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 quack180
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 Growing enviroment 
#572667 - 03/07/02 06:29 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Question regarding suitable enviroments for mushroom cultivation; i was curious as to if attic space would work? It is all wood and is in need of some minor cleaning, but other than that would it be suitable? I was thinking of possibly making a large glove-box like area for my terrarium to conquer two birds with one stone. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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di11rod
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 probably not good [Re: quack180]
#572747 - 03/07/02 07:57 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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quack,
the big problem with your attic is probably going to be heat. my attic heats up to 120 deg F during the summer. had you embarked on this operation some 6 months ago, i'd say sure, go ahead. but since spring and summer are rapidly approaching, your glovebox/terrarium setup isn't going to be ideal for long.
you need something that's cool so that you your only challenge is warming things up. cooling stuff off is a lot harder in this universe we find ourselves in.
good luck,
di11rod
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DrAbeLincoln
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Re: Growing enviroment [Re: quack180]
#572750 - 03/07/02 08:00 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Whats the temp in your attic...i think that the temperature is your first concern...where I live in the summer it gets hot as fuck in an attic and its a very very dry heat. As far as sterility goes if you are working with cakes and they are fully colonized before birthing you shouldnt run into much of a problem..building a glovebox type area wouldnt be a bad idea though..
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quack180
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 Re: Growing enviroment [Re: DrAbeLincoln]
#572776 - 03/07/02 08:18 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well the attic is actualy more of a small loft (it is in a small shed). I had also thought about temperature, but during even the hottest days of summer I'm estimating that it does not reach over 90 (not the best conditions, but as i have noted it is not hot enough to kill the mushrooms or psilocybin in them.) The shed is in a well shaded area and is relativly small.
About the glove-box; you said this was a good idea- do you have any suggestions? i have not actualy seen many terrariums with artificial-sterility enviroments built around them. i was thinking some thick plastic lining walling the terrarium in, and some sort of access holes. please expand 
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quack180
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Re: Growing enviroment [Re: quack180]
#573451 - 03/06/02 11:47 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok...
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DrAbeLincoln
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Re: Growing enviroment [Re: quack180]
#573556 - 03/08/02 06:03 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well I dont know if you really will need to build a glove box around your terrarium...how filthy is the place? If you are only going to be working with cakes I wouldnt be all that concerned.....once a cake is fully colonized the chances of it being contaminated decrease greatly. The mycellium has already formed a good network and its hard for contams to set in.
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