Another 1st timer- treasure coast PF tek grow.

[taknitEZ95]

Yea, so I am a total begginer so hopefully I walk away from this with at least ONE good, non contaminated jar.

the spores- psilocybe cubensis (duh)
purchased from sporestore.com
the strain- treasure coast.

I made the glove box out of a rubber maid. Sprayed it black. put holes on either side for the gloves. and used half a cd case as my viewing sheild. (i know, I know, pretty ghetto). And a whole lot of duck tape.->god's gift to man.

I Am sterilizing the jars in my preassure cooker right now. been in almost an hour at this point. bout to take them out for (hopefully) a sterile, clean inoculation.
(there's a pic of a pipe I bought the other day in there. threw it in cuz i'm bored and thought it looked cool.) And of course thoughts and comments are more than welcome.

 

[Hyoctane]

Yea, so I am a total begginer so hopefully I walk away from this with at least ONE good, non contaminated jar.

the spores- psilocybe cubensis (duh)
purchased from sporestore.com
the strain- treasure coast.

I made the glove box out of a rubber maid. Sprayed it black. put holes on either side for the gloves. and used half a cd case as my viewing sheild. (i know, I know, pretty ghetto). And a whole lot of duck tape.->god's gift to man.

I Am sterilizing the jars in my preassure cooker right now. been in almost an hour at this point. bout to take them out for (hopefully) a sterile, clean inoculation.
(there's a pic of a pipe I bought the other day in there. threw it in cuz i'm bored and thought it looked cool.) And of course thoughts and comments are more than welcome.

welcome yo..nothing is getto if it works in my book! how many jars are going to do?

 

[taknitEZ95]

6 in total. only 4 fit in the preassure cooker I have so I'll have to do them after.
But i actually have a question. I just took out the jars from the cooker, and as i suspected i burnt them. no big, I just have to re-do them. I'm concerned I may have either put to much water in or not enough. has any one had this problem before (of burning the substrate)???? how do I prevent the jars from cooking??? lower heat? higher heat? don't want to make the same mistake twice. thanks.

 

[Hyoctane]

6 in total. only 4 fit in the preassure cooker I have so I'll have to do them after.
But i actually have a question. I just took out the jars from the cooker, and as i suspected i burnt them. no big, I just have to re-do them. I'm concerned I may have either put to much water in or not enough. has any one had this problem before (of burning the substrate)???? how do I prevent the jars from cooking??? lower heat? higher heat? don't want to make the same mistake twice. thanks.

i like to have the water level in the middle of the jars..does your pressure cooker have a insert that the jars sit on?? you cant let them be on the direct heat from the stove or it can burn the substrate or jars will crack. if not you can take a tea towel and use as a barrier on the bottom of the pressurer cooker... here is my thread for my grow maybe somethings i do may help you.https://www.rollitup.org/hallucinator...l-p-cyans.html

 

[taknitEZ95]

Thanks alot bro. I actually have an insert they sit on which is why I was so suprised when they burned. But I ended up puting the jars on lids and puting in more water on lower heat. worked perfect. I'll post pics in a couple of days when they have begun to colonize. thnx again.

 

[CommieChase]

Looking forward to this grow. This summer I'm going to do my first shroom grow too. Keep it up, man!

 

[floridasucks]

ill be watchin.. good luck.

 

[taknitEZ95]

Thanks guys. I'll throw up some pics in a day or two.

peace and good livin.

 

[taknitEZ95]

Slow colonization. Didnt have a heat pad untill today so colonization has been slow. So it's pretty much day one of colonization. Heres a couple pics of two seperate jars starting to devolpe mycelium.

Peace and good livin'

 

[CannabisSouL]

Slow colonization. Didnt have a heat pad untill today so colonization has been slow. So it's pretty much day one of colonization. Heres a couple pics of two seperate jars starting to devolpe mycelium.

Peace and good livin'

Careful bro, heat pads can make it too hot.
Know that the temperature inside the jars is hotter than outside, due to the colonizing mycelium.
The optimal colonizing temperature is about 75f, if it gets too hot, you are possibly damaging the mycelium, and inviting contams.

Good luck on the grow though, I'll keep an eye on this

 

[archdem0n]

Taknit:

are you use multi-spore syringe?

try to make liquid culture next time... google it up for the recipes..you dont have to wait for the spores to germinate since it is mycelium growing already...

Also, temperature is important, but the CO2 exchange is far more important... thats why materials like Tyvec (that breathe, but dont allow contaminants in) are a god send. jars will still colonize fine at room temperature, but will take longer, allowing for contams to come into the fray...

good luck! pm me if u have any questions mate.

 

[jollygreengiant8]

some simple suggestions:
next round..after you have sterilized your jars in the PC..take that foil off and cover the holes with micro-pore tape (walgreens-first aid section)

then when you are ready to innoculate the jars..stick the syringe through the tape and inject spores, then cover all holes with another layer of micro-pore tape. this just helps with the CO2 exchange that archdemon highlighted.

another thing..make yourself a simple incubator out of 2 plastic tubs. fill first tub with some water, spend 30 bucks and get yourself a submersible water heater and put that at the bottom. Place the second tub in the first and put your jars in and close lid. The tub with your jars sits in the warm water which keeps temps perfect.

good luck, I'll be watching

 

[archdem0n]

another thing..make yourself a simple incubator out of 2 plastic tubs. fill first tub with some water, spend 30 bucks and get yourself a submersible water heater and put that at the bottom. Place the second tub in the first and put your jars in and close lid. The tub with your jars sits in the warm water which keeps temps perfect.

YUP this is a tested and efficient method... heaters are even cheaper now.

another good spot (that actually works quite well) that is cited alot, is ontop of the fridge (if you have a cupboard).

 

[taknitEZ95]

Thanks jolly green. I actually used the medical tape on them (just forgot to mention that). And I put the tinfoil over that. And I tryed the "over the fridge method" but my fridge is weird and really honestly produces no heat on top. The heating pad I used is actualy working really well. It's just slightly above room temp. and is keeping the cupboard where they are at around 75 degrees. I'll post some more pics in a few days. Thanks for all the helpfull info guys.

Peace n good livin'

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

looking forward to those pic, def doin sometim simmilar this summa