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Few questions for my first grow
    #7665653 - 11/22/07 03:11 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Ok I'm gonna be doing a PF Tek for my first project in a couple weeks and I'm using this time to get all of my materials together and prepared but I have a few questions so I dont waste 100 bucks (if I mess up by doing something wrong then thats on me :wink:)

My first question would be are their any paticular vermiculite or perlite that I need to get? Like is there one better than the other?

My other question would be in regards to my fruiting chamber. I'm going to be using a rubbermaid container and I'm not to sure on what to put over the lid cut out. Would saran wrap work because I'm a little worried that the humidity will cause droplets to fall onto my cakes. I could probablly find a piece of plexi-glass to use, would that be better?

Also any aditional tips for the first timer would be really helpful because I'm working with limited resources and don't want to botch the job.


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Re: Few questions for my first grow [Re: ZeroBoyWD]
    #7665668 - 11/22/07 03:19 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Just follow your tek 100% and dont improvise. Saran wrap will be fine...
As long as you have proper ventilation and what not you shouldnt have droplets forming on the top. If you want something more permanent you could use the plexi... up to you though.


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Re: Few questions for my first grow [Re: ZeroBoyWD]
    #7665674 - 11/22/07 03:23 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Medium to fine grade vermiculite is what you want for pf cakes. If it is rated as horticultural vermiculite (instead pf the stuff used in construction) you should be fine. the bits should be the size of grains of rice more or less, not the size of corn kernels.

Perlite doesn't really matter

Also, you wont get droplets forming in the chamber unless the outside of the rubbermaid is cooler than the inside of it, and it is unlikely that will happen unless you heat the chamber from the inside.

Also do a quick search for "shotgun terrarium" as that is the kind of fruiting chamber you are going to want to make for pf cakes.


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Re: Few questions for my first grow [Re: Nibin]
    #7665801 - 11/22/07 06:21 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Saran wrap is just fine, i have seen monotops with saran wrap lids. My fruiting chamber has, wtf why am i calling it saran wrap, u damn americans!!!! anyway cling film over the hole i cut out of the lid. Works just fine.

I thin there is only 1 type of perlite, have never seen any other kind in the shops.


Horticultural medium fine grade verm is what you want, if u cant find that and medium is availible then u can use that. Just remember that your moisture content will vary depending on what type of verm you use.


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