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AlKaBonGG
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Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start!
#5541309 - 04/21/06 02:53 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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OkeyDokey I read around a li'l bit and I think Im ready to get some Shrooms growin. I figure on inoculatin into them li'l 1/2 pint jars. Il incubatem in a rubbermade with a fishtank heater and birthem in a sealed 55"x24" aria. Could someone sugest me a good number of 1/2 pint cakes to get in my 55"x24" birthing aria? also I was hopin someone could suggest me a good potent Shroom to start Shroomin with ? Blessins on everyone and Thanks for any help that may come my way !
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creamcorn
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Re: Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start! [Re: AlKaBonGG]
#5541374 - 04/21/06 03:18 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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advice for newbies: a dozen jars and a syringe, 10 pf jars and 2 liquid culture (LC) jars (read up if you havent yet). use just a few drops in each LC jar, and little under 1CC (so a little less than 1/4cc per innoc site) on the remaining 10 PF jars.
if you screw up, you got plenty of LC to try again without needing more spores.
you jars aren't going to finish at the same time no matter what so they won't all go in at the same time. some will do better than others and will need more space to grow. some might get contaminated. so its hard to say what you start with versus how much space you'll need later. starting with 10 is good, you can get another dozen later on and innoc to your hearts content with the LC you've got prepared if you find that you have more room in your fruiting chamber.
as for strains, do any cubensis. the potency is about the same for all of them, it depends more on your methods and skill. pick one you like the looks of because thats about all it really matters :-) i'll suggest golden teacher though as a good overall one to start with.
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RemainRandom50
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Re: Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start! [Re: creamcorn]
#5541394 - 04/21/06 03:26 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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start out with the PF Tek, and try to make a T.I.T if possiblefor colonization.
And for an FC - try to get one where you dont need to mist and Air out constantly. Polyfill and holes work great
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AlKaBonGG
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Re: Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start! [Re: creamcorn]
#5541420 - 04/21/06 03:46 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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CreamCorn ! Sweet! Im gonna get me bout 4 syringes and a premixt LC just to cover my ass. Golden Teacher it is then ! I'l prolly start out like ya sugested with the 10 jars but how many do you think I should get to fit in my 55"x24" birth aria? I figure Id like to get everything at once so I dont have to go threw alot of motion . I was thinkin bout 8 dozen should be enoughf to keep the birth chamber and incubator full shouldnt it ? I figure once I got it down one time Il fill the aria that I got to work with but I just wanna get everything at once .
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AlKaBonGG
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Re: Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start! [Re: AlKaBonGG]
#5541448 - 04/21/06 03:57 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Good deal RemainRandom50. I already got the Rubermades and heater for the tit. Im workin out the climate controle for the birth chamber a li'l painfuly but I got the resorces alla round me so I figure I'l get it the way I want it by the time I get my spores and stuff . Yea Man! I got my aria cleaned out and Imma order alla my stuff! This is gonna be FUNN!
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creamcorn
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Re: Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start! [Re: AlKaBonGG]
#5541541 - 04/21/06 04:25 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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if you're getting 4 of them, get 4 different ones and see for yourelf! B+ is another fave.
8 dozen is wayyy overkill. If you have a need for that much you should move on to grain/bulk methods later. Start small PF style and work your way up to that. Once you prepare your first dozen and see that it takes a good hour or two of your time, you'll realize you don't want to be dealing with 8 dozen 1/2 pint PF jars!
and I still really don't have a number for you in that space because like I said theres so many variables. some cakes will grow straight up, some will grow out from the sides and need more space. you don't want your boys bumpin into eachother and you want to be able to have room to harvest without damaging surrounding cakes. you also need to plan for enough humidity and air exchange. its hard enough to get it right at first with a few cakes, let alone the additional needs all those additional cakes will have. figure on a good 4 inches at least between cakes from every angle and judge from there... look at some of the pictures on the site and you'll see.
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AlKaBonGG
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Re: Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start! [Re: creamcorn]
#5541578 - 04/21/06 04:35 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Thanks alot my Brudda ! Thanks alot. This is gonna be GREAT! I think Im am gonna wind up goin with one of the big bulk methods later but like ya said Im gonna get it down with the PF tek first .
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Optx
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Re: Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start! [Re: AlKaBonGG]
#5541852 - 04/21/06 06:07 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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yeah, i would suggest NOT trying to do a LC(liquid culture) if this is your first grow, cuz if that contams, every future jar you try to make with that infected LC will be a waste. just use a regular ass spore syringe, 10-12 cc, and use 1 dozen 1/2 pint PF tek jars. start simple
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AlKaBonGG
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Re: Hey Howdy! Newb ready to start! [Re: Optx]
#5543186 - 04/22/06 05:27 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Thanks Optx ! Yea, Im doin a PF tek but I figure Im gonna do 3 dozen at a time. Il incubatem in a TIT and fuitem in a big DIY homeboy FC. Smatera fact I alreadt got the entire TIT layin round, all I gotta do is put it together, I got the heater and everything. I just gotta put my FC together, Im using the room beneath a work bench, Im using plastic sheating to seal it all in. Once its all sealed in I'l fine tune its enviorment. I'v grown a diferant substance in the past so I dig how inportant enviorment is. These Mushies gonna hava NICE nice home ! Happy Mushies! Happy Happy Mushies !
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