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Return to PF Tek - Coming Home * 10
    #28560130 - 11/28/23 09:24 PM (1 month, 29 days ago)

My life has taken a wildly different direction than I thought it would.

I got sober in 2020. It was an easy decision.  Long story short, I was too hung over to go on a second date with a cutie that I couldn't wait to jump. She texted me one word "Unbelievable..." and I never heard from her again.

I quit everything. But always wanted to grow mushrooms again. Microdosing has always been something I've wanted to try and I was able to get ahold of some psychedelics to experiment with and the results were positive. But I always ALWAYS wanted to grow cubensis mushrooms again.

It's like an itch I can't scratch.

I got married, started a family, but the urge to grow was always there.

I finally confessed my sins to my wife. Told her my mushroom story. She was disinterested and didn't get it but she asked if I'd grow gourmets for her. I said I would... but it's just not the same. You guys all know. You know what it's like. The thrill of growing something that is genuinely magical.

So I asked her if I could grow some magic mushrooms for microdosing. To my surprise she reluctantly accepted. After explaining the growing process to her she said I could grow two cakes.

And here I am, back to basics. How I missed the smell of the vermiculite mixed with brown rice, the steady bubbling of the water steaming my cakes. The fun of drilling the holes in the lids. The satisfaction of creating the perfectly level cake, not packed in, just lightly tamped on top. My hands shook as I wrapped the foil over my jars for sterilization, remembering to run my fingers over the rim to ensure the most tightest seal I could achieve. 

Today, I am happy. Today, I am home. It's been a long journey, and I never thought I would be so grateful to come back to the place I began.

Do not covet the monotub of thy neighbor, lest you miss the beauty of simplicity, it is in cultivation for yourself and your soul where you will discover the delight of the fruits of the Gods.



12.28 status: PE Fully colonized for 3 weeks. GT with only one inoculation point just finished wrapping around the outside of the jar.



1/10/24

It has begun:



3 days later I am really impressed with the water tub tek. I kept the lid on for the night then cracked it the next morning. The vermiculite on the outside looks well hydrated. Usually in an sgfc you'd see everything drying out by now. The myc recovered nicely.



In the bigger tub the one on the left is cubensis and the right two are king oysters.

I wasn't able to find a 6500k cfl in a store so I had to settle for a 5000k LED bulb. Not happy about that as I used to just replace my room light with a 6500k cfl and that did wonders for all my grows before.

1.16 Bought a 6500k LED bulb and set it up. Also first pins award goes to Penis Envy.


1.18 PE taking off. Loving water tub tek.



1.20
Coming along nicely. I thought the fruits might get a little bigger but honestly this cake came out fantastic in my opinion.


1.22 I let them go too long. I harvested this morning and they were a little bit soggy. I may have over misted a bit but also I think the cake just didn't have enough water to support all the growth as the back side where my mister couldn't reach easily was a bit dryer and bruised and some pins were beginning to abort.

Dunked for a hopeful second flush and cleaned the cake.



Gt pins are on the way.


Edited by elasticaltiger (01/22/24 09:03 AM)


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: elasticaltiger] * 2
    #28560135 - 11/28/23 09:33 PM (1 month, 29 days ago)

Beautiful. Good luck on this one. I'll be watching with you :thumbup:


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: Way]
    #28560643 - 11/29/23 11:43 AM (1 month, 28 days ago)

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Way said:
Beautiful. Good luck on this one. I'll be watching with you :thumbup:



Thank you Way. I feel like there's a lot more that can go wrong with PF grows and with only two jars, one being PE, then the odds are a little bit against me on this one. But I've always wanted to grow PE on a cake so this will be a good opportunity to give it a shot and if successful I may be able to better help guide the newcomers who attempt PE grows on cakes.


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: elasticaltiger] * 2
    #28560648 - 11/29/23 11:49 AM (1 month, 28 days ago)

That was a very interesting story, You have a great wife and sounds like she just wants you to be happy. Welcome back to where it all began my friend, and I wish you much success with your jars. You got this man!


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: meta_mmxxii]
    #28560666 - 11/29/23 12:05 PM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Good luck!


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: elasticaltiger] * 1
    #28560728 - 11/29/23 12:50 PM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Life has come full circle! :awepreciation:

I hope your 2 PF cakes grow strong, clean and infection-free. Back to basics! :awesomenod:

Peace be your new journey :mushroomgrow: :shroomeryhead: :mushroom2:


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: elasticaltiger] * 1
    #28560938 - 11/29/23 03:19 PM (1 month, 28 days ago)

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And here I am, back to basics. How I missed the smell of the vermiculite mixed with brown rice, the steady bubbling of the water steaming my cakes. The fun of drilling the holes in the lids. The satisfaction of creating the perfectly level cake, not packed in, just lightly tamped on top. My hands shook as I wrapped the foil over my jars for sterilization, remembering to run my fingers over the rim to ensure the most tightest seal I could achieve. 

Today, I am happy. Today, I am home. It's been a long journey, and I never thought I would be so grateful to come back to the place I began.

Do not covet the monotub of thy neighbor, lest you miss the beauty of simplicity, it is in cultivation for yourself and your soul where you will discover the delight of the fruits of the Gods.




Beautifully said. Welcome home.


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: JW123] * 1
    #28560948 - 11/29/23 03:26 PM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Wow what a great post &  excellent storytelling!
Thank you for sharing! I'll be following and watching this unfold.
Please reach out if you need some prints!

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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: Atomsplit]
    #28560972 - 11/29/23 03:53 PM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Hey welcome back :vibin:


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: elasticaltiger] * 3
    #28561359 - 11/29/23 08:38 PM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Congrats on your recovery, sir. You recognized that you needed a reset and you did it. That's huge.
Those cakes look picture perfect. Looking forward to those fruiting pictures!


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: elasticaltiger] * 2
    #28561406 - 11/29/23 09:21 PM (1 month, 28 days ago)

So awesome a story! Plus an understanding wife is all you could ask for.  My first PF grow was a PE, so I'm definitely routing for and watching this.


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home [Re: elasticaltiger] * 3
    #28561421 - 11/29/23 09:31 PM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Growing a couple of cakes every few weeks is my hobby and certainly keeps the Wife happier. No hurry, no worry, no rush.
Enjoy yourself and the process.


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home - Have your Cake and Grow it Too [Re: The Tao] * 2
    #28561570 - 11/30/23 12:55 AM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Beautiful! :awepreciation:

So wait, you have a similar situation where your wife allows you to grow a couple cakes at a time?

Cause thats wild :eek:


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home - Have your Cake and Grow it Too [Re: LogicaL Chaos] * 2
    #28561576 - 11/30/23 01:13 AM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Welcome back Tiger. It is great to have a supportive partner. I love doing cultivation together, prepping grains, harvesting tubs and experiencing the fruits of your labor together brings a couple closer. I hope your partner becomes even more accepting of your hobby, I wish everyone could experience that together.


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home - Have your Cake and Grow it Too [Re: Tiamo] * 4
    #28561590 - 11/30/23 02:00 AM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Welcome back!  I took a 13 year hiatus myself so I know that itch well. 

One thing I’ll say for PE and any cake is wait til you see knots/primordia start on the cakes before birthing.  PE is really important to wait because if you don’t, you could be looking at 2+ weeks in the fruiting chamber before they pin and that’s where ppl get bad PE cakes… they’re too dry before fruiting because of the long wait time and poor results follow. 

I’ve grown lots of PE on cakes successfully (early 2000’s PE).


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Trick with PE besides when to birth is making sure they have plenty of water reserve for when they do start to fruit.  I use thick double end casings that I can water directly if needed.  Much like bottom watering

What are your plans for fruiting the cakes?  Not sure if you’ve been keeping track of new methods but the Water tub is pretty much the new standard. 

For two cakes I make a lil “water bag” out of a large ziplock and riser of sorts.  Syringe holes poked every 2” through the bag at and above cake level.  Usually double up the holes at cake level. 


You can also just throw a single cake in a sandwich bag with wet double end casing… I like to use CV and poke ~6 needle holes evenly spaced and forget about them til harvest.


Edited by fahtster (11/30/23 02:02 AM)


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home - Have your Cake and Grow it Too [Re: Tiamo] * 6
    #28561591 - 11/30/23 02:00 AM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Hey thank you for all the kind words everyone.

PE is first to have visible germination



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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home - Have your Cake and Grow it Too [Re: fahtster] * 2
    #28561595 - 11/30/23 02:11 AM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Thank you for the advice fahtster, I honestly saw a really cool looking dry goods pantry container and fell in love with it. For sure I'll use it for the GTs but the PE I was unsure of. It's getting late and I need to turn in but I'll follow up tomorrow.

The container itself is about 12 inches high and has a really nice transparent look to it and the cake would probably have about a half inch of clearance on each side. I was hoping to have an artistic terrarium look.



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First time growing cakes? DON'T make a Shotgun Fruiting Chamber

The Shmuvbox. - The Old TC's Like it :shrug:

Afraid to Start Growing From Your Own Prints? Drop it Like a Tiger!
No Pouring. No Syringes. No Cutting. No flaming. No Contamination. No Bullshit.

"The best thing to do while your waiting is to start more stuff. I usually got so much happening that I have tossed projects simply because I didn't have time for them. -Pastywhite QFT

Pastywhite's Easy Agar Tek (PastyPlates)

Tiger Drop Video Demos By munchauzen

Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.―Bill Watterson

EZEKIEL 23:20


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home - Have your Cake and Grow it Too [Re: elasticaltiger]
    #28561609 - 11/30/23 02:30 AM (1 month, 28 days ago)

Thats gonna look awesome for the Novelty Thread :awesome: Very exciting times :cool2:

Faht, you got those cakes perfected! 🙌

Ive been using a silicone "ziplock" bag lately, one per cake. Its working really lovely. Cant complain!


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home - Have your Cake and Grow it Too [Re: LogicaL Chaos] * 1
    #28601585 - 12/28/23 09:26 PM (30 days, 5 hours ago)

Hope your Xmas was nice! BTW >>>>  :begger:


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Re: Return to PF Tek - Coming Home - Have your Cake and Grow it Too [Re: Atomsplit] * 1
    #28601605 - 12/28/23 09:49 PM (30 days, 5 hours ago)

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