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ZaVe
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First attempt at growing, still not done..
#7827542 - 01/03/08 01:45 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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Well, I think this is my first post.. I dunno - I might have posted before, i just don't feel like checking..
Well, after reading everything I could on here for almost 4 months, I finally gave in an ordered some spore syringes from spores101, with the 1st order being un-viable, and never showing signs of life, I was sent another order.
This order, I made sure I did everything as correct as I could. I did some PF-style cakes, and out of the 12 jars, had 10 fully colonize within 22 days. The other 2 jars never started growing, so I tossed them.
I made a fruiting chamber with kind of the "poor man's pod" idea, changed a little around to make it fit my needs (limited space, I will be setting up a martha when I move into my new house in 2 weeks :-).
Today I harvested all the shrooms that had torn vails, most were about the size of this guy :

He is an amazon, thats the only syringe I used this time around.
So, I kind of just want feedback on it. Out of 10 cakes, I have roughly 30 shrooms the size of that guy, with pins still growing. Is he good size? Does it look like I did things right?
Once I have the martha set up, I will be casing with WBS, and a 50/50 with coco coir, and verm, with some oyster shell.
The house I'm moving into (still living with parents, I'm only 19) I have the master bedroom, and my closet, is 10ft x 6 ft. I'm deticating half to 'mycology research' Hopefully I will be able to have my martha, incubator, and a clean area for inoculating and what-not.
Tell me what you think!
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ZaVe
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: ZaVe]
#7827654 - 01/03/08 02:13 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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Wow - So many views and no comment! Well, I'm going to work... hopefully someone leaves me something to read for when I get home..
Thanks!
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Substance D
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: ZaVe]
#7827753 - 01/03/08 02:39 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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Quote:
ZaVe said: Wow - So many views and no comment! Well, I'm going to work... hopefully someone leaves me something to read for when I get home..
Thanks!
great first grow,i hope i have as much luck as you!!on my first grow
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Cheesekiller
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: Substance D]
#7827945 - 01/03/08 03:19 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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About as good as you can get with BRF etc. You will enjoy much larger fruits with a bulk substrate. My biggest so far is about 90g wet, with the amazonian. Martha is quite the step up for a newbie. Good luck. I would try a monotub, or double tub first though so you ca see what a real bulk grow is all about. I just had 4 flushes with one DT, and harvested ~ 14OZ dry in about 2.5 weeks.
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: ZaVe]
#7827966 - 01/03/08 03:25 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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Sounds like success! Look into Liquid Culture, you can use a few mL of spore solution and create more live culture you will ever need. It will cut down on colonization time also. And one more thing, with regards to a clean area to inoculate and such, build yourself a glove box, or still air box for a portable set up
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greystealth
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: Green420Thang]
#7828025 - 01/03/08 03:38 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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probably one of the most successful on their first grow it pf tek method. Congratulations!
You seem ready to move up to bulk grows, you're lucky your parents are cool with you growing mushroomz.
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ZaVe
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: Cheesekiller]
#7829852 - 01/03/08 10:02 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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I've read that many people suggest going through a few grows before attempting a martha, but from the feedback I'm getting on my first grow, I think I'm ready to try it. I've read EVERY post about martha's on here, different setups, shelving, problems, solutions, improvments, EVERYTHING.
Once I move, I will post pics of my closet, you guys (and gals) will shit when you see how much space I have to work with.
Thanks for the feedback, and I will be posting many more pictures, storries, and personal experiences as this goes along.
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greystealth
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: ZaVe]
#7829972 - 01/03/08 10:22 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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Have fun with your resources at your new place! Hope you keep up with your studies though, if you're still in school!:)
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bosr
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: greystealth]
#7830032 - 01/03/08 10:34 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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well done!
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veda_sticks
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Re: First attempt at growing, still not done.. [Re: bosr]
#7830180 - 01/03/08 11:03 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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thats a good size fruit. What was the over all yeild from your cakes??
I would be well pleased with 30 of those sized shrooms.
Good results, u done well
10 out of 12 is really good.
My first attepts were pretty poor, i had an average 90% contam on the first few attempts.
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