Axman said:

Tri said:

Anyone familiar with the Psilocybin Chef’s Cookbook?

I’m pretty skeptical of most mushroom books but since it’s more about culinary tactics rather than cultivation I was thinking of buying it. Could probably find the pdf for free I reckon.

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I don't know where but I found a pdf of it for free online, I could email it to you if you want. The people who wrote that also wrote a book about cultivation that tells you to use a glove box so

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Yeeeeeaaaah I’m okay, now I’m mad at them and don’t want their stupid recipes I’ll make my own thanks for offering though

nektar61 said:

Anyone here who's been doing this some years ever use 2 of the little disc filter stickers on a jar, one on the outside of the jar lid, one on the inside? (I drill a 3/8 inch hole and the stickers are about an inch in diameter.)

I had a new one get pushed through in the PC today. I guess I hadn't siliconed it down well enough. A second filter would have made it fine. I tossed the grain on that one to the birds.

If you do one on top, one on bottom of jar lid, will it still get enough heat getting inside during PC, and FEA while colonizing?

thanks

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nektar61 said:

Anyone here who's been doing this some years ever use 2 of the little disc filter stickers on a jar, one on the outside of the jar lid, one on the inside? (I drill a 3/8 inch hole and the stickers are about an inch in diameter.)

I had a new one get pushed through in the PC today. I guess I hadn't siliconed it down well enough. A second filter would have made it fine. I tossed the grain on that one to the birds.

If you do one on top, one on bottom of jar lid, will it still get enough heat getting inside during PC, and FEA while colonizing?

thanks

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koma23 said:

AspectOfTheCreator said:

Welp, all 8 shoeboxes of mine have contaminated 2 weeks post spawn.

Heres an example of the agar



Heres the spawn. 1 piece metal lids with sfd rtv glued on.





All tubs look like this. Discoloration and smells like shit. Spawned 1:2



Cant figure it out. Seriously frustrating. All goes perfectly every time up until time for fruit. There is nothing else to change or try at this point.

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Assuming it's bacterial, since it smells so bad? How easily did the jars break up? Were they dry or wet-ish?

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sage_bd said:

Thanks beef! would you say those white dots are knots?

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myceliups said:

Firmer agar. Use less water or more agar? Or less water and more agar?

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Phaethon said:

myceliups said:

Firmer agar. Use less water or more agar? Or less water and more agar?

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IMO, best to just increase the proportion of agar. If you vary the water amount, you'll also change the percentage of nutrition.

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myceliups said:

Firmer agar. Use less water or more agar? Or less water and more agar?

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The it's best to keep as many variables constant as much as possible, about everything not just for the mushrooms sake....easier on you.

it will make it easier to remember: what to do next (as muscle memory), & easier keep track. And easier for others to help answer questions.

AspectOfTheCreator said:

They were dry. Broke up fine. Spawn smelled of perfectly good mushrooms. Makes no sense. 95% of my grows fail now. That tub is nats too which are more resilient. I just keep throwing all my projects out its so frustrating. Theres never any hint of anything going wrong until weeks post spawn when I should be getting shrooms I get contam instead. Totally goes against the model of the way things are supposed to work according to what this site preaches. Ive been at this for years now and this has largely been my experience. Sometimes I get lucky and get good tubs that live and produce forever but otherwise more than half my shit gets tossed even at the best of times.

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fahtster said:

nektar61 said:

Anyone here who's been doing this some years ever use 2 of the little disc filter stickers on a jar, one on the outside of the jar lid, one on the inside? (I drill a 3/8 inch hole and the stickers are about an inch in diameter.)

I had a new one get pushed through in the PC today. I guess I hadn't siliconed it down well enough. A second filter would have made it fine. I tossed the grain on that one to the birds.

If you do one on top, one on bottom of jar lid, will it still get enough heat getting inside during PC, and FEA while colonizing?

thanks

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Do you not unscrew your lids a 1/4 turn?  I’ve never had a problem loosening lids a bit and tightening before removing

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fahtster said:

nektar61 said:

Anyone here who's been doing this some years ever use 2 of the little disc filter stickers on a jar, one on the outside of the jar lid, one on the inside? (I drill a 3/8 inch hole and the stickers are about an inch in diameter.)

I had a new one get pushed through in the PC today. I guess I hadn't siliconed it down well enough. A second filter would have made it fine. I tossed the grain on that one to the birds.

If you do one on top, one on bottom of jar lid, will it still get enough heat getting inside during PC, and FEA while colonizing?

thanks

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Do you not unscrew your lids a 1/4 turn?  I’ve never had a problem loosening lids a bit and tightening before removing

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