canndo
Well-Known Member
I know, I know, folks are probably getting sick of my continuing crusade against pf tec but I encourage anyone who is just starting out or anyone who has been sucessfuly growing via PF tec to examine exactly WHY they want to use this method.
The yield is low, the tec contributes little to one's understanding of how the organism reacts to its environment, the tec requires more work than any other method, it requires involved "fruiting chambers" and does not scale up well at all (as we see with anyone who has embarked upon a grow larger than about 6 or 8 "cakes" or "pucks".
PF tec requires that you use large amounts of spore containing liquid unless one wants to use any of the various liquid innoculants or liquid culture.
In short, the only reason anyone should ever consider this method is if they have a pressure cooker phobia and even this is questionable.
I encourage all to re-examine their intent. There are many who have been sucessful with this method but I will repeat, P. Cubensis will grow in SPITE of most people's efforts to grow it. People have been known to grow P. Cubensis on everything from toilet paper rolls to books. It is not hard to grow this particular organism and one may as well assist the organism rather than place impediments in its way.
The yield is low, the tec contributes little to one's understanding of how the organism reacts to its environment, the tec requires more work than any other method, it requires involved "fruiting chambers" and does not scale up well at all (as we see with anyone who has embarked upon a grow larger than about 6 or 8 "cakes" or "pucks".
PF tec requires that you use large amounts of spore containing liquid unless one wants to use any of the various liquid innoculants or liquid culture.
In short, the only reason anyone should ever consider this method is if they have a pressure cooker phobia and even this is questionable.
I encourage all to re-examine their intent. There are many who have been sucessful with this method but I will repeat, P. Cubensis will grow in SPITE of most people's efforts to grow it. People have been known to grow P. Cubensis on everything from toilet paper rolls to books. It is not hard to grow this particular organism and one may as well assist the organism rather than place impediments in its way.