 6 weeks old.
I have been spraying it more generously, but not a lot has changed.

What do you think about the current situation?



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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27081797 - 12/10/20 08:53 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Your current situation do as others have said buy all the equipment you need and get growing. Find a good tek from a trusted cultivator. Start from agar. Keep the kit you have and maybe a pin or two will show up. 6 weeks is a really really long time. You should be on 3/4/5 flush by now.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Dr.Sparkle]
    #27081828 - 12/10/20 09:18 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Definitely doing that next time, but I don't think anything is stopping me from making the same mistakes by going agar, because I don't know what I did wrong with this kit (unless the kit is simply just terrible).

I feel like the same thing can/will happen with agar, as I don't know if this is caused by temps, too little/too much water or other factors.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27081901 - 12/10/20 10:12 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Is there a lid that goes on top of the box or a bag to stuff it in?

The surface of the mycelium is nearly to the top of the container. This means that the humidity at the surface will be too dry, unless you take appropriate measures.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Aablmd82]
    #27081961 - 12/10/20 11:02 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Yes, it's inside a 'filter bag', a bag with holes and I spray the sides of the bag daily to make it humid.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27081985 - 12/10/20 11:22 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

Philips999 said:
Quote:

fraki58 said:
I'm seeing a lot of knots on that surface man! you should be getting pins in no time!
But, it is still on the dry side, you should be applying light mists from 7-10 cm, dont spray directly on top, just let the mist to gently kiss the surface as it falls down.
Good luck and keep this thread updated, I'm sure you will post some pins soon :grin:




Here it is a week later, and the kit is now about 6 weeks old.
I have been spraying it more generously, but not a lot has changed.

What do you think about the current situation?






6 weeks is a long time for a grow box, you should have had your first harvest already :shocked:

Have a look at my current grow box experience, it might help you too here

I would suggest you to case your cake in damp vermiculite or coir, put it in a tub with a couple cm water in it on top of something so it doesn't touch the water, close the lid and wait a couple of days without opening the tub.

Well and don't put it in a SGFC, I thought it to be a good idea, but I am not able to recommend it anymore :grin:

In this way I just revived my stalled cake and got it pinning within two days
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Edited by Shroombitz (12/10/20 11:30 AM)


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27081989 - 12/10/20 11:26 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

And toss the grow box instructions, maybe those guys do know what they are doing but they are telling you shit

In the end they want you to keep on buying grow boxes, so they want you to just grow enough with the box to do that


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27081995 - 12/10/20 11:33 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

thank you, I'll take a look at that link


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27082015 - 12/10/20 11:40 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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Philips999 said:
thank you, I'll take a look at that link




No worries mate

As I said look at the water tub, it will help with the pinning, gosh my cake was dead and now it is pinning more than I actually want it too :grin:


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27083909 - 12/11/20 12:06 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Decided to use this thread to show my other grow kit because it has grown in the exact same location (this strain is B+).

How does this kit look? I feel like it's very close to pinning, but at the same holding on for dear life somehow.

This kit is 3 weeks old.




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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27084182 - 12/11/20 03:44 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

Philips999 said:
Decided to use this thread to show my other grow kit because it has grown in the exact same location (this strain is B+).

How does this kit look? I feel like it's very close to pinning, but at the same holding on for dear life somehow.

This kit is 3 weeks old.








The light of the pictures makes it hard to tell, that dark patch doesn't look so good, but you got some beads of water on the surface on the second picture

Same suggestion goes here, case it with damp verm or coir and put it in a tub with water without the cake touching the water, close the lid, wait for pinning and then to put the lid upside down to give i more FAE


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27087174 - 12/13/20 11:52 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Do you know any videos that shows those steps? Just want to be sure I do it correctly


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27087187 - 12/13/20 12:09 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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Do you know any videos that shows those steps? Just want to be sure I do it correctly




What steps?


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27087222 - 12/13/20 12:47 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

"case it with damp verm or coir and put it in a tub with water without the cake touching the water, close the lid, wait for pinning and then to put the lid upside down to give i more FAE"


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27087225 - 12/13/20 12:47 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Your surface looks a bit matted. This seems to be a result of the aforementioned dryness. I have this happen to me and still got fruits not problem, they just have a harder time getting out.
You might want to do some research on matted surface :wink:
maybe this one, but if I were you I would not flip until the first flush is done (but I am a noobie, so do as you please):
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/25406926#25406926

other than that, everything looks good. don't worry and carry on!
I hope you have all your brf supplies ready <3


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27087279 - 12/13/20 01:29 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

Philips999 said:
"case it with damp verm or coir and put it in a tub with water without the cake touching the water, close the lid, wait for pinning and then to put the lid upside down to give i more FAE"




  • Cover your cake with 5mm of damp verm or coir
  • Take a tub big enough to fit your cake, put about 1 cm or 1 in water in it (doesn't really matter as long as the entire surface bottom is covered
  • Put something that doesn't rot or rust in the tub to put your cake on top, so the cake is elevated at least 1 cm above the water surface
  • Close the lid and wait 2-3 days for some pins to show up


Easy peasy


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27087309 - 12/13/20 01:44 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

Philips999 said:
"case it with damp verm or coir and put it in a tub with water without the cake touching the water, close the lid, wait for pinning and then to put the lid upside down to give i more FAE"





You are like half a day late, I've just replaced the water in my tub for the next flush today :crazy2:

So you gotta live with a picture for now ^^



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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27088080 - 12/13/20 11:27 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Thats perfect, thanks!


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27088464 - 12/14/20 09:27 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Just picked up a bag of vermiculite and this box: https://i.imgur.com/tc2D97J.png

Do you think I should drill some holes in the box for better airflow?


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27088514 - 12/14/20 10:03 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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Do you think I should drill some holes in the box for better airflow?




Nope, you don't need to do that and holes are kinda hard to close if you don't want them anymore :crazy2:


You can control the amount of FAE by putting the lid upside-down for a small gap between the tub and the lid and/or by putting the lid on an angle


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27088712 - 12/14/20 11:50 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

True :grin:

How do you ensure everything is completely clean during this process?

Do you just pour some verm in a sterile bowl and pour a bit of water on it, then apply it on the cake using your gloves, or a sterile tool?


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    #27088931 - 12/14/20 02:16 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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Philips999 said:
True :grin:

How do you ensure everything is completely clean during this process?

Do you just pour some verm in a sterile bowl and pour a bit of water on it, then apply it on the cake using your gloves, or a sterile tool?




No need to be steril, have a shower or wash / sanitize your hands before touching the cake


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27089746 - 12/15/20 12:40 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Thanks for answering all of my questions, you have been a great help.

And nice, I am not that worried after doing it then.

Do I just keep this kit inside this box for the rest of its lifetime then? or do I move it back to its old location (inside the filter bag) once it starts pinning?

If I should keep it inside the new container, should I then replace the water inside every X days?


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27089795 - 12/15/20 02:20 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

You will only need your cake, but you can reuse the container for own BRF cakes.

Just clean everything and change the water after each flush


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27095629 - 12/18/20 10:39 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

It's been 3-4 days now, and nothing has really happened.

I wasn't really able to completely cover it in verm as it just falls off it (even when wet). I am also wondering if I have suffocated it at the top.


This is what I used: https://i.imgur.com/ghASN4F.png


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27095680 - 12/18/20 11:11 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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It's been 3-4 days now, and nothing has really happened.

I wasn't really able to completely cover it in verm as it just falls off it (even when wet). I am also wondering if I have suffocated it at the top.


This is what I used: https://i.imgur.com/ghASN4F.png




I would give it some more days, but sure maybe the damage was too big already. You could ask the shop for a replacement.

As for the verm, I made it dripping wet and pushed a lot of it on all sides but the bottom, you want the mycelium to be covered, so that its surface stays humid and can recover


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27095692 - 12/18/20 11:19 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Ive been monitoring this thread since u posted it and IMO if u want to grow some cubes hassle free as possible without buying another trashca.... i mean grow kit :hehehe: here's what you should do

Buy some MSS (multi spore syringes) i got mine from sporeworks and not a single obviously bacterial jar yet not a plug just my experience)
PC some prepped grain jars
put the jars into a SAB crack the lids flame the needle and squirt in the syringe 1cc (I don't shake and I mark the area where the syringe hits wall of the jar)
NOW WAIT... somewhere around a month
spawn the jars u had that didn't show contam into muda buckets or shoeboxes or something small with some substrate of your choice
and you'll def have more mushrooms than you'll know what to do with.

while you're waiting on this kit wait on some more fruitful things as well :super:

If you bought a grow kit I'm assuming you don't have these things but they are rather cheap to acquire...
SAB is the price of a tote so like 5-10$
Same with the syringe so that's lets say 25$ total
Some Qaurt mason jars lets call it $40

For $40-50 you can have 12 of those grow kits going basically and with a slightly higher investment into agar culturing you could infinitely grow them with your choice of variety and even begin crossing your own. I think its exciting
holy fuck I just did €50,95 to USD and that's 62.33! that's outrageous for a grow kit especially one that isn't fruiting. Ask for your money back and invest in the above and get something rolling. What I explained to you is what I did AS I started my agar plates as well. I suggest you do the same if you want to continue cultivating but if your looking for a one bang and out like a thief grow kits arent the way and with a little effort a couple hours through a week pays off like with anything.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Ababyphoenix]
    #27095737 - 12/18/20 11:48 AM (3 years, 1 month ago)

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Philips999 said:
It's been 3-4 days now, and nothing has really happened.

I wasn't really able to completely cover it in verm as it just falls off it (even when wet). I am also wondering if I have suffocated it at the top.


This is what I used: https://i.imgur.com/ghASN4F.png




If you bought a grow kit I'm assuming you don't have these things but they are rather cheap to acquire...
SAB is the price of a tote so like 5-10$
Same with the syringe so that's lets say 25$ total
Some Qaurt mason jars lets call it $40





What about a pressure cooker, grain, flour, coir, maybe gypsum, isopropyl alcohol and other desinfection stuff, gloves, micropore tape, maybe SHIPs and a variety of other helpful tools? You may say those are cheap things, but they are many and some aren't as common or easily to obtain in Europe as in the US, where most of the teks here seem to come from.

For a noob there are a thousand things to organize, understand and think of, like how to harvest, dry, store, further cultivate (agar, puck, print) which require to organize even more stuff. Hell even converting between imperial and metric units can be quite a task. Starting with growing shrooms is overwhelming and being able to skip a big step at least for the first time has absolutely a place.

I'm not saying anyone should buy more than one box, but the one that I bought was quite a help to get into the hobby and absolutely worth it for me as a noob.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27095772 - 12/18/20 12:13 PM (3 years, 1 month ago)

Thanks for the advice guys.

I did actually buy a dehydrator, and if/when I start the full process, I'd most likely use the Uncle Ben Tek (or something similar, because I live in Europe)

I do have one success story to show though because I have 3 kits and 1 of them worked:



Ended up with 155g fresh (11g dry) McKennaii


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    #27117574 - 12/31/20 05:37 AM (3 years, 28 days ago)

For anyone following the thread, I contacted the store and they refunded both kits as they were most likely dead on arrival - great website and service.

Now on to buy some spore syringes.


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27117747 - 12/31/20 08:20 AM (3 years, 28 days ago)

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For anyone following the thread, I contacted the store and they refunded both kits as they were most likely dead on arrival - great website and service.

Now on to buy some spore syringes.




Zamnesia?

Gratz, yeah they do offer a great service in such cases

Good luck on your second run :thumbup:


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Shroombitz]
    #27118497 - 12/31/20 02:16 PM (3 years, 28 days ago)

Yeah Zamnesia.

and thanks!

It seems like my a mushroom is bursting through the cap of one of the mushrooms. Is this normal lol:


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27118525 - 12/31/20 02:31 PM (3 years, 28 days ago)

pretty common yes. my girlfriend refuses to harvest them when they are mutated. She doesn't like mutated things lol


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Re: First time grow kit user. Are these pinheads? [Re: Philips999]
    #27120182 - 01/01/21 11:16 AM (3 years, 27 days ago)

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For anyone following the thread, I contacted the store and they refunded both kits as they were most likely dead on arrival - great website and service.

Now on to buy some spore syringes.




I hope you didn't throw away the boxes, they are actually kinda good for PF-Tek, pretty big thou


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