how to grow mushrooms the easy way

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Juanasadiccion

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canndo said:
Using a still air box and a fruiting chamber and mixing coir is not the definition of easy here. Remember, this process needs none of that.

(Though it does use a mix of casing soil)
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The shoe box method is one of the easier methods I have seen.
I realize it isn't the method this thread is about.
I was just curious to see what A.k.a was working on.
 
Antidote Man

Antidote Man

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I think its a good warning to be careful and not greedy... there are people reading this who are thinking about getting involved in this, no?

tell me where it belongs and I will move it there..
 
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A.k.a

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That might be a little light on spawn, 5 seems to be the usual.

For sub just mix in enough coir to make the tub 2-4 inches deep.

Using less spawn will be fine it’ll just take a couple more days to colonize. The nice thing about using less is if you get a good culture and run it right you can get the whole yield in the first flush and be done with it instead of going 2-3 flushes.
 
Budz.Bunny

Budz.Bunny

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A.k.a said:
That might be a little light on spawn, 5 seems to be the usual.

For sub just mix in enough coir to make the tub 2-4 inches deep.

Using less spawn will be fine it’ll just take a couple more days to colonize. The nice thing about using less is if you get a good culture and run it right you can get the whole yield in the first flush and be done with it instead of going 2-3 flushes.
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Soo I only got (2) 3lb spawn bags I wanted to do PE in one bag and b+ in the other then I planned on using (2) 5lb bag of boomr bags for each tub

Should I get another 2 bags of spawn and maybe another bag of two of substrate just to make sure I get 2-4 inches or could I go ahead and make it happen

Also I only have (2) 10cc spore syringes

Should I do (2) 3lbs of spawn and (3) 5lbs bags of substrate in a 66 qt? Would 1 syringe be enough to inoculate (2) 3 lb spawn bags ?
 
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Budz.Bunny

Budz.Bunny

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A.k.a said:
That might be a little light on spawn, 5 seems to be the usual.

For sub just mix in enough coir to make the tub 2-4 inches deep.

Using less spawn will be fine it’ll just take a couple more days to colonize. The nice thing about using less is if you get a good culture and run it right you can get the whole yield in the first flush and be done with it instead of going 2-3 flushes.
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I don't care to wait extra for colonization it would actually be a benefit to me because I'm always busy but then again that's more time for contams... ??



3lbs of spawn to substrate would be a little over a 1:3 ratio - just not sure if I'd get 4 inches maybe 2 inches in a 64 qt



6lbs to 10lbs would be just over 1:2 ratio



6lbs to 15 lbs would be just shy of 1:2 ratio



Did I get that right ? And this ultimately comes down to colonization times and yield wouldn't it ? Any of these should work ? Am I on the right track?



I'm really sorry for all the questions Idk what to do
 
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A.k.a

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Don’t spend money on that stuff, the mark up is insane. The sub in the bags costs maybe 40 cents, all they do is cook it up for an hour and then charge $50 for it

Just buy a block of coir and put some in a bucket, then pour some boiling water in.


any amount of spawn and sub will work, people used to just spread our colonized grain and put verm on top.

If you’re using a spore syringe you’ll be better off having less sub for quicker colonization. The faster it colonizes the less chance mold has to get established.

the yield is based off how much spawn you have, so the amount of sub won’t change that.
 
Budz.Bunny

Budz.Bunny

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A.k.a said:
Don’t spend money on that stuff, the mark up is insane. The sub in the bags costs maybe 40 cents, all they do is cook it up for an hour and then charge $50 for it

Just buy a block of coir and put some in a bucket, then pour some boiling water in.


any amount of spawn and sub will work, people used to just spread our colonized grain and put verm on top.

If you’re using a spore syringe you’ll be better off having less sub for quicker colonization. The faster it colonizes the less chance mold has to get established.

the yield is based off how much spawn you have, so the amount of sub won’t change that.
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So here's what I'm going to do I'ma ditch the spawn bag and start making my own, I want to make my own agar and do grain to grain etc. But for the time being I have everything to do brf cakes I have the half pint jars the vermiculite a pressure cooker brown rice flour a big dum ass 110 get tub that I'll use as a SAB I just need two more totes and some perlite so I'm going to go ahead and inoculate the brf jars (I've done brf once before so I'm pretty confident that I can do it again) make my own spore prints and in the meantime I'm going to start working on on getting the materials needed to start making my own substrate, spawn bags and agar. I actually started reading about why pre sterilized spawn and substrate bags are really not that good and like you said it's also more cost-effective to just do it on your own but Im somewhat on a bit of time schedule so just to keep the ball rolling I'm going to do the brf and go from there... I really wanted to do bulk but I realized that I kind of bit off more than I can chew

i have 24 half pint jars I should still get a decent yield off that nothing crazy but it'll be nice enough for now I guess
 
canndo

canndo

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Budz.Bunny said:
So here's what I'm going to do I'ma ditch the spawn bag and start making my own, I want to make my own agar and do grain to grain etc. But for the time being I have everything to do brf cakes I have the half pint jars the vermiculite a pressure cooker brown rice flour a big dum ass 110 get tub that I'll use as a SAB I just need two more totes and some perlite so I'm going to go ahead and inoculate the brf jars (I've done brf once before so I'm pretty confident that I can do it again) make my own spore prints and in the meantime I'm going to start working on on getting the materials needed to start making my own substrate, spawn bags and agar. I actually started reading about why pre sterilized spawn and substrate bags are really not that good and like you said it's also more cost-effective to just do it on your own but Im somewhat on a bit of time schedule so just to keep the ball rolling I'm going to do the brf and go from there... I really wanted to do bulk but I realized that I kind of bit off more than I can chew

i have 24 half pint jars I should still get a decent yield off that nothing crazy but it'll be nice enough for now I guess
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Why are you posting this here? This I the anti pf thread. Pf tech SUCKS.
 
7L!fTeD24

7L!fTeD24

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Ya it's my first time and in the midst of learning to master cannabis I needed some . So not doing much research i opted for what alot of people said was easy and foolproof. Pftek. I inoculated 6 jars and they're I'd say 3/4 of the way colonized. I'm also in the middle of moving but I want to get good at it just need people willing to bs. I have a few more spore syringes I'm holding onto for when j know what I'm doing.
 
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