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I think expeirimenting with a TEK is more understood after a few sucsessful grows and shitloads of research.

I couldn't agree more- that's why I'm trying to go off others' experiences

I figure after I get the requisite knowledge, and when I am fairly sure I can establish a reliable and reproducible control group, I can begin my own experimentation. Hopefully then I can answer some of my current questions and maybe help newcomers with similar over-complicated queries.

-Thanks again

It looked wet before I added the flour, sorta like it was a little over saturated, you know- just barely pooling water on top of the big blob of verm sludge... But when I tilted the bowl like in the pics, there was no water draining out, so I figured it was ok. I added the dry verm layer and PC'd, after which they also looked fine...

But I've been told I should just stick to the 2:1:1 PF Tek ratio- that they will colonize faster with less initial water, then by dunking them I will saturate them prior to fruiting... It's been 5 days and out of 5 strains, most of them show some growth, a few show almost none, and one strain shows a whole lot more. These first set of jars was done with spores, but I didn't have enough spores to do them all, so I am hoping to do the majority of my jars as soon as my LC finishes, and I am just looking for the best overall ratio.

-Thanks again

Sorry, what do you mean by "after sterilizing"?

I certainly didn't add anymore water after I PC'd them if that's what you're wondering...

Yes, the PF Tek/Simple Minds on this site, (3.5:1); and the original PF Tek (2:1). I assumed that since this one is newer, the 3.5:1 is an improvement over the original 2:1... I was just wondering why???

Thanks

Ok, I know you recommend saturating the verm to field capacity instead of measuring the water, so I did that, and for 8 cups of verm, it took like 5 cups of water...

I have been told that that is too much, and that it will slow my colonization.

If I plan to dunk anyway, would a lower verm:water ratio be better, since the cake will reach field capacity when dunked?

Thanks for any assistance

What is the reason for the higher verm:brf ratio than the original PF Tek (3.5:1 whereas original is 2:1). Is this just to offer faster colonization times?

Thanks for any assistance