substrate

Started by magicdust, July 22, 2005, 11:09:58 AM

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magicdust

hows is every one? i am new to the cultivation of shrooms. i was doing my reading on everything and thought this tek was the simpliest tek to follow. my question is, would buying the substrate(my spelling might be off but hopefully u get what i mean) jars off the internet be cheaper and easier than making it and sterilizing it my self? and are the jars really 100% steril?
thank you

rileysawka

I can promise you that buying the substrate yourself will save you a lot of money. FOr the amount you would spend to buy one jar with steralized substrate you could fill and sterilize 5 or 6 jars. SO especially if you are planning on making many jars then you will save a lot of money on substrate. Just go to the closest greenhouse in your area and pick up a big bag of vermiculite for 5 dollars, and a small bag of perlite for like 3 dollars. And for the rice your might even have some in your house already, if not go to your closest grocery store. Total your gonna prolly spend 20 dollars total for enough substrate to grow a huge piece of mushroom patch. You would most likely spend nearly 50 dollars buying that many pre-steralized jars online.

funkyfunia

QuoteI can promise you that buying the substrate yourself will save you a lot of money. FOr the amount you would spend to buy one jar with steralized substrate you could fill and sterilize 5 or 6 jars. SO especially if you are planning on making many jars then you will save a lot of money on substrate. Just go to the closest greenhouse in your area and pick up a big bag of vermiculite for 5 dollars, and a small bag of perlite for like 3 dollars. And for the rice your might even have some in your house already, if not go to your closest grocery store. Total your gonna prolly spend 20 dollars total for enough substrate to grow a huge piece of mushroom patch. You would most likely spend nearly 50 dollars buying that many pre-steralized jars online.
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how about syranges? can you purchase this in person in states lik in Caliofornia? i dont' think i can wait for the mail to arrive.. and plus i doubt that they will send it to the illegal state.. i wanna start tomorrow only if i can get the syringe.. oh wait i do have one that i got for my dog but no needles.. where would i possibly get this..??

rileysawka

First off all dude you need to buy the syringe from a store online. Most places dont sell spores in person. Second Calfornia has a ban against spores so, unfortunetly no online store would sell to you anyways. Also dont try to use a syringe you have for your dog. Im afraid your out of luck living in california. Your best bet is to drive to a different state and pick some up there if you are depserate for spores. I dont think your gonna be growing mushrooms anytime soon, none-the-less tommorow.