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fungal fiend
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noob growing
#8034824 - 02/17/08 01:57 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Im new to growing mushrooms and i plan on growing in the near future my plan is to- -make substrate following PF tek guide. -sterilize jars in pressure cooker (if i buy one) or a large pot with lid. -inoculate jars(making sure everything is sterile). -put in an incubator, incubator made out of two rubber boxes (rubbermaid, sterilite, etc) one box with aquarium heater and water with another box inside with the jars then put a blanket over top. - when colonized i will dunk for 12 hrs and roll in vermiculite and mist. - then put in either a rubbermaid or a fish tank with moist vermculite and cover with a lid or some suran wrap and fan out 2 or more times daily . Hows this sound?
and about dunkig and rolling, i just dunk after jars colonize and after every flush?and when do i roll it?after every dunk?
I was wondering what spores should i get? I was thinking cambodian and B+
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thatamatt
reaching for the secret


Registered: 09/16/07
Posts: 168
Loc: Pangaea
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On my first grow I went with B+.
My first harvest was meager but quite fulfilling. After gaining knowledge and experience my current harvest are plentifully.
This is a quote from the Strain Tread, started by RR. "B+ performs very well indoors making it a popular strain for home hobbyists".
If I were you I would go with the B+ and keep reading the boards. There is a lot of good info in here, for n00bs like us.
-------------------- i cry for the moon
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axismundi
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Glad to hear you're gonna give it a go. I started out with a plan very similar to your own, only a couple of weeks ago and sounds fool proof, I know. But I should let you know that I tried the tub- in tub incubator (with the aquarium heater, exactly like what you're planning on doing) and it wasn't as awesome as it sounds. My aquarium heater ended up being broken, and it was a real pain to get the innermost tub secured into the water. I realized from this it's much easier to skip the aquarium heater/water setup and instead use a space heater of some sort. I set mine next to a long narrow one without a fan, which kept it at a constant 80 deg inside the rubber maid box It's a heck of a lot easier and perhaps even more reliable. Oh before I forget, - Try Ecuadorian spores (my jars colonized in 14 days), got em from Ralphster's online[list]
- I also plan on doing the dunk n roll, I'll let you know how that goes[list]
- Build your fruiting chamber as soon as you start your project so that you can work out the kinks and get it right before you put in ur cakes.
Best of luck to you, post some pics if you go through with this.
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maximyuryev
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Re: noob growing [Re: axismundi]
#8035704 - 02/17/08 10:00 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Sounds good, If you read around A lot of pro's here just recomend incubating at room temp. just set your jars in a shoebox or something. I tried the whole TiT thing, it wasent as great as it sounded and i just said screw it and now ive been incubating room temp. you will only save yourself a day tops in incubating. Think of it this way, In nature Temps change a lot, expesially from day to night they can change by 20 deg. And mushies still grow!
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Rickster
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Registered: 02/06/06
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Loc: Babylon
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Just store them in the warmest part of your house, I used my laundry room, next to the water heater. I have also used a rubber-maid with a few coffee cup warmers, its a little more riskier but it worked. If your planning to spend money on a fish tank heater there is a handy Heat Bomb tek somewhere out there!temp is important but its just as important not to let them get too hot. Use a tek for a guideline you will have best results doing so, its too easy to forget an important step. Also don't expect wonders on your first try, it's like sex for the first time, its not the best but always seems to get better!
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