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OfflineHappyCamper15
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First Grow Log with B+ and PF Tek (PICS) Updated - Second Flush
    #9959529 - 03/12/09 05:08 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Hey folks,
I just want to say thank you for everything. This is my first post, and I have utilized the search function more than I can count! There really is unmeasurable amounts of great information on this site, so thank you everyone.

Well, I have had my first grow go great so far! I have been doing PF Tek, with 1/2 pint jars. I have 3 jars, PCd and injected with B+ on the 16th of Feb. They have been in the terrarium for a week, after a dunk and roll.
There are some growths starting, but I am not if they are pins, aborts, or what!
They are whitish growths, and here are the pics.
Does everything look healthy?




Thanks again everyone.
Please let me know if you need any more information.

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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9959553 - 03/12/09 05:11 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Pics?

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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: infinitechaos7]
    #9959576 - 03/12/09 05:16 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Sorry, Still getting used to posting :laugh:


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9959630 - 03/12/09 05:24 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Those are indeed pins.  Congrats!  Keep doing what you've been doing and in a few days you'll have mushrooms!

Also, you should upload your pics to the shroomery from now on.  On the left side of the top toolbar where it says your username there is a link that says 'pics.'  Go there and then right below your username on the top left side of the toolbar will be a link that says upload.

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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: infinitechaos7]
    #9959644 - 03/12/09 05:25 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Yay! Im so excited!

Thanks for the tip, I was wondering how to upload with the enlargement feature.

Will fix this post now.


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9959670 - 03/12/09 05:30 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

After looking at the pics a little more (it might be just because you took them out of your FC for pics), the cakes look dry.  What is your FC/humidity/FAE like?

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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9959719 - 03/12/09 05:36 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

I live in an area with very cold dry winters, so I have been using a FC made of a 20qt. Sterilite bin with about 2" of moist perlite on the bottom. I have 4 1/8" holes just above the perlite. I fan around 6 times daily, and spray the sides of the FC about every other day. Humidity is above 90% at all times.

I have the cakes sitting on foil. Should I put them on the perlite with no barrier?


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9959808 - 03/12/09 05:47 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Here are some things you may want to consider:

1) More perlite.  Above 90% is decent, but 95-99% is better.  Adding another 2-3 inches of perlite will help.
2) It is OK and recommended to mist directly onto the cakes.
3) A few more holes could help a little bit.  Fanning 6 times a day is probably sufficient, but my opinion is that an abundance of FAE is never a bad thing.  It might not be the best option for your dry conditions right now, but if your RH in your house gets up near 40% or higher in the summer I suggest looking into the shotgun tek.

Leaving your cakes sit on the foil is better than having them sit on perlite so no change needed there.

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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9960220 - 03/12/09 06:43 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

infinitechaos7 thanks so much for the valuable information. I will add more moist perlite asap. I will also start to mist the cakes directly as well. The RH of my house right now is at most 40%, many times lower.
This summer I will without a doubt be using a Shotgun FC.


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9960406 - 03/12/09 07:05 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

it doesnt look like you let the cakes fully colonize...im a noob so plz dont flame...im jsut curious how that is workin out for you...cuz i am DYING to put my cakes in the FC and they are only 1/3 colonized...i will wait, obviously, but im jsut wondering if 100% is necessary?
sry for the kind of hijack


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9960470 - 03/12/09 07:11 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

No, they are completely colonized. What you see is just the dry verm that I rolled them in.


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: CamKron]
    #9960532 - 03/12/09 07:17 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Quote:

CamKron said:
but im jsut wondering if 100% is necessary?





yeah it is.

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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: backintheriver]
    #9960579 - 03/12/09 07:23 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Grow looks good. Cakes look healthy. Congrats on the first grow.


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9960720 - 03/12/09 07:46 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Thanks everyone. Cant wait :laugh:


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9960772 - 03/12/09 07:54 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Quote:

Quote:
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CamKron said:
but im jsut wondering if 100% is necessary?



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yeah it is.





not disagreeing by any means. But i had to birth a jar at like 90%
(it had big ole mushies in the jar check it)

So i birthed it, sterlized knife to the uncolonized part
and Its all good now.
So if it just won't colonize, and mushrooms won't wait...do it

If this is just wrong someone please say so
but....
worked for me.
****NOTE*****
the jar remained at 90% for almost two weeks(it was birth time)


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Edited by SethTheGreat (03/12/09 07:56 PM)

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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: SethTheGreat]
    #9972457 - 03/14/09 07:10 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

UPDATE!

Here are some photos from this evening.
Are they still looking good?






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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9972467 - 03/14/09 07:12 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Yes they are. Props.


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: dead]
    #9972523 - 03/14/09 07:22 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Wonderful!


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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9976331 - 03/15/09 01:39 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Today's Update:
Today I had to transfer my FC back to school from home.
One cake did get pretty damp for it fell into some very moist perlite.

Here are the pics.
Let me know what you think!



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Re: First Grow - PF Tek - Are these healthy? (PICS) [Re: HappyCamper15]
    #9976342 - 03/15/09 01:41 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

very fruitful
congrats my man...I'd say two or three days you'll have a nice snack to indulge.


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