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GroundUp
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Are GrowKits any good?
#7662651 - 11/21/07 12:16 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hi,i just orderd this grow kit: http://www.shamanic-extracts.com/xcart/shamanic-products/stropharia-cubensis-growkit.html is it any good? im planing on putting it in my basement in a small room the size of a closet,with 12 hours each day of light,how much Mushrooms will i get in the first flush? +- looks like its gona produce alot of shrooms,or atleast i hope so  thanks,btw sorry for the spelling
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BreakfastClub
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: GroundUp]
#7662657 - 11/21/07 12:18 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Simple answer no....
It cost about $30 to get a basic setup going, look at the teks for PF and just do it yourself
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GroundUp
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The kit costs 45$,wont it produce more shrooms then the teks?
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BreakfastClub
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: GroundUp]
#7662705 - 11/21/07 12:30 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hard to say.
1 case vs 12 cakes
12 cakes if tended to right can and will produce more. Also concider if you get a contam in a cake you lose 1/12. Lose a case and lose 1/1.
Also concider to refil 12 cakes cost about $7 per run
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Swan Song

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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: GroundUp]
#7662717 - 11/21/07 12:31 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I will not bash you for buying a kit. If you have no experience with growing it is ok. At least you will get sterilized medium and if handled correctly, you should get results. Yes, you could have done it on your own but this kind of guarantees you some success. After growing this one, pay attention to what you get and try on your own. The results are better and the enjoyment is more fulfilling but the failures hurt more too. Its a good way to start. Now you will know how the mushy cycle should go when you try it on your own without a kit.
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avidpicker
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Growkits
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total
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personally IMO, all i will ever need from the sponsers is a syringe. these kits work great for the lazy ppl i guess, but i feel that if we didnt have people that want to DIY, we would still be using the same shitty methods as yesterday.
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iTrip
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: total]
#7662731 - 11/21/07 12:34 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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yea i agree.. i wouldnt use growkits
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elcharrosays
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Well damn they really don't tell you anything about it at all. I can however guarantee you that you will not have as good an outcome like pictured your first try and surely nowhere near the 500g number they give.
Hopefully this will spark further interest into the hobby for you though and you can do a lot more research on here. It pays off, I promise.
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BreakfastClub
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: total]
#7662773 - 11/21/07 12:38 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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total said: personally IMO, all i will ever need from the sponsers is a syringe.
I only order bags.... Spores still make me uneasy. I have one print and I plan to use it forever...
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GroundUp
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: iTrip]
#7662778 - 11/21/07 12:38 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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youll are missing the point i have no experience,why not use the grow kits? they are fool proff,easy to start with,and produce results even if your not an expert.
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total
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im sure i could get 500g of "fresh" mushrooms off that kit...aka wet ones...
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grandesign
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i started with a bag and i didn get on with it , they take a while to start growth should i say see growth i moved straight onto cakes and am now moving a step further every week, problem with first grows is in patients newbees need to see growth in there culture,or it gets a bit twitchy
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BreakfastClub
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: grandesign]
#7662803 - 11/21/07 12:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I should refraise when I say bags, I mean empty ones....
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GroundUp
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: total]
#7662805 - 11/21/07 12:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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guys,thanks for all the advices,i plan on growing with guides from this site in the future,for now ill just see how the kit goes. and yeh they really dont tell you nothing about how to prep it,are they any good guides out there on how to use the kit? thanks
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total
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BreakfastClub said:
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total said: personally IMO, all i will ever need from the sponsers is a syringe.
I only order bags.... Spores still make me uneasy. I have one print and I plan to use it forever...
LOL...i havent bought a syringe in 3 years I work w/ the genetics that i have, and trade abit in the marketplace Spores were never a worry here, i have plenty of good clean friends that are more than willing to accept and not open my mail...by my mail, i mean a piece of mail under a random name...they just cool like that
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grandesign
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: GroundUp]
#7662817 - 11/21/07 12:44 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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GroundUp said: youll are missing the point i have no experience,why not use the grow kits? they are fool proff,easy to start with,and produce results even if your not an expert.
your absolutly right you have made a step into the world of mushroom cultivation and now you can learn and you should learn quickly on here hope you do well GD
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Swan Song

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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: GroundUp]
#7662818 - 11/21/07 12:44 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hey guys at least hes not asking a million newb questions to get results. Hes trying to do it on his own so what if he learns it this way, it will answer so many questions and cure many insecurities he would have otherwise gone through. I never used a kit but I did fail a time or two before getting it. Now I laugh at the kits online. But only cause I know better. I say "good job!" You may have wasted some money, but your education is worth it. Next time make your own kit! Write down your progress as you grow and apply your lessons when you give it a go. And as always, keep reading here on the forum! +5 for self motivation.
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BreakfastClub
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Re: Are GrowKits any good? [Re: GroundUp]
#7662822 - 11/21/07 12:45 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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PF tek is very picture related
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total
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Quote:
grandesign said: i started with a bag and i didn get on with it , they take a while to start growth should i say see growth i moved straight onto cakes and am now moving a step further every week, problem with first grows is in patients newbees need to see growth in there culture,or it gets a bit twitchy
thats why you gotta shoot them bitches up w/ MAD LC...if you know howto get your moisture content perfect, you can easily shoot them up w/ 20-30 cc's of LC w/o fuxin up your moisture content
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