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#241
PF - Tek / Re: colonization
October 16, 2008, 11:10:32 AM
oops i posted to c ure progrrss in another post, now i c lol  :mellow:
#242
General topics / Re: Eaten raw?
October 16, 2008, 11:09:07 AM
Hey High4life, how far along r u with ure shrooms... any updates, I just got my spores 2day  ^_^
#243
General topics / Re: does it matter where i order from
October 15, 2008, 01:33:20 PM
Not sure as im a newbie myself but www.ralphstersspores.com is a great site to order from.  Its been recommended to me from lots of ppl and its prob 1 of the best out there... very trustworthy, fast, and a huge variety to choose from, GL.
#244
PF - Tek / cakes
October 15, 2008, 11:59:17 AM
When the cakes r fully colinized... Do u put them right into ure case or leave them in the jar til they start to pin a little?im going to case bout 6 cakes and im not sure.

Off topic-  Where would u reccomend getting rye (store)?  Does it have to be a certain kind.  Also, when getting WBS, can just a generic version ok cuz i seen a gourment 1 (looked like it had more white millet and less sunflower s).
Where can i find crushed oyster shells and ground calcium carbonate, and is this really necessary or reccomended?
#245
Cultivation / Re: Q/ casing cakes
October 14, 2008, 11:28:09 AM
lol, no disrespect... I think ure right,  Ive been studying up soooo much that i think it might be a lil 2 much.  I read countless teks, FC, drying methods, sup,   sigh.  Im just going to focus on the task at hand but hard to do with all the excitemnt building up.  :wacko:
#246
PF - Tek / Re: colonization
October 14, 2008, 11:16:38 AM
I just checked out the Micro-Supply site and i like that they have syringes for 10$ and their 12cc, thats cool... i got mine from www.ralphstersspores.com, they have a very big variety there and from what i been reading very trustworthy.  Syringes are a lil more (15) but when u get 4 or more their 10$.  thats what i did.
#247
Cultivation / Re: Q/ casing cakes
October 14, 2008, 11:06:41 AM
ok... and yea baph, i am actually looking into isolation (i think... cloning?) but step 1 is to grow a mushroom that i could clone and get the single strain.  but im not focusing on that now lol, i got enought to worr boout. :mellow:

I was going to ask  u, a buddy of mine gave me some agar from his classroom, it says "Agar Bacterial" and it looks like the same powder as the potato 1 (it is in it's original bottle).  Also i got some petri dishes and half r glass and half platic, plactic is ok right?  i like the plastic 1 more as their smaller.

#248
Cultivation / Re: Dunking a case??
October 14, 2008, 10:58:04 AM
Ok cool, yea i was goignt ot get those Alumionum trays also but went with the plastic ones so i can reuse them.  How do u feel about those hydrometers?  I was going to get like a thermometer/hydrometer for like 20$ at walmart but i read that most of the hydrometers dont work welll except 1 from a cigar shop... whats ure opinion on this, should i just but that 1 from walmart?
#249
PF - Tek / Re: colonization
October 14, 2008, 10:47:48 AM
yea, those r actually my other subs (Tazmanian and Hawaiian).  I think im going to boil my cakes also but the PC for the grains... figured i have to get at least ONE right. lol, hopefully!!
#250
Cultivation / Q/ casing cakes
October 13, 2008, 11:11:15 PM
As i plan on doing both cakes and grains (for my 1st time... i know i  might be pushing it a bit) but when i case the cakes.. in the spaces between the cakes or spaces to the wall, can i fill those in with the grain substrate, crush a cake, or just leave it??  whats the best to get the biggest yeild?
#251
PF - Tek / Re: colonization
October 13, 2008, 10:56:15 PM
I ordered "Combodian... Thai-Lipa Yai... Ban Han Thanon... and Mazatepec.. I also picked Chitwan as a sub and now im actually really hopin it comes lol...grrrr I CANT WAIT NO MORE, i just went shoping for my suplies today so im good to go... pc and everything lol.

When i start growing ill post my progress as u did
#252
Cultivation / Re: Dunking a case??
October 13, 2008, 10:44:23 PM
No u got it Baph thx.  To go a little further in... so i just pick off all the shrooms that grew, and fill it with water?? Than drain it either by spilling out or at the bottom.. is this right?  Wont the case mix at the top and bottom be 2 wet?

Also, how do u recommend lowering the humidity in a FC (when u just have the perlite at the bottom??? Venting more often?
#253
Cultivation / Dunking a case??
October 13, 2008, 12:24:05 PM
How is this done??  I know with the cakes u just hold them in water for 12 hrs but a cake is portable and a big case with case mix on top of it is different.  Do u take the case mix off or just spray down with water... do u add case mix??

I decided to do half cakes and half rye (half of the syringe... again this is my first time) and casing everything and even maybe using 1 rye jar to inuculate more jars. TY for ure input and wish me luck lol.. still waiting on my spores. :mellow:
#254
PF - Tek / Re: colonization
October 13, 2008, 10:03:38 AM
very nice.... i CANT WAIT for my syringes to come from ralphsters.  My first time and im very excited bout the project (hopefully ill be as successful lol).  Im getting 4 different strains that should be coming soon, sent out last week.

Looking good tho, keep it up and GL!!  R u casing the cakes or just birthing them?
#255
Cultivation / Q's w/casing
October 11, 2008, 01:51:56 PM
well to start, id like to know what do u recommend(prefer) using the WBS or rye to make the jars and y? as with the casing i read at the shroomery that u can use  Jiffy Mix from wal mart.. how is that?  Also, do u put the case mix at the bottom or just vermucilte(spelling mb) and its supposed to be damo, right? 

also when putting perlite at the base of the fc, is it neccesary to put dry perlite over the soaked perlite?  And is the perlite enought as far as RH if u got 2/3 cases in the FC... lets say almost no room in the fc(rubbermaid bin) TY for ure answers and advice... much appritiated.
#256
General topics / Re: pressure cooker?
October 10, 2008, 12:07:17 PM
ok thx... i seen it online but it was cheap so i thought id ask.  sigh i guess  i got to spend a little! lol
#257
Cultivation / strain...
October 10, 2008, 10:37:24 AM
Thailand - Lipa Yai...has any1 have any experiance with this strain? I know its a cube so it should be like any other but is it a lil more difficult as  i read some are. do u have to cold shock it? anything like this would be helpful.

off topic- when making prints, do u recommend making multiple prints from 1 strain?
#258
General topics / pressure cooker?
October 10, 2008, 10:14:11 AM
Is a 8 qt pressure cooker good?  if im getting qt jars, then i should be able to fit like 7 in there, right? (mostly is the height affected when smaller.) here's 1 im looking at... cheap at walmart http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=6371940
#259
General topics / Polyfil filter lid?
October 09, 2008, 08:52:03 PM
So i just seen this on this site, making the polyfil filter (easy) u just put in the grains cover with lid, then aluminum and throw in th PC (while keeping the cotton looking filter on the whole time in the PC)??  Then just put the syringe through the hole (is 1 in the middle enought?) and apply 1-2cc of the spores?  Is thst enogth for the jar? what size jar do u reccomend, 1 qt?
#260
Cultivation / change of mind...
October 09, 2008, 08:36:56 PM
OK lol, after all my questions i think im having a change of mind of what tek im going to use for my first time... so here come many more lol srry.

I have been reading over this forum (posts going way back) and decided not to use the pf way.  Well maybe 1/2... but bottom line i owuld like to case.

1. Ive seen here that you can make a casing using the cakes (alligned and covered in 60% peat, 30% vermiculite and 10% limestone flour ).  Now my Q's is, how does this compare to using grains (feild result wise).  doesthe cake case produce the same  as a grain case?  Is 1 faster? (myc forms faster in the grains, correct??)  Is throwing the mix in the microwave enought or do you PC it after?

2. when fruiting, all that u need, as far as humidity, is whats on top?  u just cover the case (meaning u dont have to put anything wet under it?) and keep the humidity at 95+?

3.  For a beginner, 1st timer,  What method would u reccomend?? casing the cakes or just going with the grains?  Also, which case mix (IYO) produces the best?  is the 1 i posted above good?

4.  Last Q. what size of a pressure cooker is ideal for grain jars? (again i dont want to spend much so whats the smallest thats ideal lol) 

TY and srry for these long posts but i been reading and reading and im just trying to make sure i do it right.  Im going to be sterile as fck or try 2, also does any1 do this in a bedroom, i seen the smaller the room the better.  Is this true or is it ok if i just oust every sq. in of the room.  again srry 4 the lloooooooong post!