First Time Shroom Grower PF-Tek

[jollygreengiant8]

yeah the shrooms i picked recently are drying and we have about 5 grams dried in a jar

i dunk and rolled the 2 cakes i picked them from and they went back into the fc this afternoon for a 3rd flush.

the 5 jars that have been in the incubator are all 80-90% colonized, should be ready soon
and im hoping the wbs will colonize a lot quicker than the brf
i plan on sitting ontop of a mound of shrooms soon

 

[Thundercat]

Sounds like you will be. Thats sweet!! I think I might be getting something set up this week if all goes well. I'm looking into getting spores, and every thing else is easy kinda. I gotta figure out where to get a syringe. But the rest will be simple. Did you just make an incubator with an aquiarium heater in a water bath with a tub in the water to stay warm?

 

[Kushcrosser]

You could make liquid culture, and you only need 1cc! Fill a pot with water(tap is fine)bring it to a boil. Now take a pint jar and fill it up 2/3's full...now you need to put in 1 tbls of Karo syrup in and mix well. You will need to make a small hole in the lid to inject the spores. Now put the lid on and cover with foil and PC at 15PSI for 1hr. Let cool overnight, and then you will need micro-pore tape to seal the hole on the lid. Inject 1cc of spores, and put another piece of MP tape. Put in yout incubator and wait for it to colonize. When you have a nice chunk of myc growing, shake the hell out of the jar and now you have enough myc to make 20 syringes! LC takes off alot quicker, because you dont have to wait for the spores to germinate. Here is what it looks like when colonized....

 

[jollygreengiant8]

Sounds like you will be. Thats sweet!! I think I might be getting something set up this week if all goes well. I'm looking into getting spores, and every thing else is easy kinda. I gotta figure out where to get a syringe. But the rest will be simple. Did you just make an incubator with an aquiarium heater in a water bath with a tub in the water to stay warm?

hell yeah man..get it going
and yeah my incubator is just a standard cooler with some water in it with the heater so it heats the water and a tub that holds the jars and sits in the warm water..close lid and wait until colonized

 

[Kushcrosser]

Sounds like you will be. Thats sweet!! I think I might be getting something set up this week if all goes well. I'm looking into getting spores, and every thing else is easy kinda. I gotta figure out where to get a syringe. But the rest will be simple. Did you just make an incubator with an aquiarium heater in a water bath with a tub in the water to stay warm?

Yes...I use 2 Rubbermaid tubs...the bottom tub has an aquarium heater with an adjustable therm($30bucks) mounted on the bottom. I keep the water about 10in deep. Also, I have a bubble stone in the bottom to heep the water circulating. Put the top tub on fill with your jars...put the lid on...and wait. I would get dark tubs, so no light gets in when incubating.

 

[Thundercat]

Excellent guys excellent. I may be starting this coming week. I'm getting excited!!!

 

[jollygreengiant8]

You could make liquid culture, and you only need 1cc! Fill a pot with water(tap is fine)bring it to a boil. Now take a pint jar and fill it up 2/3's full...now you need to put in 1 tbls of Karo syrup in and mix well. You will need to make a small hole in the lid to inject the spores. Now put the lid on and cover with foil and PC at 15PSI for 1hr. Let cool overnight, and then you will need micro-pore tape to seal the hole on the lid. Inject 1cc of spores, and put another piece of MP tape. Put in yout incubator and wait for it to colonize. When you have a nice chunk of myc growing, shake the hell out of the jar and now you have enough myc to make 20 syringes! LC takes off alot quicker, because you dont have to wait for the spores to germinate. Here is what it looks like when colonized....

hell yes! this is what i had planned on making to inoculate the wbs, but wasnt positive on how to make it so i just didnt.
but now i will most definitely make a LC, ill just make another syringe from a print and get the culture going..maybe tomorrow
about how long should it take to get a nice chunk of myc?
and do you store the LC in the fridge to use whenever needed?
and i dont know what karo is but ill look for it but could i use 1 tbls of honey instead?

a big thank you for the breakdown
id be stuck on pftek if it werent for all of you guys willingness to help, so thanks kiss-ass

 

[Kushcrosser]

hell yes! this is what i had planned on making to inoculate the wbs, but wasnt positive on how to make it so i just didnt.
but now i will most definitely make a LC, ill just make another syringe from a print and get the culture going..maybe tomorrow
about how long should it take to get a nice chunk of myc?
and do you store the LC in the fridge to use whenever needed?
and i dont know what karo is but ill look for it but could i use 1 tbls of honey instead?

a big thank you for the breakdown
id be stuck on pftek if it werent for all of you guys willingness to help, so thanks kiss-ass

Usually it takes about 2 weeks to get a nice blob of myc going. And yes you can keep it in the fridge, it slows down the growth of the myc.I havnt used honey, but I know it works. Karo is just corn syrup, ant grocery store carries it.

 

[Thundercat]

So when you guys PC, you put the vent hole in the lid, with polyfill in it, and then put foil over the top. Do you put the ring for the lid around the foil, or the foil over the whole lid on the outside?

 

[Kushcrosser]

When you PC, you just need to make 4holes unless you are doing LC...then just 1. Put the lids on snug, and wrap aluminum foil so its covering up the ring. PC....then let cool overnight, or for a few hrs. When you take them out of the PC(use gloves) take the foil off and quickly put micro-pore tape over the holes and tighten the lid the rest of the way down(PC'n will soften up the seal...so just tighten when you take out) Now its time to inoculate!!! Always flame steralize the needle to be on the safe side, you dont have to do it with each jar, just when you start. Noc up the jars, and put another piece of MP tape over the inoc points. Put in your incubator, and wait till fully colonized!!

 

[Kushcrosser]

You can get Nexcare micro-pore tape at any drug-store, or grocery store in the first aid section! Its flexable clear tape, so dont get cloth tape unless you want contams!

 

[jollygreengiant8]

i havent yet used the micro-pore tape although i plan on picking some up
instead ive been using masking tape over the holes with tinfoil covering that
then after pc, i take foil off and lift up tape to expose holes and inoculate and cover
its worked twice for me but the micropore seems better for letting the myc breathe a bit

 

[Thundercat]

Gotcha, are the 4 holes inorder to disctribute the inoculations better, more spread out= faster colonization? Also how much do you suggest I inject, 1-2 cc per hole?

 

[Kushcrosser]

Gotcha, are the 4 holes inorder to disctribute the inoculations better, more spread out= faster colonization? Also how much do you suggest I inject, 1-2 cc per hole?

Yeah its just for even colonization. I try to only use 2cc's per jar, if not less! I make my syringes DARK, hell you could probable get away with a couple drops with the ones I make! Here is 1 of mine!

 

[jollygreengiant8]

holy shit kush, that looks like theres enough spores in there to colonize north america
you weren't lying when you said DARK

 

[Skinflute]

Ok whats up with the Yawning? Twice now I have eaten mushies, first time I was by myself and Yawned uncontrollably as I yawned my eyes would close and then water.
Last night I ate some with a friend and be both could not stop Yawning.
Then we would laugh hystericly.

How come nobody mentioned the Mushroom Yawn?

 

[Kushcrosser]

It could be because your body was tired! Mushrooms are kinda like speed, you can be tired but the mushrooms wont let you sleep! Penis Envy blew me away, I was trippin for 10hrs! Usually shrooms last about 6 to 8 hrs.

 

[bobharvey]

mushrooms make my sinuses flush

 

[jollygreengiant8]

hey kush..im going to run out and get some karo and try to make a LC
but wanted to make sure i got the right kind
do we want karo light with vinilla corn syrup or karo dark corn syrup
im guessing this is it but i want to make sure

 

[Kushcrosser]

hey kush..im going to run out and get some karo and try to make a LC
but wanted to make sure i got the right kind
do we want karo light with vinilla corn syrup or karo dark corn syrup
im guessing this is it but i want to make sure

Yes...thats the exact same stuff I have! It says "with real vanilla" thats fine!