Colonizing Foul up?

Started by Nykon, August 22, 2008, 03:21:12 PM

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Nykon

I have been reading this forum since I first happened upon it approx. a month ago, this whole time I have been attemting my first (succesful) grow.  I purchased an overpriced setup from a site that I wish not to dog on, and followed all instructions to a T.  From what I've read here there was one HUGE problem with the instructions, they didn't use polyfil or aluminum foil lids, so there is no way for gas exchange to occur....

  I tried to loosen two of the jars lids a little and then lost them to contamination.
   I have some small growth in 2 of my now remaining 5 quart jars, unfortunately it seems to have stopped.
    My question is what should I do??
thank you for any and all help

psilocybin warrior

If you have nothing that will allow gas exchange, throw it away and start over.

Nykon

will someone check out this tech and tell me if its flawed?
I don't want to mess up again
http://www.shrooms.ca/mes_casing.htm

Baphom3t

Ahh!! the place with the $30 - $90 fuck you syringes.
Can you say SCAM ARTISTS.
I wouldn't trust them as far as I can throw a elaphant.

That is a FC setup.
"Get your colonized grain and pour at least 1" high onto the Perlite."
You don't put colonized grain or BRF cakes directly on perlite.
There must be a barrier like foil or jar lids.
Perlite creates humidity and placing mycellium directly on it can cause waterlogging and that isn't good  -_-

I can't speak for anyone else but if I was you,
I'd completly start over with a trusted TEK like http://www.fungifun.org/English/Pftek
Or
http://www.fungifun.org/English/Grain-For-Simple-Minds
Choose your TEK,and then read all the other stuff on http://www.fungifun.org/English/Teks

If you got a syringe from them your problly screwed.
May I point you into the right direction >>>> http://www.ralphstersspores.com/index.htm

If this is your first time you may want to start out with http://www.fungifun.org/English/Pftek
:)

Baph








Nykon

BAPH
Ok i'm ready for my third try..  I must sound like an idiot.
I will suceed this time!
I have got my tech down, and will be starting in 2 weeks.
There's only one thing that i was wandering

Will calcium bicarbonate do the same thing as calcium carbonate?

Baphom3t

You want to use calcium carbonate.
I have never used it in any of my adventures and still have had good results :mellow:

Baph



Nykon

alright then i'm ready (not using calcium carbonate)
thank you for all your help all
thank you Baph