Koh Samui Super Grow Log

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

Well today is 5/22 and about 3 hours i knocked up 12 1/2 pints with KSSS. Currently incubating at 78 degrees.
Not much more to say until theres some growth... you know which kind....
so heres some pics


1st pic: whole setup
2nd pic: TiT incubator
3rd pic: FC with homeade Tropicaire not yet being used
4th pic: glovebox i made for about 20 bucks
5th pic: my itty bitty drying shoebox

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

ok for real now, here they are

[sweeney]

Looks good, man. I should buy a periodic table to hang up like that, it's pretty cool.

[FredTheSilly]

very nice setup -

what is that rack/cage in your desiccant chamber?


Fred

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

their 2 metal pencil holders that have have hinges so they can link together

[omentheduck]

good luck bro.

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

thanks man. yea, kudos to omentheduck for the spores!

[Zozo]

very nice setup.
I tag that thread to learn some

peace
zozo

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

just to specify, i used 3 parts verm, 1 part freshly ground brf, 1 part filtered water, and 4 teaspoons of bee pollen.

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

yesterday 2/24, 2 days after innoculation, i noticed my first signs of growth in 2 jars. Today 2/25, 3 days after, i notice steady growth in those 2 jars plus growth in 5 more jars. 5 other jars have so sign of growth yet.
I forgot to mention this before but I used approx. 2cc per jar, .5cc per hole, using a total of 2 homeade syringes for 12 jars.
I've found when using that much innoculate it trickles down all the way down to the bottom, so when you notice growth for the first time its already a line of mycelium all the way down to the bottom which makes it colonize a hell of alot faster, since we all know the bottom always takes the longest to colonize.
pics below of an example and my jar that showed the first signs of growth yesterday. the pic however was taken today...

[livewire420]

pull you foil off it needs to breathe

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

only on the ones that show growth or all of em?
i dont have silicon ports either.
i do leave my lids loose... would that be enough?

[livewire420]

im confused you don't have no air holes?

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

airholes?
im not quite sure what you mean... i have 4 injection points on the lid but they arent filled with silicon...

[livewire420]

do you have dry verm for a filter barrier?

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

ofcourse, about 1/2 inch

[livewire420]

this is m.m.'s pictures i couldn't find the camera to give you good idea of how to make the lids give me one sec and ill put them in order so next time you get the idea of how to make em.

1. make holes



2. add silicone rtv or clear window silicone 2


3. set lid on top of empty jar nothing in it.


4. place tyvek square on top of wet silicone lid "jar is still empty"



5. place band on top and let silicone cure 24hrs "i would add another dab of silicone on top of the tyvek in the same spot so you have self healing ports on both sides of the tyvek."

[livewire420]

then you should be able to pull the foil off and that should be fine if you done everything correctly

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

yea i'll prolly use that method if i use something other than cakes.
i figured that would be excessive just for cakes.
but thanks for telling me it goes in between the lid and screw on cap, i wasnt aware of that.

edit: stupid question

[livewire420]

use it for cakes man. you'll never have to use that verm barrier again

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

i wouldnt mind doing that later on, but right now im looking for a new job and have been dead broke for almost 2 weeks and already currently have everything i need to grow...

so maybe once i get myself on my feet i wouldnt mind the extra precaution
but right now i dont wanna worry about it as i have no contam problems anyways

the only time i had a contam was on my first grow (2 of em)
4 grows later not a single one

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

after 3 1/2 days of no growth in the other 5 jars,
i used up the last of the print to make another syringe
and to insure growth in those other 5 i reinnoculated...
12/26 11:00AM

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

1 of those 5 jars is now showing a dime size growth
the other 7 jars are now 50-80% done colonizing

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by livewire420

use it for cakes man. you'll never have to use that verm barrier again

i would not -
the holes with verm give better air flow
and verm promotes pinning,
tyvek does not.

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

alright... i guess ill stick to my old ways

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

2 jars are 100% colonized in 7 1/2 days...
the other 4 showing heavy growth should be done by tomorrow morning, or even sometime today...
of the other 6, 1 jar is 50% done, 2 others are showing half dollar size growth in only 1 innoc point...
the other 3 from those 6 have nothing...

[Santiago]

Originally Posted by Hippie3

i would not -
the holes with verm give better air flow
and verm promotes pinning,
tyvek does not.

Neat. If you're fruiting invitro, you dump the vermiculite barrier after full colonization, right?

[Zozo]

Originally Posted by Hippie3

i would not -
the holes with verm give better air flow
and verm promotes pinning,
tyvek does not.

very interesting to know

good luck s0mer4ndom1diot
peace
zozo

[s0mer4ndom1diot]

i wouldnt see why not...
cause after you get your first flush it has to come off anyways right?
but see my second post to see my FC, i put perlite in it yesterday...
all ready to go

o and thx zozo