1 week + 7 weeks

[Santiago]

I hope this post isn't too complicated, and I'm hoping just to get some opinions of what some folks would do in my situation.

Without going into too much detail, I've got a 2 months on/2 months off schedule of cultivating ease. These 2 months on periods are the only time I can PC, inoculate, etc. The other 2 months I can hide things, but that's about it.

Well, I've been blessed with a week of prep before my 2 months on cycle, which will begin in late August. I'm looking to ramp up my spawn pretty well and then do a good run for my next "on" cycle, which will give me 1 week to inoculate as much as necessary, then about a month to let that grow out.

Here's what I've got available to me this week:
2 pint jars of aggressive LC. They haven't been fruited out yet, but they have been tested for sterility.
Pretty infinitive monetary resources, within reason (for extra jars, mostly, I'd wager)
A 3ft x 3ft area that I'm hoping to try some bulk experiments on - perhaps even different ones.
About 40 "medium" sized bags
A good PF track record - at least up to the point of full colonization

Now, one thing I'm going to do is inoculate about 6 cases (12 jars) of pint jars (PF Tek). I'll use up 2 other LCs to help with this (the 3rd and 4th most aggressive LCs). I'm also planning on doing a full case of jars to each of the two most aggressive LCs (listed in my supplies section).

I'm going to fruit out some of the pint jars in either an FC or invitro, or maybe some in both.

What I'm wondering is, what type of bulk situation can I go from that starts with LC on day 1, and by the end of week 7, I'll have a good harvest and be able to toss everything, or plant it outside? Should I use some of my PF pint jars to crumble? I've got a pretty bad track record with grain, although I think I'm going to give Lazlo's birdseed tek a shot. I'm also interested in BB's bag tek that uses the layered popcorn/worm castings bag, which is freaking ingenius. I'm open to any and all suggestions.

Thanks for any help ahead of time.

[TVCasualty]

The method I use might be adaptable to your conditions:
http://forums.mycotopia.net/holding-...hree-days.html

I would also make up all the necessary BRF jars for the next two month 'on' cycle at the end of this cycle. Once fully colonized, put the jars in a plastic ziplock that you seal 99% of the way closed, put that in another bag (also not fully sealed) and refrigerate until your next grow cycle, saving you a lot of time as you can hit the ground running.

[Santiago]

Refrigeration is not an option, unfortunately. My LC jars are very cool to the touch though - I'm guessing somewhere in the 70 degrees neighborhood.

When you say to make up all the BRF jars ahead of time, you mean inoculate them too, right? My plan is to, at the end of this 2 month cycle (ending mid-October) to start another run, and then I'll just grow all of those out invitro probably.

Where are my manners - thanks for the input!

[TVCasualty]

Originally Posted by Santiago

When you say to make up all the BRF jars ahead of time, you mean inoculate them too, right? My plan is to, at the end of this 2 month cycle (ending mid-October) to start another run, and then I'll just grow all of those out invitro probably.

Yes, I did mean to inoculate them too (I get ambiguous when I write things too fast). Too bad you can't refrigerate them, that makes things a lot easier. I've kept colonized half pints in the fridge for 3 and a half months before using them as spawn, and they seemed just fine so I'm sure they could handle even longer.

Your invitro plan is good one, and you could possibly use a mushroom or two from the invitro jars to make an isolate so you can hit the ground running as soon as your next two-month cycle starts.