Thundercat's Groooooooow

[Kushcrosser]

So would you say top jar on the left, that is pretty far along, one more day then fridge it?

why are you puttin in the fridge again?

 

[gogrow]

why are you puttin in the fridge again?

cold shock??? just a guess

 

[K1Ng5p4d3]

shits lookin awesome man, i had no idea that the process was THIS quick man. awesome, nice work - n thanks again tC for keepin a journal. Fuckin payin attention as much as i can here, n its all gettin relatively easy to follow, plus ive been doin a little reading on the subject too, so its starting to all make sense now. Did that problem with the possible mold or contamination ever get cleared up? i might have missed where u said if it did or not. Either way, with the jars that you just showed pics of, about how much weight do you think that youll end up with? i dont know how much shrooms yield when growing them yourselves, i just know about cow shit man, lol.

 

[Thundercat]

shits lookin awesome man, i had no idea that the process was THIS quick man. awesome, nice work - n thanks again tC for keepin a journal. Fuckin payin attention as much as i can here, n its all gettin relatively easy to follow, plus ive been doin a little reading on the subject too, so its starting to all make sense now. Did that problem with the possible mold or contamination ever get cleared up? i might have missed where u said if it did or not. Either way, with the jars that you just showed pics of, about how much weight do you think that youll end up with? i dont know how much shrooms yield when growing them yourselves, i just know about cow shit man, lol.

Thanks for stoppin by King, glad you've been enjoying the grow, and starting some research. I lost 2 jars yesterday to the contamination, but I don't think 2 out of 18 is too bad for the first time I"ve done this, this way. As far as weight goes, I don't really know. Kush said he excepts like 2-3 oz from the one caseing he has which was made with 1 pint jar. My casings are gonna be between 3-5pint jars each. I don't think I can expect 2 oz per jar, but I'm hoping for 5oz per tray, like 1 per jar.

Is that too much to ask for Kush? I was gonna stick the ones that were 100% in the fridge till the rest of that strain were done. Only 2 of my burmas are almost done, I figured the others by monday. Should I just leave them all in the incubator till they are done? I was kinda thinking I should be able to tray the burmas, and maybe my 3 KS jars on monday. The ereals I think are gonna need a few more days, but that might change this weekend.

 

[Kushcrosser]

I wouldnt worry about cold shockin, I dont unless Im dunkin cakes. I would just leave em in the incubator till ready that way you know the centers are fully colonized.

 

[Thundercat]

Ok sounds good to me man. I didn't know if it would hurt them any to just stay in there. I havn't checked them yet today, I've been holding off till tonight so I can see the most change. I'll check them in a bit, and give you guys an update.

What do you think on the yield thing Kush?

 

[Kushcrosser]

Ok sounds good to me man. I didn't know if it would hurt them any to just stay in there. I havn't checked them yet today, I've been holding off till tonight so I can see the most change. I'll check them in a bit, and give you guys an update.

What do you think on the yield thing Kush?

That depends on how many trays you are plannin on startin, and how big the flushes end up being..if you tray all your jars up at the same time, you could get 8 oz or more in the next month.

 

[Thundercat]

I'm gonna tray them as they are ready. I think the burmas are gonna be first, with the KS shortly behind. The burmas will be a 5 quart casing.(5 myc jars, 5 pints verm) The KS obviously will only be 3 quarts. We'll see about the ereals. I don't want to count my chickens before they colonize, just curious.

 

[Thundercat]

Ok so what do you guys think of this setup for my FC? I still have my receipts , and didn't cut any air holes yet, but this is what I was thinking about doing. I couldn't find any single tubs that would fit the trays well except one type. I wasn't sure how well that one would work, cus there would only be like a half inch between the walls and the tray. I could go back and get those instead, if you think it would be a better idea Kush. This fit the trays pretty well, and I figured I could try to have 2 trays fruiting all the time in this 1 chamber.

 

[Thundercat]

 

[jollygreengiant8]

looks good to me dude

 

[Kushcrosser]

Looks like you are good to go!

 

[Thundercat]

Sweet, that what I was hoping you would say. I'm gonna cut some holes maybe tomorrow, I have to get a saw from my brother. I'll polyfill the holes, and I already have some perlite, I don't know if I have enough, might have to get another bag. Do the trays need to sit on the perlite, I was thinking about nestling them down into it, so I can use a bit less, its a big tub! I havn't looked at the jars at all today, but last night I know I had 3-4 burmas that were 95-100%. I should be able to tray tomorrow, or monday, I just gotta work it around my work scedule.

When I tray up, I just want to wipe everything down with alcohol first right? 50/50 with verm, and back into the incubator with tin foil over it for another 2-3 days. Then case with 1/4" verm and into the FC!

 

[Kushcrosser]

yep...sounds like you will have some shrooms before long! I cut my holes in the FC with a utility knife, but you can use a drill.

 

[Thundercat]

Cool, I might just try that with the knife. Save me a trip across town.

 

[Thundercat]

OK guys, tomorrow is gonna be a busy day I think. I will be traying up 5 burma jars tomorrow, and 3 KS. They are all either 100% or have just a little loose wbs on the bottom, and I'm just not gonna add the loose stuff. The ereals will need a few more days, and they will go in the fridge. I'm gonna fruit 2 trays at a time. I'm also going to be cooking up another 6 jars tomorrow, and useing my other KS jar to myc transfer them on tuesday or wednesday. After I tray the burmas, and clean the jars real well, I'll cook up some more, and myc transfer with my extra burma jar too. I tryed to get more jars tonight, and I checked every damn store in my town, and NO ONE has 1 pint canning jars. It was redicules!!! I want to get another pack of jars so I can shoot up the SA spores too. I'll fruit them when I fruit the ereals prolly. Well, I'll take some pictures tomorrow when I am working. I'm excited, its gonna be no time till the shrooms now!!

 

[jollygreengiant8]

sounds good man..
good luck tomorrow traying up all those jars
ill be in the kitchen cookin up some birdseed and waiting on those pics

 

[unity]

Hey TC, awsome, me and my babe just talked about doing some shrooms I think your thread will come in handy

Unity

 

[Thundercat]

Well guys I had a fun day today! Slept in a little, so I didn't cook jars. But I now have 8 quarts(5 burmas/3 KS) trayed and in my incubator under tinfoil! I also finally made my SA syringe. Let me tell you guys this shit is dark! I could have definitely only used half of the print, it was dark as hell, but I used the whole thing. I will have more then enough prints in about a month! I will prolly be cooking tomorrow night, so I can shoot up my SA on wednesday! I figure these 2 trays I just started are gonna be going for atleast 2-3 weeks right??? So by then my ereals will have been done, and prolly already myc transfered, and my SA will be just finishing up. Then I can tray up both of them. Ahhh yes now the fun begins!!!!!! :laugh: So hears some pics guys, I did it in my kitcen, cus my bathroom was gonna be too small. BUt I sprayed everything down with sanitizer, and wiped everything else down with alcohol. I mixed the jars with the verm in a large bowl,I didn't have any huge ziplocks. But I cleaned the bowl several times with alcohol.

: Note: I need to buymore alcohol!:

I took pics of both trays with a lighter next to them so you can get an idea on the depth of them, and the differance between the 5qt, and 3qt! Both of the strains had really taken off for me, so I'm really hoping for a quick colonization. The KS has also been showing VERY aggressive Rhyso growth, all the jars had prolly 10%. Funny that is the strain I lost 2 of to the green ninja! Any way,heres the pics, hope you guys enjoy!

See ya tomorrow!

Also thanks for stopping by Unity, I'll be glad to help with anything I can, but Kushcrosser is our resident shroom pro, lol we took a vote! :laugh: You should definitely check out his, and jollygreengiants shroom grows too man, they both are lookin great!!

 

[Thundercat]

Ok so again I forgot to label my pics lol!

1-4 are the Burmas and the untensils.
5 is the KS tray, you can see how much lower n the pan it is.
then the incubator and the SA syringe!