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Skropi
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First grow kit
#28539591 - 11/12/23 12:03 AM (2 months, 15 days ago) |
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I've already ordered everything needed to get a simple cultivation going. In the meantime I also ordered, foolishly, a grow kit. I don't regret it, but yeah, that money could go in more supplies, anyway, I just thought to post a pic, so that you could judge how it is going.
 So, how does it look guys? I got it about 3-4 days ago, added a top case, as per the instructions, and now the mycelium took hold of all the top layer too. Do you think it is close to fruiting? Anything else I should be careful about?
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi]
#28539593 - 11/12/23 12:08 AM (2 months, 15 days ago) |
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Doesn't look too bad. Just let it go and make sure it is getting some air but not drying out. Give it a light mist if the surface starts drying up too much but be careful of over misting.
Definitely give PF Tek a shot. It's super easy.
Good luck.
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi]
#28539594 - 11/12/23 12:09 AM (2 months, 15 days ago) |
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Looks good, primordia has started in some spots, looks a tad dry tho, give it a little mist on the surface, you want little beads of water covering the surface of your substrate. Other then that just give it a little and you will be very happy. Congrats.
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Thanks for the quick reply guys. Being a novice, I can't tell easily if it is dry or not. I got almost everything I need to start cultivating, but I didn't like the PF tek. Nothing wrong with it of course, it is just that I like the hobby aspect of growing more than its consuming side, so I find it more interesting to start agar and grain work from the start. This kit is copelandia shrooms, so I will be getting a couple prints too.
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi]
#28539644 - 11/12/23 01:34 AM (2 months, 15 days ago) |
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Ideally, your surface looks as close these pictures as possible. Just get it close to it and leave it alone, only misting when it starts to dry up.
Nothing wrong with that. If you can jump straight into agar you totally should!
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Way]
#28539662 - 11/12/23 03:04 AM (2 months, 15 days ago) |
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I see no reason not to jump straight to agar. If anything, I greatly prefer it, as it is a good way to ensure a strong, and free of contaminants, spawn. Not to mention that you get to see how your mycelium grows, and help it along the way
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi]
#28539667 - 11/12/23 03:26 AM (2 months, 15 days ago) |
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Because that's not what agar is for ?
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Cosmikktraveler said: Because that's not what agar is for ?
Isn't the purpose of agar to get a healthy, free of contaminates, culture?
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi] 1
#28539673 - 11/12/23 03:43 AM (2 months, 15 days ago) |
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I misread your sentence
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Cosmikktraveler said: I misread your sentence 
And I got anxious that I missed something very important
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi]
#28541400 - 11/13/23 11:50 AM (2 months, 13 days ago) |
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The kit already got pins. Isn't it a bit early though? I started it on 7/11 I think. Anyway, I am happy watching those little funghi grow!
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi]
#28541414 - 11/13/23 12:00 PM (2 months, 13 days ago) |
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Yeah that's pretty fast, better to pin early than not at all though. Congrats.
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Way] 1
#28542388 - 11/14/23 08:17 AM (2 months, 12 days ago) |
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A small shroom forest is starting to form, they are growing, but they are still small. I knew it would be satisfying to watch them shroomies grow, but it is very different when you don't have to imagine it!
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi] 1
#28542397 - 11/14/23 08:22 AM (2 months, 12 days ago) |
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Skropi said: A small shroom forest is starting to form, they are growing, but they are still small. I knew it would be satisfying to watch them shroomies grow, but it is very different when you don't have to imagine it!
If you get some agar soon, you could learn to clone... straight in at the deep end. Trust us, agar is much easier than most people think it will be
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Skropi said: A small shroom forest is starting to form, they are growing, but they are still small. I knew it would be satisfying to watch them shroomies grow, but it is very different when you don't have to imagine it!
If you get some agar soon, you could learn to clone... straight in at the deep end. Trust us, agar is much easier than most people think it will be
I ordered everything needed to start growing, using agar. I am waiting for the jars, some fruiting containers and a B+ spore print (of course, I will also clone from the kit, as it is Copelandia, for variety's sake). I already got the petri dishes, a small pc (in Europe we dont have the nice ones you have in the US), agar powder and light malt extract. I believe that it will be a good way to spend the winter months, watching the mycelium grow on the petri dishes
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi]
#28545011 - 11/16/23 08:39 AM (2 months, 10 days ago) |
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 Ok, a quick photo for you to judge. How does it look guys? Also, how long do you think, till they are ready to harvest?
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Skropi]
#28545126 - 11/16/23 10:33 AM (2 months, 10 days ago) |
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What type of mushrooms are those?
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Way]
#28545132 - 11/16/23 10:39 AM (2 months, 10 days ago) |
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Pan cyan renamed "Copelandia Hawaiian" by Dutch smarthops
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Way]
#28545134 - 11/16/23 10:40 AM (2 months, 10 days ago) |
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Way said: What type of mushrooms are those?
Panaeolus cyanescens, they are not cubes.
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Re: First grow kit [Re: Way]
#28545135 - 11/16/23 10:40 AM (2 months, 10 days ago) |
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Way said: What type of mushrooms are those?
Are these copelandia?
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