DV8DUG said:

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Caffeineo said:

ThurmanMurman said:

Caffeineo said:

Thank you. As a newb "Leave it the F... alone" has been my biggest challenge. That and reading threads with 50+ pages and getting the TEK's mixed up.

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The itch to toy with it will fade once you've gone overboard with the whole thing. Start other grows to occupy your idle hands. Keep the work flow moving so you'll have other boxes colonizing while this one fruits. Assembly line type of procedure, if you're needing to stay busy. I broke the chain of flow with a bad round of grain prep and had 14 spawn jars shit the bed on me, and it really sucks being stuck waiting on one step like that. Wouldn't recommend.

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I have had one good B+ bin that made 3 good flushes and a bit if a fourth. That gave me enough to last what seems like a year. :O Even after giving away a bunch to a friend. Now I really want to get a tub of Ochras. If this turns out good I imagine I'll give a bunch of it away too. Even if only half of my grows turn out good it will be way too much. I also just put a TTBVI LC syringe to agar and a week ago put a Pink Buffalo spore swab to agar. Yet I still want to look/do something to all the stuff going on. Even after 6 months I still have some kind of drive to mess with stuff even when I know I should just let it be. This has turned into my retirement hobby.

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You need at least 10 more varieties, so what I would do is go get yourself another 500 plates and another 40 shoeboxes. A couple shelves, an ffu, maybe 5 dozen quart jars, 3 dozen pints, a bunch of lids and SFDs, and let this hobby absolutely consume your life. It's the only way.

Archespore said:

…but there's some yellow stuff on it. Should i let it ride through the first flush or try to remove the yellow bits?

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Infinite Monkeys said:

I’m a bit confused about blenderless liquid inoculant. Is it really as simple as transferring an agar plate into sterile water, shaking the jar or bottle, and then using that to inoculate grain jars or bags? Also, do you use it immediately after making it, or let it sit first?

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ThurmanMurman said:

You need at least 10 more varieties, so what I would do is go get yourself another 500 plates and another 40 shoeboxes. A couple shelves, an ffu, maybe 5 dozen quart jars, 3 dozen pints, a bunch of lids and SFDs, and let this hobby absolutely consume your life. It's the only way.

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I feel attacked

ThurmanMurman said:

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You need at least 10 more varieties, so what I would do is go get yourself another 500 plates and another 40 shoeboxes. A couple shelves, an ffu, maybe 5 dozen quart jars, 3 dozen pints, a bunch of lids and SFDs, and let this hobby absolutely consume your life. It's the only way.

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I thought I would focus on getting good at growing just one strain. But find myself learning about others and wanting to try them. The same with equipment. Just when I think I have everything I need, I read some more and find new gear I need. It never ends. :O

JuniperTea said:

follow up. and thanks for so many answers. i am on the spectrum and LOOOVE clear cut decision path ways lol

how do i know when a flush is done? is it just like, well there are some little dudes left, but stuff isnt getting bigger anymore? like how many days does a flush usually last?

i dont want to punish, soak and restart YET, if i might be ending the first flush early by doing so

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You're in luck, I'm neurospicy as well For me a flush is done when I harvest, and I try to harvest before the sporeload gets to heavy.

You're not going to end a flush, if we didn't harvest like we do I'm sure it would all look like one long flush until the cake is exhausted.

Caffeineo said:

I thought I would focus on getting good at growing just one strain. But find myself learning about others and wanting to try them. The same with equipment. Just when I think I have everything I need, I read some more and find new gear I need. It never ends. :O

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Kloakk said:

When and how to harvest is a preference thing, some will havest early, some will not, some will harvest everything at once and others will harvest individual fruits as they mature, it's up to you really

I always harvest everything because I like to go back to a clean slate so to speak

So I have 3 different ways to prepare for the second flush(cubes) and it depends on how the tub looks after the first flush. If it looks like shit I'll punish it.

If it looks good and just slightly shrinked away from the tub I'll do a "Floating lotus". This is simply where you just put an inch or two of water in your tub and just let it float, I'll give it a heavy mist as well.

If it looks really dry and pulled far away from the tub I'll submerge the whole cake with another tub and weights, let it sit over night and pour out the water.

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Kloakk said:

I let mine float until I toss the cake which is usually after the second flush, but let it float over night, if all the water is soaked up, add more, do that every 12 hour until it doesn't soak up any more water and let it rip

The pins I scrape off and toss, but as long as you're not doing the punish, it's up to you, you got three tubs, try both and you'll find what suits you

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It’s really crazy how you and I do so many of the same and or similar things in cultivation.

AZ Starman2112 said:

It’s really crazy how you and I do so many of the same and or similar things in cultivation.

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What's the saying again 🤔 Ah yes, "Great minds think alike".... or was it "Fools seldom differ"

flapping_bird said:

Archespore said:

…but there's some yellow stuff on it. Should i let it ride through the first flush or try to remove the yellow bits?

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It happens - no worries, ride on my friend, and prepare yourself for the glory to come!

Nice work & best of luck on your grow!

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