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Planning First Bucket Grow

Posted on July 3, 2024July 17, 2024

I was inspired by a video by GrowVeg on growing mushrooms in buckets and I’m really starting to break down what I want to do with the current jars.  I’ve updated my Inventory and am planning to divide my current jars into shoe boxes and buckets.  I have always wanted to stick to a smaller setup, so being conscious of this, I bought four 2.5 quart buckets and plan to drill 1/2 inch holes in them per the advice in a Northspore video I watched.  The buckets do fit on the shoe rack shelves I put on there, albeit tight, but I plan to use those mostly for shoe boxes, and maybe the top shelf for some buckets as well as the foot or so on side of empty space.

Tossed the Martha, Got a Tent!

Posted on June 16, 2024July 17, 2024
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The Martha was rusted and just a pain in the ass to put back together after the move.  I also was tempted by the fact that I could have the lights covered and not bother the room it was in.  So, I got a 24x24x48 Melonfarm grow tent!  I’m using the same lights and fan I had before and a shoe rack with $1 disposable cookie sheets from Dollar Store for shelving.  I set it all up and will dial it in as the jars colonize.

In the Wild
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Hardwood Pellet Hydration:  1 cup hardwood pellets to 1.5 water
1 standard six quart Instant Pot holds 6 half pint jars
One Instant Pot holds 5 cups of hydrated hardwood pellets and yields 5 mini (5x4) bags.
One 32oz popcorn kernel bag yields 10 half pint jars
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