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liszewski_88
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First time. Gonna use pf tek
#7778640 - 12/19/07 05:53 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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So it's my first time growing and I went with Roadkills special from Ralphsters. Just sent out the order today, but had some questions before I started. From what I've been reading you can't go wrong with pf tek to fail. I was wanting to do the pf tek with a cowpoo bulk substrate. Poo is easy to get can pasturize it in the garage so it doesn't smell up the house.
Is there something better to use than BRF cakes thats just as easy to get ingredients for?
How much more likely is it to contam the cakes when doing poo substrate compared to dunk and rolling after the cake have colonized?
Where can I get verm? A green house or lowe's
I think this is my last question. If I actually make it to fruiting bodies and have had several flushes what do you do after it's done fruiting? Just throw the log away or can you reuse it?
Its kind long but thanks in advance.
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Nibin
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Re: First time. Gonna use pf tek [Re: liszewski_88]
#7778704 - 12/19/07 06:10 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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PF cakes with BRF, if made following instructions to the letter are pretty foolproof and very easy.
As for going the next step and spawning your cakes to poo, you can do it by all means but an extra step means extra contam risks, especially if you are new.
I suggest you do a first batch of just dunked and rolled cakes. They will give you more than enough mushies for you and your friends and then, once you have completed a successful cake grow you can move on to the next step and spawn to bulk.
Better to go easy on the first try or you risk loosing everything and that can be frustrating.
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uncle_rico
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Re: First time. Gonna use pf tek [Re: Nibin]
#7778779 - 12/19/07 06:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I agree with Nibin ...... it is tempting to do inoculated grain spawned to bulk substrate right off the bat ..... but the PF Tek is a very good starting point, you will learn much from doing it and your chances for success are very high. BRF PF Tek dunk and rolled .... sound like a very good starting point.
I get vermiculite at HomeDepot in large, 4 cubic foot bags ..... Walmart has it in smaller bags .... garden supply places .... you will have to call around.
Spent cakes or substrates can be put into the garden....
Good luck. Have fun.
Pick a Tek .... follow it to the 'T' ....
I started with the PF Tek 10 years ago .... and I think back to those days fondly. All of us are still learning .... Pick one ... Dive in !
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liszewski_88
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Re: First time. Gonna use pf tek [Re: uncle_rico]
#7779257 - 12/19/07 08:02 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I"m thinking about making a glove box out of big rubbermaid container then doing like one or 2 cakes bulk poo. I'll try it, if it doesn't work then I'll stick to pf tek for a while.
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veda_sticks
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Re: First time. Gonna use pf tek [Re: liszewski_88]
#7779294 - 12/19/07 08:13 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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If your that keen on spawning, then make more jars, make 4 as a dunk n roll then another ? (thiw will depending on how much bulk substrate you are using)
So if the spawning fails, you still have some cakes that should make shrooms.
Definatly make the glovebox, and use it for your inoculations. I wish i had on my first attempts.
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