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frock
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To mix or not to mix? Bulk straw
#2754411 - 06/01/04 07:25 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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This is my first somewhat bulk grow. I am using brf cake slushy, spawned to hay. I have completed a test to see if hay works. It worked just fine.
So now I am moving on to a bigger bulk hay grow. Here are some pictures of progress so far. Now, I only had 3 half pint cakes available to spawn with. I made a slushy out of them and made them 3 layers. Bottom, middle, and top. The substrate depth is 4-5 inches.
This is at day 4-5, not exactly sure. I am thinking about mixing the substrate up to speed up colonozation. Do you think this is a good idea or should I just wait. I am worried because I didnt use that much spawn to begin with. So I dont want it to take longer than about 10 days tops.
PS- it is green because it is hay and not straw.
Brand is "Alfalfa King - Oat, Wheat, Barley Hay"
Im thinking about mixing it up very soon. Within the next hour. So give me your thoughts.
Thanks. [image] [/image] [image] [/image]
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frock
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Re: To mix or not to mix? Bulk straw [Re: frock]
#2754686 - 06/01/04 08:42 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well, I didnt wait for a response, so I went ahead and mixed it up. Hopefully things will work out.
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NewfoundFreedom
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Re: To mix or not to mix? Bulk straw [Re: frock]
#2754765 - 06/01/04 09:06 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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You should be fine, just try to get it to colonise as fast as you can as hay is more prone to contamination than straw.
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houshroom
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Re: To mix or not to mix? Bulk straw [Re: frock]
#2755052 - 06/01/04 10:34 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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make sure the temperatures are correct, anywhere around 80-85 degrees should be fine. anything over that then make sure the tub has airspace around it. i had problems with a bulk grow last year and it looked like that and stopped growing, and i found out my temps were too high due to the fact that the bulk was generating heat itself.
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chunder
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Re: To mix or not to mix? Bulk straw [Re: frock]
#2755387 - 06/01/04 11:55 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks nice man! I just picked up some of that hay myself, looks like its doing well. How exactly do you go about making your BRF slushys?
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frock
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Re: To mix or not to mix? Bulk straw [Re: frock]
#2758112 - 06/02/04 07:31 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just took the colonized brf cakes, put them in a large ziplock bag. Added water and h202, and mixed up to slushy consistancy. I think I might try using a blender next time and making it even more liquidy. As it will probably go much farther when spawning it.
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