tsaig said:

About storing agar-plates: Should I keep them in room temp while colonizing and move to fridge when fully colonized? How long are they usable ?

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DERRAYLD said:

That's a pointless metric when you get down to it.

Grow more and stop worrying about micro changes thinking they will reduce your yield.

It's the new grower mindset, I have 10g what can I do to make sure I get 10g and not 9g.

Stop worrying about 10g and grow 1kg.

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I'm not really worried about it, it's more of a curiosity I have. My goal isn't to grow a massive amount of mushrooms, just to learn as much as I can!

If this is the wrong place in the forum, please point me to a better place so I can make sure I'm not being a nuisance here. Thanks

MrJong said:

Besides, nothing you mentioned will actually help in flush size. Don't cold shock cubes, that's outdated info and it's only useful for some gourmet species.

In the case of cubensis, no, stressing them will make the yield shittier.

Focus on clean spawn and proper sub hydration. And leaving them the fuck alone.

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riseupandfight said:

Understood. So cold shocking isn't actually beneficial, that's good to know that it's been de-bunked.

I was reading Beef's Punisher Tek and it had me curious. Maybe it's more about getting pins out of the way to have better flushes?

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tsaig said:

Is this a legit cubensis (Moby Dick):

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LadysKnight said:

7mm_Dead said:

This is my SAB.


I heavily spray it with iso. Then let it sit. Spray after I place my stuff inside. Then let it sit again for about 15-20 minutes. Then I spray the top, sides, and bottom with soapy water.

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If that sab is wide enough to work with, I would do as you mentioned and put plexiglass across the front and cut out 7" armsquares. If a standing sab would work better for you, I do it this way, 2'x4':


Also, as MrJ says, try not spraying the sab prior to use. You really can't clean the air, but you can abstain from contributing to falling particulate.

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Thank you all for the advice. I have already ordered new sheets of plexiglass. Cutting bigger holes in the front piece (the way I should have done with the vinyl). Then attaching it with a piano hinge so I can swing it up, or to the side, to put my work inside. Using simple oxygen tubing, and maybe some type of small pinch clamps to make the seal stronger. I believe the tubing will be better that the normal weather stripping because it's not porous. The idea behind my build was to make it so I could disassemble it if needed due to lack of space. I'm also thinking of turning it into a positive pressure box using two layers of merv 13 filter cloth, or large filter patches, or the micropore tape. I figure since I've already failed more than I wanted, what the hell, I'll just go for it. I do tend to over engineer things a bit, and make things harder. That's half the fun for me. I'll take any advice I can get. For now I'll go with my motto.