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B. Self Reliant
I always told myself that I wouldn't try mushrooms until I could grow them myself. I've always had a great desire to try them, but since I grow my own bud & find it much more rewarding than smoking bud that I buy, I figured that growing my own would be a great first experience.
I've read through most of the threads here on ICMag, and I've read through many guides and threads on the shroomery. I think I have a pretty good grasp on the PF Tek, which is what I'll probably use first, and the process itself doesn't intimidate me at all. It actually seems very straightforward.
I still have one question though. How invasive is the process of growing a personal stash? I'm talking about a rubbermaid bin as a fruiting chamber here, not some huge grow for commercial purposes. Growing bud, even with a 1-2k personal grow, can be a huge inconvenience that affects your whole life. Cannabis grow rooms stink, they take up large spaces, security is an issue, etc. What about growing shrooms?
I can't imagine the jars that are inoculated are much of a security risk or a huge inconvenience. Seems I can just put them in a closet somewhere and let them sit. Am I way off base here? What about the fruiting chamber? Will it smell? How much? Are they generally very finicky, or are they pretty straightforward as long as I do my part to maintain the environment?
I'm going to be buying a home here this winter, and it's gonna take me a while to get my new grow room up & running. I was thinking that maybe right after I move in would be a good time to start a mushroom grow. I could probably set it all up in a day or so, where as my cannabis room is gonna take weeks to complete.
So what's the deal? I picture a small fruiting chamber sitting in a corner of the basement out of sight and out of mind, and overall being a pretty easy endeavor. Am I way off base?
I've read through most of the threads here on ICMag, and I've read through many guides and threads on the shroomery. I think I have a pretty good grasp on the PF Tek, which is what I'll probably use first, and the process itself doesn't intimidate me at all. It actually seems very straightforward.
I still have one question though. How invasive is the process of growing a personal stash? I'm talking about a rubbermaid bin as a fruiting chamber here, not some huge grow for commercial purposes. Growing bud, even with a 1-2k personal grow, can be a huge inconvenience that affects your whole life. Cannabis grow rooms stink, they take up large spaces, security is an issue, etc. What about growing shrooms?
I can't imagine the jars that are inoculated are much of a security risk or a huge inconvenience. Seems I can just put them in a closet somewhere and let them sit. Am I way off base here? What about the fruiting chamber? Will it smell? How much? Are they generally very finicky, or are they pretty straightforward as long as I do my part to maintain the environment?
I'm going to be buying a home here this winter, and it's gonna take me a while to get my new grow room up & running. I was thinking that maybe right after I move in would be a good time to start a mushroom grow. I could probably set it all up in a day or so, where as my cannabis room is gonna take weeks to complete.
So what's the deal? I picture a small fruiting chamber sitting in a corner of the basement out of sight and out of mind, and overall being a pretty easy endeavor. Am I way off base?