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xbabyboy4021x
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is this ok to start fruiting?
#7993522 - 02/07/08 07:48 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok this image is terrible quality cuz i had to take it with my phone (.3 megapixel lol) but this is a colombian strain that colonized pretty much 100% about 2-3 days ago but there is still little dots where i can see vermiculite through the mycelium that the mycelium just will not cover and ive let it stit for about 3 days now and it still hasnt taken over it so i just stuck it in the FC by itself for now but do u think this will be ok?
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993540 - 02/07/08 07:51 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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probably not. but we'll see. looks to be about 85% colonized and the assuming the center of your cake is colonized.
theres also a reason PF tek is done with 1/2 pint jars, not pints.
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xbabyboy4021x
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: KillerPicklez]
#7993560 - 02/07/08 07:53 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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that is a half pint jar
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993590 - 02/07/08 07:59 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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xbabyboy4021x said: that is a half pint jar
Hmm it definitely doesnt look like a 1/2 pint jar to me, but look to your left, look at my current mood setting, that could explain it
still it isnt 100% colonized, more than likely it will get contaminated. How long did you allow it to colonize for?
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993599 - 02/07/08 08:00 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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and also the pic makes it look worse than it is, its mostly white with just little teeny tiny specs where u can see a LITTLE bit of brown through, but i let it sit this way for 3 days and nothing changed
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xbabyboy4021x
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: KillerPicklez]
#7993624 - 02/07/08 08:03 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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it has been colonizing for about 3 weeks at 84F....it had been like 2 and a half to 3 weeks somewhere around there and then it looked like that so i waited 3 more days and saw no change...my other 3 colombian strains look like that too, i have alcabenzi strain that started the day before the colombian that are full solid white on the outside but not quite fully colonized yet
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993629 - 02/07/08 08:04 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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xbabyboy4021x said: and also the pic makes it look worse than it is, its mostly white with just little teeny tiny specs where u can see a LITTLE bit of brown through, but i let it sit this way for 3 days and nothing changed
Its clearly not 100% colonized. Doesnt even look close, once the outside of the cake is fully colonized, it generally needs another 3-4 days to allow the inside of the cake to colonize as well.
And the still doesnt look like a 1/2 pint to me
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xbabyboy4021x
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993640 - 02/07/08 08:07 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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 those are half pint right? im not very good with metric system but they are very small jars...this is my alcabenzi strain i took the pic about a week ago
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993647 - 02/07/08 08:08 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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no, that would be a pint jar and that explains why your cake isnt fully colonized.
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xbabyboy4021x
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993648 - 02/07/08 08:08 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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i also have pretty small hands lol
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993657 - 02/07/08 08:10 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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are u sure? the package said 250mL jars, and i have a pint glass and the jar is like not even half the size of my pint glass the jar is only like 3.5 inches tall
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xbabyboy4021x
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993667 - 02/07/08 08:12 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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this is my jar next to a pint glass...this cant be a pint jar
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993678 - 02/07/08 08:13 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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yep, this is a 1/2 pint jar.
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: KillerPicklez]
#7993689 - 02/07/08 08:15 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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oooooo....i dont get it though? why is a pint glass like 4-5x the size of a half pint jar?
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993698 - 02/07/08 08:18 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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oh and sorry to doubt you since this is my first *hopefully* successful grow attempt but i asked the people at the store if they had "HALF PINT CANNING JARS" and they showed me theese and i figured they were about exactly half the size of a pint of beer i was sure this had to be a pint jar
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993701 - 02/07/08 08:18 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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xbabyboy4021x said: oooooo....i dont get it though? why is a pint glass like 4-5x the size of a half pint jar?
you cant be serious. A 1/2 pint jars is exactly 1/2 the size of a pint jar.
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xbabyboy4021x
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: KillerPicklez]
#7993713 - 02/07/08 08:21 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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oops...i meant 4-5x smaller than a pint glass of beer haha...as u can see my mood also haha
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xbabyboy4021x
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993717 - 02/07/08 08:22 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok let me rephrase this all lol...why is a half pint jar like 4-5x smaller than a pint glass that you would order of beer?
because the jars i am using are exactly half the size of my pint glass
Edited by xbabyboy4021x (02/07/08 08:22 PM)
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993742 - 02/07/08 08:27 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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 theese are the same size as my jars and are advertised as half pint jars...i beleive maybe my jars are taller but alot smaller aroudn
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7993759 - 02/07/08 08:28 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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those are pint jars, someone tricked you. or you misread the packaging, im going with the latter.
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: KillerPicklez]
#7994546 - 02/08/08 12:13 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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That's a half pint jar. Its taller because its thinner. Not as short as stubby as other half pint jars. I know because I use the same kind of jars. There should be markings on the side which indicate measurements of ounces and stuff.
BTW that first pic doesn't look like its fully colonized. Me being a newb just wishes you luck and just remember to keep it well humidified and if you see anything green or weird growing toss it and don't open the rest of your jars until its thick white.
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: chilibow]
#7995770 - 02/08/08 10:52 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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i have 3 tiny brown spots after about 18 hours of being in the FC but no funny smells at all, im wondering if it is contam or pins, im gonna let it grow a little more and see if they start to look like pin or contam....if it is contam will i have to throw out all of my perlite and put new perlite in? cuz i used all that i had and it is hard to find perlite around here right now because there is snow on the ground no stores are stocking it right now
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7995807 - 02/08/08 11:04 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I don't suggest incubating at such a high temp for 1/2 pint jars. Unless you are using liquid myc instead of multispore.
Otherwise the heat will dry your cakes, by the time the spores have germinated and colonized. Since you can't shake a 1/2 pint full of BRF... it CAN take a long time. Longer then QUARTS of grain!
Also, 1/2 pints ARE small, so they don't hold THAT MUCH moisture in the 1st place. They can dry quite fast, especially if there are 4 holes at the top of your jar!
Room temp is better, IMO... especially if you are colonizing just a FEW jars.
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xbabyboy4021x
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: Rose]
#7995818 - 02/08/08 11:08 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok how about this one? is this one ok to birth? it has been like this for about 48 hours now just has 1 TINY TINY little spot of slight brown on the bottom as u can see in the bottom pic and the rest is really SOLID white

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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7995820 - 02/08/08 11:09 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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and ik the pic is shitty but is that a knot in pretty much the middle of the top pic?
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7995823 - 02/08/08 11:10 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Wait 7 days after colonization, to birth. Then you are SURE you have a colonized cake.
You can't rush this hobby.
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: xbabyboy4021x]
#7996990 - 02/08/08 04:33 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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xbabyboy4021x said: i have 3 tiny brown spots after about 18 hours of being in the FC but no funny smells at all, im wondering if it is contam or pins, im gonna let it grow a little more and see if they start to look like pin or contam....if it is contam will i have to throw out all of my perlite and put new perlite in? cuz i used all that i had and it is hard to find perlite around here right now because there is snow on the ground no stores are stocking it right now
Its very very unlikely that you are seeing pins after 18 hours. Generally it takes 7-10 days to see pins after you have fruited your cakes.
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Re: is this ok to start fruiting? [Re: KillerPicklez]
#7997950 - 02/08/08 08:24 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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That is a half pint jar.. I have some of those too. They are taller and more narrow than the normal half pint most folks use.
Here is Qt jar beside the two different 1/2 pint jars.
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