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hawks eye/bad spores?
    #10792458 - 08/03/09 02:13 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

So i ordered 2 syringes of b+ from the hawk's eye, and the shipping time was great.  Syringes had brown tumbleweedy things inside(lots of spores=good, right?)  I followed rr's rye tek:

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/7000595#7000595

to a tee(half coffee, half water,1 tsp gypsum per every 4 cups of grains, pre soaked 36 hrs, removed WHILE boiling, dried thoroughly) and started with 6 jars using this method.  2 days later I inoculated 4 more jars with the very same rye tek, and 2 with this popcorn tek:

http://www.shroomery.org/9035/Popcorn-Tek-w-pics

also following the instructions exactly.

After a total of 10 days from inoculation of the first jars, none of them are colonized at all.  I am very new to amateur mycology, so i want to find a method that will work best for me using grains.  I kept half of the jars in my back room which is about 78-80 degrees, and half in  another room which is about 73-75 degrees to see which would work best.  I used 2 layers of tyvek paper, and 4 nail holes in the lids, with the tyvek on the outside to combat moisture on the bottom of the tyvek.  2-3 inches of water in the pc'er, and foiled the jar tops,100 minute pc'ing, no flooding/over drying at all, as a matter of fact everything looked and still looks ideal(not too moist, not too dry), but zero growth.  i have like 2 cc's left from each of the syringes(4cc total) that i will attempts a last ditch attempt to make 2 lc's out of.  contams are no worry to me so far as NOTHING is growing in my jars....i sterilized everything, covered my inoculation holes with porous tape, i did everything you guys told me to.

I'm not bashing the hawk at all but do you think if i don't see growth in my lc's my spores are dead?  Should i try the hawk again or try somewhere else?  And lastly can the heat of fl during shipping ruin spores? ( if so i may be s.o.l. as a whole)  I love this hobby even though i am having problems....i love the shroomery too, and i  won't give up!

comments, advice, all is welcome, and thanks for the help so far to everyone


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10792464 - 08/03/09 02:16 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

have used him and is OK fast and discreet but not that happy with results but as far as i know he will replace your order with a new one if you email him


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: feelfunny]
    #10792476 - 08/03/09 02:19 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

I've never had a problem with anything I've ordered from him. My last  order only took 2 days to get to me

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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: eric111e]
    #10792500 - 08/03/09 02:22 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

not bad just not my first choice


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10792528 - 08/03/09 02:25 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Popcorn tek has a very bad rate if you don't know what you are doing. You messed up somewhere I bet. Stick with something easier for your first try. If you insist on using a grain use Rye or one of the others.


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: feelfunny]
    #10792553 - 08/03/09 02:27 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

The B+ spores I ordered from hawk's eye grew wonderfully (so did the EQ's). I used the BRF tek. My spores looked like your description "brown tumble-weedy things". Did you let your jars cool overnight before inoculation?


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: feelfunny]
    #10792557 - 08/03/09 02:28 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

It also got to me in 2 days flat!  I am very happy with the order experience, and still don't blame hawk(shit happens) but like i asked before, do you think that the heat during shipping is going to affect future orders? It would be unexpectedly cool if i got diff syringes but how do you email someone telling them spores you aren't supposed to use for anything but researching didn't work?


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: MHbound]
    #10792584 - 08/03/09 02:31 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

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The B+ spores I ordered from hawk's eye grew wonderfully (so did the EQ's). I used the BRF tek. My spores looked like your description "brown tumble-weedy things". Did you let your jars cool overnight before inoculation?




yes i did-about 14 hrs


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Popcorn tek has a very bad rate if you don't know what you are doing. You messed up somewhere I bet. Stick with something easier for your first try. If you insist on using a grain use Rye or one of the others.




i agree , I added the popcorn tek just to do a couple jars in case something like this happened it would help to to determine the cause of failure by having multiple teks in use


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10792727 - 08/03/09 02:54 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

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It also got to me in 2 days flat!  I am very happy with the order experience, and still don't blame hawk(shit happens) but like i asked before, do you think that the heat during shipping is going to affect future orders? It would be unexpectedly cool if i got diff syringes but how do you email someone telling them spores you aren't supposed to use for anything but researching didn't work?




I'm 4 for 4 with the spores I got from the Hawk's Eye, so from my experience and from what I've read he seems solid. 

If you're pretty sure it was the syringes I'd send him an email saying you've been looking at the spores under a microscope and you don't think that they're living viable spores or that they show signs that lead you to believe they were contaminated or something along those lines, and ask if there's anything he can do to help you with that.

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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10792739 - 08/03/09 02:56 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

Its more likely something you did wrong, because I've ordered probably 10 different strains and never had a problem.

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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: eric111e]
    #10792772 - 08/03/09 03:00 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

I just bought B+ from him 3 weeks ago and I am 6 for 6. Here is a pic from that exact syringe.


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10792863 - 08/03/09 03:13 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

What is the number tempwise spores fail at?  these spore syringes sat in my black mailbox in s florida for at least a couple hours.  I asked about this b4 but heard they should be fine.

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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10793097 - 08/03/09 03:49 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

I saw somewhere that it is like 130f for that amount of time. Mine sat in the mailbox for around an hour or 2 and they where fine. How soon after sterilizing the jars did you knock them up? If you do it before the jars cool to room temp you can kill them...

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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: FuckMeRunnin]
    #10793109 - 08/03/09 03:51 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

I guess they can start to fail at around 106 but wont completely die till around 130-150F.

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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: FuckMeRunnin]
    #10793122 - 08/03/09 03:53 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

get a print they can stand more heat i live in AL and have had the same problem with the mail box killing spores


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: FuckMeRunnin]
    #10793174 - 08/03/09 04:04 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

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I guess they can start to fail at around 106 but wont completely die till around 130-150F.




if its a 100 degrees outside, and my mailbox is on a post,black,plastic and seals fairly well, i would guess it meets those temps  Honestly i didn't expect the hawk to ship so quickly, i mean i'm not even sure how the hell something got here regular mail in less than 48 hrs:smile:
I'm going to order again whether my lc's turn out or not and this time i will maintain a constant vigil on that mailbox, and think ill try some wbs this time as well as some rye again


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10793203 - 08/03/09 04:09 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

GOOD LUCK BUT I WOULD E MAIL HIM HE HAS NO PROBLEM REPLACING THEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT YOUR FAULT


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10793281 - 08/03/09 04:25 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

I will drop him an email.  And just to repeat I am not jumping on hawk's- My experience had extenuating circumstances.  I will not give up til i see mycelium mountain!!

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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: Harold Hole]
    #10793715 - 08/03/09 05:35 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

YOU ARE 1 OF MANY TO FAIL THE FIRST TIME SO DON'T GIVE UP IT IS WORTH THE WAIT I'M SURE YOU KNOW


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Re: hawks eye/bad spores? [Re: eric111e]
    #10793761 - 08/03/09 05:43 PM (14 years, 7 months ago)

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I've never had a problem with anything I've ordered from him. My last  order only took 2 days to get to me




Neither did I, My mycobag is growing hella nice.(actually hella slow)

Check it out

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/10793566

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