First Time Shroom Grower PF-Tek

[jollygreengiant8]

no receipt, just left here by an old roommate
they arent really a great size..i might as well buy a decent sized tub
would you say go with the clear or get something to block the light on the sides?
also where did you find polyfill? lowes or something..

side note...LC is has its way into the incubator

 

[Kushcrosser]

no receipt, just left here by an old roommate
they arent really a great size..i might as well buy a decent sized tub
would you say go with the clear or get something to block the light on the sides?
also where did you find polyfill? lowes or something..

side note...LC is has its way into the incubator

You want dark tubs for your incubator, and clear for the FC. You can use a dark tub for your FC, but you have to have a clear lid, or make a plexyglass window.
You can get pollyfill at walmart in the crafts section.

 

[jollygreengiant8]

well ive got an incubator..but the glass on my FC broke and im trying to figure something else out so i can ditch the aquarium

ive got two 10g tubs..im thinking about slicing and splicing them together to make kind of a square
i would have to seran wrap the top, but if i cut holes and filled with the polyfill i wont have to open it very often.

 

[Kushcrosser]

you would still have to open to mist the walls to keep the humidity up.

 

[Thundercat]

JG, those bugs woulds be crazy, but I think its safe to say they are atleast a couples years away from anything like that.

Kush, those burmas look nice! What do you have going in the 2 big FCs from the pic?
So would a lack of light slow the growth of shrooms? My last ones were growing in a storage unit, so it was dark 98% of the time. They grew very slow, I was just thinking that could be a reason.

 

[Kushcrosser]

JG, those bugs woulds be crazy, but I think its safe to say they are atleast a couples years away from anything like that.

Kush, those burmas look nice! What do you have going in the 2 big FCs from the pic?
So would a lack of light slow the growth of shrooms? My last ones were growing in a storage unit, so it was dark 98% of the time. They grew very slow, I was just thinking that could be a reason.

I am gettin ready to start John Allen which is suppose to be a good producer, and I have some Ereal myc in the fridge ready to put in a tray. As for light, shrooms just rely on light to show them which way to grow. I just use a flourescent tube mounted to the rail in my closet...on a timer.What makes mushrooms come up is ...Light(12/12)...humidity...temp drop(65-70from 84 in the incubator) and fresh air.

 

[Thundercat]

Cool, I didn't know 12/12 worked for shrooms too. Excellant, I'm getting very excited. I'm in the process of trying to get my hands on a pressure cooker! Walmart only had 6 quart ones WTF. Thanks for all the info Kush, you have been a huge help!

 

[Kushcrosser]

Cool, I didn't know 12/12 worked for shrooms too. Excellant, I'm getting very excited. I'm in the process of trying to get my hands on a pressure cooker! Walmart only had 6 quart ones WTF. Thanks for all the info Kush, you have been a huge help!

No problem..glad to help! And yes, you need to keep the lights on 12/12
As for a PC...I paid $100 for mine...but it is a canner and has a PSI guage on it. You might want to check out craigs list. I dont know what to tell you on the jars, walmart is where I always get mine.

 

[Thundercat]

I got the 1 pint jars, they only had a 6 quart PC. It was tiny. I've got 12 jars, and they are all gonna be filled!!!! I think I am going to colonize 3 jars of 3 strains. I'll make an LC of each of these strains. Once that is mixed that will be 6 pints of WBS X verm. Do you think a 20 quart container would be good for the FC?

 

[Kushcrosser]

I got the 1 pint jars, they only had a 6 quart PC. It was tiny. I've got 12 jars, and they are all gonna be filled!!!! I think I am going to colonize 3 jars of 3 strains. I'll make an LC of each of these strains. Once that is mixed that will be 6 pints of WBS X verm. Do you think a 20 quart container would be good for the FC?

Yeah...that would be fine...I just started a rez- effect grow log..you will have to check it out!(Kushcrossers rez-effect)

 

[jollygreengiant8]

we're tripping again later today.
i think we both decided on 1.5g doses this time
hoping for more visuals and less mind fuck
i made a slideshow of a bunch of crazy art that im going to put some trippy music to
so ill be going to a pretty place, ill be back in a couple of hours

wish me luck

 

[Thundercat]

Hope you enjoy man! Just saw the post. I don't really know if the visuals vs mind fuck has to do with dosage, or strain, but as always I wish you guys well!

 

[jollygreengiant8]

im not sure what effects different doses bring, but i intend to find out.
im going to eat these at different doses until i know how i will react
and eventually attempt 5gs and hope i dont blow a fuse in my brain
5gs and i might think im playing jesus in a game of darts standing over the niagara falls or something

 

[Thundercat]

I started eating about 2 grams at a time. My gf usually only eats like 2 maybe another little bit after it starts kicking in. Then I stepped up to about 3.5g to get a stronger effect. I've been wanting to eat 1/4 but when I did, I had made the mistake of eating like 2 grams the night before. So then the next day when I ate the 7g, I honestly had less of a trip then off the 2 grams the night before. But lesson learned. I'll just wait longer between trips. That was our second attempt at one trip right after another. Both times the second one was dissapointing.

Have you ever watched fear and loathing in Las Vegas? Its a very intense movie obviously, and if you trip to it, you sort of take their ride if you know what I mean. I find it fun, but even with eating less, its an intense ride.

 

[jollygreengiant8]

its been like 10 or 11 days so i figure thats a long enough wait..and we will take 1.5gs and have .5gs weighed out in piles to bump up if need be.
i think i might just stick with the 1.5g though and see what i get from it, but we shall see

and fear and loathing i saw for the first time when i was blown and a bit drunk....i might as well have been tripping..very trippy movie, and intense
still not sure what all we will be doing today..its overcast..slight drizzle..got the homegrown for bowls or a joint..plenty of music on the laptop..i dont know

ive been working on making those tubs a FC..cut them and tried to caulk them together, kind of taped and floated like drywall but with ducktape and caulk..actually looks decent but i have no idea if it will actually work..its drying now
i made a spore print last night..first one..kind of exciting
so now ive got all kinds of shroom shit....brf jars, wbs jars, liquid culture, spore prints, fresh and dried shrooms..M-M-M-M-M im lovin' it (mcdonalds theme)

ive got to cleanup some before i eat any shrooms but i should be tripping soon

 

[Kushcrosser]

its been like 10 or 11 days so i figure thats a long enough wait..and we will take 1.5gs and have .5gs weighed out in piles to bump up if need be.
i think i might just stick with the 1.5g though and see what i get from it, but we shall see

and fear and loathing i saw for the first time when i was blown and a bit drunk....i might as well have been tripping..very trippy movie, and intense
still not sure what all we will be doing today..its overcast..slight drizzle..got the homegrown for bowls or a joint..plenty of music on the laptop..i dont know

ive been working on making those tubs a FC..cut them and tried to caulk them together, kind of taped and floated like drywall but with ducktape and caulk..actually looks decent but i have no idea if it will actually work..its drying now
i made a spore print last night..first one..kind of exciting
so now ive got all kinds of shroom shit....brf jars, wbs jars, liquid culture, spore prints, fresh and dried shrooms..M-M-M-M-M im lovin' it (mcdonalds theme)

ive got to cleanup some before i eat any shrooms but i should be tripping soon

10 days is plenty....and you should be fine with 1.5 Take a pic of your FC when you get a chance.

 

[Thundercat]

Ya I figured it had been awhile since you ate them last, I was just referencing our learning experience. I'm sure 1.5 will give you a nice ride. I'm a pretty big guy(6'4", 230 lbs), so I tend to want a bit more thats all. lol

Ok on the spore print thing, is there any tricks, I've taken prints from none magic mushrooms. But not from magic ones. Do you sterilize the foil with alcohol, and then just lay the cap on it? Maybe put a lid over the top to keep shit from falling on it. How lng should you really leave it?

 

[Kushcrosser]

Ya I figured it had been awhile since you ate them last, I was just referencing our learning experience. I'm sure 1.5 will give you a nice ride. I'm a pretty big guy(6'4", 230 lbs), so I tend to want a bit more thats all. lol

Ok on the spore print thing, is there any tricks, I've taken prints from none magic mushrooms. But not from magic ones. Do you sterilize the foil with alcohol, and then just lay the cap on it? Maybe put a lid over the top to keep shit from falling on it. How lng should you really leave it?

1st thing you want to do is get some rubber gloves..I use Zip-Loc twist and Lock containers and foil. I cut the foil in 2 x 4 in pieces so I can fold it in half once the print is done. I take alcohol on a cotton ball and wipe the foil first..then fold the foil in an (L)shape and sit it in my zip-loc container.
Now pick the mushroom you are going to use and with a (Sterile blade or knife) cut the stem off where it meets the cap...place the cap gills down on the foil and put the lid on.... and in about 8hrs you will have a DARK print! To get the cap off the foil without smearing the spores back on the cap, take your knife or blade and poke the cap at an angle and carefully lift it off. Just make sure you print the cap before it opens totally. Once the veil breaks, you will be good to go!

 

[Thundercat]

Sweetness. I like the ziploc container idea. few more days, and I'll be locked and loaded, I just ordered my syringes, and my spore prints should be here tomorrow!

 

[gogrow]

damn bro... i havent popped in here for awhile.... jump in and you got all kinds of shrooms goin on... congrats man.... i think i got my first signs of mycellium... or maybe its some kind of mold; dunno... i botched up my first try, but figured id see if they colonize anyway... i'll be watching this thread for pointers