I still needed to tweak it a little only because of where I live depending on the season but that’s easy stuff to play around with.

Yeah me too. I have better results. Seems like the less you mess with it the better.

Leave your house for a couple of days just as pins are barely visible and they will show up . The mushrooms love to surprise us to play hide and seek so play along. In nature the grass allows them to hide almost in plain sight until they become to big to hide any longer and they say here I am look at how many spores I can eject and how far I can spread myself in the wild wide open spaces of the prairies before returning to the confines of the subterranean underworld to gather and plan the next adventure into the light.

Couldn’t agree more. Got a fully automated Martha tent last month and already tired of it. I had to FAFO that everything these guys were saying about simplicity was spot on. 🤦🏻‍♂️

That's the only way we ever did it years ago, but with poly fill instead of patches and 56-quart non-gasketed tubs. Worked beautifully.

update?

@@SpencNar I've had success with these! I used a 1 1/2" hole saw bit for my 20 and 32 quart tubs. I only drilled one hole on the longer sides of the tub and it's working out okay. 👍🏼

@@CraftyDollYou literally just saved me!!!! I can’t tell you how freaking much I’ve researched this new hobby of mine. Bought everything, prepped an area in my house which took the longest because old home, literally anything I could afford that I needed- I bought! From reading shroomery website to watching every tek available, I knew I wanted to do this tek because I already had the 20qt blue latch lid containers. I’ve hesitated to even start inoculating grain, which has probably now sat in the fridge to long🤦‍♀️. All because I couldn’t find anything on where to drill my FAE holes on the 20qt box. I’m too limited on money to screw entirely everything up! You just don’t know how much help something as simple as your comment not only answered my question, but also put a smile on my face! Thank you for sharing the knowledge! If you happen to see this comment and don’t mind me asking a question, I was wondering how you covered your holes? If you used the stick on filters, do you think the micro-pore tape would work the same? I do plan on buying some of the filters later on down the road. I lost my sister 2 weeks ago so all my hobby money has been shifted to help her kids pay everything. I do have some polyfill also, if that’s something that you think would work better? I’m just so freaking thankful I didn’t start drilling 3 inch holes all around the boxes. I had a feeling that 1-1/2 inch would be better suited for that size box, but I also know there are many other factors to consider like temp, humidity and all that. I figure the less I don’t the box, the less I’ll mess with it, because I can get to obsessive with my plants. It’s just really hard to not overdo it with such a degree of varying information out there. Thanks again and I’m writing your measurements down now! Stay blessed mush-doll!❤🍄

How long did it take after full colonization to see a pin set?

What was your ratio for the 20qt

@@philipdennis5020 1 qt spawn, and just mixed in enough sub to make it to the 3-3.5 inch mark. You can't go wrong. Those gasket tubs ROCK! I'm not doing it anymore but I can't recommend them enough

Hi, what was the internal height of your 20Qt tubs? I've got some 30Qt tubs, the only ones i could find but have a feeling they are too shallow... Thanks.

I had to do some restructuring. I had made mistakes on old content and I didn’t want to leave up bad info. Thank you for the patience.

What temp for fruiting condition

I have the heating mat down in my insulated cooler as an incubator with cardboard on top of that and my jars sitting on the cardboard. My seed mat somehow got set higher then I usually have it at(85F) and after a few days of that temp, the bottoms of all 18 of my jars a half inch up were dried out. 5 of them caught contamination right at the bottom. 6 are doing nothing at all 16 days later, and 7 of them are already done colonizing. Lol you can see a visible color diff where it dried out the grains. Just a warning, the mat can get wonky and mess EVERYTHING up.

Like I say. Keep it simple stupid. Don’t get in the mushrooms way. They will do what they do if you let them!

The KISS tek!

Yup. I wasted over a thousand dollars to figure out how to make things cheap, simple, and successful. I tried every method. That’s why most of my old videos are deleted. I want others to have success on the first try and not get deterred

Same idea I have for my growth ! Waiting on my spores !

An insulated cooler with a heating pad inside it separated by a towel works great if it's on a temp controller. Basically a little lab incubator.

It's better than just sitting on a heating pad becasue otherwise you end up with the bottom of the jar hot (and full of bacteria) and the top of the jar not warm at all.

What do ya do if ya have moisture on all walls of tub but not on your substrate? Does it need anything or is that how it supposed to look? I have had full colonization but don’t see a pin set yet. Thanks

@@amglife7386 As long as your substrate was prepped to field capacity you’re fine. I’ve found that whole “their needs to be water beads on the substrate” thing to not make a difference. Plus you’ll have a higher chance of contamination if you have too much moisture on the actual substrate. What strain is it? Some take longer than others to start pinning.

Thats good you need water evaporating off the surface to initiate pins. @@amglife7386

Spawn to bulk. Misting is not necessary if you are at field capacity with your sub.

They don’t need the seal lining

I do this method & find that dunking the substrate brick helps promote more growth

He's in fruiting conditions in the video. Those filters are allowing fresh air exchange. He uses those instead of micropore.

Thank you

Yes leave lid on don’t flip. That’s the whole point of the filters😊

Be sure the substrate is at field capacity and leave that lid on

Shotgun fruiting chamber for bags

I start with the filter uncovered

​@@FunGuyFruits as in you leave the holes open?

I attempted. They contaminated

32qt

Im not an expert but thats what im oing currently i basically cleaned a trash bag with alcohol and taped it all the way arpund over the holes so its easy to take off yet still sanitized

Yes. But some growers put their tubs straight into fruiting conditions at the time they mix to bulk. That's what he did here.

They last forever.

I like the homdox 8 tray dehydrator. Between 95-120. Time is just however long it takes.

I started with growing abuncha herb so I've always been the automate everything spend a bunch on setup type of guy and mush growing seems to be leave it be and let it live

I did it all the complicated and expensive ways before I got here. I had the Martha, fans, timers, humidifier, raspberry pi.

@@FunGuyFruits yup same bro now I'm currently in Walmart buying 15 totes lol

The microppose filters if you get them, coupon code Funguyfruits will get you 10% off

@@FunGuyFruits yessir I'm gonna be ordering a few more packs today and will use ur code unfortunately I had already got a 20 pack the other day and forgot to use ur code but will from now on buddy

Ambient room light is OK for any stage of growth.

From what I've heard they only need light for direction, it doesn't benefit the growth at all.

I used to. I don’t see a difference

I ended up adding 2 pounds of spawn and 4 pounds of substrate which gave me about 3 inches of bulk spawn.

They are oversized. It’ll be close but they should work.

Leave the lid on and let it alone

Sure do

Cover holes for colonization for 7 to 14 days, then cover holes with polyfill or a micropose filter patch when fruiting.

@@williamj1813Ive heard that you dont need to tape the holes during colonization and you can just keep the micropore tape on the whole time.

I was hoping funguy would answer this also

I never cover them.

It colonizes fastest with the vents open and the tub in a dark place. Then add light once colonized.

Maybe peel the plastic off the back of the filter.

Microppose.com. Code funguyfruits gets 10% off

Perlite is not toxic and is used in certain grows but not in a mono tub like this. Bad idea actually. The moisture/humidity is generated by having the substrate at the proper field capacity.

@@bybassman1842 Got it, tanks

They have lasted me for years and years

So I can stack them

The big tubs have liners they are just clear. In my test grows in shoeboxes no liner. I’ve started spraying the tops of my sub when I make the tubs. I want all the water on top to direct the energy there

Hey, have the same tub as you and I was wondering if you used the filters during the initial colonization or if you covered the holes with tape or something.

Right now dinosoil because I’m lazy

@@FunGuyFruits Right on.

@@FunGuyFruits Do you find that the H2O content, 2 cups, of the CVG recipe still holds true? I find it to be a little dry. Everyone has their own way and you obviously know what you’re doing. Just wondering if you had tweaked it all. Also, how can I send you funds for all of the content? Appreciate you 🙏🏻

I prefer a more wet substrate. You can donate on Patreon or buy swabs from me on IG

You ensure that the sub doesn't dry out by having it at least 3" thick and at field capacity. After a flush, you can rehydrate the cake by dunking it in water for 12-24 hrs to initiate another flush.

Light is not a requirement for growth or fruiting. Ambient room light is sufficient. No fancy light setups or schedules.

Now it’s warming up it’s about 40%

Flushes are like any other tub

​@@FunGuyFruits thanks. Im gonna try it out and see how it goes.

​@@FunGuyFruits so you take out the cake and soak it ?

Deeper and moister substrate

Technically he's in fruiting conditions in the video. Those filters are allowing fresh air exchange. No misting, no fanning. Leave that lid on and let it be.

A gasketed lid is not essential. Just get a tub with the matching lid.

It's pretty important since if you don't have a gasketed lid the air will just flow under the lid and not through the filters. It will dry out sooner. That said, you can use regular tubs unmodified, which is worth a shot. If there isn't enough airflow just flip the lids over and if thats not enough twist them a little