In progressDay 3started 12 Jun 2026

First Grow - GT & B+

Broke Boi Tek to Monotub (Maybe dubtub)

Cultivator

Ona J

Specimen

B+

Entries

4 entries

1. Day 1

   12 Jun 2026

   Temp 25°C

   Preparation & Inoculation - June 4th & 5th

   1st Grow - B+ and Golden Teacher from SporeStock

   Method: Broke Boi Tek with modified lid

   Spawn: Brown rice

   Substrate: Coco Coir

   Note 1: modified lid but flipped it for better GE, unsure if micropore tape on inside of jar lid will cause issues. Wasn’t considering this as I flipped lids…

   Note 2: I live in South Florida and it is Summertime. Ambient temperature in our living room is somewhere between 78-80 at floor level. Husband does not want me putting mushrooms in our bedroom, and our bathroom is too humid, so will do my best with using the living room floor as a base. Plan on getting a fan in the near future, but it will not be running all night… So… still on the hotter side. May need one of those cooling misting fans that runs on batteries.

   - 3 jars B+ - 2 jars Golden Teacher (GT)

   6/4 - Sterilized jars and grain, let cool overnight

   6/5 - Inoculated grains in SAB, about 1 cc per jar in middle of grain. Syringe did not touch rice, as rice was too low in jar for contact. Left lids upside down for GE, and put another micropore tape on the outside of the lid. When isolating, some LC got on the top of the lid of two jars of B+. Wiped with an alcohol wipe before placing tape over the holes. Not sure if that will affect the spawn. Moved jars into a 12 qt tub underneath my desk for colonization. Ambient room temperature is between 76-80 at floor level. Higher side at night, lower during the day due to a/c from bedroom. (See Note 2)

   *Check grains in one week* - avoid bothering them

2. Day 5

   12 Jun 2026

   Temp 25°C

   June 10th

   6/10 - Inoculated 3 jars of GT with unmodified lids and put syringe on 3 sides of the jars instead of in the middle like I did the last batch.

   The 6/5 jars only look furry in the upper middle portion of them… I’m unsure if I should do a B&S on them or let them sit… I think when in doubt, do nothing, so if it still looks the same 6/12 when I officially check them I’ll just leave them alone for another week and let the myc do its thang.

3. Day 7

   12 Jun 2026

   Temp 25°C

   First Official Check of June 5th Grow

   6/12 - Fully checked the 6/5 jars (I’m going to name them J5s); the J5s are looking great! The bottom of 4/5 of them have myc on them, and the one that doesn’t have myc on the bottom still looks healthy. I MAY see some contam on one jar, but it could also be one of those black pieces of grain that just hasn’t gotten fully covered. I’m going to my mom’s house for the weekend, and when I get back on Monday I’m going to do a break and shake. I feel like that’ll be a good time for it.

   I haven’t checked the J10s since it’s literally only been two days, but the J5s have given me some confidence. I can’t wait to introduce them to some substrate! I’m getting one of my buckets from my mom’s house so that when the time comes, I have enough room to hydrate my coco coir, which I got from the pet store, and will hope for the best.

4. Day 8

   13 Jun 2026

   Temp 25°C

   The Initial B&S

   I did a B&S on one of the J5s but it had hardened so much that I feel like I didn’t move much around. I saw a lot of moisture at the bottom of the jar after the shake, and the coloration concerned me. I left it alone and will monitor closely.

   I did an early B&S on the J10s after this, as I’ve seen some folks say they do it as soon as they see mycelium growth. I did this to make sure the grain didn’t chunk together like the J5s. Hopeful that they'll recover and spawn faster.

   I’ll be back home in a few days, and will check on everything once I’m back. I’m sus of that one J5 I shook up… will keep a close eye on it. The other J5s look good, but I didn't bother doing a break and shake on them as I figured they've also caked together.