Anyone like shrooms?

ANC

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I'm not going to answer all of your questions, as I generaly don't do BRF cakes.. especialy for bulk, but 4 to 5 500ml jars is enbough for an average size kitty litter tray. Some strains, especialy when grown as a clone instead of from spores will "flush" haveing all the fruits at roughly the same time, repating the flushing about weekly.
 

estesj

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I'm not going to answer all of your questions, as I generaly don't do BRF cakes.. especialy for bulk, but 4 to 5 500ml jars is enbough for an average size kitty litter tray. Some strains, especialy when grown as a clone instead of from spores will "flush" haveing all the fruits at roughly the same time, repating the flushing about weekly.
so are saying they automaticly grow back about a week later 1 to 2 more times after the first harvest?
 

tical916

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so are saying they automaticly grow back about a week later 1 to 2 more times after the first harvest?
They can. Hopefully you get them to yield the same amount each time, mostly you get less and less. It's really practice makes perfect and learning the little tricks of the trade.
 

nutfoot

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Hey this looks all good and I definetly want to test it out in the next couple weeks, one question. Where you are mixing something in the garbage bag, what all is in there? the 1/4 grain, 3/4 vermiculite from the jars is just all mixed up there? then do you just put the garbage bag in the tub, let it sit for a while, then cut the top off? And the mush will grow from that mixture in the tubs?

Also you mentioned inoculating other jars using the innoculated grain from one jar, can you explain more on that?

thanks alot bro
 
Nutfoot. If you're gonna do it, I suggest you get a pressure cooker. It'll pay off.

You are right with the grain and verm mixture. get you verm in the trash bag and then put your culture in and mix, just make sure you keep everything sterile. use gloves and disinfect everything.

I would like to know some more info on innoculating with cultured grain too.

What is the best way to pick the shrooms during harvest to allow for good future flushes and the best yield????
 

ltz40055

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All i have done is the BRf and yes I am new to this as well, but out of 40 jars, not one contam and all but a hand full are fully colonized. At the monent I have 8 cakes going in my fruiting chamber. A flush (from what i understand) is when you take all the shrooms and pins off the cake (this is your first yeild), then you rinse, submerge in cold water in fridge for 24 hrs, rinse again, roll in dry verm and reset into fruiting chamber. This will start your second flush. So on and so forth. The dunking is to rehydrate your cakes. If you use the BRF tek you do not need a PC, give them a steam bath for 90 minutes in barely boiling water and cover. Watch to make sure your water doesn't boil out. Also place some canning lids in bottom of pot, cover with foil, place more canning jar lids on top of foil, fill with water just above foil and place jars onto second set of lids. water does not need to touch jars. Let cool until you can touch outside of jars and inject.
The lids are easy to make, 4 small holes with microspore tape(any pharmacy should have it). After prepping jars, inject into each hole through the tape and recover with another piece of tape. Place jars in warm dark place @80°F and let them colonize. I do put a dry layer of verm on the top of each jar. I was told this helps in protecting against contams entering in through the holes. It also helps towards the end of colonization if you turn your jars upside down to absorb myc pee and any extra moisture not absorbed by the myc. This should help get anyone to the next of birthing your jars. I hope this helps.
 

ltz40055

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Nutfoot. If you're gonna do it, I suggest you get a pressure cooker. It'll pay off.

You are right with the grain and verm mixture. get you verm in the trash bag and then put your culture in and mix, just make sure you keep everything sterile. use gloves and disinfect everything.

I would like to know some more info on innoculating with cultured grain too.

What is the best way to pick the shrooms during harvest to allow for good future flushes and the best yield????
I don't know if this will help or not, but I am going to pass this along. If you are going to do grain, you have to be careful about too much water absorbtion. I did try this on my very first go around with no success. Used PC to do it. Grain/wild bird seed has to watched very carefully due to splitting open while being cooked and you have to watch out for overcooking. If more than 10% of grain splits you might run into contams probs, I did. Since then I have used only BRF and I make my own flour (hard to find in stores). BRF does not have to be PC, but grains/wbs has to be.
I just removed some of my first flush by using a sterile x-acto knife, leaving the rest to finish out. Just cut off the most you can with each shroom.
 

seasmoke

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Those videos were great! I watched them 2x in a row.

They wasn't clear on a couple nthings...

1) what is the purpose of the a-foil? I didn't see them covered with it, sitting on the shelf
2) Where does he store the incubator? Isn't it supposed to be in the dark?
 

ANC

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THe purpose of the foil is to prevent water condensing and running in the top while you are PCing, this messes up moisture content... also helpfull for keeping dust off filters while incubating.
 

seasmoke

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THe purpose of the foil is to prevent water condensing and running in the top while you are PCing, this messes up moisture content... also helpfull for keeping dust off filters while incubating.
Thanx ANC, man you've been alot of help.kiss-ass
I'd +rep you again, but they won't let me.
 

stonedoutcam

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and the last photo of mushies looks like the PAN variety?

What has been the most potent strain of mushroom you have grown... and what do you consider the most simpliest BOOMER to grow?
yo man remeber me / my computer broke i wasnt on for a long time

bro i m trying to do this i have spores for gold caps withch is kinda a weak potency and i have spores for cubensis
 
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