flapping_bird said:

Hello Fahster! Posting this to share here - it is a link to a 3D printing project that I made to keep 1-gallon zipblock bags from collapsing during fruiting. I've been able to make them stay up with a bit of finessing the bags without supports, but this was just a fun thing that I made to make it a bit easier. Works pretty good!

I love growing zipblocks & very much appreciate your sharing the method with the world.

Peace to you friend!

https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/29591363

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Agar Wedge said:

Thanks for the ziplock bag Tek! I use it regularly and it's great. On a side note.. the Tek has saved me at least $100 a year on cilantro.

I have two pet guinea pigs.



They require a sprig of cilantro every day. That said I buy a lot of cilantro. I tried storing it in an unmodified ziplock, it rots in 3 days. I tried putting the base in a jar of water, it's wilty by day 3. I tried storing it in a leftover ziplock fruiting chamber. I couldn't believe it, the stuff stays good for at least 2, sometimes 3 weeks

Pretty awesome. Anyways, I thought you'd get a kick out of knowing you're Tek is saving somebody money, and preventing waste in a totally unintended way.

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SMDJ said:

Hey everyone! I'm trying Ziploc Tek for the first time, but I couldn't find a 16G needle (~1.65 mm). I only have a 1 mm pin.

Based on hole area, I'd need about 2.72 times more holes to match the original setup.

That would mean reducing the spacing:

Upper rows: From 5 cm (2") to 1.8 cm (0.7").

Lower rows: From 2.5 cm (1") to 0.9 cm (0.36").

Keeping the staggered pattern on both sides, that would give me over 160 holes per bag.

Does scaling the number of holes this way actually make sense for FAE? Or would you recommend keeping the original spacing even with a smaller pin?

Thanks!

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No need to flip or anything.  Just take that container off and pull the sides away from the block (push down on the top of the bag a little).  There, you just expanded your fruiting surface 4 fold. 

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Edit: So I stumbled upon a little hack yesterday.. instead of untaping the bags when there’s side pins, just pull the bag away from the top ends of the sub block and push down on the top of the bag.. the bag should have enough air in it to pull the bag away from the sides of the sub block but stop so when there’s still ~an inch of the bag still stuck to the bottom of the block… this shortens the height of the bag and creates a bubble around the block for the fruits to grow in..

You have to keep at least some of the bag attached to the block otherwise the bag will fall over, but when you keep it attached, the bag stays nice and supported

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