|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
mr.shankly
A Charming Man



Registered: 08/28/07
Posts: 18
Loc: texas, the evil empire
Last seen: 16 years, 2 months
|
Trial & Error
#7580865 - 10/31/07 01:54 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
i recently acquired a copy of the mushroom cultivator and realized after reading briefly into it that i had only been guessing on cultivation techniques i read about here (not that those were inaccurate). after two attempts, i am still awaiting primordia formation on my three cased wbs substrates. on my first attempt, as predicted, i failed miserably and could not even fully colonize my jars. this time around, i correctly pasteurized the bird seed, acquired a pressure cooker, pc'd, covered with coffee filters,incubated in a sterile box covered with at 80-82 degrees for 2 weeks, and had 2 of 6 pint jars fail; one trich contam, and one stall that led to tirch contam. i cased the remaining 4 pint jars and so far one got contaminated and the other three are colonizing the casing mix slowly, with one that has what i believe is cobweb mold. as an optimist, i believe i can save two, if not three of my casings. as a pragmatist, i feel they will all fail, either contaminate or just not pin. my casing mix is miracle gro moisture control potting mix, vermiculite, and calcium carbonate in oyster shell and powder form.
i feel so foolish for thinking i could wing the cultivation process. basically the reason for this post is i would like some feedback on tried and true methods, and mixes (e.g. substates, casing mix, compost, et cetera). i am willing to give the hpoo method a go, but am still iffy on how to process it and so forth. i have read some of the teks, but would appreciate personal opinions on this. please and thanks.
-------------------- ''It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's life.'' - Phil Ochs ideas are the real things; what we see in the world of experience are only their shadows.
|
Slimz
.-~*´`*·~-experience-~*´`*·~-.




Registered: 10/03/07
Posts: 3,588
Loc: Maryland
|
|
-------------------- Lazy Drywall Tek (no powdery mess) This series will blow your mind and confirm what you already know to be true. The Pharmacratic Inquisition Best Thread Ever ! ! !
me if you have questions about lasers Although i may advise others in a general way regarding all types of mushroom grows, and may even post question from other forums about growing "active" mushrooms, i only grow non-"active" mushrooms and edibles. FeelFamily resident tech guru
|
mr.shankly
A Charming Man



Registered: 08/28/07
Posts: 18
Loc: texas, the evil empire
Last seen: 16 years, 2 months
|
Re: Trial & Error [Re: Slimz]
#7580910 - 10/31/07 02:03 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
gee. thanks captain obvious.
-------------------- ''It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's life.'' - Phil Ochs ideas are the real things; what we see in the world of experience are only their shadows.
|
Slimz
.-~*´`*·~-experience-~*´`*·~-.




Registered: 10/03/07
Posts: 3,588
Loc: Maryland
|
|
The teks give LOTS of personal opinions. Unless your asking about someplace where the teks contradict themselves...
your question is very vague. you will not get a good answer until you ask a good question.
Im not being mean here, but its obvious you have not read teh teks.
-------------------- Lazy Drywall Tek (no powdery mess) This series will blow your mind and confirm what you already know to be true. The Pharmacratic Inquisition Best Thread Ever ! ! !
me if you have questions about lasers Although i may advise others in a general way regarding all types of mushroom grows, and may even post question from other forums about growing "active" mushrooms, i only grow non-"active" mushrooms and edibles. FeelFamily resident tech guru
|
RogerRabbit
Bans for Pleasure



Registered: 03/26/03
Posts: 42,214
Loc: Seattle
Last seen: 11 months, 3 days
|
Re: Trial & Error [Re: Slimz]
#7580967 - 10/31/07 02:13 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Two things off the bat I see. WBS must be sterilized, not pasteurized, and coffee filters have no place in mycology. They certainly won't keep contaminants out of your grain jars. RR
-------------------- Download Let's Grow Mushrooms semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat "I've never had a failed experiment. I've only discovered 10,000 methods which do not work." Thomas Edison
|
MarlboroMan
Stranger




Registered: 05/01/06
Posts: 184
Loc: Tx
Last seen: 16 years, 8 days
|
|
Quote:
gee. thanks captain obvious.
No need to be like that, dude!
-------------------- I'll make it to the moon if I have to crawl..
|
Slimz
.-~*´`*·~-experience-~*´`*·~-.




Registered: 10/03/07
Posts: 3,588
Loc: Maryland
|
|
Quote:
MarlboroMan said:
Quote:
gee. thanks captain obvious.
No need to be like that, dude!
No its all good... I am just learning how much information is in them, and i have asked some vague questions myself
The biggest thing for me is that reading the teks, and reading multiple teks, gives you more of an understanding since each author includes different tidbits of info.
I would bet that a reasonably intelligent person could read 3-4 different teks in each category in about an hour and come up with a process that works quite well and have success the first time.
-------------------- Lazy Drywall Tek (no powdery mess) This series will blow your mind and confirm what you already know to be true. The Pharmacratic Inquisition Best Thread Ever ! ! !
me if you have questions about lasers Although i may advise others in a general way regarding all types of mushroom grows, and may even post question from other forums about growing "active" mushrooms, i only grow non-"active" mushrooms and edibles. FeelFamily resident tech guru
|
wstarc5
cultivator
Registered: 10/19/07
Posts: 65
Last seen: 16 years, 2 months
|
Re: Trial & Error [Re: Slimz]
#7581179 - 10/31/07 03:03 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
I hope thats the case because I started my first grow yesterday, its based on 4 different teks and I'm confident that it should be a success.
-------------------- Drugs have taught an entire generation of American kids the metric system.
|
|