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Bucket o' fungus - Z strain * 15
    #6696796 - 03/21/07 08:25 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Hey everyone - these are from Z strain multispore, fruiting in the ole' monobucket that's rocking my socks lately.

WBS spawned in the bucket to straw/poo/coir mix, cased with peat/verm/coir -





Total from one bucket -



Dried to 47.2g. :thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6696899 - 03/21/07 08:46 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Nice grow Otto:thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6696917 - 03/21/07 08:50 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

I love it. Fuck a bucket of beers!

Do u just put plastic wrap over the top and neglect?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6696926 - 03/21/07 08:53 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

I can dig that :mushroom2:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: em_bre_O] * 1
    #6696942 - 03/21/07 08:56 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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I love it. Fuck a bucket of beers!

Do u just put plastic wrap over the top and neglect?




I used a shower cap - I found a packet of 4 caps for a $1....

I do have a fan in the same room as the bucket/s, blowing kind of over the top of the bucket/s. The fan comes on for 30 mins 6 times a day (on a timer).

Other than that, the very occasional misting - if the surface looked a little dry, but only did that around 4 times in total.

Doesnt get much easier/cheaper than that!

Thanks for the compliments guys!


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6696957 - 03/21/07 08:59 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Nice grow!

:handth:

You should write up a Bucket 'o Fungus tek


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: ltd] * 1
    #6696999 - 03/21/07 09:07 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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Nice grow!

:handth:

You should write up a Bucket 'o Fungus tek




I do plan on it - just very busy at the moment... (and a tad lasy) :laugh:

Its really a great way for the beginner cultivator to go semi bulk, very very very cheaply and hassle free.

Ok, heres some more pics - these are 4 buckets of PE6 (clone) -



And only four buckets yeilded this -



Which dried to just over 6 oz. Crazy...


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_] * 2
    #6697100 - 03/21/07 09:23 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Shower caps!? ya crafty bastard! If that is what those 4 buckets produced then they can be very beneficial for those with limited space.


Also what is the exact height on those buckets?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: em_bre_O]
    #6697367 - 03/21/07 10:23 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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Shower caps!? ya crafty bastard! If that is what those 4 buckets produced then they can be very beneficial for those with limited space.


Also what is the exact height on those buckets?




They are 10L buckets so around about 30-40 cms tall - but the shower caps are quite loose fitting so the shrooms have room to push up against the cap and keep growing if they have to (which they often do).

EmbreO, are you an Aussie?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6697417 - 03/21/07 10:35 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

No. One side of my family is from Lafayette and Slidell(both Lousiana).Swamp talk. And I was locked up a couple times(27 months) when i was younger .That's a language all it's own.



Hopin' lil' buckets like that fit on these type a shelves


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: em_bre_O]
    #6697462 - 03/21/07 10:44 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Looks fine man, just go to the hardware store and get some cheap 10 Litre buckets (not sure what the measurement would be in gallons - look up a conversion) and give it crack!

Make sure you post some pics when your done.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6697563 - 03/21/07 11:10 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Very nice _OttO_! I've been preparing to do a similar setup with a 3L pitcher like this one that I used to dunk my cakes. Got cakes going in two pitchers just like that right now but w/ no holes...think next time'll have to be a casing w/ holes.



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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: PoC]
    #6697574 - 03/21/07 11:13 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Looks perfect PatternofChaos - do make sure you include the holes whether its a casing or not, the humidity can be controlled a lot easier than the fae - its better to have things a lot fresher but a tad dry and adding the odd spray from a spray bottle, then it is to have things going stagnant.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6697596 - 03/21/07 11:18 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Yeah I realized about the holes a little late.  The cakes are in there right now and doing fine so far (I've had a lot of days off of work so they've been getting fanned constantly).  The thing I use to make holes is my soldering iron and I don't know how soon I'd want to put them in after I've made a stinky hole.  Actually the perlite in one of my pitchers is starting to smell like feet and a rinse last night didn't do the trick...maybe I'll prepare the remaining pitcher I have in the way you're recommending and transfer.  *scuttles off to start a new project*

I'd wish you the best of luck but it appears you don't need it :smile:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6697600 - 03/21/07 11:19 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

What is the diameter of those holes?

How many would you recommend?

Is that just plain ol' micropore tape?

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: ltd]
    #6697658 - 03/21/07 11:32 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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What is the diameter of those holes?

How many would you recommend?

Is that just plain ol' micropore tape?

:sun:




The hole is big enough to stick my middle finger through.

I put four holes around the top - and two closer to the substrate level, more or less is up to you - it was purely a guess, Id use more if there was no fan in the room (or bigger holes).

Yes it is just plain old micropore tape. :thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6697669 - 03/21/07 11:35 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Thanks OttO!

You've inspired me to take a stab at one of these "monobuckets".

I'll be sure to post the results

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: ltd]
    #6697759 - 03/21/07 11:57 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

BTW Otto...minutes later I went to the kitchen, turned on the stovetop fan to high, and went to soldering. My girlfriend took the camera today so no pics but I made about 8 3/4" holes or so around perlite level and hydrated a new batch of perlite so my one pitcher doesn't smell like feet. Thinking about doing my other pitcher but I may just let it go so I can compare results. Gyah so torn.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: ltd] * 1
    #6697787 - 03/22/07 12:04 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Here's some pics of the buckets with the shower cap on -

When your substrate is colonising and the casing pinning, you can leave the cap closer to the substrate to increase humidity a bit -



When your fruits are maturing you can pull it up to suck in some fresh air and give them room to mature -



The shower cap acts like a "lung" where by pulling it up or pushing it down you can suck in or expel air through the micropore covered holes, therefore an easy way to fan your buckets if you feel the need to, and the air is also filtered.

Although if you have an electric fan in the room pointing roughly in the direction of the buckets you dont need to do this.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: PoC]
    #6697790 - 03/22/07 12:06 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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BTW Otto...minutes later I went to the kitchen, turned on the stovetop fan to high, and went to soldering. My girlfriend took the camera today so no pics but I made about 8 3/4" holes or so around perlite level and hydrated a new batch of perlite so my one pitcher doesn't smell like feet. Thinking about doing my other pitcher but I may just let it go so I can compare results. Gyah so torn.




I'd say compare the results - best way to see if what you did was the best option.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6698007 - 03/22/07 01:13 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Nice results! Lot's of bang for your BUCKet. BOW DOWN YA'LL


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: dshak66]
    #6698019 - 03/22/07 01:19 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

:rofl: :rofl:

*boom tish*


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6698454 - 03/22/07 07:23 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

looking good! I like your carpet too :smile:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6698495 - 03/22/07 07:55 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Otto
Ya Finally got around to posting this.
You got things nice & simplified there, Lazy bugger:poke:
When I get my shit together I'll make a post on my overcomplicated bucket'o'fungus setup.

Those buckets sure do look nice'n'easy.... Tasty too, :drooling:  Z-strain,:grin:
Keep the shrooms coming man.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: UnderNose]
    #6698626 - 03/22/07 09:21 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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Otto
Ya Finally got around to posting this.
You got things nice & simplified there, Lazy bugger:poke:
When I get my shit together I'll make a post on my overcomplicated bucket'o'fungus setup.

Those buckets sure do look nice'n'easy.... Tasty too, :drooling:  Z-strain,:grin:
Keep the shrooms coming man. 




Thanks man, yeah I havent written a full description on how I do these yet but just had to post these pics - I couldnt wait any longer, they are actually quite old now.

And yes, that still is 'the' Z strain... :wink: :thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6698639 - 03/22/07 09:24 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

By the way, thanks arp, yessup, dshak66, PatternOfChaos, Lieutenant_Dan  for the comments and thanks to everyone else who has chimed in so far!

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6698957 - 03/22/07 11:18 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

dam nice grow bro.:0


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    #6699031 - 03/22/07 11:40 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Otto ,you always have some really good grows:)


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6700686 - 03/22/07 08:21 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Nice buckets Otto. Beautiful canopies :thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Psilocybeingzz]
    #6701068 - 03/22/07 09:34 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

very pretty otto.. love the simplicity. :thumbup:

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: fahtster]
    #6701462 - 03/22/07 11:28 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

i LOVE buckets, i use them too


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6701572 - 03/23/07 12:20 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

How did you go about incubating after spawning? I'm interested in this setup but space is limited so likely there would be buckets in various phases in the same room so heating the entire room to 85 wouldn't be good.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6705903 - 03/24/07 09:50 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

great job otto. can you tell us how deep the substrate & casing layers were on this project?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: DNKYD] * 1
    #6715689 - 03/27/07 05:18 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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How did you go about incubating after spawning? I'm interested in this setup but space is limited so likely there would be buckets in various phases in the same room so heating the entire room to 85 wouldn't be good.




I am pretty relaxed about temp lately as its been summer here and temps are nice and warm in the house anyway - I just throw the buckets in a dark cupboard until they're colonised. I then just take them out of the cupboard and in the same room fruit them.

Temps dont need to be exact IME - obviously if they are ideal you get ideal growing conditions, but a little variation (like the cooler night time temps) doesnt hurt anything other than slowing things down a bit.

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great job otto.  can you tell us how deep the substrate & casing layers were on this project?




The substrate layer was about 3 inches deep, and the casing layer quite thin - not measured, just eyeballed around about 1/2 - 2/3 inch deep. :thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6715832 - 03/27/07 08:11 AM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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The shower cap acts like a "lung" where by pulling it up or pushing it down you can suck in or expel air through the micropore covered holes, therefore an easy way to fan your buckets if you feel the need to, and the air is also filtered.




That is Friggin' Awesome!!
how simple and yet so efective
:congrats:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Oatman2000]
    #6719400 - 03/28/07 09:26 AM (16 years, 9 months ago)

Nice pics mate! Good to see you finally posting about your ingeneous bucket tek.  :thumbup:

After seeing your success with the buckets last year, I finally decided to give it a go. I got the 80c buckets from bunnings, the $2 4-pack shower caps from coles and $1.80 micropore tape. My first trial bucket is just starting to pin, so hoping for a nice flush.



The conditions inside there are just right. The little buggers are even growing off the sides of the bucket. :tongue:


So cheap, so easy, so prolific. Have to give you 5 shrooms for the bucket o'fungus otto-tek.:mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Fungimental]
    #6719428 - 03/28/07 09:37 AM (16 years, 9 months ago)

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Have to give you 5 shrooms for the bucket o'fungus otto-tek.:mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2:




Maybe when I get to 50 posts...


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Fungimental]
    #6719478 - 03/28/07 09:53 AM (16 years, 9 months ago)

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That is Friggin' Awesome!!
how simple and yet so efective
:congrats:




Thanks Oats! I love getting positive feedback..... :laugh: :thumbup:

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Nice pics mate! Good to see you finally posting about your ingeneous bucket tek.  :thumbup:

After seeing your success with the buckets last year, I finally decided to give it a go. I got the 80c buckets from bunnings, the $2 4-pack shower caps from coles and $1.80 micropore tape. My first trial bucket is just starting to pin, so hoping for a nice flush.



The conditions inside there are just right. The little buggers are even growing off the sides of the bucket. :tongue:


So cheap, so easy, so prolific. Have to give you 5 shrooms for the bucket o'fungus otto-tek.:mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2::mushroom2:




Unreal man! Looks great, only thing you may have a problem with is side pinning - the plastic lets through a lot of light.

Buy some black tape from bunnings (about $2 a roll) - and wrap that around the bottom to above the line of your substrate before you start next time.

What did you use for a substrate and casing layer?

Make sure you put up a pic when its complete - looking great so far...!


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6723043 - 03/29/07 01:33 AM (16 years, 9 months ago)

Awesome stuff man, thanks for sharing. I might give these a go with my next grow.


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    #6724235 - 03/29/07 11:45 AM (16 years, 9 months ago)

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Unreal man! Looks great, only thing you may have a problem with is side pinning - the plastic lets through a lot of light.

Buy some black tape from bunnings (about $2 a roll) - and wrap that around the bottom to above the line of your substrate before you start next time.

What did you use for a substrate and casing layer?

Make sure you put up a pic when its complete - looking great so far...!





Yeah there's a bit of side pinning in there. Will tape up the sides next time for sure.

Used Nitrogen enhanced coir as substrate and verm/peat for the casing. Think I might make a visit to Ascot for h-poo tomorrow though for the next batch :wink:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Fungimental]
    #6732865 - 03/31/07 08:04 PM (16 years, 9 months ago)

That is absolutely awesome! Looks very simple, but very effective. I want to be the first to know when you when you have written down from start to finish everything! I hate going thru dry spells. Is that something that you could do in your garage?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: nushroom]
    #6735087 - 04/01/07 02:39 PM (16 years, 9 months ago)

awsome results:thumbup:
have to give this one a try

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: flushme]
    #6736396 - 04/01/07 09:34 PM (16 years, 9 months ago)

I'm totally doing this...I need a simple grow set up because I don't have the time/energy right now to keep up any other way.  I think I've just found my new method.  :thumbup:

Question:  It's only spring and my apartment is getting pretty hot right now.  (no AC) I'm worried about the temps being too warm for fruiting so any advice on that?  I was thinking about just using those water-filled icy thingies beneath the bucket.  Or even placing frozen towels around the buckets, I don't know.  What do you guys think?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: flushme]
    #6737284 - 04/02/07 06:53 AM (16 years, 9 months ago)

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awsome results:thumbup:
have to give this one a try

how many flushes did you have?




Usually three flushes is no problem, averaging around 45g on the first flush, 20 on the second and 10-15 on the third - this is strain and environmental dependant though and can vary, but that seems to be a relatively steady average.

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I'm totally doing this...I need a simple grow set up because I don't have the time/energy right now to keep up any other way.  I think I've just found my new method.  :thumbup:

Question:  It's only spring and my apartment is getting pretty hot right now.  (no AC) I'm worried about the temps being too warm for fruiting so any advice on that?  I was thinking about just using those water-filled icy thingies beneath the bucket.  Or even placing frozen towels around the buckets, I don't know.  What do you guys think?




Sounds like it would work but negates the whole purpose of it being relatively hassle free... Really depends on the temp in the room - as long as its not much above 35C you should be just OK - just keep plenty of FAE and the odd misting.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #6743409 - 04/03/07 06:41 PM (16 years, 9 months ago)

cool dude:thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: thallus]
    #6747821 - 04/04/07 07:16 PM (16 years, 9 months ago)

Ahahaha, airZooka.

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Fungimental]
    #7017657 - 06/06/07 11:45 PM (16 years, 7 months ago)

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Unreal man! Looks great, only thing you may have a problem with is side pinning - the plastic lets through a lot of light.

Buy some black tape from bunnings (about $2 a roll) - and wrap that around the bottom to above the line of your substrate before you start next time.

What did you use for a substrate and casing layer?

Make sure you put up a pic when its complete - looking great so far...!





Yeah there's a bit of side pinning in there. Will tape up the sides next time for sure.

Used Nitrogen enhanced coir as substrate and verm/peat for the casing. Think I might make a visit to Ascot for h-poo tomorrow though for the next batch :wink:




Bloody great post! :laugh: I've just currently had my first flush with Z-strain using the PF-tek and have had a good result. Im looking at going bulk and this certainly is the way to go about it for cost and ease of use.
I still see those 79cent buckets up at Bunnings :laugh:

A few of questions,
∙With the WBS, do you recommend any place in particular to get it?
I've heard that it can sometimes be treated with 'kote'?
∙Where did you get the Nitrogen enhanced coir?
∙And the shower caps, Coles, where is that?
∙Which tek would you recommend for this process?

Thanks in adavance, a great post! :laugh:

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: J.T]
    #7020264 - 06/07/07 06:25 PM (16 years, 7 months ago)

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Mushroom Growin]
    #7025008 - 06/09/07 12:51 AM (16 years, 7 months ago)

What is your substrate made of?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: flushme]
    #7025076 - 06/09/07 01:11 AM (16 years, 7 months ago)

The substrate was a mix of straw, horse poo, coir and coffee grounds (with a splash of seawead extract to bump up the nutes).


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #7025102 - 06/09/07 01:17 AM (16 years, 7 months ago)

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: smkpt]
    #7117479 - 07/02/07 01:06 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

Did you use a layer of perlite or verm at the bottom of the bucket? :smile:

Im on my way to doing this tek, just waiting for my BRF jars to fruit for new spore prints to made in to an LC :smile:

Having trouble sourcing, Tyvek type filters.. Any ideas? (In New Zealand)
Preservation (quart jars) No idea on these...
Micropore tape.. ?

Any help from people would be MUCH appreciated :smile:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: J.T]
    #7127750 - 07/04/07 08:02 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

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J.T said:Having trouble sourcing, Tyvek type filters.. Any ideas? (In New Zealand)
Preservation (quart jars) No idea on these...
Micropore tape.. ?




Micropore tape should be in a chemist with the plasters. Use that and you don't need Tyvek.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: roquet]
    #7131982 - 07/05/07 10:45 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

And just use any pasta sauce jars, with metal lids - no need particularly for preserving, or 'canning' jars.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #7231644 - 07/27/07 07:09 PM (16 years, 6 months ago)

Currently 'bucketing' with PF Classic. Man what an easy way to grow. WBS to 50/50 coir/bagged cow manure, cased with 50/50 peat/verm with a touch of gypsum. Taken out of incubator last night.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Boarders]
    #7231997 - 07/27/07 09:05 PM (16 years, 6 months ago)

'Bucketing' - love it... :smile: Good luck man, may your buckets be fruitful - you wont try any other way after this.


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    #7232210 - 07/27/07 10:19 PM (16 years, 6 months ago)

I can't see myself using any other grow method. I'll post some pics when it's more advanced - should I append here or start a new thread? The mycelium looked mad prior to casing.


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    #7232693 - 07/28/07 01:44 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

Plan on writing your tek up soon? Ide like to try this for a few of my WBS jars that have now colonized. Nice grow :thumbup: What was the wet weight on thoes dogs?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: legallyhomeless]
    #7235605 - 07/29/07 03:06 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

awsome!!!!  i may try this pretty soon myself!  one quick question, and i know its a stupid one.  micropore tape.  is that the waxy paper like tape hospitals use to tap the need to your arm when taking blood?  sorry about that, i just need a good example as no one speaks english where i live :smile:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: kadakuda]
    #7235705 - 07/29/07 04:45 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

It is a bit paper-like but I wouldn't say waxy. I found some in a non-english speaking country with the band-aids in a pharmacy. It has a picture on the box showing the tape's breathable.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: legallyhomeless]
    #7235732 - 07/29/07 05:23 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

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Plan on writing your tek up soon? Ide like to try this for a few of my WBS jars that have now colonized. Nice grow :thumbup: What was the wet weight on thoes dogs?




Wasn't planning on it, got a bit bummed with how much time the shroomery was taking up from getting other things done - but I may still get around to it, there seems to be a lot of interest. Though, it really is as simple as it looks - mix spawn and compost inside bucket, let colonise - add casing layer and expose to fruiting conditions....

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awsome!!!!  i may try this pretty soon myself!  one quick question, and i know its a stupid one.  micropore tape.  is that the waxy paper like tape hospitals use to tap the need to your arm when taking blood?  sorry about that, i just need a good example as no one speaks english where i live :smile:




Yeah thats the stuff - it is 'breathable' (hence the name 'micro-pore') and is good to cover the holes with.

That being said, if you can't find it (should be near the bandages and dressings in the chemist) you can just leave the holes on the bucket completely open. :thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: roquet]
    #7235739 - 07/29/07 05:28 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

Sorry for repeating you man - we posted at the same time, I just had my reply window open for a while so hadn't seen what you wrote....


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #7239058 - 07/30/07 03:51 AM (16 years, 6 months ago)

Wicked shit! I've posted a grow log of my Z-strain from BRF, im growing these for printing mainly then to make a potent LC using a whole print :smile:

I used your 'LC tek' Otto for my BRF cakes so far and it's a beaut :laugh:

I'll use this 'Bucket tek' to go to WBS soon.. Can't wait! :smile:


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    #7239534 - 07/30/07 10:31 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

excellent thanks guys! i found them, good ole 3M always lists things in english no matter what the country haha.

are there any draw backs to using metal containers? stainless steel to be precise. mainly cause i have a hard time with contams and cleaning stuff in "open" air. so i was thing doing like yours but putting it all together and pasteurizing and leaving it in the container without opening it. then put a bunch of LC into there. like a large pf tek, but no cakes, if that makes sense.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: kadakuda]
    #7239760 - 07/30/07 12:04 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

hey Otto, I bought some buckets today to grow my .. Oysters on horse poo as per your tek :smile: 
I use your LC tek too ... works great, I keep feeding it with more honey water and it keeps going.

I couldn't find anywhere that sold those shower caps, could only find the more substantial ones that have flowers and stuff on them.  I guess I could use plastic bags of some type.


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    #7242411 - 07/31/07 03:48 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

shower caps are only used cause they have elastic and hld onto the bucket right? any plastic with tape would in theory work similar, no? except the cap makes a convenient lung like you said.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: cloudtripper]
    #7246568 - 08/01/07 06:51 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

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hey Otto, I bought some buckets today to grow my .. Oysters on horse poo as per your tek :smile: 
I use your LC tek too ... works great, I keep feeding it with more honey water and it keeps going.

I couldn't find anywhere that sold those shower caps, could only find the more substantial ones that have flowers and stuff on them.  I guess I could use plastic bags of some type.




Hey man, I wouldn't bother feeding your LC with more honey water - I have an LC that is a year old, has not been in the fridge and is still fine - if you are running low, just make a new batch and use the last of your old LC to inoculate them.

Those floral shopwer caps should be fine, will just make your buckets look *pretty*....  :girl:  :flowerchild:

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shower caps are only used cause they have elastic and hld onto the bucket right?  any plastic with tape would in theory work similar, no?  except the cap makes a convenient lung like you said.




Thats exactly right, the elastic is convenient and stays on and a cheap pack of caps is next to nothing - and you can just throw them out afterwards.

With regards to using metal containers and injecting with LC, I'd HIGHLY advise against it - if its not stainless steel it will rust.

Also, I don't think you have a very good chance of it colonising without contam if you just inject LC into it - just follow procedure, spawn colonised cakes or grain to pasteurised substrate and you should be fine. :thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #7246583 - 08/01/07 07:04 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

ok cool thanks. for metal i was thinking of using pots. i cant find neck less jars here at ALL! just looking for pc'able alternatives for making cakes.

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: kadakuda]
    #7246597 - 08/01/07 07:11 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

If you are going to break up the cake and spawn it to bulk the jars don't need to be "shoulder-less".
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    #7246602 - 08/01/07 07:15 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

s they are just cut up inside the jars and dumped out? damn i'm dumb!


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    #7246675 - 08/01/07 07:45 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Well you break em up anyway when you spawn them to poo, so they can simply be spooned out of the jar with a clean spoon. :thumbup:


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otto if you ever look at this old post how deep is you substrate and casing layer?


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    #7277276 - 08/09/07 08:33 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Hey mogley, roughly 2.5 to 3 inches of substrate, and just a thin 1/2 to 3/4 inch casing layer.


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i cant wait to try this out


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    #7277888 - 08/09/07 12:56 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

I made up 2 buckets the other day. I drilled my holes but after putting in the spawn and poo i realized that with a casing layer, my holes are going to be covered.... wtf should i do?


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    #7278760 - 08/09/07 05:42 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

thx OttO! Im going to give it a shot.

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    #7280253 - 08/10/07 02:16 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

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I made up 2 buckets the other day. I drilled my holes but after putting in the spawn and poo i realized that with a casing layer, my holes are going to be covered.... wtf should i do?




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    #7281339 - 08/10/07 12:23 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Where? Plus the myc and poo is already in them.


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    #7282612 - 08/10/07 07:29 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

From a hardware store? We can source cheap buckets in Australia for 85c, I'm not sure if you can get such cheap buckets in your neck of the woods.

How many days is "the other day"? If your bucket's the same dimensions, couldn't you just slide the material out into the new bucket if it's a solid mass? If it's not, transferring shouldn't be a problem anyway as the mycelium will regrow after transfer.

I'm no expert, but I can't see the problem doing such. The alternatives are:

    1. Seal your existing holes and cut new ones but that just seems like too much hard work!
    2. Remove some of your bulk substrate to allow placement of your casing layer,
    3. Not even use a casing, but I'd consider that an absolute last resort.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Boarders]
    #7282706 - 08/10/07 07:57 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: AmbientArmada]
    #7283007 - 08/10/07 09:51 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

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    #7283802 - 08/11/07 05:48 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

A question regarding this tek, I have recently purchased some pre-made mushroom compost consisting of h.poo, straw, gypsum and lime. I am thinking I have to sterilze this before making the substrate  transferable, what would be the best way to do this, or acan I get away with just mixing it with the WBS?

Thanks in advance :smile:


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    #7284764 - 08/11/07 02:27 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

I would pasteurize for your best results. Sterilizing kills everything, even the good bacteria.


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    #7285302 - 08/11/07 06:46 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

That is one sweet bucket tek!


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #7287188 - 08/12/07 10:17 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Excellent tek. I'm lovin it. :thumbup:


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    #7287519 - 08/12/07 01:08 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

I couldnt fine clear shower caps so I had to get white. Its going great though. Nice write up


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    #7289538 - 08/12/07 11:18 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: legallyhomeless]
    #7289550 - 08/12/07 11:22 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

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I would pasteurize for your best results. Sterilizing kills everything, even the good bacteria.




Sweet, so put the required compost in to oven bags and sterilize for about 3 hours yeah? :smile:


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    #7295297 - 08/14/07 08:05 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

1 hour 20 mins yeah?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: J.T]
    #7296567 - 08/15/07 04:35 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

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I would pasteurize for your best results. Sterilizing kills everything, even the good bacteria.




Sweet, so put the required compost in to oven bags and sterilize for about 3 hours yeah? :smile:




You quoted his response suggesting not to sterilise, rather pasteurise - and then you ask how long to sterilise it for? :confused:

Pasteurise for minimum of an hour, better for two or three. Don't sterilise your compost. :thumbup:


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Good eye I didnt even notice that


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: legallyhomeless]
    #7299290 - 08/15/07 10:17 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

That's why I didn't respond Otto, I thought he was fishing.

My bucket's coming along beatifully and will post some pics soon. Unfortunately I'll be going away for the weekend and will either harvest early or leave until Sunday night. Decisions, decisions.


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    #7299851 - 08/16/07 01:07 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Okay, so I thought I'd add a few photos. Here's a series taken almost 24hours apart for the last few days. Question is, I'm going away in less than 24 hours for almost 50 hours. Should I harvest the largest mushrooms or just wait until I return home?




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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Boarders]
    #7306166 - 08/17/07 09:31 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Wicked photos man!! Its probably too late, but I would leave them for sure.

Make sure you update with how it went! Nice photos mate. :smile:


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leave them be for 50 hours.


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    #7312953 - 08/20/07 02:27 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Okay, so I decided to harvest prior to leaving as one of the veils had broken. Here's what I ended up with:


and here they are drying on newspaper:


The caps are incredibly small for such long mushrooms and very different to the other PF Classic mushrooms I grew in summer. I wonder if it's the low ambient temperatures? They're still not cracker dry, but will post a final yield when they are.

Managed 16.5g dry. The next flush is much larger and almost ready to harvest. This time I will leave until they look bootiful :laugh:


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    #7334248 - 08/25/07 08:03 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

The second flush has been harvested, one was a little more advanced than the rest and he was picked last night.

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Boarders]
    #7335130 - 08/26/07 01:27 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Nice results mate. Buckets rule!


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    #7402841 - 09/12/07 10:14 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

This has to be the best tek around, good job!


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you dont have to worry about contaminates with those holes not being stuffed with polyfill?

and do you mist them regularly?

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: toadstooly] * 1
    #7405616 - 09/13/07 06:38 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Contams aren't a major issue when the substrate is fully colonised anyway, BUT, its even less of an issue when the holes are covered - and this stops the fungus gnats setting in.... Since moving to buckets I have never had a problem with gnats.

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    #7405947 - 09/13/07 07:47 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

I really like this idea! I have read through this thread twice and can't seem to find how much initial substrate you had. A quart of WBS?

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    #7406238 - 09/13/07 08:38 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

This is really cool. I just colonized to straw in a bread bag. Just a regular old sliced bread bag. I needed something and I just made a sandwich and thought "why not?". It worked fine. I will post pics when the first flush has finished.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: mushbaby]
    #7406508 - 09/13/07 09:32 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

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I really like this idea! I have read through this thread twice and can't seem to find how much initial substrate you had. A quart of WBS?

I'm sorry if I passed over it.




Ive never measured it, and we use metric measurements in Oz - just use what you think feels right, you can user as little or as much as you need. I always spawn at a ration of about 40/60, spawn/substrate.


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    #7406616 - 09/13/07 09:52 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Thank you. I get a thrill trying new stuff. Plus those could sit around a garage and look fairly inconspicuous. I would have never thought to use shower caps. I guess the humidity kind of takes care of itself?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: mushbaby]
    #7418564 - 09/17/07 12:16 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Pretty much mushbaby - I put the odd misting of water in there but you can getaway without it, just depends on the ambient relative humidity and how big your holes are etc, and how much airflow is in your room - I have a fan pointed in their direction that comes on for 15 minutes, 6 times a day and that seems to keep a good balance of FAE/humidity.

You can also squash the shower cap down closer to the substrate and that raises the RH near the surface of the casing a lot.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #7459447 - 09/27/07 09:25 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

So when can we get a tek for this. :grin:


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    #7461174 - 09/27/07 05:13 PM (16 years, 4 months ago)

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    #7475514 - 10/01/07 09:07 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Agreed. A tek would be nice!

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Seventy]
    #7605502 - 11/07/07 01:57 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Here are some of my latest efforts via this wonderful tech :smile:

[I have a grow log going too]







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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: J.T]
    #7605710 - 11/07/07 06:19 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Nice pics JT - glad to see it working well for you - keep em coming... :smile:


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    #7607640 - 11/07/07 04:23 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I'm for sure going to try this method! simple and effective
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    #7612924 - 11/08/07 09:38 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Hey thanks _OttO_ :laugh: I do apologise for the n00b comments further back when asking Q's, I've found myself now and sorted it all out :smile:

Hey a quick Q though, I also used Concentrated Seaweed extract when moistening the manure, do you use that to spray your casing too, out of curiousity..

I soaked the WBS with 5 tablespoons of instant coffee for 18 hours, then when ready, cased these baddies with a 50/50 Verm/Peat moss with a tiny bit of coco coir.

It seems to be working.. :smile:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: J.T]
    #7617773 - 11/10/07 07:29 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Hey mate, definitely do not spray your casings with anything except water. Your nutrients are already inside the substrate, and spraying them is only done to raise humidity - not to add any more nutrients.


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    #7618548 - 11/10/07 12:23 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

When you're letting the buckets incubate in the dark warm incubator, do you just keep the shower caps on, or do you cover with plastic wrap?


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    #7619952 - 11/10/07 06:39 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Just the shower cap, pushed down closer to the level of the substrate...

And they just sit in a dark warmish cupboard - no incubator is built for them. I wrap the buckets in a sleeping bag and they produce a lot of their own heat.


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Cool, thanks. :smile:


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    #7629062 - 11/13/07 06:47 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

My freakin' god...this is the coolest tek ever! Bucket'o'Fungus...oh man I've been thinking of doing a 'minitub' grow, even put up my procedure on the cultivation board for people to look at, but this is exactly what I'm after! And showercaps? Master-stroke!

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    #7633556 - 11/14/07 01:00 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Cool :laugh: Thought so. Is it better to let this grown in a colder or warmer ambient temp?


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    #7633818 - 11/14/07 04:35 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

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Cool :laugh: Thought so. Is it better to let this grown in a colder or warmer ambient temp?




The ambient temp should be the optimal temp of the species you want to grow - in the instance of cubes, around 25C, give or take one or two degrees.


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    #7633962 - 11/14/07 07:20 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I'm just gonna post so i have this thread on my list.... but ehh with this bucket technique.... though i just quickly swam through the forum.... i am wondering how you sterilized the bucket...
i willl look round this thread later when i have more time...
but


if no one said anything yet (or is not opposed to saying it again) how DID you sterilize the bucket?


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: RedRabbit]
    #7635798 - 11/14/07 03:46 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Wash well in hot, soapy water, rinse and allow to drip dry. You can then wipe it out with some alcohol soaked paper towel if you want, but I have found if you wash it well enough, you can skip that step. Allowing them to drip dry upside down is the best way, as you don't wipe anything around the inside of the chamber, and because they are upside down it stops dust and spores from floating in.

Its not sterile, but its clean. When using a 50/50 spawn ratio, you give the mycelium a good chance to get going past any possible contams.

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: RedRabbit]
    #7637934 - 11/15/07 12:09 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Yeah that's what I did, and also used an Iso soaked paper towel.

I have just noticed a 'Seaweed' like smell coming from my bucket, I hope it's nothing serious??
The caps of my shrooms are looking a bit black from moisture on top of the shower cap, maybe they are rotting? :frown:

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #7771720 - 12/17/07 09:24 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

sorry for the bump and the noob questions
but could this tek be used with brown rice flour and vermiculite (aka easy non-icky substrate lol)
and i read through the thread and how do you pastureize substrate (is this even applicable to aforementioned mixture?)

now for the ultra-noob question
casing is the stuff u put on top of the fully colonized substrate to keep it moist right? (vermiculite?)

sorry to all that have to read this i just recently found about the joys of growing our favorite fungus and im starting from basically nothing but what ive read but the sources ive found generally assume that you have some clue of what you are doing >.<


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Zinglons Acolyte]
    #7771824 - 12/17/07 09:43 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

You should probably direct your questions to the mushroom cultivation thread, as people there are willing to offer help, while this thread is the grow logs and pictures forum.

To start you off though, you should read through this very thoroughly and familiarise yourself with how they fruit their pf cakes in buckets -

http://www.fungifun.org/English/Pftek

And do a search on this site for casing. All the info you need is at the top of this page, under the shroomery logo, in the mushroom information drop down menu.

And remember, you might not like the 'non-icky' stuff, but your mushrooms will LOVE it. You need to decide whether you want clean hands and crap shrooms, or if you want killer mushrooms and a little dirt under your fingernails.... :smile:


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    #8142194 - 03/13/08 04:44 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Sorry for the bump, but I'm going to be doing a bucket probably in the next couple of days. Only thing is, I seem to be the only one who is not going to be spawning to bulk. I have seven quarts of WBS fully colonized waiting to be birthed, and I'm gonna go get a slightly-more-than a foot tall bucket soon.

Basically what I'm asking is will this still work if my substrate is solely colonized WBS? I'm gonna case with MGMC, if that's relevant. Maybe I won't case at all (if that'll work).


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    #8142450 - 03/13/08 05:38 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

That should work just fine. I'd case. just IMO though.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Funkatron9000]
    #8142697 - 03/13/08 06:32 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

im still debating in my head whether to do this or trays with cambodian lol


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Zinglons Acolyte]
    #8143001 - 03/13/08 07:38 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

you could always split the difference... 7 qts is a pretty deep high nute substrate... thats a lot of room for error down at the bottom of the bucket. 

if you do do a bucket with 7 qts... you may want to make sure that it gets some extra FAE's the first few days while the myc re-establishes on the grain.

just a few thoughts. :smile:

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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: fahtster]
    #8153649 - 03/16/08 02:51 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Alright. Sounds good. I'm preparing the bucket right now. I'll just fan it a little more the first couple of days.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: drunkmanfuu]
    #8465366 - 05/30/08 08:33 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Following on from this, I'm having a go at growing P. subaeruginosa in a bucket!


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Boarders]
    #8466061 - 05/30/08 11:57 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

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Following on from this, I'm having a go at growing P. subaeruginosa in a bucket!



ooh!
post a link to your grow log!


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Zinglons Acolyte]
    #8466133 - 05/31/08 12:18 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

I don't have a grow log for it. I used a spore print from a wild sub, inoculated a small jar of WBS, let it fully colonise and then added some boiled and cooled woodchips to the bucket with the WBS. It looks like it's starting to colonise now.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Boarders]
    #8466177 - 05/31/08 12:29 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

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I don't have a grow log for it. I used a spore print from a wild sub, inoculated a small jar of WBS, let it fully colonise and then added some boiled and cooled woodchips to the bucket with the WBS. It looks like it's starting to colonise now.



make one! we all want to see it lol


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Zinglons Acolyte]
    #8470093 - 06/01/08 06:25 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

May I asked how much spawn you used per bucket??


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: deXtrous]
    #8472365 - 06/01/08 08:31 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

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May I asked how much spawn you used per bucket??





Two jars of spawn per bucket, but you could get away with one depending on the size of your jars. :thumbup:


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: _OttO_]
    #8482960 - 06/04/08 09:50 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

Thats one fine lookin bucket o' fungus ya got there otto :congrats: im'a try my hand at this one i think.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: QuantumReality] * 1
    #8485435 - 06/04/08 09:07 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

im thinking a semi bulk grow with a cool mist connected to one bucket then tubes connecting the rest of the buckets to that one (spider or daisy chain style), keeping them in a closet then having the cool mist in the room, which will be the room i use as my indoor garden, so itll be a relatively high oxygen environment

(this wont be done for a while, as i gotta move out of my parents house first)

if the pans work out in this setup i might do a couple buckets of pan cyans


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Zinglons Acolyte] * 1
    #8491593 - 06/06/08 03:51 AM (15 years, 7 months ago)

ZA: isn't the whole idea of using buckets to avoid any extraneous items? :confused:

Buckets need only little attention to be very successful. They basically need no humidification compared to a traditional fruiting chamber.

If you're going to setup such an elaborate system, a humidified tent would probably be a better and more productive setup.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Boarders] * 1
    #8492524 - 06/06/08 12:13 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

this wouldnt require very much, just some tubing

this system is much more modular and would be easier to handle for me than a bulk tub grow, and the added air flow from the humidifier would allow me to have less maintenance

however i have a lot of ridiculous and convoluted plans, this might be one of them, ill prolly do pf for a while before doing any sort of bulk... however the bucket does have its allure to a first time grower


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain [Re: Zinglons Acolyte] * 1
    #8497414 - 06/07/08 08:40 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

I agree with boarders - adding a humidifier to such a small container may not be very effective. Once a bucket is set up - you don't need to maintain it, other than possible an occasional mist from a hand sprayer. You must however, like a monotub, have a fan in the room with your buckets.

I used to have a fan pointed directly at my buckets - on a timer, it comes on for 15 minutes, 6 times a day. Worked a treat.


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Re: Bucket o' fungus - Z strain (moved) [Re: _OttO_] * 1
    #8537290 - 06/18/08 02:25 PM (15 years, 7 months ago)

This thread was moved from Mushroom Grow Logs and Pictures.

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