Let's Grow Mushrooms - A Beginners Gigantic Bulk Attempt with PF Tek

asdf1

asdf1

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everybody needs to chilll the fuck out!!!1

Theres no perfect way to do anything and by all means this is probally not the best method of growing bulk. But like she said she tried a small grow and wanted to use the same method on a bigger scale. So fuckin let her. Advice needs to be appreciated but if a person isnt ready to do a real bulk grow rather than essentially a large amount of small grows than who are you to judge. People learn and take steps in that. A first time grower who buys a 400w HPS is wasting his or her money. You cant expect everybody to do it your way.


This grow was an interesting read, im sorry it got cut short. but by no means is it the best bulk method and by no means is it not worth reading. Innovation is how you learn. Try something it works or doesnt and try something new. Just because there are proven better ways it doesnt mean its a waste of time to try it a different way.

Dont make growing anything a hobby where there are specific ways to do it with no improvising.

Nobodys right or wrong. We should just appreciate that somebody would share their grow with the community to help everyone else learn....
 
thelightison

thelightison

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I figured this thread was long dead, but I dropped by anyway. Kitty was a big help in teaching me something about growing shrooms; so, props to you. But still I am glad I did read-up cuz I am still laughing my ass off about calling for a WHHHAAAAAMBULANCE!!! that is some hilarious shit!
 
researchkitty

researchkitty

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About half of the new grow-pot room is setup, the mushrooms are still the last priority over installing new buckets all day long. We'll be at 15,000 watts by the end of next week and expected use of about 20-24kW in total...... As for the few questions on yield, it's back buried in here. I learned a lot, and have a good idea what I want to do next run, even as far as the automation is concerned when considering the amount of fruiting square footage......

Back to drywall and screws for a few more hours..........
 
researchkitty

researchkitty

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DarthD3vl said:
Hows the new place coming along?
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Gettin there! Got 7 lights setup but only 4 of them flowering stuff, about 180 clones just started veg a few days ago and another 8 1000w lamps/ballasts/reflectors on the way with 16 cap ebb/grow buckets per 1000w light for them.......

Never did electric work before, but wired up a 16 outlet 240v panel. Will find out soon if it works or shocks the shit out of me. :)

I'm considering scrapping the individual grow threads in favor of a single "Kittys Commercial" grow thread that just shows whatever is growing whether it be shrooms, weed, or both (most likely ;)). I think that most pot growers who want a few extra bucks should really consider mushrooms on the side. Costs are inexpensive, can be done in a large or small amount, and they benefit from the same light present so much in veg rooms =)

I'll tell ya what, having a commercial space with so much room is quite the change from a basement in an old house in the mountains. Its like having a job again.



HeatlessBBQ said:
read above two fucking posts jackass
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See, now I like you. :-) :-)
 
aeviaanah

aeviaanah

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researchkitty said:
Gettin there! Got 7 lights setup but only 4 of them flowering stuff, about 180 clones just started veg a few days ago and another 8 1000w lamps/ballasts/reflectors on the way with 16 cap ebb/grow buckets per 1000w light for them.......

Never did electric work before, but wired up a 16 outlet 240v panel. Will find out soon if it works or shocks the shit out of me. :)

I'm considering scrapping the individual grow threads in favor of a single "Kittys Commercial" grow thread that just shows whatever is growing whether it be shrooms, weed, or both (most likely ;)). I think that most pot growers who want a few extra bucks should really consider mushrooms on the side. Costs are inexpensive, can be done in a large or small amount, and they benefit from the same light present so much in veg rooms =)

I'll tell ya what, having a commercial space with so much room is quite the change from a basement in an old house in the mountains. Its like having a job again.





See, now I like you. :-) :-)
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Yea i hear ya...i find myself upping my load every grow. My pf jars are about 20-90 percent. week two ends thursday :)
 
HeatlessBBQ

HeatlessBBQ

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researchkitty said:
Gettin there! Got 7 lights setup but only 4 of them flowering stuff, about 180 clones just started veg a few days ago and another 8 1000w lamps/ballasts/reflectors on the way with 16 cap ebb/grow buckets per 1000w light for them.......

Never did electric work before, but wired up a 16 outlet 240v panel. Will find out soon if it works or shocks the shit out of me. :)

I'm considering scrapping the individual grow threads in favor of a single "Kittys Commercial" grow thread that just shows whatever is growing whether it be shrooms, weed, or both (most likely ;)). I think that most pot growers who want a few extra bucks should really consider mushrooms on the side. Costs are inexpensive, can be done in a large or small amount, and they benefit from the same light present so much in veg rooms =)

I'll tell ya what, having a commercial space with so much room is quite the change from a basement in an old house in the mountains. Its like having a job again.





See, now I like you. :-) :-)
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bahahaha!!!
=D

no hard feelings. =P

i wanna see some pictures of above setup
 
aeviaanah

aeviaanah

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researchkitty said:
Sounds like you re-started the batch? Popcorn still or PF Tek or other? Learn any hard/weird lessons your first time'round?
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yes restarted pftek in half pints. i also did a liquid culture with two different strains which turned out a success. i inoculated a few pint jars with the lc. yea...some good lessons were learned!

did you ever run into gas exchange problems? some say you can flip the jars but only once. i took 3 of the 12 jars and flipped em...i will compare to see if it makes a difference.
how long did u wait till after 100 percent colonization? did pinning occur inside jars?
 
researchkitty

researchkitty

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aeviaanah said:
yes restarted pftek in half pints. i also did a liquid culture with two different strains which turned out a success. i inoculated a few pint jars with the lc. yea...some good lessons were learned!

did you ever run into gas exchange problems? some say you can flip the jars but only once. i took 3 of the 12 jars and flipped em...i will compare to see if it makes a difference.
how long did u wait till after 100 percent colonization? did pinning occur inside jars?
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Most jars had some pinning in them. Soon as the mycellium colonizes the bottom of the jars, they are ready to be dunked. I dont know about flipping the jars, but I think that if the holes are on the top are now upside down on a flat plane then air cant exchange and that would be bad. I also dont see a reason to let gravity stop the mycellium growing down since jars are innoculated from the top, flipping seems like it would be counter productive for those reasons but I've again never tried it......................

New grow journal thread is started https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/388778-kittys-commercial-grow-op-bigger.html
 
aeviaanah

aeviaanah

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researchkitty said:
Most jars had some pinning in them. Soon as the mycellium colonizes the bottom of the jars, they are ready to be dunked. I dont know about flipping the jars, but I think that if the holes are on the top are now upside down on a flat plane then air cant exchange and that would be bad. I also dont see a reason to let gravity stop the mycellium growing down since jars are inoculated from the top, flipping seems like it would be counter productive for those reasons but I've again never tried it......................

New grow journal thread is started https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/388778-kittys-commercial-grow-op-bigger.html
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a few of the jars that are colonizing fastest started colonization at the bottom of the jars. i followed the lets grow mushrooms video and he says to inoculate to the side of the jar...this is so the spore solution runs down the side of the jar and colonization starts at bottom (i think). the ones that are starting at top or near the center haven't progressed as much. i have read a few articles explaining how flipping the jars provides gas exchange. co2 is heavier than air so it will basically fill the jar throughout time. by flipping them you are reversing that and the co2 seeps out from below. they say to only flip once so you dont disturb the vermiculite protection layer, any contams that are being blocked by the verm layer have potential to be stirred up and allowed in. gotta flip at the right time i think.
 
TheOrganic

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I'm sorry your sweet thread has been fucked by jackasses. I didn't even read all that bullshit fuck them.

Kitty good too here you move is a good one. So what about the cakes there is more good luck on your grow. Will be following like always. Good LUCK!!
 
spookie child

spookie child

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just sat here for 2.5 hours reading all 35 pages of this thread and all i can say is Oh My Wow.....amazing shit . i have a buddy that is cultivating shrooms and i think im gonna grab a few jars from him so i can try my hand at this . thanks for all the info . +rep
 
researchkitty

researchkitty

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aeviaanah said:
a few of the jars that are colonizing fastest started colonization at the bottom of the jars. i followed the lets grow mushrooms video and he says to inoculate to the side of the jar...this is so the spore solution runs down the side of the jar and colonization starts at bottom (i think). the ones that are starting at top or near the center haven't progressed as much. i have read a few articles explaining how flipping the jars provides gas exchange. co2 is heavier than air so it will basically fill the jar throughout time. by flipping them you are reversing that and the co2 seeps out from below. they say to only flip once so you dont disturb the vermiculite protection layer, any contams that are being blocked by the verm layer have potential to be stirred up and allowed in. gotta flip at the right time i think.
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I still wouldnt flip em. :) If they colonized on the bottom of the jars using a brown rice flour/verm/water miture, then you injected TOO MANY spores into the jar. When you innoculate them, you only need a few drops! Only takes two spores to make mycellium in a jar, and if you get a dozen jars from one syringe your doing just right. This would be of the half pint size jars, of course...... All of mine colonize from the top and they spider down to the bottom towards the end and connect and voila -- cake is done.

I dont know if your method is right, wrong, or neutral, I just dont see an actual advantage to it yet. Keep us posted for sure, you've got a decent control group goin on. =)
 
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dankillerbs

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"I'm sorry your sweet thread has been fucked by jackasses. I didn't even read all that bullshit fuck them."

... I agree, anyone trying to offer help is a complete jackass! What right do those assholes have to come in here and offer advice rather than just telling Kitty how cool she is! Seriously, get a life Dankillerbs
 
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