justparanoid
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What is FAE?
JP
JP
What is FAE?
JP
very important for BRF tek, do not pack into the jars, light and loose. Myc likes to move and spread, if you pack it is like a roadblock.I just posted this on my thread, but I thought I would post the example here as well on what happens when you pack the jars too tight. Notice the areas of patchy growth toward the bottom of the jars. This is due to packing the substrate too densely. It will eventually colonize, but is significantly slowing down colonization. As a matter of fact, a batch of jars I started exactly one week later have caught up to this batch.
When filling jars for PF Tek, it is best to leave the substrate loose and fluffy. A little pressure at the top just to level it out before adding the dry verm layer is fine, but other than that do not press or tap down the substrate.
This isn't anything new, but I thought I would add it since it is easy to overlook. Especially if you are distracted or not paying close attention like I was when I filled these jars.
Guess I was just pushing the envelope for companion planting in an indoor garden. Mycelium puts off a bunch of co2, why not put it to use.... I'm not always the most efficient communicator. I believe they actually sell spawn bags for just this purpose.Why would I ever mess with such a simple and highly productive tek? The whole I idea is max yield and no daily maintainance, something that no other tek offers. Set and forget...
I might be wrong JP, but I think you need a pressure cooker to make the wild bird seed jars of spawn. I thought I remember reading that somewhere? Or maybe it was from one of the videos I watched recently...Let me look that up!wow just read the mono tek and see it doesnt need a PC which makes it my next substrate for sure!!
JP