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OfflineBanjoMojo
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PF-tek/B+ First Grow
    #7683935 - 11/26/07 11:23 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

I inoculated my first set of jars this evening. I PC sterilized them yesterday and allowed them to cool overnight. I just wanted to get this first pic up, and use this thread to showcase my progress/setbacks and seek counsel from veteran growers.

Now that I have a pressure cooker, I am going to give WBS a shot. After I get a few grows under my belt, I will start experimenting with liquid culture, FC automation, etc. But for now, I have 12 jars that shall sit in my office (~80 degrees) as I photodocument their growth (hopefully).



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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7683957 - 11/26/07 11:31 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Looking good.. I'm sure they'll look like this in no time:



What strain are you growing, where did you get it from and how many CC's have you used for each jar? Hope I'm not intruding on your thread, if it's meant to be a grow log, I apologize.

Good Luck!


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: c0_hush]
    #7683998 - 11/26/07 11:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

No problem! I hope they look like that in a couple weeks.

It is the B+ strain that I obtained from SporeStore (which shipped my spores to the wrong address). I used approximately 1.5-2 ccs in each jar.

A few things to note:
- I inoculated in open air. This isn't a problem for some, nor do I forsee it being a big problem for me, as I keep a clean home, and my inoculation area was in still air.

- I did not have an alcohol lamp, so I just used a cigarette lighter. I don't really see this being an issue at all, but I've never read anyone using a lighter.

- I bought the spores about a month ago. They have been in my fridge since then, sealed as they came to me. I don't see this being a huge problem either. I shook them well before inoculation.

Thanks for any input!


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7684035 - 11/26/07 11:51 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Awesome! I just recently inoculated 16 quarter pint jars with B+ i got from The Hawk's Eye, they are at around 15% now, just starting out.. As for the half pints on the pic, that's 8 A and 3 Cambodian. One of the Cambodian got a contam but it's my 1st grow so I'll take 12 out of 13 in a heart beat! The pic was taken at day 14 so you are pretty much dead on with your prediction of 2 weeks.


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: c0_hush]
    #7684070 - 11/26/07 11:57 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Keep me posted with your progress. I'll be posting pics on here when pertinent.


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7684299 - 11/27/07 12:53 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Looking good Banjo. I'm about to start a PF tek/B+ as well. Happy growing!


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: spitstix]
    #7713152 - 12/03/07 09:59 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

I had almost a full syringe left, so I prepared four quart jars of WBS and inoculated tonight. I still have about 3 ccs left of solution in my syringe, and I am going to attempt to make a liquid culture from it.

My BRF jars are not showing any signs of growth yet at the 7 day mark, but I hold out hope. One thing I've noticed is that the jars look a little dry. In some places, my dry verm layer on top has fallen down part of the side of the jar because the BRF/verm substrate has shrunk away from it.

I PC'd the jars for 90 minutes, while most teks say 60. Could this be a problem? Or does verm just tend to look dry?


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7713364 - 12/03/07 10:40 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

A couple of pics of my new WBS jars.





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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7713400 - 12/03/07 10:49 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

are you using verm and rice?


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: CollegeGuy]
    #7713875 - 12/04/07 02:21 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Will the mycelium get denser as it continues to colonize the jars? My jars don't seem as densely white as pics I've seen, not sure if this comes later. The surface of the jars are probably 80% colonized


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BuddhaTree]
    #7714300 - 12/04/07 08:24 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

just wait a lil longer... noc'ing from spore takes a longer period to grow than live culture... Leave them there for a few more days and you will see growth.. It usually takes about 7 days for the spores to germinate.. then the myc will run rampant through your jars like a redneck in walmart on the 15th... haha..

just be patient, grasshopper...


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: DJYoshaBYD]
    #7716241 - 12/04/07 04:24 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

just want to give you a heads up i used sporestore and only one jar out of six colonized and after casing it the mushies were not cubes. also tried to make a lc and spores did not germinate. ordered a syringe from a
shroomery sponsor and all jars have colonized fine and i have a great lc.


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    #7717693 - 12/04/07 09:53 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7718848 - 12/05/07 08:58 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

looking good. cant wait to get mine started!! keep us updated :grin:


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: DJYoshaBYD]
    #7719528 - 12/05/07 12:34 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Quote:

DJYoshaBYD said:
then the myc will run rampant through your jars like a redneck in walmart on the 15th... haha..





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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: verminute]
    #7738710 - 12/09/07 10:45 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Tomorrow will be two weeks with no signs of growth. Any estimates on how much longer I should give it before I scrap them and start over?

Alternatively, could I just reinoculate them? I'm fairly sure the problem was the spores. I have ordered some new spores from SporeWorks, and I hope to have much better success with them.


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7738882 - 12/10/07 12:02 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

I have reinnoculated jars before, just only use a little more like 1 cc max, because you don't want too much excess water in you jars, especially if its BRF, WBS can take a little extra water easier, but having too much mostiure will slow the colonization process.

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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: katfish]
    #7739694 - 12/10/07 09:19 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Thanks! One of my concerns was the jars possibly being a little too dry, so I think reinoculating may be just the key, not only for viable spores, but for the little extra water. Once I get the new spores, I'll fill you in.


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7755905 - 12/13/07 09:10 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Received new spores today. I got a 4 syringe grab bag deal, as I really don't give a shit about strains right now, only completing a grow. The four strains I got were Chitwan, Costa Rica, Mazatapec, and Malabar.

I re-inoculated two of my WBS jars with Mazatapec and two with Malabar.

I re-inoculated six of my BRF jars with Chitwan and six with Costa Rica.

They are currently incubating in my water heater closet. Dark, clean, and warm.

We'll see if anything is happening in a week or so.


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Re: PF-tek/B+ First Grow [Re: BanjoMojo]
    #7774891 - 12/18/07 06:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

I saw the first signs of growth in a few jars today. I had one jar fully colonized... with trich. It went in the garbage. I'm down to 11 half pint brf jars and my 4 quart wbs jars. Hopefully by Christmas, I'll have a nice gift of almost fully colonized jars.


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