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 Experimentation 
#16065111 - 04/09/12 02:24 PM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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Hokay so,
Last week I spent a few days frantically searching the community looking for an answer to my problem. Earlier that week, I found what I perceive to be Cobweb Mold next to my one surviving cake from my first batch. I quickly removed the tinfoil holding the mold and swapped it out with a smaller piece. By this time, the cake had been in the fruiting chamber for a week and a half with no signs of growth. After many recommendations to just toss the cake, I decided to experiment. This is the documentation of that experiment.
Mold next to cake
1. I broke up the cake in smaller chunks and proceeded to store them in the fridge.
2. I gathered supplies for a mini-casing.
a. Extracted CoCa3 from eggshells.
b. Mixed water, eggshells and verm.
3. Added casing to cup filled with cake.
4. Placed in incubator.
a. Waited 4 days.
Walah! This picture was taken earlier today, I've now placed it in my FC.
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16065175 - 04/09/12 02:45 PM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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I also just added a 60w 120v bulb about a foot away from my FC because the temp is at like 60. Does that work or should I try something else.
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16069896 - 04/10/12 02:19 PM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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I've just added a small square hole about 9 in x 6 in.
Here's how it looks:
It's been one day since fruiting. No sign of change.
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16078338 - 04/12/12 01:38 AM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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It's been two days since fruiting, no sign of change.
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16078931 - 04/12/12 08:41 AM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Galidor4 said:
That isn't cobweb, and even if it were, crushed egg shells are not going to anything. IF it had been cobweb mold, hydrogen peroxide would have killed it on contact.
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Alright, what is it?
The eggshells had nothing to do with trying to rid myself of the mold. I used it for a casing...
Oh well, too late now.
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16079678 - 04/12/12 12:46 PM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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I'm doing something similar..
I had green mold in my myco-bag, away from my colonization, so I removed the plug of myc and dunked for 24 hours, then mixed 50% coir/50% spawn in a flower pot and have been setting it outside in the daytime, bringing it in at night.
But seeing your pic made me go put foil over it. I have it elevated above a radiator so it doesn't get direct heat, but plenty of warmth.
I'll see what's up in a couple days. Experimenting is what it's all about!
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Hell yea! let me know how it goes. I'd love to see pics
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16086429 - 04/13/12 09:11 PM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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I've added a heater I found at a Thrift store for $5 and my temp it up to 70 
However, it's CRAZY hot in the rest of the room, gotta balance that somehow.
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16088680 - 04/14/12 12:17 PM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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It's been 5 days since fruiting. No sign of change.
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#16097525 - 04/16/12 03:05 PM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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My first pin
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16097692 - 04/16/12 03:51 PM (1 year, 2 months ago) |
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Grats on pin! Keep up posted
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11 days since fruiting, no sign of change
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Re: Experimentation [Re: Galidor4]
#16113658 - 04/19/12 11:20 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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This morning I placed the original cup back into my incubator with tin foil covering the top to let it grow because I've seen little growth in the last two weeks.
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#16115929 - 04/20/12 01:30 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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I checked this morning after placing the first cup in my incubator yesterday morning. I could see several small pins and many more possibly.
And this is my lonely mushie next to a nasal spray tube.
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Re: Experimentation (New Pics) [Re: Galidor4]
#16118418 - 04/21/12 12:56 AM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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I've placed my casing tub in my incubator and put foil over the part that isn't taken up by the one mushie. I hope to induce pinning, which has worked for my first cake that's now in a cup.
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Re: Experimentation (New Pics) [Re: Galidor4]
#16124568 - 04/22/12 04:52 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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I collected the spores that stuck to the tin foil by rubbing the plastic against the tin foil, we'll see if they coagulate. Otherwise i'll need to take another sample.
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I just finished birthing two cakes that I didn't intend on birthing, they were so ready to come out.
Each cake has at least a dozen pins if not more.
The one on the right is the cup from above.
Edited by Galidor4 (04/22/12 05:25 PM)
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Re: Surprise cakes [Re: Galidor4]
#16129885 - 04/23/12 08:57 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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Yesterday I pulled some pores off of the cap I got from my first flush. Today I knocked up a jar with those spores and I placed a 1/4 a cap into another jar.
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Re: Surprise cakes [Re: Galidor4]
#16129949 - 04/23/12 09:11 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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nice! Pretty brave risking mold spores in your casa. Glad it worked out. Keep on keepin on!
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