Anybody growing mushrooms willing to talk???
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canndo
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Oh man, you are missing valuable info. A box of ph strips, what, 4.5 to 10? Costs a few bucks and will give you a new view of your grows.
canndo
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The point is concentration. Hence the grid on the plate. Also you get an idea of what sorts of contams there are.
Aeroknow
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Yeah I gotcha but I guarantee you there’s a reason why prices got down to $350/lb here in Ca for a minute. Bunch of heads switched from growing bud to growing shrooms in bags. Every big bulk setup they grow in bags these days. I know a few people lol. Bags are so wasteful that’s my only complaint. Using a garbage bag as liner per monotub isn’t the greenest thing either though.
canndo
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Yeah, 6.7 is in the danger zone.
Aeroknow
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How would you raise the ph before PC’ing? Or just bucket teking it? Ph up?
Aeroknow
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@7L!fTeD24
I’m gonna do it like this if you don’t mind. I’m not a good walkthrough type of grower.
Bags fresh out the PC’s
Gotta mix them mofos up while still hot if ur gonna do a no soak no simmer
those are 1800g’s hydrated of a milo/millet in 10T bags. 6 per cooker.
1/2 a bag to one XLS bag.
I’m gonna do it like this if you don’t mind. I’m not a good walkthrough type of grower.
Bags fresh out the PC’s
Gotta mix them mofos up while still hot if ur gonna do a no soak no simmer
those are 1800g’s hydrated of a milo/millet in 10T bags. 6 per cooker.
1/2 a bag to one XLS bag.
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canndo
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Pickling lime. Works great, no magnesium.
7L!fTeD24
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I have a blue lab ph. Pen Maybe I'll do a slurry test on my substrate.
7L!fTeD24
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As bud is becoming Legal everywhere the prices are dropping. Nobody wants to grow it anymore and everybody is moving to mushrooms. My buddy and Vegas said the same thing.
7L!fTeD24
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As soon as I get my money up to get a flow hood and go this route.
natureboygrower
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Damn, weed prices must be complete trash on the West coast if growers are moving to shrooms @$350 an lb 
that price does not sound appealing.
that price does not sound appealing.
7L!fTeD24
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Yeah, that wouldn't even be sustainable for someone like me unless I was having 100% success.Damn, weed prices must be complete trash on the West coast if growers are moving to shrooms @$350 an lb
7L!fTeD24
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If it was that cheap where I'm at I'd probably just buy them instead of grow them for myself. But I do love the hobby.Damn, weed prices must be complete trash on the West coast if growers are moving to shrooms @$350 an lb
natureboygrower
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Yeah, no doubt. There must be huge op's out there. Hell, I'd buy a QP at that price and wouldn't bother growing for personal.
I'm curious where the price jumps up? At $25 eighth ( like it's always been) there's a lot of room for someone to make money.
canndo
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Gypsum just doesn't cut it. I use it to sweeten mixtures, giving them calcium but it acts too slowly for anything else and it barely moves the needle anyway.