KlarnEvil9 said:

I'd prefer 10 pounds by Chicago Transit Authority.

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I mean, whatever gets it to ya is what works

White Meanie said:

I'm ready to fruit my first 2 cakes. I stopped by the hardware store to grab a light bulb in the 5000k range when I noticed they have "grow" bulbs, one of which has a red/white/blue setting. Will the regular 100 watt natural light in the 5000k suffice or is it worth it to get a light with the blue option?

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KlarnEvil9 said:

Post pics, not external links.

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TedsDead said:

callmehippie said:

That proves zero benefit and the killing contamin factor and stuff like that. It doesn't prove that it's not beneficial to expand core with hot water over cold water. I've read many times that hot water helps it go along a lot faster. That is a benefit.


It's good enough for a hypothesis yes. But it is by no means proof and is not good enough in the sake of the conversation for saying I know for a fact what you're doing is 100% beneficial.

And then to respond especially with no proof to back it up it's such an unsubstantiated claim. Which I absolutely also agree with.

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Hot water expands it faster than cold yes.  Theres a threshhold tho. Boiling water you will need to wait longer for it to cool down...

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That's exactly what I found. I started using a cooler years ago because I was using boiling water, but it takes so fucking long for it to cool down that it's not worth the effort - even just in a bucket. I still use the cooler because I'm usually doing 2 or 3 bricks at a time and it's easier to mix and scoop. And it doesn't take any longer to get the coir ready to use with room temp water than it did with boiling water.



also...

toadking said:

I’m doing grain spawn, although if I’m doing 4 single qt jars how should i pc them?

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Splittinghairs said:

LotKid said:

Splittinghairs said:

Was planning on for certain tearing off swab for last plate.

Wanna inoculate 10 plates.

I can just never tell if adding water to swab helps or not. I’ve gone through two yeti swabs (one I just added a drop of water to, other dry) and closing in on two weeks nothing. Didn’t do the swab on those mainly cause trying to figure out why the swabs seem to never germinate.

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Why do you feel the need to streak 10 plates? That sounds like a very unnecessary amount to me. I'd start with one plate and then if i get growth, start transferring to new plates. One plate for germination is all you need.  If you get germination on all 10 plates, then what? Transfer from all them to new plates? That's a lot of unnecessary work and supplies.

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Trying to up the odds.

You’re probably right though. Just do like 4 and one buried. At that point fuck it.

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4 is more than i would do. But you do you. You'll figure it out eventually. But, i tried to tell you.

lopenator said:

Hey guys. I need some expert advice. I tried my hand at cultivation for the first time ever. I am a super noob and have never done this before. When I S2B I completely forgot about them and they have been sitting in the tub for a long time. My mistake I know.

I did two tubs. I think one of them is definetly bad, but the other one may be okay. I will link an url with 6 photos of them. The first 3 photos are tub #1 and the next 3 are tub #2.

Can I save anything here? Would they be safe? Should I just chuck them out?

I know, Im very upset that I forgot about them.

https://imgur.com/a/ukjjGZk

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