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OfflineLAX
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Unsure whether i have contamination
    #13995316 - 02/20/11 12:11 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

This is my first post but i've been a long time lurker.  About a month ago I received my cambodian spore from the hawks eye and I inoculated my 8 jars.  I'm using the basic pf tek recipe with the exception of 25% fresh coffee mixed in with my water.  Everything has been growing great aside from a couple of my cakes.  There has been some interesting growth that I havent observed on the other cakes.  Basically it looks like I have two competing phenotypes on the same cake.  Most of the growth is your typical egg white but at a couple of the inoculation points the resulting mycelium is slightly peach colored.  At first I was completely convinced it was contamination but as time has gone on the peach growth hasnt slowed down any of the growth and the cakes colonized at the same speed at most of my cakes.  The jars with peach growth dont smell rancid and the mycelium looks identical to the white mycelium, with the exception of its color.  I consulted more than a few lists of common contaminations and I couldnt find anything that looks similar to this.  Same goes for threads on here.

As of now i'm thinking because it was spore I just have different genetics within the cambodian race that germinated but I'm a complete n00b and expect to be totally wrong.  I only have my webcam to take pictures so I apologize for the poor quality.  I really hope these couple cakes are fine but I have 5 good ones otherwise.

I also birthed and dunked 3 of my cakes the other evening and theyve been in the fruiting chamber for almost a full 24 hours.  My humidity has been most in the high 90's% and only dropping if I dont mist frequently enough.  My temps are around 75* fahrenheit.

Thank you in advance for any input.





I know digital hygrometers arent ideal, but it was all I could find locally on short notice.

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Re: Unsure whether i have contamination [Re: LAX]
    #13995334 - 02/20/11 12:15 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

how is that light bulb working for you? i can't decide if i need one or not?


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Re: Unsure whether i have contamination [Re: Odd]
    #13995355 - 02/20/11 12:17 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

I assume its working, when it's on I have to mist every few hours or the humidity drops into the low 90's so its making fresh air come in.  As far as how it will effect which way the shrooms go, I really dont know.  This is my first shroom grow so i'm going off what i've read and not experience.

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Re: Unsure whether i have contamination [Re: LAX]
    #13995480 - 02/20/11 12:37 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

That doesn't look good. Mycelium should be pure white. Any discoloration is usually a sign of contamination. Although, you did mention you used coffee. Do you think this coloration could be a product of the added coffee? I would recommend giving it a good whiff when you birth it. It should smell overwhelmingly like fresh mushrooms. If it has any unfamiliar odor, toss it!

Best luck with your first grow and I'd  love to see more pictures!


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Re: Unsure whether i have contamination [Re: Wallpapereater]
    #13995490 - 02/20/11 12:41 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

This cake was done, brf+coffee Contamed right away, but I left it in the jar untill it started to pin:


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Re: Unsure whether i have contamination [Re: slapphappypill]
    #13996359 - 02/20/11 03:58 PM (13 years, 13 days ago)

The other cakes had coffee in them as well and they are pure white.  The first cakes I birthed that were all white smelled very good.  Nice earthy mushroom smell.  I'll open these outside and smell them to make sure I dont spread the contamination.  I was convinced they were contamed at first but the rhizomorphic growth and everything else is identical between the two patches, the only difference is the color.

I'll try and get some better pictures but until then i'll just let them be until they start pinning.

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