Mushrooms - Pf Tek Supply list, Questions, Other Teks

Pic of a little tupperware tray i have going at the moment, almost ready. looking a little dry also, another much larger tray is not doing as well may move it to warmer spot, sometimes gets to low 60's in the house as of late

this tray is old to like 3 months from innoculation I think. hope it fruits, long wait.

has any one soaked there coir in coffee and used as a poo replacement?? I want to try this.

those that have used Spore Works...


i used micro supply last time and their syringes were WEAK!!!
it took AT LEAST 3-4 weeks to fully colonize.
i evenly inoculated all jars.
and even shook the syringe several times before inoculation.
and most inoculation points didn't even show signs of myc.
so most jars only had 2-3 points growing instead of all four on each jar.

i couldnt see any purple in the syringe fluid. most syringes i have seen NOT from micro supply, you could see purple spores.

im going to order from Spore Works today and I'd like some help choosing strains.
im going to continue the PF tek along with starting a few treying methods along with a bulk hpoo method.

I have narrowed it down to these strains.
Id like to hear anyones experience/s growing these?
faster myc. growth, less prone to contams, dark spore prints, larger yields, size in average fruits, works better in PF tek AND bulk?
or even potency???

B+
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Penis Envy (FOR SURE)
PES Amazonian
PES Hawaiian
PF Standard
Puerto Rican
Treasure Coast

i need to choose 4 for the Grab Bag Special.

help is MUCH appreciated and +rep

fyi.....this ISN'T the average "where do I get spores from" question...

much love
-BBQ

B+, penis envy, amazonian and Hawaiian is what i would choose.

I bought a three pack from sporeworks, im waiting for it to be delivered. I hope to get some good dark spore syringes.

JP

HeatlessBBQ said:

those that have used Spore Works...


i used micro supply last time and their syringes were WEAK!!!
it took AT LEAST 3-4 weeks to fully colonize.
i evenly inoculated all jars.
and even shook the syringe several times before inoculation.
and most inoculation points didn't even show signs of myc.
so most jars only had 2-3 points growing instead of all four on each jar.

i couldnt see any purple in the syringe fluid. most syringes i have seen NOT from micro supply, you could see purple spores.

im going to order from Spore Works today and I'd like some help choosing strains.
im going to continue the PF tek along with starting a few treying methods along with a bulk hpoo method.

I have narrowed it down to these strains.
Id like to hear anyones experience/s growing these?
faster myc. growth, less prone to contams, dark spore prints, larger yields, size in average fruits, works better in PF tek AND bulk?
or even potency???

B+
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Penis Envy (FOR SURE)
PES Amazonian
PES Hawaiian
PF Standard
Puerto Rican
Treasure Coast

i need to choose 4 for the Grab Bag Special.

help is MUCH appreciated and +rep

fyi.....this ISN'T the average "where do I get spores from" question...

much love
-BBQ

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I have these three strains from sporeworks, hawaii fast colonizing contam resistant and the strain i started with super dark spore prints, mushies pictured in my trays I posted earlier a page back i think..
treasure coast also colonized very fast and pinned like crazy,
I dont remeber the ecudor standing out but it wasn't slow,
I've heard alot of good about the Puerto Ricans as well though i haven't grown them. mention your a shroomery member and you might get a free syringe when you order.

I've heard a cube is a cube.. is that true? I spend a lot of time searching the archives over there at shroomery. good place to learn things.

JP

in terms of potency yes there all so close they might as well be exactly the same, but things like colonization time, resistance to contams, spore prints, can vary from strain to strain, although with out isolating a specific strain you may still not get those atributes. at least thats what i've gathered. Pf classic is the slowest colonizing strain i've worked with, next to the hawaii's in same enviroment they took twice as long to colonize, even with super ropey mycelium

I cannot wait to try my hand at strain isolation. Seems like something really cool to get into.

Damn i need a PC bad!

JP

Post # 1969, oh yeah hippie post!!

Awesome thread. very informative. I intend to give it a lot more attention in the near future.

Found this childrens science project about mushrooms grown in light and in dark. children science projects are cool now lol

http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/light-mushrooms/

the "experts" say t5's or sunlight is the way to go with mushrooms and never to use a light bulb.

What lighting do you give your mushrooms?

JP

justparanoid said:

the "experts" say t5's or sunlight is the way to go with mushrooms and never to use a light bulb.

What lighting do you give your mushrooms?

JP

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light bulbs are ok as long as there not incandesent. you want gentle light. so indirect sunlight with direct for only a few minutes a day at most or floresent lights in the correct spectrum.

here is marc keiths explination of light for mushrooms.

http://www.mushroomvideos.com/Terrarium-Tek#lighting

I cant wait to start some popcorn up.

Im looking forward to making my own grain jars as soon as i can pick up a PC. I may try wild bird seed, its cheap enough.

JP

I made a lid out of tyvek and nuked my LC solution for a minute, waited 5 then nuked it for another minute.

then i let it cool inside the microwave and replaced the lid with one i made after it was cool. Im waiting to see if i have contams or not.

JP


P.S. ill gladly use my pc when i get the chance to. it does open up a whole world.


JP

justparanoid said:

I made a lid out of tyvek and nuked my LC solution for a minute, waited 5 then nuked it for another minute.

then i let it cool inside the microwave and replaced the lid with one i made after it was cool. Im waiting to see if i have contams or not.

JP


P.S. ill gladly use my pc when i get the chance to. it does open up a whole world.


JP

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lol he deleted his post so i deleted mine to lol,

do you have picture of this lid??

sure do, its a tyvek and rtv silicone lid.

Not the worlds best lid but something i came up with for gas exchange and clean injections.

Surprised, this is the first time I entered this thread. Tons of information. Big time congrats on this Darth!

Oh thanks man!!

its a neat little collection of info that I found usefull, and direct people to often. so just put it all in one place to make it easier to find...