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Dribblesmeer
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pre serilizing brf
#5269883 - 02/06/06 03:21 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'm about to start my second run of BRF jars. My first jars(1pt BRF) are colonizing very slowly. So I made a LC and i'm going to try some 1/2 pt jars and switch things up a little. On my first jars i followed the instructions found in Eroid under the magic mushroom growers guide(I think it's a PF original) and I followed the adaption where I pre sterilized the vermiculite and BRF in baking pans at 300 degrees for 20mins. I did this mostly because I have no PC and was worried about contams. I was wondering if this might have caused my substrate to be extra dry and thats why my jars are colonizing so slowly. So if I presterilize on my next batch of jars should I maybe use extra water?
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Dribblesmeer
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Also I was wondering what you all consider the best mix for the BRF jars? The instructions I was following said 2/3cup vermiculite, 1/4cup BRF, and 1/4 cup water but I noticed the teks here are slightly different.
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FooMan



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It's:
1/2 cup verm 1/4 cup BRF 1/4 cup H2O
There is no need for baking your BRF and YES, that will definitely dry the hell out of it. Just boil your jars in a regular pot for an hour to 1 1/2 hours. Use a rack or cloth to keep the jars off the bottom of the pot while boiling.
Don't pack the substrate down AT ALL. You want it airy so that the myc can grow through it quickly.
Check out www.fungifun.org for more help and an easier way.
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CubensisCutter
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1/4 cup of BRF 1/2 cup verm. 1/4 cup water
dont bake them in the ovem...steam sterilize them for 2 hours instead of 1 (u might have to add water half way through if you dont have a big enough steamer). i dont have a PS so i steamed for 2 hours and it worked beatuflluy
i am still on my first grow and attempted 4 jars with brf follwoing the PF Tek on this website (excetp for the fact that i steamed them for 2 hours instead of 1) and all 4 jars are colonizing very quickly and beatufilluy and contamination free.
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DICK
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well ive had no prolem presterilizing my rice and vermiculite in the oven... and so far ive had no contams and its all going at a nice steady pace. just make sure to keep your jars airy and clumpy. i go to the etreme to leaving big gaps everywhere and it works for me
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Dribblesmeer
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Re: pre serilizing brf [Re: DICK]
#5270089 - 02/06/06 04:13 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks all appreciate the feedback
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Dr_Mcgillicuddy
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I followed the one foo Man said only multiplyed everything by 2 because I was doing full pint jars and I had so much crap left over
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RemainRandom50
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man. afoaf has been doing this for months now, and the PF tek he followed states 2/3 cup of verm, 1/4 cup of h20, and 1/4 cup of brf and thats been working forever. thats for a 1/2 pt jar.
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FooMan



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Quote:
RemainRandom50 said: man. afoaf has been doing this for months now, and the PF tek he followed states 2/3 cup of verm, 1/4 cup of h20, and 1/4 cup of brf and thats been working forever. thats for a 1/2 pt jar.
That's great for your friend, but he's waisting verm and probably packing his jars too tightly like that. BRF is where the nutrition is, so using more verm won't do a hell of a lot. Trust me, my foaf has been doing this for years.
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