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Staiden
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possible contam problem
#14454849 - 05/15/11 04:38 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ok, heres the deal. I did a bulk grow I did G2G transfer from quart jars to spawn bags. I prepared the spawn bags with up to 10 pounds of grain per bag. They turned out great. After I did the G2G transfer they colonized extremely quick, I let them consolidate for at least a week. They are fully formed with mycelium all of the way through. I made up a ton of my bulk coir/verm spawn bags today breaking up the blocks of WBS spawn inside the bag.
Heres the problem.... I sealed the spawn bags with duct tape. After I did all of my coir/verm bags I looked at the tops of the bag the part where the duct tape was that I had cut off and their were a few pieces of birdseed that were blackish green. It looked like a possible mold contam.
what are the odds that im gonna have a loss of all of my coir/verm bags? Is their any chance that the Myc could overtake the contam?
It makes me sick to my stomach that my project could be fucked. I cant sleep.
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mabachko
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Staiden]
#14454987 - 05/15/11 06:16 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think the myc would overtake any contam at this point, JMO Good Luck
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SomeGuy
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: mabachko]
#14454999 - 05/15/11 06:21 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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it just depends on what contaminant it is. If it's trichoderma, it's ruined. Overall, it don't sound good but a picture is worth a thousand words, got one?
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Staiden
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: SomeGuy]
#14455615 - 05/15/11 10:44 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Here: This is what the contam looks like. This is really all there is.

And this is what the bags looked like:
Edited by Staiden (05/15/11 10:48 AM)
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SomeGuy
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Staiden]
#14455701 - 05/15/11 11:12 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm not the leading expert, but it looks to me like penicillium. It's not as bad trichoderma. In my best opinion, the little spot(that's bare) on a lot of your grains is an infection also. Maybe the same and maybe another. If I were you, I would spawn it only 1:1 and you will probably get 1 flush before it starts turning green. All I am saying is that if you spawn it with a high ratio, it will prob. infect before it is fully colonized Sometimes you have to cut your loses and get what you can get
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Staiden
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Staiden]
#14456759 - 05/15/11 03:03 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Guess we will find out, Ill keep you all updated. Here are all the bags Ive done so far. At this point their is a lot of myc growth.
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Elevated
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Staiden]
#14456773 - 05/15/11 03:04 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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L O L, bulk much?
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Luger0815
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Staiden]
#14456785 - 05/15/11 03:06 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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WTF, go big or go home! right?
How do you plan to spawn that crazy big amount? Mono-tub's, Greenhouse?
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Wing
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Luger0815]
#14456792 - 05/15/11 03:07 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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@ OP Jeezus ... right on man! I like your enthusiasm!
-------------------- My Old Grow Logs
Edited by Wing (05/15/11 03:07 PM)
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Luger0815]
#14456796 - 05/15/11 03:07 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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my guess is football field
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Staiden
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Elevated]
#14456810 - 05/15/11 03:10 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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They aren't all done either, 34 left to go.
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Staiden
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Re: possible contam problem [Re: Staiden]
#14456815 - 05/15/11 03:10 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Those are spawned.
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