First Time Shroom Grower PF-Tek

[bonghits4all]

The blue meanies i grew were bunk i would stick to the PF tek strain

you never grew a damn thing,except a bad attitude and a fungus on your toenails......

 

[reeferob]

Yes just order spores online. There are plenty of places, Forgot where I got mine.

 

[drugreference]

there anyway to sterilize without a pcooker? any ideas?

 

[ndangerspecimen101]

There are ways to avoid the whole pressure cooker for all you newbies out there. The pressure cooker is the most expensive mechandise... invest slowly, then work up to higher forms of engineering!

 

[Brevity, The Soul Of Wit!]

You could do the boiling technique.

 

[ndangerspecimen101]

You could do the boiling technique.

To me, pressure cookers are for large grows. If your working modestly their is no need for a pressure cooker.

 

[Brevity, The Soul Of Wit!]

No need for sterilization?

 

[ndangerspecimen101]

Sterilization is key, but it is sometimes overrated in the process. Wipe the top end caps of inoculation jars to reduce humidity and bacteria and you should be safe in the first process of things

 

[jollygreengiant8]

Sterilization is key, but it is sometimes overrated in the process. Wipe the top end caps of inoculation jars to reduce humidity and bacteria and you should be safe in the first process of things

wipe with what? seems like that could be inviting bacteria to your jars.

I've never cooked up a batch without a pressure cooker, but I do know that it is easy and preferred. And they aren't all that expensive until you start getting into the bigger models. Think of it as an investment..one with a pretty quick turn around if your friends like to trip.

and it's easy to say that sterilization is overrated until almost all of your jars are taken over by mold..but I do agree to some extent.

 

[NewGrowth]

To me, pressure cookers are for large grows. If your working modestly their is no need for a pressure cooker.

I picked one up for about $30, a small one but I use it for cooking too. It's worth it I've thrown away tons of jars doing it half assed ways.

 

[kamdo]

looks great

 

[Thundercat]

lol this is a really old thread man.

 

[hulkhands]

The internets crazy. Conversations can live forever. I've been reading this thread over the past couple of days thanks to a Google search. Updates? How's life been?Anyone still active? @jollygreengiant8, @NewGrowth, @Thundercat

 

[archangel]

I'm still at it. Jolly fell off the map about 2 years ago??? Hope he's OK

 

[Thundercat]

I'm still around but I havn't had or grown any mushrooms in years sadly.

 

[DaSprout]

Wow. A very special pftek reunion. Will it be broadcast on Lifetime or ABC?