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dirtworshipper
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Low spawn to bulk ratio
#8141957 - 03/13/08 03:57 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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A friend's monkey is wondering how much bulk substrate he should use for only around 1 and 1/2 quarts? He has plenty of dehydrated horse manure, but he's wondering if the extremely low amount of spawn will hinder things too much? He plans on going the "monotub" route.
He thanks you for the help!
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drunkmanfuu
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A lower spawn/bulk ratio will just take much longer to colonize, and give contams more time to settle in. If you are totally sure you have everything sterilized, pasteurized, and aren't going to be opening the tub then you'll be fine. But as a rule of thumb, you want a 1:4 ratio.
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blowingsm0ke
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No idea, I spawned into 12qt sweater boxes using WBS and coir as my sub, and I did a 3-4 inch layer of coir but not a full quart of WBS for each tray, maybe 3/4 of a quart, and man it is taking a while to get fully colonized. Maybe I am just antsy.
No experience with tubs but I thought Id throw that out there
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dirtworshipper
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Re: Low spawn to bulk ratio [Re: drunkmanfuu]
#8141971 - 03/13/08 04:01 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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Everything has been sterilized/pasteurized. He's considering doing a couple of smaller sized monotubs. Perhaps using a spawn to bulk ratio around 1:4-1:5. Any tips for what size tub would be good for this?
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shroober
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Re: Low spawn to bulk ratio [Re: blowingsm0ke]
#8141986 - 03/13/08 04:03 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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1.5 is pretty low for a monotub but assuming you don't get any contams during the colonization process you will be fine. the best thing you could do is spawn and dont look at it for at least a couple of weeks. the more you peak the worse your chances are
do you really need to base a question like that on your friend's monkey? seems like a pretty harmless and non-criminalizing question to me.
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Cabinet_Sanchez
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Re: Low spawn to bulk ratio [Re: shroober]
#8142655 - 03/13/08 06:17 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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If the DEA is after you for growing shrooms then the fact that you said it was a monkey on the internet is not going to help with the significantly bigger problems you have.
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dirtworshipper
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You guys just don't understand.. this is a smart monkey. I'm just trying to help him out
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Psuper
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dirtworshipper
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Re: Low spawn to bulk ratio [Re: Psuper]
#8143676 - 03/13/08 09:28 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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aww! you're so sweet. it's good to see that you know Neem Karoli Baba too! i like your avatar too! 
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shroober
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Re: Low spawn to bulk ratio [Re: Psuper]
#8143689 - 03/13/08 09:31 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Psuper said: ~I like your avatar Dirtworshipper- JAI! Neem Karoli Baba. ~Pixie~
is this some kind of hippie language?
Edited by shroober (03/13/08 09:31 PM)
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dirtworshipper
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Re: Low spawn to bulk ratio [Re: shroober]
#8143728 - 03/13/08 09:37 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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 nope
Neem Karoli Baba is a great Indian saint Ram Dass' guru, to be more specific
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