100% Coir. Nice Pinset...Take A Peek!!

boots420 · 09-10-09, 00:51

Just wanted to share......

Casing is redboy. Substrate is 100% coir. No casing layer.

Quadrupliplex · 09-10-09, 00:55

Wow, looks nice! What did you use to grow the myc on before spawning?

boots420 · 09-10-09, 01:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quadrupliplex

Wow, looks nice! What did you use to grow the myc on before spawning?

Nothing special. Just plain ol' WBS.

Sideshow · 09-10-09, 01:07

Nice set !!!
Multispore, iso or clone?

frozensandglass · 09-10-09, 01:08

Very nice looking little guys coming through there! Keep us posted!

Quadrupliplex · 09-10-09, 01:23

in your experience does wbs work better than brf or is it preference of the strain? Btw what strain is it?

boots420 · 09-10-09, 02:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Nice set !!!
Multispore, iso or clone?

multispore lc. i have been using this same lc for a couple of years now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quadrupliplex

in your experience does wbs work better than brf or is it preference of the strain? Btw what strain is it?

both work equally as well. just a different way to go about it. i use wbs for two reasons. one for its ease and cost in bulk, and two because the grains are nutritious and per se adds "food" to the coir. strain is redboy.

Quadrupliplex · 09-10-09, 04:04

Ahh i see. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

shroomer51203 · 09-10-09, 06:36

nice man cant wait to see muture fruits, i have always wanted to try redboy

threesixty · 09-10-09, 10:21

Nice one Boots! Can we get a few more specs on that tray? Like spawn:sub ratio, tray dimensions? Also curious how long it took the spawn to fully run through that coir.

Oh and nice sig line buddy, God does indeed Love Ugly.

boots420 · 09-10-09, 14:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by threesixty

Nice one Boots! Can we get a few more specs on that tray? Like spawn:sub ratio, tray dimensions? Also curious how long it took the spawn to fully run through that coir.

Oh and nice sig line buddy, God does indeed Love Ugly.

thanks. specs are as follows:

spawn/sub ratio= 3 qt. jars, wbs per brick of coir; "bed-a-beast" sized brick.

tray dimensions= 21" Length x 11" Width x 3" Depth

spawn run= takes about 1 week from when the trays are made.

paph · 09-10-09, 14:10

Very nice!

BuckarooBanzai · 09-10-09, 14:18

Very nice pinset. Excellent work.

Looking forward to mature pics!

larshroom · 09-10-09, 15:12

Curious as to whether anybody knows how much loose coir would = a brick of coir?.

BuckarooBanzai · 09-10-09, 15:21

A coir brick will rehydrate to (roughly) 5 or 6 times it's dry volume.

larshroom · 09-10-09, 15:26

Actually, I was looking for more of a hydrated brick = x quarts type of answer. I never used a brick of coir but use the the loose stuff from Pet Smart.

Shroomette · 09-10-09, 15:32

Excellent pinset Boots420! Can wait to see the beautiful harvest from that sub.

Moose · 09-10-09, 15:37

That is looking tight! Well done, keep us posted!

Moose

BuckarooBanzai · 09-10-09, 15:42

Bricks are different sizes based on the manufacturer. Botanicare bricks are a different size than General Hydroponics bricks.

Measure the brick in question, do the math to determine it's volume and then multiply by 5.

threesixty · 09-10-09, 16:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by boots420

thanks. specs are as follows:

spawn/sub ratio= 3 qt. jars, wbs per brick of coir; "bed-a-beast" sized brick.

tray dimensions= 21" Length x 11" Width x 3" Depth

spawn run= takes about 1 week from when the trays are made.

Cool, thanks for the info!

Do you do anything special when hydrating the coir, or just dump in hot/boiling water and let it expand? You go straight from there to the tray or is there any other sterilization in between?

Brakiska · 09-10-09, 16:05

been using coir for the trays for some time now, works fine

here's what I do

the coir gets hydrated with hot water until maximum capacity reached
you want only a few drops when you squeeze it hard

then I sterilize it in a mycobag, the whole
dunno, 45 minutes to an hour

then when cool enough
crumble the quart of ryeIstart with a layer of coco
good layer of spawn
then coco, etc

works like a charm and usually its a 4/1 ratio and within a week or two its done colonizing the coir
ready to fruit

enjoy

boots420 · 09-10-09, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by threesixty

Cool, thanks for the info!

Do you do anything special when hydrating the coir, or just dump in hot/boiling water and let it expand? You go straight from there to the tray or is there any other sterilization in between?

as for anything special nope. heres my tried and true; used for a couple of years now.

Materials: Home Depot 5 gal. bucket w/lid.
1 brick General Hydroponics Coir brick.
1 gal. water. i use r.o

Heat up the 1 gal. of water over the stove and bring to a rolling boil.

While heating up add you brick of coir to the bucket.

Add boiling water to the bucket, then lid. Let it sit for a minimum of 4 hours or till cool.

Once cool I add 3 qts. fully colonized wbs in open air. Lid back on and...

Then shake and turn the bucket end over end till mixed.

Once mixed, fill up you trays, cover with foil, poke holes add micro-pore tape.

Let em sit for about a week or so till 100% colonized, case em if thats your thing. Put em in the fc and your good to go.

boots420 · 09-10-09, 19:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by larshroom

Actually, I was looking for more of a hydrated brick = x quarts type of answer. I never used a brick of coir but use the the loose stuff from Pet Smart.

roughly 9 quarts. just like buck said.....depends on the brand. i change up the brands quite often, depends what i can get my hands on atm. even at that the volume changes from time to time brick to brick.

boots420 · 09-10-09, 20:09

just took this pic a couple mins ago. for all you porn fiends out there.......

boots420 · 09-10-09, 20:13

lemme rotate that. sorry.

peakster · 09-10-09, 20:15

nice clusters!

BuckarooBanzai · 09-10-09, 20:18

It is really friggin' weird how much myc loves coir and how much other stuff seems to hate it.

Coir almost never contaminates on it's own. I've left it moist in a plastic bag or bucket innumerable times - never had it go green or get cobweb. I've had friggin' sawdust and wood chips grow nasties when left moist in a plastic bag...but never coir.

It is almost like there is an antibiotic of some kind involved, yet mushroom myc rips through it very quickly. If it does have antibiotic properties, those properties are quite oddly selective.

I love coir, don't get me wrong, but it is really weird that it works so well for growing mushrooms (and MJ).

Damn, you were posting while I was editing...good lookin' tray there, Boots!

Scratch · 09-10-09, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by larshroom

Actually, I was looking for more of a hydrated brick = x quarts type of answer. I never used a brick of coir but use the the loose stuff from Pet Smart.

I get 8 qts expanded from 1 eco-earth brick.

threesixty · 09-11-09, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by boots420

Once cool I add 3 qts. fully colonized wbs in open air. Lid back on and...

Then shake and turn the bucket end over end till mixed.

Once mixed, fill up you trays, cover with foil, poke holes add micro-pore tape.

Perfect, that's exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks boots!

boots420 · 09-11-09, 20:10

here is a pic of some other trays, diggerent gh.....

Sidestreet Getaway · 09-11-09, 20:14

That's cool how they're all laying over in there.

boots420 · 09-12-09, 15:00

well as this project comes to a hault. i just wanted to show what can be achieved with nothing other than coir and wbs. as you can see the pics speak for themselves.

here ya go enjoy.......

threesixty · 09-12-09, 15:07

Nice haul dude! You're thread made me want to give the straight coir a shot, got some hydrating right now.

boots420 · 09-12-09, 15:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by threesixty

Nice haul dude! You're thread made me want to give the straight coir a shot, got some hydrating right now.

glad to hear. it def worth the effort. and uses very little, in terms of materials and time.

please post up yer efforts. as i am sure others, including myself are eager to see.

mycowarrier · 09-12-09, 15:34

Wow nice flush

Do those Redboys really have reddish spore prints?

boots420 · 09-12-09, 16:29

i have never printed these, so i cant really say. but yep they do put out a reddish print.

TheFreak · 09-14-09, 13:41

nice grow man. i do coir myself i buy the 10lb bricks and its good shit. hardly ever contams. i do add vermiculite though. never tried straight coir. might be my next project.

eatyualive · 09-14-09, 14:17

hello...

very nice!

P4ulada · 10-24-09, 08:32

Very long those shrooms, I´m strating to think that it´s because the coir ^^

Congratz

Sidestreet Getaway · 10-24-09, 11:01

Nice work! I wonder if adding poo would fatten those up a little...

Dr.Hallucination. · 10-24-09, 11:07

Nice grow boots420

MLBjammer · 10-25-09, 07:26

It's good to see the Redboy getting some love. Nice grow indeed.

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09-10-09, 00:51	#1 (permalink)
boots420 We Get Lifted Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 585	100% Coir. Nice Pinset...Take A Peek!! Just wanted to share...... Casing is redboy. Substrate is 100% coir. No casing layer. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I live life like the captain of a sinking ship.................

09-10-09, 00:55	#2 (permalink)
Quadrupliplex Dimension Transient Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 153	Wow, looks nice! What did you use to grow the myc on before spawning? __________________ "Suicide...A permanent solution for a temporary problem" -So we agree it is a solution.

09-10-09, 01:07	#4 (permalink)
Sideshow Freakishly Large Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 354	Nice set !!! Multispore, iso or clone? __________________ Thank you, Mr. Mason

09-10-09, 01:08	#5 (permalink)
frozensandglass Mycophiliac Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19	Nice Very nice looking little guys coming through there! Keep us posted! __________________ Francis Bacon

09-10-09, 01:23	#6 (permalink)
Quadrupliplex Dimension Transient Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 153	in your experience does wbs work better than brf or is it preference of the strain? Btw what strain is it? __________________ "Suicide...A permanent solution for a temporary problem" -So we agree it is a solution.

09-10-09, 04:04	#8 (permalink)
Quadrupliplex Dimension Transient Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 153	Ahh i see. Thanks for clearing that up for me. __________________ "Suicide...A permanent solution for a temporary problem" -So we agree it is a solution.

09-10-09, 06:36	#9 (permalink)
shroomer51203 trust the fungus. Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 17	nice man cant wait to see muture fruits, i have always wanted to try redboy

09-10-09, 10:21	#10 (permalink)
threesixty Oh, the huge manatee! Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 93	Nice one Boots! Can we get a few more specs on that tray? Like spawn:sub ratio, tray dimensions? Also curious how long it took the spawn to fully run through that coir. Oh and nice sig line buddy, God does indeed Love Ugly.

09-10-09, 14:10	#12 (permalink)
paph Corny Piskie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 486	Very nice!

09-10-09, 14:18	#13 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	Very nice pinset. Excellent work. Looking forward to mature pics! __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

09-10-09, 15:12	#14 (permalink)
larshroom Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 159	Curious as to whether anybody knows how much loose coir would = a brick of coir?.

09-10-09, 15:21	#15 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	A coir brick will rehydrate to (roughly) 5 or 6 times it's dry volume. __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

09-10-09, 15:26	#16 (permalink)
larshroom Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 159	Actually, I was looking for more of a hydrated brick = x quarts type of answer. I never used a brick of coir but use the the loose stuff from Pet Smart.

09-10-09, 15:32	#17 (permalink)
Shroomette Fairy Princess Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,939	*Excellent pinset Boots420! Can wait to see the beautiful harvest from that sub.* __________________ "If I'm not seen in this world.I'm lost in my own lil world"!!!

09-10-09, 15:37	#18 (permalink)
Moose Big Game Shroomer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 140	That is looking tight! Well done, keep us posted! Moose

09-10-09, 15:42	#19 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	Bricks are different sizes based on the manufacturer. Botanicare bricks are a different size than General Hydroponics bricks. Measure the brick in question, do the math to determine it's volume and then multiply by 5. __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

09-10-09, 16:05	#21 (permalink)
Brakiska Mycotopiate Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 244	been using coir for the trays for some time now, works fine here's what I do the coir gets hydrated with hot water until maximum capacity reached you want only a few drops when you squeeze it hard then I sterilize it in a mycobag, the whole dunno, 45 minutes to an hour then when cool enough crumble the quart of ryeIstart with a layer of coco good layer of spawn then coco, etc works like a charm and usually its a 4/1 ratio and within a week or two its done colonizing the coir ready to fruit enjoy __________________ oOO ¿? OOo

09-10-09, 20:09	#24 (permalink)
boots420 We Get Lifted Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 585	just took this pic a couple mins ago. for all you porn fiends out there....... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I live life like the captain of a sinking ship.................

09-10-09, 20:13	#25 (permalink)
boots420 We Get Lifted Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 585	lemme rotate that. sorry. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I live life like the captain of a sinking ship.................

09-10-09, 20:15	#26 (permalink)
peakster Mycophiliac Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 25	nice clusters!

09-10-09, 20:18	#27 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,050	It is really friggin' weird how much myc loves coir and how much other stuff seems to hate it. Coir almost never contaminates on it's own. I've left it moist in a plastic bag or bucket innumerable times - never had it go green or get cobweb. I've had friggin' sawdust and wood chips grow nasties when left moist in a plastic bag...but never coir. It is almost like there is an antibiotic of some kind involved, yet mushroom myc rips through it very quickly. If it does have antibiotic properties, those properties are quite oddly selective. I love coir, don't get me wrong, but it is really weird that it works so well for growing mushrooms (and MJ). Damn, you were posting while I was editing...good lookin' tray there, Boots! __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

09-11-09, 20:10	#30 (permalink)
boots420 We Get Lifted Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 585	here is a pic of some other trays, diggerent gh..... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I live life like the captain of a sinking ship.................

09-11-09, 20:14	#31 (permalink)
Sidestreet Getaway Slaptastician Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,319	That's cool how they're all laying over in there.

09-12-09, 15:00	#32 (permalink)
boots420 We Get Lifted Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 585	Final update well as this project comes to a hault. i just wanted to show what can be achieved with nothing other than coir and wbs. as you can see the pics speak for themselves. here ya go enjoy....... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I live life like the captain of a sinking ship.................

09-12-09, 15:07	#33 (permalink)
threesixty Oh, the huge manatee! Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 93	Nice haul dude! You're thread made me want to give the straight coir a shot, got some hydrating right now.

09-12-09, 15:34	#35 (permalink)
mycowarrier VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 950	Wow nice flush Do those Redboys really have reddish spore prints? __________________ Everybody is entitled to my opinion

09-12-09, 16:29	#36 (permalink)
boots420 We Get Lifted Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 585	i have never printed these, so i cant really say. but yep they do put out a reddish print. __________________ I live life like the captain of a sinking ship.................

09-14-09, 13:41	#37 (permalink)
TheFreak Mycophage Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 139	nice grow man. i do coir myself i buy the 10lb bricks and its good shit. hardly ever contams. i do add vermiculite though. never tried straight coir. might be my next project.

09-14-09, 14:17	#38 (permalink)
eatyualive ExoCannibalist Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,064	hello... very nice! __________________ Click for Eat's Reference

10-24-09, 08:32	#39 (permalink)
P4ulada Mycotopiate Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 696	Very long those shrooms, I´m strating to think that it´s because the coir ^^ Congratz __________________ *I don´t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.*

10-24-09, 11:01	#40 (permalink)
Sidestreet Getaway Slaptastician Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,319	Nice work! I wonder if adding poo would fatten those up a little...

10-24-09, 11:07	#41 (permalink)
Dr.Hallucination. Chasing the Rabbit. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,821	Nice grow boots420 __________________ The man who walk's through the door on the wall,Will never be quite the same,As the man who went out.

10-25-09, 07:26	#42 (permalink)
MLBjammer Addicted to Invitro Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,877	It's good to see the Redboy getting some love. Nice grow indeed.

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