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Wronguy
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Re: Listen up you bookworms, the cultivating book of our time has arrived [Re: Snaggletooth]
#5541397 - 04/21/06 03:29 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Sorry for the tardy review. I've been swamped with work lately and haven't had a chance to put anything down on paper just yet. I'll try and get this done by the end of this weekend, I promise.
Initial thoughts, this book is for the beginner and intermediate cultivator. Good coverage on agar and cloning. Doesn't cover any bulk recipes or bulk cultivation methods and specifically states that it doesn't. Probably trying to avoid too much attention. Anyway, the review is coming.
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boomerman
psychobilly

Registered: 02/21/06
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Re: Listen up you bookworms, the cultivating book of our time has arrived [Re: Wronguy]
#5552336 - 04/24/06 08:03 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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book dosent have to much on contams. The PF Tek improvement dosent seem to good to me. It is a great book though, i did learn alot and my next grow should be a hell of a lot better thanks to this site and that book. Im gonna be trippin for life
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DrAbominable
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Registered: 01/18/06
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Re: Listen up you bookworms, the cultivating book of our time has arrived [Re: boomerman]
#5553415 - 04/24/06 11:41 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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The book mentions Rogger Rabbit's picture of P.Cubensis growing on a bible!!! First page of intro (* Bottom)..
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Edgekrusher
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Re: Listen up you bookworms, the cultivating book of our time has arrived [Re: DrAbominable]
#5566222 - 04/28/06 08:24 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Truthfully, if you can traverse the shroomery's search engine then there really isn't much point in buying this book. Compared to Stamets "practicle guide to growing mushrooms at home" this book reads at an elementary level. I found myself disagreeing with a few techniques due to the over smplification they use to describe them. (ex: book suggest a pure vermiculite casing; I'm a 50/50 man).
If you don't know jack squat about mycology, then yeah, sure, pick this bad boy up. It has plenty of color-photoed step-by-step instructions for things such as grain inoculation, spawn bag management, agar, cloning, grain-grain transfers, ect.... It talks briefly on bulk, but doesn't supply the steps past spawning.
Overall, its a handy little thing. Especially if you have never grown before. If you know your stuff, don't buy it.
Took me less than a day's free time to read.
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Delight
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: Edgekrusher] 1
#5578395 - 05/01/06 06:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just got this book. A great read but, not as good of a read as the Shroomery. Maybe more organized. Still a good book.
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ohmatic
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: Delight]
#5580272 - 05/02/06 03:23 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Delight said: not as good of a read as the Shroomery.
i can tell that without even have taken a look at it 
shroomery
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Techno_Raver
Registered: 05/05/06
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: ohmatic]
#5596187 - 05/05/06 10:45 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just ordered mine. hehehe
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monstermitch
Growing in Bags Doesn't Work


Registered: 02/10/06
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: Techno_Raver]
#5602878 - 05/07/06 09:52 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I agree, this is for beginners. Maybe a bit of insight for p. azurescens but that's it. Nothing new here and certainly nothing I didn't already know just from looking around here.
Good Job Shroomery! You're outpacing the literature
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bodom
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: monstermitch]
#5606101 - 05/08/06 06:38 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Just ordered me a copy.
Can't wait to get it!!
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elrobotoe
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: bodom]
#5607334 - 05/09/06 01:41 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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i ordered a copy of this book a few days ago. Ive never used amazon.com before, does anyone know if they will be shipping this book with the title of the book on the out side of the package. I'm kind of paranoid
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ohmatic
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: elrobotoe]
#5607622 - 05/09/06 05:24 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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elrobotoe said: i ordered a copy of this book a few days ago. Ive never used amazon.com before, does anyone know if they will be shipping this book with the title of the book on the out side of the package. I'm kind of paranoid
no they dont, its packed in a box. also, books are legal, why be paranoid.
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MasFina
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Registered: 05/08/06
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: ohmatic]
#5617042 - 05/11/06 12:32 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I have it. It is good, except I think it lacks the necessary details in the grain section. I used the wheat berries like they recomend, and they were much too dry after PCing. They also didn't say anything about shaking the jars while they were still hot to evenly disperse the water.Also, no liquid tek in here.
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Techno_Raver
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. *DELETED* [Re: MasFina]
#5623266 - 05/12/06 11:15 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Techno_Raver
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: Techno_Raver]
#5623268 - 05/12/06 11:16 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just received mine today and think it is great. It has more details and information about cultivation and has more pictures then some of the older books I got. It is definitely a must have for a newbie like myself, and many others. It even contains links to some better shroom websites.
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botanisthype
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: Techno_Raver]
#5623834 - 05/13/06 09:22 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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its a great boook...but its ture value woul be ,,to use it as reference....cuz t does teach us basically everything we know but its great to have off hand ...in case of QUick stumping questions and reassurance
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shirley knott
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Re: Listen up you bookworms, the cultivating book of our time has arrived! [Re: Wronguy]
#5629204 - 05/14/06 04:59 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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who's kerry ogame?
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euphrates
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Re: Listen up you bookworms, the cultivating book of our time has arrived! [Re: shirley knott]
#5637486 - 05/16/06 01:22 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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how does the book comapre to the info you can find on the web.
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Edgekrusher
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Re: Listen up you bookworms, the cultivating book of our time has arrived! [Re: euphrates]
#5639649 - 05/16/06 09:43 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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everything in that book (and then some), you can find here on the shroomery. The book is handier of course, and has many large colored photos of procedures.
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Cepheus
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: ohmatic]
#5646678 - 05/18/06 03:11 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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ohmatic said:
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elrobotoe said: i ordered a copy of this book a few days ago. Ive never used amazon.com before, does anyone know if they will be shipping this book with the title of the book on the out side of the package. I'm kind of paranoid
no they dont, its packed in a box. also, books are legal, why be paranoid.
Even so, Its still a 'bait' (as in the opposite of casual) book to order - Large companies don't like getting harassed by law enforcement agencies
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katatonic
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Re: Listen up you bookworms! The cultivating book of our time has arrived. [Re: shirley knott]
#5649558 - 05/19/06 10:01 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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As a true beginner, (which I can prove this being my first post) I recently purchased this book. I'm a bit confused about the improved pk tek. I don't see how "messy tubs of casing" can be all that difficult, but I might just try it out and learn what works best and what to discard. I thought it was a fairly decent read. (nothing comparable to stamets of course)
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