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From Spawn to Coir
    #6492494 - 01/24/07 12:29 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Hello All,

I have so far had one successful grow spawning a pf cake to coir. I have been trying to do so again with grain spawn, but have run into much trouble with contams. I have several quart jars of wbs colonizing now (from an LC of Amazon strain), and I plan to try again spawing to coir. Hoping I've learned from my mistakes I plan to place 1/2 of the quart jar of spawn completely covering the coir, as recommended in Oatman's Tek, and I want to use the minimum amount of coir that would still add the nutrients necessary. Would a 25% rate of coir and coffee grounds to colonized spawn still be enough to gain from the benefits of spawning to coir? Any other comments? Does it sound like a good plan? Thanks in advance.

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Fixer]
    #6492572 - 01/24/07 12:58 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

It would be a very safe procedure. If nothing else, the coir and coffee would help diversify the nutrient base.

Even a 1:1 ratio is still very safe though... That's what I would suggest using.

One thing you have to be very careful about when using grain spawn: don't beat up your mycelium!

I really do not like the teks that have you break the grain up in a bag with your hands.... when I do this, it tends to kill a lot of mycelium. Instead, I prefer to break it apart in a bowl (wiped down with isopropyl alcohol first) using a spoon. It seems to pull the mycelium apart without killing nearly as much of it.

Since I've been doing that, I've had had much better mycelium recovery rates and less contamination problems.

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Sillicybin]
    #6492982 - 01/24/07 02:44 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Thanks for your reply. Do you find that the same is true when shaking the colonizing grain jars? I just shook a couple of jars yesterday, and I recently had to throw out some jars which I noticed had begun to contaminate a day or two after shaking them. Do you think it's because I killed the mycelium?

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Fixer]
    #6492999 - 01/24/07 02:50 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

When I shake, I try to shake it just enough to break up the mycelium a few times and nothing more. Shaking too hard can cause impact trauma on the mycelium, yes....

Are you using either tyvek or a filter disk on the grain jars?

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Sillicybin]
    #6493032 - 01/24/07 03:03 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

I'm using tyvek under the cover for the first time. Earlier I punched holes in the tyvek, but it has micopore tape on it.

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Fixer]
    #6493272 - 01/24/07 04:27 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

I reccomend putting a frosting layer over the coir, like a 1/3 of a quart or less.. can only help :thumbup:


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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Grogan]
    #6493284 - 01/24/07 04:31 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

i recomend only shaking a jar once. that's when it has reached about 30% colonized.

i spoon mine out, then crumble with the coir.

Make sure if re-using any containers. Wash out thoroughly as well as the lid! :thumbup:

Good Luck!


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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Sillicybin]
    #6493872 - 01/24/07 07:46 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

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I really do not like the teks that have you break the grain up in a bag with your hands.... when I do this, it tends to kill a lot of mycelium.  Instead, I prefer to break it apart in a bowl (wiped down with isopropyl alcohol first) using a spoon.  It seems to pull the mycelium apart without killing nearly as much of it.

Since I've been doing that, I've had had much better mycelium recovery rates and less contamination problems.




I have always broken up my spawn with my hands with no noticeable problems but I like your idea,ill try it soon :thumbup:

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Blutjager]
    #6493972 - 01/24/07 08:22 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Thanks for your input. I hope to begin spawning sometime next week. I see signs of my jars coming back after shaking. Interestingly though, I made a new LC from my same master which is a couple of months old now, and this particular LC took off really fast. 2-3 days and it was full of myc. I inoculated some more jars with that and they're colonizing quite fast. I think they may overtake the ones I inoculated 4 days earlier from a different lc I made from the same master. The faster lc was made with honey and the first one with Karo.

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Fixer]
    #6495181 - 01/25/07 07:28 AM (17 years, 2 months ago)

i have had that happen.

if your jars are not colonizing in about 10 days. Then the mycellium is not at full potential and usually weak, or will stall.


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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Oatman2000]
    #6495984 - 01/25/07 01:48 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Is there any point in innoclating the slower jars a second time with the faster mycelium?

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Fixer]
    #6496318 - 01/25/07 03:53 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

i wouldn't do that


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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Oatman2000]
    #10086467 - 04/01/09 11:01 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

Oatman Im going to attempt your method. When you break the colonization down for casing, how much do you break it down? I don't want to hurt the mycelium.


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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: drainhaven]
    #10095342 - 04/02/09 03:55 PM (14 years, 11 months ago)

i try and break it up into individual kernels.

I stick the clumps of wbs between my hands and "do the karate kid move"
(and I don't mean the one where he does a jumpkick!)

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Re: From Spawn to Coir [Re: Oatman2000]
    #10095364 - 04/02/09 03:58 PM (14 years, 11 months ago)

I just had a vision of Oatman throwing wbs in the air and drop kicking it...Its been a long day.

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