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Jtrip
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First grow- good questions
#5437751 - 03/24/06 10:00 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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alrite so ive been reading on here for about 3 days straight and think ive got enough info to try it out, but i have some questions. Heres what im gonna do, Im gonna us the basic PF TEK and make 6 cakes (if none get contam).
I am thinking of 2 possible terraniums that im gonna build: one is a 10 gal fishtank with perlite bottom and a completely sealed lid. I read that I only need to fan it every 2 days, is that true? The other is 10 gal fishtank with a sealed lid and perlite layer. I will have an airpump tube going into the top and holes covered with coffee filters for air CO2 to get out. That should be completly self automated right? If Terr#1 works then I wont do Terr#2 to save $$$
OK so I have 6 cakes and i want to take a stab at casing. I want to keep all my cakes separated as to not cross contaminate. I was thinking of using the plastic cup casing method. I read that cutting a cake in half then crumbling each half into a plastic cup over moist verm and putting moist verm on top then leaving them in the Terranium until it pins then taking it out of the cup to fruit is the simplist way to do this. What do you guys think? How exactly do I crumble a cake?
Incase my terranium sucks i want to take one cake and do the coke bottle thing (or 2 half cakes, if it rreally is as good as i read). Take a 2L coke bottle and cut in half, cut a portion out of it, set the cake inside and put the top back on the bottle. The moisure in the cake should keep the humidity high enough (or at least thats what i read) but how often should i fan?
Also, should I dunk ALL my cakes fresh out of the jar? Should I dunk & roll?
My Z-strain spores are in route so ive got a few more days to research. Thanks in advance for the help.
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DICK
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Re: First grow- good questions [Re: Jtrip]
#5437773 - 03/24/06 10:09 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Fan at least 2x a day, not every 2 days. If youre gonna go for casing, do it the right way and read up on the 50/50 or 60/40 casing teks... theyre easier than you think. Also read casing 101 tek.
Id suggest case half your cakes that way you can get a feeling for things... And yeah, its tested that dunking cakes after birthing (specially if they took long to colonize) will rehdrate them and increase yields... About rolling them, meh never see the importance of it in my opinion
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TheFish
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Re: First grow- good questions [Re: Jtrip]
#5437822 - 03/24/06 10:27 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Creating a fruiting chamber with a fishtank containing perlite is a great way to start growing. For my first grow, I attempted to use a pump and create some sort of "automated" chamber, but it was a disaster. I took a piece of plexiglass and turned the fishtank upside down on top of it. I then took a silicone sealant and simply traced the top of the tank, and allowed it to dry. Once dry, it will pull away from the tank and stay on the glass thus creating a great seal for containing the humidity that you need.
I would vent my chamber up to four times a day, or whenever I could get around to it. If you wish to go with a casing, that's great, but I would focus on incubating your substrate correctly and birthing simple cakes for your first grow. Setting up basic skills and GOOD sterilization techniqes will help you so very much in your next grow. I'm only saying this because I know that you'll not only have to properly mix your substrate, but your casing mix as well, meaning that you will have to pressure cook it also.
Eliminate as many factors that you might remotely find complex. I hope this helps. Feel free to PM me on the way for any help.
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fireworks_god
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Re: First grow- good questions [Re: TheFish]
#5438373 - 03/24/06 01:30 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Personally, I would suggest taking it one step at a time. Try out your cakes, fruit them as cakes, go from there. I think that if you try to take on too much at once, especially for a first time, you might be setting yourself up for disappointment that might discourage you from trying again. But maybe not. 
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