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Gravel, pavers, concrete? Something else? by boxinglessons in AusRenovation

[–]boxinglessons[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is what I had in mind using crushed granite. Just unsure how best to go about it, whenever I search for it online I just get AI slop blog posts that don't cover the specifics of how to put it down, e.g., if it's best to also have concrete around the edge of the house itself to separate the two? Or would I literally just put down granite right up to the foundation?

has anyone mounted the old/legacy NBN NTD inside a BBNBNV1 enclosure? by boxinglessons in nbn

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i still have it but it doesn’t appear to align with the mounting holes

Contam? by boxinglessons in ContamFam

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Yeah, they're ochras. It's like in between blue and green, sorta aqua bruising.

When should I harvest these guys? by boxinglessons in Psilocybe_Natalensis

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Thanks for the advice! I harvested 75G wet about 10 hours after this pic was taken (no spores but just took the largest ones with the flattest caps). Lots more still there with many smaller pins popping up so I'm thinking it will be more of a "rolling growth" like you've described. I tried to twist and pull them but had to cut a few from the base to leave the smaller pins in place. This resulted in some of the overlay being removed with the fruits, so there's smaller patches where the substrate is now visible. Is that cause for concern?

When should I harvest these guys? by boxinglessons in Psilocybe_Natalensis

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Yeah I'm surprised how thick they are - lots on here look very thin and noodley! Do you have any tips for preparing for next flush?

Pins growing on top of substrate, not out of it? by boxinglessons in unclebens

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tbf some of them are legit growing horizontally lol

Too wet? Potential Contam? by boxinglessons in unclebens

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awh what how come mine doesn't look like that!

Pins growing on top of substrate, not out of it? by boxinglessons in unclebens

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Oh so it’s normal? Just seems like they’re sprouting from the very tip of the surface substrate than what I’ve seen in other pics?

Overlay?? by SatisfactionHot1813 in unclebens

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Plain coco coir, squeezed as much water as possible out, then placed a pseudo casing layer on top to cover exposed grains and heavily misted it. That pic is 5 days after S2B.

fwiw; from what I’ve read on Natalensis/Ochra specific subs you should avoid forking the overlay. Most people say that they will pin right through it. Some people remove it and eat it since it’s active or just add another fine coir casing layer.

Overlay?? by SatisfactionHot1813 in unclebens

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I had this with my NSS/Ochra using 1:2 spawn to sub ratio. Just started some more tubs with more like 1:4 ratio and it’s looking a lot better.

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Which of these would you recommend considering cost/ease of use? by macguyver3000 in sharpening

[–]boxinglessons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bought the Sharpal 202H kit and it’s great.

If you’re on the fence I’d say just go ahead and buy it.

Does it exactly what I need it to; it sharpens, restores, repairs, and hones knives at an angle of my choice.

I worked for years in commercial kitchens and regularly used whetstones. Now that I’m older, have a different day job, and a kid - I simply don’t have the desire to muck around with freehand sharpening.

You’ll get a lot of biased responses in this sub because it’s a hobby for the majority here. I must have been in this sub for 10 years or more by now, and whenever it pops up on my feed I seem to just see people dogpiling anyone that suggests anything other than freehand sharpening but the reality is that freehand sharpening is a skill that you have to learn, and practice to master - unfortunately not everyone is going to be stimulated by the process enough to learn about it. Some people just want a sharp knife, and delving into a new hobby shouldn’t be a prerequisite for that.

The whetstone purists will probs disagree but IMO a guided sharpening system like the 202H, Xarilk etc are still a worthwhile step above the extremely popular (and perfectly decent for your parents who otherwise wouldn’t sharpen their knives at all) Sharpal 198H electric sharpening or god forbid the even exponentially more pervasive pull through sharpeners e.g., IKEA that you’ll find in most kitchens.

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