Cubensis Grow: Cambodian Mushrooms

**ErikHags** · 08-04-2010, 06:53 PM

Sorry I'm starting my journal a little late, but not too late to miss the fun stuff.

Anyways: I did the PF tek. 8 x 250ml organic brown rice flour/vermiculite/water jars. I don't have a pressure cooker nor did I want to buy one so I steam sterilized for 1.5 hours and left overnight to cool.

Next morning I inoculated them in my oven after pre-heating it for sterility. I now have my grow room set up:

Blue bin: Has prob 4-5 inches of H2O + H2O2, with an aquarium heater set at 86F. They have been in there for 3 days now, some with obvious beginnings of colonization, will post pictures of jars soon (did a lot of moving when making the grow room so I don't want to disturb them anymore today). They are elevated in the water so that the bottom of the jars are just touching water.

Clear bin: Fruiting chamber, will contain a thick wet layer of perlite, light is a 42w CFL on a 12/12 timer (not using yet obviously).

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**Big.Boi** · 08-04-2010, 08:03 PM

I will be doing something very similar to this in the near future. Im curious if there will be any infections because of the sterilization method(not having a pressure cooker). Hope it works out well for you.

**AKRevo47** · 08-04-2010, 10:40 PM

Not having/using a pressure cooker is fine. I use a basic pot with a vegetable steamer basket on the bottom to sterilize my jars and I have a 99% success rate. Just make sure the area you are using is clean! Get some anti-bacterial wipes and wipe EVERYTHING down and spray the air with Oust, Lysol isnt as effective. Put your jars in the oven for 20-30 mins at about 200 degress before loading them up. Wear a face mask, some gloves are a good idea and if not just keep some hand sanitizer close by.

Your set-up looks and sounds pretty good. Ive never heard of anyone keeping their jars in water during colonization, so let us know how it works out for you.

www.shroomery.org is a good place for more info.

Also, for future grows, try using a liquid culture. I get full colonization of my jars in a week and its pretty damn simple.

Good luck!

**ErikHags** · 08-05-2010, 09:44 PM

AKRevo41, can you emphasize on the liquid culture technique? I read it on shroomery and got a little lost, is it just a sugar water? Im very interested in this if its simple...

**AKRevo47** · 08-06-2010, 12:16 PM

Fo sho!

I used this tek: http://www.shroomery.org/forums/show...46142#10446142 and it has worked every time.

**Grizzdude** · 08-06-2010, 01:12 PM

Dude drop the little shit and go bulk. Do grain to grain transfers and get fully collinized quart jars in 4 days. Personally I'd rather be pulling oz's from trays instead of 1/8th's off of cakes. But you can only do this if you buy a pressure cooker.

**ndangerspecimen101** · 08-06-2010, 02:27 PM

If you have a big pot and let it sit for a soft boil for a hour and a half you'll be fine. You don't need a pressure cooker until you use other various substates like rye berry!

**Grizzdude** · 08-06-2010, 09:13 PM

I like bird seed

**ndangerspecimen101** · 08-07-2010, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by Grizzdude

I like bird seed

Yes bird seed and manure work like marvels! Healthy, fatty mushrooms full of psilocin

**ErikHags** · 08-07-2010, 02:06 PM

thanks guys. i totally agree grizzdude. my plan is to go bulk after this grow, this is just to get my feet wet, im a chemist not a mycologist

anyways, i was actually not too happy with the colonization speed thus far (especially since I got Cambodians just for their speed), but last night i shook the jars and aggitated them and they must have enjoyed it because they look much better today.

DAY 6
sorry about the shitty photo i have to use my iphone

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