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deva1
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I'm HOT for Teacher 4
#4563577 - 08/21/05 05:13 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have to say first off I am in complete awe of this backyard bed! After much reading here in the forums I decided to go bulk outside. A raised bed was constructed with bricks, and into the mix went 2 40lb bags of worm castings, 2 small bales of straw from Michaels, a tarp full of local horse manure/wood shavings, and 2 bags of vermiculite. The mix was layered on top of a soaker hose (thanks Joshua) along with 6 quarts of colonized WBS - Golden Teacher. Colinization was quick, and right at the 3 week mark pins were surfacing throughout. In no way was I prepared for what happened next......the following three days I picked huge flushes both in the morning and night. Everytime I cleared a colony there was another group ripening right behind it. The fruits were extremely healty looking, beefy as hell..... many being in the 40 to 70 gram range. 3 5 foot screens were layered with fruits for fan drying while the excalibur food dehydrator comes in the mail......so no word of yield yet...but it sure looks plentiful. Thanks to all the Moderators, and incredibly knowledgable people on this site.....you encourage us all to be cultivators of the devine! I'll try and update with 2nd flush results-




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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4563635 - 08/21/05 05:31 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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damn, congrats to you deva for doing the shit right!! chilled back, watched listened and learned... then did your thing 5 shrooms for you!!
i wish everyone would follow your example!!
keep us posted!!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: theBRINK]
#4563749 - 08/21/05 05:56 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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DAM!! that's fuck'n awsome!!.... what are the temps in your region during this fascinating endeavor??
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: theBRINK]
#4563750 - 08/21/05 05:56 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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That indeed is a beautiful site! Congrads on one of the best OD's I've ever seen! 5 shrooms for you!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4563764 - 08/21/05 06:02 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thats a excellent job
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4563766 - 08/21/05 06:03 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Wow, that is an insanely nice grow. Welcome!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4563806 - 08/21/05 06:13 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Just freakin beautiful. heres another 5.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: toadstools]
#4563924 - 08/21/05 06:48 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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That is one of the best Outdoor grows I've ever seen! Great job! And I love the ferns thrown in there heheh.
You have mushies growing through the bricks too...lol. Magnificent!
That's definately a +5
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4563935 - 08/21/05 06:55 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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i give you this rating
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: srgtm1a]
#4563956 - 08/21/05 07:05 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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He has to be somwhere in the south for that, One of the only regions cubensis grows like that, Ive been all around No Cal Oregon Washington ANd found many Liberty and Wavy Caps, Im not saying you cant grow them anywhere else but for yields like that you need to be in the south.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: djsage420]
#4564030 - 08/21/05 07:24 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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what region are you located if ya dun mind me askin deva?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: theBRINK]
#4564055 - 08/21/05 07:29 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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theBRINK said: what region are you located if ya dun mind me askin deva?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: djsage420]
#4564176 - 08/21/05 07:51 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Right on djsage420, its been feeling pretty tropical in the sticky south. Temps were in the 80's to 90's most days with a lot of rain. Humid as all, I almost thought it would be to warm to fruit....but as you can see... I thought the fern would give all the colonies good company.....and yes the stout fruits started rearanging the bricks without my consent. Potency is definitely up there too! Thanks for all the comments and ratings........go outdoors!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4564200 - 08/21/05 07:56 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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i did my first patches outside with fair results (compared to yours!!)... can't wait to do them in a bigger patch. were you watering this at all or did yuo just let mother nature take its course? and if you were watering, how much and how often?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: theBRINK]
#4564261 - 08/21/05 08:16 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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This is really magnificent. Great job my friend. I wish you luck with this in the future as well
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: theBRINK]
#4564752 - 08/21/05 09:43 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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While everything was colonizing I ran the soaker hose a couple times for about 20 min and hand watered a few times. It was raining every few days so the bed stayed pretty moist on its own. Mother nature was kind and rained everyday of the fruiting week - I just sat back and watched things get out of control. Definitly go for innoculating larger area's if you can - well worth it!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4564787 - 08/21/05 09:49 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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That's VERY HOT!
Nice grow dude.
So, you had the soaker hose on the bottom of everything? How deep down was it?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: CLUTCH]
#4564846 - 08/21/05 09:59 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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make sure you post the dry weight of that yeild!! interested in seeing what my future holds!!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: CLUTCH]
#4565911 - 08/22/05 06:28 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Soaker hose was on the bottom of the 6" deep bed. Bed felt like a nice absorbent sponge.....yields at the end of the week!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4565939 - 08/22/05 07:07 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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cool,
thanks for the inspiration. I'm waiting for it tool cool down a little outside.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: hyphae]
#4565947 - 08/22/05 07:36 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
hyphae said: That indeed is a beautiful site! Congrads on one of the best OD's I've ever seen! 5 shrooms for you!
Agreed! Nice work.....
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4565948 - 08/22/05 07:41 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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h o l y c r a p !  nice job man
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Hotnuts]
#4565951 - 08/22/05 07:45 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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That is the nicest outdoor Ive seen. Fruits grow shorter and squater outdoors by me. Those are beautiful, I CANT WAIT to find out the yield. I think one yearly outdoor might be better than a bunch of indoor all year long.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Hotnuts]
#4565952 - 08/22/05 07:45 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well... as fairly new shroomerite myself... the only word I have is.... WOW!!! I haven't seen very many colonize so well outdoors, it usually seems to be a larger area with small splotches of growth. I like the smaller more dense grows. For the water hose, did you just use a regular garden hose with holes drilled in it?
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That looks amazing! Nice job
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Newbie]
#4566423 - 08/22/05 12:27 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Happy the grow was so inspiring for all! Can't wait till the second flush....and who knows how many will come after that? The soaker hose is perforated with thousands of tiny holes so water slowly seeps out, I use these all the time for gardening. Get 'em at home depot or lowes.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: djsage420]
#4566599 - 08/22/05 01:45 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
djsage420 said: He has to be somwhere in the south for that, One of the only regions cubensis grows like that, Ive been all around No Cal Oregon Washington ANd found many Liberty and Wavy Caps, Im not saying you cant grow them anywhere else but for yields like that you need to be in the south.
you live in the panhandle?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Miscusi]
#4566645 - 08/22/05 02:02 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Miscusi said: He has to be somwhere in the south for that, One of the only regions cubensis grows like that, Ive been all around No Cal Oregon Washington ANd found many Liberty and Wavy Caps, Im not saying you cant grow them anywhere else but for yields like that you need to be in the south.
First I must say I am excited to see somebody finally post an awesome OD flush On the other hand I'm sorry but you definately don't have to live in anywhere like FL to get results like that. I have gotten wall to wall pins, in all kinds of different seasons except for winter.My best OD season is around may and then late september again. I think the problem is most people genuinely don't have the space to do bulk grows outside. I mean mushrooms are some tuff sons of bitches.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: themills]
#4566767 - 08/22/05 02:42 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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alright.......you pinned me down I'm whistling dixie in the Peach state! > themills - I'm banking on that September peak. When the next jars of EQ finish in maybe a week or so, I'll be starting a bed right next to the teacher patch for a real clash of the Titans-
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4566867 - 08/22/05 03:16 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Another +5 from me! You are making me wish I didn't live in an apartment right now. Awesome grow and pics!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: FooMan]
#4566895 - 08/22/05 03:27 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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im fucking speechless. holy shit. +5^10000000000 shrooms.
i know theres no way i can pull off an OD grow that good where i live, but its just inspired me to try. 
thank you for posting.
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Awesome. Congratulations.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Silly_Cyben]
#4568596 - 08/22/05 10:04 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you wanna see other outdoor grows do a search for Joshua in the grow log forum
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4568627 - 08/22/05 10:09 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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[drooling]
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Bamaman]
#4568659 - 08/22/05 10:14 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Good Job! You got lucky though with the heavey t-storms we've been having everday, considering the previous summers have all been drought like conditions and massive rain fall defecits. Respect
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: OldSpice]
#4569625 - 08/23/05 07:10 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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> Alounacara - Joshua was MY inspiration for going OD! I was hoping he'd see the results. Maybe I'll PM him-
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4570413 - 08/23/05 11:07 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Very nice indeed!!!
It looks like things came together just right!!
I'm glad I was able to encourage you. Your bed makes up for the fact that I did not do any gardening this year...thank you!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Joshua]
#4571341 - 08/23/05 03:20 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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deva, great grow! really inspiring, i think i might start a patch of my own.
but on another note, where i would be starting a patch would be in the woods too far away to check daily, and would be inconvenient to check weekly. it is very dry in texas, and i was wondering, would putting a tarp over the patch to keep moisture in during the rest of the dry season be detrimental? would a bunch of hay or poo be better?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4571374 - 08/23/05 03:32 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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That's f#cking awsome!~

5 shrooms for you!~
I'll be adding this thread to the Mushroom Archives... after everyone gets to have a look at it in here.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: wds]
#4572854 - 08/23/05 09:27 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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WDS- sounds like the odds are against you for good conditions. The outdoor beds do best when they are evenly moist i.e. soaker hose or a fine water nozzle. Watering with a bucket isnt gonna cut it. I would stick to indoors for now.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4572879 - 08/23/05 09:32 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Anyone think a light organic fertlizer would be helpful between flushes? Seems like so many nutrients were sucked up from the huge first flush, maybe a second flush would be more productive with some nutrient replacement. Thought of using Alfalfa meal.... think it 2-3-2. Thoughts anyone?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4580888 - 08/25/05 06:19 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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I dont belive that shroomie take nutes but im a newb.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: IngSocTHC]
#4580915 - 08/25/05 06:25 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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WOW! Someone else wanna handle this ^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: FungusMan]
#4581096 - 08/25/05 07:08 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Alright folks.....final first flush yield comes in a day early due to the excellece of the Excalibur food dehydrator. Liked the rear mounted fan for really even, low temp drying......hell of a machine. Much to my amazement 1lb.& 10 oz's of cracker dry fruits went into mason jars this evening including some occassional muching along the way. Thrilled! Not really sure what to do.....but be thankful! This project has exceded my expectations as you can see just a wee bit! With a wicked looking second flush already poking its head up from the back jungle......its gonna be a nice fall season....
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4584047 - 08/26/05 01:19 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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As an opinion, I do not think adding nutes will make a noticable difference. Manure is a very rich substrate, I would say that the ligneous material would be more of the limiting factor.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Joshua]
#4584134 - 08/26/05 01:48 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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you should write a detailed instruction book... success like that should be sold! (but not for much...)
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fantastic. i like how they are growing thru and around the bricks .
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: baraka]
#4584467 - 08/26/05 03:25 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Why not try making a manure+water solution and water it with that if you are concerned about nutrient depletion? Then again, I have yet to grow... just throwing it out there as a suggestion.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Joshua]
#4585268 - 08/26/05 08:00 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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What part of the substrate would be the ligneous material?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4587273 - 08/27/05 12:06 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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The straw, manure, and wood shavings.
Joshua
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Joshua]
#4587369 - 08/27/05 12:44 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Hats off to you deva
I can't wait to see the second flush! Keep the pics comin.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Blek]
#4588583 - 08/27/05 07:29 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Absolutely Beautiful. 
Nothing more that I can say than that.
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Its great to hear all the comments! Love the avatar LTC- second flush pictures coming monday!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4590516 - 08/28/05 10:11 AM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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I hope this hurricane isn't close enough to you to hurt your next flush. Good luck.
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Bamaman]
#4591090 - 08/28/05 01:54 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hell yea, can't wait to see those pics. 
I don't think the hurrican is going to be too bad for him. Looks like it heading towards Cajun Country now. Hope all of you guys are alright.
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Deva1 I may have missed it, but did you pasteurize the substrate? How did you mix in the grain spawn? I've always read that grain spawn isn't goo for outdoor spawning, to use a sawdust, or compost spawn so bugs or birds don't get to the grains before they colonize the substrate. I'm trying to grown A. Blazei outdoors, and I'm not sure whether to try grain or spawned compost... Thanks! JD
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Second Flush Update: The bed is again exploding aproximately 8 days after the first run. Groupings are more spread out this time, and a little smaller, but are forming in very dense clusters. Counted 23 fruits in one colony last night. The first picture is after we removed 2 huge groupings from the bed. Couldn't shrink the pictures down small enough, so sorry for lack of other good shots. A note to Jeremy Davis.......no pasturazation was used for the medium. Some spawn was carefully distributed in each layer of medium. I went heavy on the vermiculite/straw on top so no birdseed was showing. Haven't had any squirrel or animal problems so far......best of luck to ya!


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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4595307 - 08/29/05 02:08 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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NICE
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: mskip23]
#4595351 - 08/29/05 02:25 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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that patch is going to keep flushing forever!! a beautiful sight
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: theBRINK]
#4595961 - 08/29/05 05:57 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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The hurricane rains have just spurred growth even more, the raised bed has good drainage so the downpour isn't an issue.....everythings just getting super saturated It doensn't really get cold here till november so I'm hoping for an extended ride!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4596227 - 08/29/05 07:09 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Mucho Bueno!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Boglyn]
#4596339 - 08/29/05 07:40 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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lol, I know. That thing is never going to stop flushing.
Still so amazing. Great job .
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#4597339 - 08/29/05 11:14 PM (18 years, 5 months ago) |
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Ferns and fungus are natural moist, shade loving companions...... they share an interesting similarity of both reproducing by spore. The fern was already holding court there and seemed to be a native grounding for the spot. It seems to be happier lately and even richer green with all the water, love and manure. Its a good disguise as well....the few people that see the bed out of flush think its seedbed for young (fern) sporelings..
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4614071 - 09/02/05 08:52 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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Deva1, 2 quick questions...
1. How was the floor of the bed created? Are the bricks you can see coming out from the sides part of a larger bed on the ground? I can't tell from the angles of the pics... I'm wondering about drainage here, and if one can lay a bed directly on a grassy area or if it'd best to place it on a bed of something else first (pea gravel...)
2. Is that green mold growing on the wood planks of the fence above the bed? If so, that's pretty cool that you pulled that off so amazingly right under a patch of green mold! The bed looks reat after two flushes, Congrats! Thanks for your time and help, JD
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Jeremy -
Just made a separate extension today on the raised bed for a new batch of EQ spawn. Here's what I did for the beds - In the front of the bed I built the bricks off an existing cobblestone edge. You could just as easily use brick(s) or cinderblock, rock, board ect. for a border edge. The soil is mostly clay so I just excavated all soil till 2 inches below the brick. Then I broke up the bottom clay (the floor of the bed) so it would drain and added around and inch of horse manure/shavings on top. Then I layered with spawn, straw, wormcasings, manure again....then repeat until around a 6" substrate is formed. You want good drainage, laying it on top of any decent soil, gravel or sand would be fine. I would remove or flip grass over from an area, because it will readily grow into your rich moist bed if left there. My bed is nicely shaded under an ancient Pecan tree, so it stays fairly moist, thus the mold on the back fence. I believe if you create a balanced healthy enviroment, your crops are naturally resistant to pathogen and pest invaders, so I havent had any problems with animals or insects. The mushrooms hardly even attract slugs and snails even when the DE has washed away! If you live in a drier area close to a faucet you can bury a soaker hose in the substrate hooked up to a battery powered timer for automatic irrigation. Water well every few days and the bed takes care of itself from this point- Glad to help, good luck
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4616526 - 09/03/05 01:29 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks! Do you have pics of the extension? Light and Love, JD
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4619275 - 09/04/05 11:56 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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Truly impressive! Hopefully the weather will let you continue with more flushes- from the sheer amount of spawn/nutrients you used I imagine it will keep going as long as the temperature allows it!
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JD - heres a pic of the newest EQ bed. You can see it coming off the left of the Golden Teacher bed. The Fern kind of devides the new equadors from the teachers. The teachers are again mounting a good run - 30 oz. total yield from the second flush-

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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4624920 - 09/06/05 09:09 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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great to see your able to duplicate the results with another strain. May I ask what the cost was to start this endeavor? After visiting a nursery down the street that has everything I am think about attempting the same. Total cost for one bed? If you broke down cost for each material I would be very thankful!!! ps.- how was the potency?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: WhiteBunny]
#4625851 - 09/06/05 02:07 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey Bunny-
Well I haven't duplicated the Golden teacher results yet.......as the EQ bed was just planted a week ago. I keep ya posted though! Both beds took about the same ingredients. Bricks were free from my yard for the bed edge.
For the rest-
Soaker hose (optional)was 6 bucks. 1 mini bale of straw from michaels was 4, 2 40lb. bags worm castings @ 6 - I get em from a wholesale nursery Horse manure was free from the stables 2 bags vermiculite @ 4 each 6 qt of WBS spawn??? plenty of luv!
So each bed runs about $25.00, without a hose or inoculation costs. Not a bad deal for the output of such an endeavor- Potency was right up there with indoor grown batches I've tried. If your climate is still warm enough - go for it!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4629943 - 09/07/05 01:10 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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I voted for your pic in the grow logs monthly pic contest
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: OldSpice]
#4633105 - 09/08/05 06:48 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks for the vote AL!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4689869 - 09/21/05 11:09 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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Updates?
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4690254 - 09/21/05 12:55 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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what a bad-ass set up you definitely got the most bang for your buck there looks great
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: Roadkill]
#4713135 - 09/26/05 08:04 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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Update: The teacher bed has been dormant after the third flush except for the occassional fruit here and there. The new equador project should be breaking ground any day here. Its been about 23 days since spawning......so I will update when things start
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: deva1]
#4713173 - 09/26/05 08:28 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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awesome keep us posted!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: JackTackle]
#4713323 - 09/26/05 09:30 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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amazing man,, looks exactly like what ive been planning for next summer, my climate here is winding down for the year but that doesnt stop me from bringing em inside.
great pics, great setup!
have fun munching!!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: campinman]
#4713478 - 09/26/05 10:18 AM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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NICE!
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Re: I'm HOT for Teacher [Re: The_Jesus]
#4741778 - 10/01/05 05:12 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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I wanna see this new bed!!!
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#4777083 - 10/09/05 12:53 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Well fellow cultivators........looks like the EQ project is not going to be very fruitful. Its been 5 weeks since spawning the new bed, and the only thing that has popped up is another interesting non cubensis looking mushroom. The medium has little sign of colonization either so, sadly......no massive Eq shots to share with everyone. I think the primary reason was not enough spawn, I dug this bed about 2 inches deeper than the Golden Teacher bed, and didn't add as much spawn. Feel like the EQ mycelium never really got the momentum going that it needed. Anyway......learned a lot from these runs.......and got really intersted in cultivation of all different types of fungi. Just got Stamets book on Cultivating Gourmet and medicinal fungi....so will be doing some research on that route. Will be living in the blue ridge mts. next year....much cooler, and wetter climate so will try some azures along with the woodloving species. Thanks to all for the knowledge in spurring on this great project......really opened me up towards a new form of cultivation. Last pick is of the other specie that popped up....anyone know what it is?
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