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[viewer6922]

I am on my 3rd grow....PF cakies.....varied spores in jars from the 'Capt.....I used Hippys supercake formula.....with Excellant growth! Much quicker than the norm! I applied Freak's small staw Tek....ie: bleach then lime bath....spawned 3 cakes to the straw in a mini tub...this is day no. 1......on or about day 3 i willl try to do a pix....the tub is in the inncubation chamber now.....I am excited! Thanks to all you folks today!:greenboun

[siam_jim]

you can't go wrong with freak's


siam

[dial8]

Yeah that is a mighty fine tek. Keep us updated! Pics are always welcomed! :D

[gunji]

Id be interested to know how your growth is going in the straw tek, i have some straw logs going and im noticing areas that arent colonizing well ,even tho the smells are all good and no discoloration ,

[Hippie3]

....I used Hippys supercake formula.....with Excellant growth! Much quicker than the norm! ....I am excited! Thanks to all you folks today!:greenboun

:love:
just made a slight change in my formula
added 1 tsp. kelp meal & 1 tsp. cottonseed meal
per batch

[viewer6922]

Yahoo....could ur 'old recipe' get improved upon? Your old way was awesome!

[Hippie3]

thx
well, the cottonseed meal is my nod to those who claim some extra nitrogen helps increase potency, although i myself make no such claim.
the kelp meal is more meant for my dry mix since they likely won't have the same water i use, which includes some liquid kelp extract.
the kelp is for trace minerals mostly, just offering the organism anything it might need at every stage of life.

[Alien]

where is this freak method?

[Hippie3]

where is this freak method?

http://mycotopia.net...read.php?t=6283

[Alien]

wow, way nice, freak is from sacred, she still around?

[Hippie3]

can't say
:reb:

[viewer6922]

do I case? Is it time? What to case with....? First real case/straw TEK fo me....any haelp be nice![

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[BigStemz]

it is not required with straw that you case it. of course you can . i am currently doing my first straw grow as well and do not plan on casing them. if you do case it would b interesting to see the differences between our grows. what strain is that?

[SharkieJones]

This is the one I use and it works well for me and is pretty easy. Good luck!

http://archives.myco...html?1146752898

[yerbaadam]

I would give that loaf a couple more days for the spawn to completly run through the straw.
Some strains (Pans for instance) REQUIRE casing. What strain are you working with? Cased straw may not pin quite as much as uncased, because of the less textured surface, but casing does have the advantage of a protective microclimate, and as a means of hydrating the substrate without getting it "wet".
60/40 verm/coir is an easy and trustworthy casing, as sharky's link to the archives recomends.

Just to let it be known, what method of pasturization did you use?
Best or luck!
>>Yer friend and serVant, nAsCAR denDriTe doIDley d0Oody bo00Oty

[viewer6922]

I used her bleach and lime method...i have roommates so i cannot cook stuff whenever i want. It was very passive but an excellant method! as you can see! I will wait about 2 or soo days then case and fruit this beauty. As far as what strain, that is hard to say....I ad 24 jars...different types.

[viewer6922]

here is my first ever so far successful casing using the Freak's Straw tek! Cased with 70% verm/30%coir. Nice eh?

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[troutlips]

Uhhh... did you forget the pic? :eusa_doh:

[viewer6922]

I did.....damn strong ale!

[golly]

Yup - it looks perfect....:eusa_clap