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PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics)
    #5658319 - 05/21/06 10:05 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

This is the first attempt to someone growing P. Cubensis.
SWIM had assembled all the proper materials
Vermiculite, Brown Rice Flour, and such other things:
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SWIM then proceeded to drill 3/16'' holes in 5 key points of the lids:


After boiling for 35 minutes, SWIM took them out, cooled them and inoculated the three:




SWIM's short boiling time was due to circumstances beyond his control, and tommorow night he will make another 4 which will boil for 1 hour.

As well, SWIM's question is this:
After innoculating the 3 jars, how would one re-use the spore syringe- SWIM wiped it clean with Alcohol and squirted a bit out after use- is that sufficient?

*SWIM will be taking pictures every 5 days. -Tonight SWIM also started a fourth jar, but will let it cool overnight.


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5658333 - 05/21/06 10:07 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

You should boil for more like 2 hrs... IMO

edit: Yeah it does look a little brown


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: ]
    #5658392 - 05/21/06 10:16 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

SWIM had used finely ground vermiculite


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: ]
    #5658427 - 05/21/06 10:23 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Ok SWIM will purchase the bigger kind tommorow (by word-of-mouth SWIM had heard that finely ground will allow less contam once sterilized)

SWIM will be starting 8 more tommorow so no problems


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5658450 - 05/21/06 10:28 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

the fine works.
I like the coarser verm, it colonizes faster, but the fine will work.

keep using fine for the dry verm layer after you start using the bigger stuff in the substrate.


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: monstermitch]
    #5664180 - 05/23/06 12:23 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

SWIM has just made 3 more inoculated jars with Vermiculite and BRF mix (this time coarse verm)

will post pics friday of the 3/3


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5677305 - 05/26/06 02:16 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

First 3 are colonizing
the 3 with brf/verm mix made a day later are not
pics coming later tonight
also, the 3 feel warm to the touch, whle the ltter three do not, i put one of the loatter 3 in the same container as the first three to see if that makes a difference


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5677579 - 05/26/06 04:07 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)



all the first three jars are like that
woith a .5" ring of myc


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5677594 - 05/26/06 04:14 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I see what appears to be myc and I see what appears to be green maybe its just from the camera.


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: mikeownow]
    #5677655 - 05/26/06 04:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

yea its all white, there is nothoing green whatsoever

i dont really know how to take a good pic, any advice?


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5677750 - 05/26/06 05:12 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

use a good camera?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?


personally, i boil my jars for 1 hour and get no contammed jars or sometimes 1 if i really fucked up somehow... Also how are you gonna fruit em babies?


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: dudefromaz]
    #5677795 - 05/26/06 05:27 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

i have a 5mp camera, i guess ill try to take a better pic tonight

hopefully will be 100% by next sun or so wopuld be great


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5677842 - 05/26/06 05:42 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

1, to take a good picture you want light to be in front of the object you're taking the pic of. light->camera->object, or even camera->light object. you've got light coming from behind the jar.
and 2, wtf is SWIM?


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Optx]
    #5677853 - 05/26/06 05:50 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

lmao swim is the "i'm not going to jail" version of the person taking part in this..

BY THE WAY !! Unlike "SWIM" I don't do this, I don't know what is going on? Wasn't this a forum for Old Baseball Card trades? Dammit..


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: toole]
    #5678448 - 05/26/06 09:08 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)



this is the one that is the furthest growth
the other 2 of the intial batch are almost as good
the last three are not started ytet


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: toole]
    #5678674 - 05/26/06 10:08 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

ok, that still doesn't tell me what the fuck the letters SWIM stand for


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Optx]
    #5678730 - 05/26/06 10:26 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

SWIM = someone who isnt me


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5680271 - 05/27/06 12:06 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

CRAP!
Only one of the jars that has myc on it does not have ANY green blotches

HELP ME!
The other 3 have a green dot or two, what should i do, they are all in the same general area, so what should i do?
Should i remove them and throw them out
should i open one of them and really inspect?

Any help would be great

thanx


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5680323 - 05/27/06 12:31 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Opening the jars to inspect them would automatically ruin the jars. Period.

Leave it be. There's nothing you really can do except use better sterilization techniques your next time around.


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5680407 - 05/27/06 01:06 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

After the first time you mention "SWIM", you can just refer to him/her as "he" or "she". Otherwise, it gets a little redundant. Damn paranoid noobs! :smirk:


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: FooMan]
    #5680579 - 05/27/06 02:15 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

hope you saved a few cc of your syringe, so you can make a lc or use "falhstars popcorn tek", seems easier then doing an as it can be difficult to get the correct variables


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: accesstwo]
    #5681119 - 05/27/06 05:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

hes going to make two more tonjight, but should he remove the "mold-infected" ones out of the chamber, so as not to infect the "normal ones" or is it not an airborne contam?


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5682232 - 05/28/06 12:45 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Two more set up, completely isolated chamber, boiled for 2.5 hours
he hopes that these are good, because he is very anxious to see some results


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5682830 - 05/28/06 08:57 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I'd invest in a pressure cooker, I haven't had any contams since I switched to using one. I also agree popcorn is easier and faster b/c the air gaps allow fast growth, it's what I use - you can use it for a G2G transfer or just case.


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: CrazyPsilocybe]
    #5684722 - 05/28/06 09:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Threw out the first three jars, then he ordered a pre-sterilized one
only prob is he ran out of spores, so will be buying from ralph sometime soon

Will keep updates weekly


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5732558 - 06/09/06 10:54 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Basic Update:
All but 1 jar have beeen thrown out due to contams
HE then bought a PF Jar online, and bought new spores.

He will be making that one when the spores arrive.
There is no growth aftrer almost 1.5 weeks in the jar.
Will leave it, mayube it will come (pray for it)


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Re: PF- Tek First Grow Attempt (Pics) [Re: Dreeker]
    #5732649 - 06/09/06 11:31 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

It was 2 weeks before I even saw my first spot in my very first pf jars. I made them alittle on the wet side.


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