Golden Teacher PF tek, Mono Tek grow

cool, in the tote it wasnt allowing co2 to escape and was slowing down growth i guess. They have plenty of space to release co2 now. it isnt cold in the closet, its insulated and an interior closet with out air conditioning. I keep the door open so gas cant build up but i dont have any fans running or anything in there. I need to find my temp gauge, using my only one for my weed grow. im guessing its somewhere near 80 in there but ill find out for sure when i round up another thermometer.

Good thing is i tested the air with an analog RH gauge inside my SGFC and i get 100 percent RH with the amount of perlite i used. i drilled the bottom holes as well but the perlite didnt fall through them. i have some screen tape just in case but didnt need it after all.

JP

I received my 64 quart tote in the mail today. couldnt find a clear one at wally world here. just colored ones so i had to order it.

Its not huge but larger than the FC(fruiting chamber) i have now so it will work for my bulk projects.. for now..

JP

Yay three jars are now showing visible spots of MYC growing. So that means half are showing! how long it will take to fully colonize is anyone's guess. things seem to be moving a little faster now that i removed them from the incubator and placed them on my fruiting chamber.

JP

Sweet!! Not much longer and you'll be putting them in the FC.

im subbed cant wait for more shroom porn

Here are some random pics i took. yall have been so good to follow a boring thread, i thought it was time for some pics.

the two attached pics are a shiitake grow i have going, its still a month away from ready.

JP

this is probably a dumb question but what u using the capsules for?

Some of the final product will be dried to cracker dry then ground up and put into those capsules. See i hear these mushrooms taste terrible and some cause vomiting. Im so trying to avoid that. So ill be testing from each batch to see the strength. Its just for personal exploration.

JP

did you buy pre sterilized grain jars too? They have lids with nothing for GE?

How much for the gel caps and filler? Don't handle the shittake spawn bag alot, will slow it down.

justparanoid said:

Some of the final product will be dried to cracker dry then ground up and put into those capsules. See i hear these mushrooms taste terrible and some cause vomiting. Im so trying to avoid that. So ill be testing from each batch to see the strength. Its just for personal exploration.

JP

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AHhh thats smart.. good idea

The cap filler and caps came out to under 20 bucks. I bought it online.

Yeah i had to buy the rye berry jars (24 bucks), they have poly fill and an injection port.the jars are for a golden oyster mushroom grow i will be doing in a milk crate with straw.. I couldnt make them myself because i dont have a PC. I really need to get me one of them soon. I picked up some rtv silicone and will be trying a tyvek lid tek. Im not planning on buying any more premade jars, i just wanted to get the oyster project started asap.

I put the shiitake in the tub and left it alone. I dont pick it up or anything. Im letting it do its thing for a month.


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justparanoid said:

The cap filler and caps came out to under 20 bucks. I bought it online.

Yeah i had to buy the rye berry jars (24 bucks), they have poly fill and an injection port.the jars are for a golden oyster mushroom grow i will be doing in a milk crate with straw.. I couldnt make them myself because i dont have a PC. I really need to get me one of them soon. I picked up some rtv silicone and will be trying a tyvek lid tek. Im not planning on buying any more premade jars, i just wanted to get the oyster project started asap.

I put the shiitake in the tub and left it alone. I dont pick it up or anything. Im letting it do its thing for a month.


JP

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You have a link for the caps?

You need to take the rye jars out of the plastic bags and stand them upright.

just out of curiosity what will be the dose amount for each capsule.

well 00 capsules will hold a half a gram, so more than a half a gram for sure since im using the larger 000 capsules. Ive heard you need 3 grams of fresh so it will take experimentation to find out how much is needed to trip when dry. I took the jars out of the bags a while ago, thanks for pointing that out!

When i bought them they were cheaper, It was still december. now they are like 45 bucks for a starter kit with 1000 capsules and tamper.
http://www.cap-m-quik.com/store/capsule-fillers.html


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justparanoid said:

well 00 capsules will hold a half a gram, so more than a half a gram for sure since im using the larger 000 capsules. Ive heard you need 3 grams of fresh so it will take experimentation to find out how much is needed to trip when dry. I took the jars out of the bags a while ago, thanks for pointing that out!

When i bought them they were cheaper, It was still december. now they are like 45 bucks for a starter kit with 1000 capsules and tamper.
http://www.cap-m-quik.com/store/capsule-fillers.html


JP

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I was using 0 and getting average .6g tamping by hand, so the chart says .68 for them which is very close, and the 000 chart says 1.37 so figure about 1.3 approx.

thanks for the link JP

Thank you for the numbers! 1.3g approx would be killer. would cut down on the number of caps i will have to swallow. I've read that a dosage of 3g's is a safe first time trip. Im experienced with lsd, just not mushrooms.

Some of my homies want their mushrooms half dry, they steep it in water, put the water in gatorade and drink it. i dont know the exact details but they do it that way. My other partners just munch on the fresh mushrooms. I'm trying to be all new school by grinding and placing it in caps. I'm not the first person to think of it by a long shot. I saw a tek on another forum.

JP

justparanoid said:

Thank you for the numbers! 1.3g approx would be killer. would cut down on the number of caps i will have to swallow. I've read that a dosage of 3g's is a safe first time trip. Im experienced with lsd, just not mushrooms.

Some of my homies want their mushrooms half dry, they steep it in water, put the water in gatorade and drink it. i dont know the exact details but they do it that way. My other partners just munch on the fresh mushrooms. I'm trying to be all new school by grinding and placing it in caps. I'm not the first person to think of it by a long shot. I saw a tek on another forum.

JP

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I like caps the best

I have a strong feeling i will too.

JP

if u have a weak stomach eat it with peanutbutter or make a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich it will go down just fine and lessen the taste. but remember it will take a little longer for ur stomach acids to digest because of the food.