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civicracerx7


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dunking seems weird
#5317482 - 02/19/06 07:09 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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well I birthed my first ever 4 cakes tonight man they smell shroomey.
anyways on the advice of others here I immediatly am dunking them
all in the same container overnight
after keeping these babies at 79 degrees for 2 weeks it seems like a cold shock to put them in cold water
is tap water ok thats what I used I sure hope so
anyways tomorrow out of the dunking container and into the FC
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NumberThree
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some would claim the tap water a bad idea, but in alot of the dunking teks I've read they claim tap water is actually better.
I dont have any experience so in that field though so you might as well discredit what I said.
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License_to_Chill
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Re: dunking seems weird [Re: NumberThree]
#5317512 - 02/19/06 07:17 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I dunked in tap water. Didn't have a problem here. Good flushs and another one going strong.
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thekeeper
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Re: dunking seems weird [Re: NumberThree]
#5317514 - 02/19/06 07:18 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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tap water works fine for my casings... definately dunk
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civicracerx7


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Re: dunking seems weird [Re: thekeeper]
#5317523 - 02/19/06 07:22 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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whats dunk and roll?
roll em around in there?
Im gonna leave them till morning and straight the FC they go whats optimal? 75 degrees I think i read
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License_to_Chill
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Dunk - 24 hour soak in tap water. Make sure you have something to weigh them down with. They'll float.
Roll - After soak in water, take out, and roll it around in a big bowl of dry verm. Try to get it pretty nice and coated.
Yep, 75 will be fine for fruiting. Make sure you have a 98%-100% humidity rate. Misting the sides and perlite will do fine.
Good luck on your grow.
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civicracerx7


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oh yea dude the humidity is wa high in there
I made one of the poor mans pod type deal with expanded clay and 2 air wands
its so high that its not even registering lol
but def water droplets on the sides
I may need to make some vents to get it down a little
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License_to_Chill
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Sounds like you're on your way then.
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RogerRabbit
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Cold water is recommended for dunking for only one reason-it helps to keep bacteria from growing during the time the mycelium is underwater. Tap water is fine, unless your local water supply is polluted. Many people add 1/2 teaspoon of bleach per gallon of water to the dunk water. I recommend rinsing the cake under the faucet with running water after the dunk to remove any bacteria or slime that develops during the dunk. RR
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Re: dunking seems weird [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5317564 - 02/19/06 07:36 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I just put about 3 cap full of Peroxide, if I was unsure. It worked both times, so far.
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BUSHY
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Just make sure you don't have high chlorine in your drinking water...
It can cause weird mutant shrooms or at least that happened to me.
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civicracerx7


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Re: dunking seems weird [Re: BUSHY]
#5317826 - 02/19/06 08:49 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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nah man im in the country
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