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evilhomer
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Question Regarding Bag Tek
#7800254 - 12/26/07 07:26 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've been doing a lot of reading into the cultivation of mushrooms, and I've pretty much decided that a bag tek will be the easiest and cheapest way for me to pull off for a first grow, before I move on to a monotub casing.
The bag tek I'm referring to is this one: http://www.shroomery.org/9665/Cybers-WBS-myco-bag-Tek
Now, being that I live in Australia, it's much harder for me to get supplies for growing (particularly spawn bags, spores, syringes etc). So I had a few questions for you.
- With the bag tek I've linked to above, do I have to transfer the colonized contents of the bag to a casing setup? Or do the mushrooms actually grow within the bag in this tek? In other words, the tek ends with a colonized bag. What next?
- I've talked to a girl I know who works at a local chemist/drug store. She says the largest syringes they sell are 1cc, which is obviously not good enough for inoculation. Where would I go about getting some sterile syringes around 10cc's without looking suspect?
- Is it unsafe to pay for spawn bags from an international online mycology store with a credit card? Keeping in mind I won't be cultivating at the same address that I order the bags to. (Let me know if I should post this in the security forum instead).
Thanks for any help! Even if you can only answer one question, or even half a question, I appreciate it.
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Re: Question Regarding Bag Tek [Re: evilhomer]
#7800297 - 12/26/07 07:53 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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You can fruit inside the bag.
Best place to find syringes locally is a feed store/veterinarian supply. At least in the US, if they deal with horses or cattle, they'll sell them to you (not sure if there are laws in Australia that prohibit this.)
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evilhomer
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Re: Question Regarding Bag Tek [Re: Sillicybin]
#7800329 - 12/26/07 08:05 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks Sillicybin 
I love the speedy replies on this forum. I know we have "Syringe Vending Machines" in this country as a service to heroin users to keep them free from aides & hepatitis. Maybe I should look one of them up.
Edit: Wait, maybe this would be easier?: http://vetnpetdirect.com.au/product.php?productid=16398&cat=0&page=1 http://vetnpetdirect.com.au/product.php?productid=16398&cat=0&page=1
Edited by evilhomer (12/26/07 08:10 AM)
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Nibin
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Re: Question Regarding Bag Tek [Re: evilhomer]
#7801077 - 12/26/07 02:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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You don't want insulin syrettes, which is what heroin users use. Just go in to a local pharmacy and ask for a 10cc syringe and needle. If they ask, just say it is to fill your printer ink cartridges and you lost the syringe that came with the kit.
Also, there are some very good fruit in the bag teks that use poo as a substrate, and they give very good results.
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evilhomer
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Re: Question Regarding Bag Tek [Re: Nibin]
#7801707 - 12/26/07 07:00 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah I was doing some reading since the OP and I'm definitely thinking of using poo.
Regarding syringes, can I use the same one twice? To me it sounds like that's begging for a contam, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
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Re: Question Regarding Bag Tek [Re: evilhomer]
#7801728 - 12/26/07 07:08 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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The syringes that they are dispensing for drug users are probably a much smaller gauge than what you want for this hobby. I would try to go for at least a 20 gauge or bigger. 18 or 16 gauge is ideal.
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Re: Question Regarding Bag Tek [Re: evilhomer]
#7801747 - 12/26/07 07:12 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I forgot to add, WBS does not hold enough moisture to fruit well invitro. If at all possible, try to case it or spawn it to a bulk substrate. Otherwise, I would mix it with some vermiculite or coir to help with moisture retention if you really need to fruit within the bags.
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