Smellyhobbit said:

CowsPoopShrooms said:

Smellyhobbit said:

Dumb question: why are plins worth transferring? I have a plate poppin off. I’m going to do transfers. Just wondering why I’m doing it.

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Theory is that the plate is clean, so the pin(s) are clean. Big potential for reduced contams...maybe even reduced to zero for a clean start. Plus fruiting in a plate indicates that it's a strain that wants to fruit.

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Thanks, awesome. Makes sense. I’ve got a clone culture exploding with pins. Gonna grab the biggest one tomorrow.

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itskater said:

Grind365 said:

itskater said:

What's more important to spend on?

Spores - $25 -$50 (should have got a bundle pack earlier )

All in One Bags - $20 - $35

Spawn Bags - $25

I currently have a $25 (w/ shipping) Spore Syringe (Golden Teachers) that I was going use with 3.5 LB bag of sterilized whole oats I got for $25

I just purchased a 4.5LB All in One bag that I'm excited to try that claims to use an exotic blend including Ostrich, Horse, Cow, Camel, & Buffalo field aged manure, and recently incorporating Worm Castings & Coffee into the blend.

Now I'm left with what spores to buy for the bag. Should I go with some more Golden Teachers from premiumSpores.com or get something with a higher price tag?

What spores do you recommend? Most likely from premiumspores.com

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I'd save my money and invest in a pressure cooker.

You shouldn't put spore solution straight to grain but if you were going to one syringe would be enough to do 10+ bags.

You should start with agar if you are going to do grain.

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10+ bags off of a 10cc syringe?
So that should be plenty to use on a 4.5LB all in one and a 3.5LB spawn bag.

Would you recommend splitting the syringe or buying another?
I just always read 10cc for a 3 - 5LB bag.

The spawn bag I am going to let sit a lot longer than the all in one bag.

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I cannot in any good conscience suggest any of this as a course of action. You are likely to not get any mushrooms at all after spending a bunch of money on gimmicks. I understand wanting to hit the floor running but what you are doing is jumping off a fourth story roof into the water full of sharks.

You would do way better with your $ by doing PF tek cakes. There is a lot of good info out there and they are just about the easiest thing to pull off for beginners with a budget who want to actually be successful. PF cakes can be just as productive as any other method. The use of spore syringes was born from PF tek. They are really only good for PF tek and every other use for them has shown massive and very regular failure.

Using premade materials is a massive crapshoot and you are really putting a lot of trust into people you don't know who very likely will never give you a refund. I have seen this over and over and over again.

You can pull off PF tek with basic kitchen gear and grow a good amount of mushrooms that way.

Otherwise get a PC (pressure cooker) and look into working with agar. That is what all the successful people who have regular and almost predictable results do.

Nichrome said:

you are really putting a lot of trust into people you don't know who very likely will never give you a refund. I have seen this over and over and over again.

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drjohn2012 said:

Is there a negative to use 2 different types of mushrooms into the same monotube?

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drjohn2012 said:

Is there a negative to use 2 different types of mushrooms into the same monotube?

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drjohn2012 said:

I have 4 boxes and 7 quart WSB spawns.

2: Z strain
2: Koh Sumai
2: Columbia gold
1: Thai Lipa Yai

I guess I could just short the 1 box on the Thai Lipa and have an experiment on what less grain spawn does.

I will mix these probable at a 2-1 ratio  substrait to spawn.  My boxes are 8in by 12in by 3 inch tall.

The Tai I would probaly have a higher ratio if I keep 4 seperate boxes.

Thanks

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itskater said:

Would I be better off getting some pf tek jars off eBay or Amazon then using the syringe?

I'm trying to keep the whole thing a secret so agar process seems to be a little difficult.

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