Trying My Hand With TC

Trying My Hand With TC#450911

By andynorth -  Mon May 06, 2024 9:13 pm
Location:  Federal Way, WA
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- Mon May 06, 2024 9:13 pm #450911

So I am more of the type that learns by doing rather than reading too much. Since I had really good luck in leaf/pulling propagation, 6 of 6 thus far I figured I will try my luck at TC. I would like to but a "kit" so to speak where everything is bought from one or two places. I tried the link from Flytrap store's recommendation, Kitchen Culture Kit but it no longer exists. Does anyone have any advice as to where I should get started?
Would this be a good media to start with? https://www.amazon.com/Cloning-Tissue-C ... 8YTD&psc=1

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Andy North

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#450975

By andynorth -  Tue May 07, 2024 11:55 pm
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- Tue May 07, 2024 11:55 pm #450975

So any sggestions, guidance, etc,?

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Andy North

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#450995

By AndrewC -  Wed May 08, 2024 7:39 am
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- Wed May 08, 2024 7:39 am #450995

Hi. I'm on the same road as you, to learn TC. Which is what brought me here.
A couple of good resources I have found is 'Plants in jars'

https://www.youtube.com/@plantsinjars/videos

And 'Plant cell technology'.

https://www.youtube.com/@PlantCellTechnology/videos

HTH
Andrew.

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451001

By andynorth -  Wed May 08, 2024 11:24 am
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- Wed May 08, 2024 11:24 am #451001

Sweet. I will check them out.

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Andy North

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451830

By E_Robbins -  Mon May 27, 2024 5:49 pm
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- Mon May 27, 2024 5:49 pm #451830

Good to see some people keeping this current. Another good supplier besides Plant Cell Technologies is https://microclone.com/.

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451837

By andynorth -  Mon May 27, 2024 7:30 pm
Location:  Federal Way, WA
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- Mon May 27, 2024 7:30 pm #451837

E_Robbins wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 5:49 pm Good to see some people keeping this current. Another good supplier besides Plant Cell Technologies is https://microclone.com/.

Thank you. I have just tried my first hand at TC. I bought some Flytraps from Walmart, which they say are DCXL. I will wait and see. I also bought from Crazy Craig on eBay. I got 2 for one with plenty of traps to work with. I want to see just how viable I am at doing this before going all in and buying a bunch of stuff I will never use!!

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Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451838

By E_Robbins -  Mon May 27, 2024 8:07 pm
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- Mon May 27, 2024 8:07 pm #451838

I've seen those polypropylene containers in videos, but I worry about how well they keep contamination out. Do they seem secure in your experience?

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451973

By timdumol -  Thu May 30, 2024 1:04 am
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- Thu May 30, 2024 1:04 am #451973

The PP takeout containers work great for me in keeping contam out. My only issue is it's a bit hard to open one-handed since it's so secure, but certainly better than getting contamination.

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Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451984

By andynorth -  Thu May 30, 2024 2:52 pm
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- Thu May 30, 2024 2:52 pm #451984

E_Robbins wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 8:07 pm Do they seem secure in your experience?

So far so good. I opened once to get my first batch potted up. However, my bad for not having it in a sterile area to do it in. I have a Still Air Box with built in fan that will be here today. If I lose the first I have a second to play with. I want to start my own eventually so I am buying items a little at a time so as not to break the bank all at once only to find nothing I am doing is working.

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Andy North

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451986

By jetfire245 -  Thu May 30, 2024 3:31 pm
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- Thu May 30, 2024 3:31 pm #451986

andynorth wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 2:52 pm
E_Robbins wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 8:07 pm Do they seem secure in your experience?
So far so good. I opened once to get my first batch potted up. However, my bad for not having it in a sterile area to do it in. I have a Still Air Box with built in fan that will be here today. If I lose the first I have a second to play with. I want to start my own eventually so I am buying items a little at a time so as not to break the bank all at once only to find nothing I am doing is working.

Wait. Why would a still air box have a built in fan??? It's literally called a still air box for a reason.

My Grow List topic54770.html#p413035

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451992

By andynorth -  Thu May 30, 2024 5:04 pm
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- Thu May 30, 2024 5:04 pm #451992

jetfire245 wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 3:31 pm Wait. Why would a still air box have a built in fan??? It's literally called a still air box for a reason.

Good question. To which I have no clue. It's this one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHRZ2WL6?ps ... ct_details

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Re: Trying My Hand With TC#451993

By jetfire245 -  Thu May 30, 2024 5:07 pm
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- Thu May 30, 2024 5:07 pm #451993

Good question. To which I have no clue. It's this one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHRZ2WL6?ps ... ct_details

Yeah I can tell you that fan makes no sense

they put it there with some sort of assumption you're going to grow plants directly inside it, which is another - just wrong marketing move by some of these Chinese companies.

You're best off not using that fan and just sealing that area off.

Ventilation is the opposite of what you want in a still air box.

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Re: Trying My Hand With TC#452006

By andynorth -  Thu May 30, 2024 9:57 pm
Location:  Federal Way, WA
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- Thu May 30, 2024 9:57 pm #452006

Thanks. I will do that. It was the least expensive one I could find.

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Andy North

Re: Trying My Hand With TC#452009

By jetfire245 -  Fri May 31, 2024 12:42 am
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- Fri May 31, 2024 12:42 am #452009

andynorth wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 9:57 pm Thanks. I will do that. It was the least expensive one I could find.

Should still work as good as any other. If anything: Free fan, lol.

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Re: Trying My Hand With TC#452018

By andynorth -  Fri May 31, 2024 9:53 am
Location:  Federal Way, WA
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- Fri May 31, 2024 9:53 am #452018

Yea, it actually has a cover velcroed on it and is detachable.

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Andy North

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