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Individual grains only 50% colonized.i
    #14707525 - 07/02/11 05:23 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Ive got some 6 quart rye bags. Some of the individual grains against the bag are only 50% colonized. I did a shake and its happened again. Only a couple, but there there..

I cant see any contams, everything else is fine.

Any suggestions?

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14707534 - 07/02/11 05:25 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Pics? Doesnt make sense to me and sounds like a contam that looks like mycelium. Dunno


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14707535 - 07/02/11 05:25 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

How did you inoculate the bags?


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: scatmanrav]
    #14707538 - 07/02/11 05:26 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

I'll upload a pic 2moro, thanks. Its 00:26 here and I have two more hours of PC time. Yay

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14707545 - 07/02/11 05:28 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Tested LC, with success in other quart jars. Impulse sealed, inoculated through the bag in front of a laminar flow hood, taped, then sealed again below the tape, excess trimmed

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14707566 - 07/02/11 05:32 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Tested, like all the way to fruiting? LC is always the first suspect, and almost always it's the culprit.


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: Doc_T]
    #14707582 - 07/02/11 05:36 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Some contaminations can hide, even throughout colonization. I dont know how, but they do.


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: scatmanrav]
    #14709889 - 07/03/11 06:22 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Not tested all the way to fruiting no, but tested on agar and many other grain jars which are 100% colonized now, just waiting to spawn. No signs of contams in the Jars/Plates

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14709899 - 07/03/11 06:26 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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ozzysmygod said: Not tested all the way to fruiting no,




Ok, then what you have is "untested LC".
It's rare-but-possible for a culture to lack the genetics for fruiting.
More likely: a subtle contamination.


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: Doc_T]
    #14709925 - 07/03/11 06:39 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Okay thanks, I'll keep an eye on them, if theres no change in a week, I'll chuck.

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14709929 - 07/03/11 06:40 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Meanwhile, agar->grain->g2g is the best way to approach bags. :thumbup:


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: Doc_T]
    #14709955 - 07/03/11 06:50 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

I know that is the general consensus with experienced cultivators, but side by side with jars inoculated with wedges, I see faster results with LC, due to more inoculation points.

Im continuing to use both methods until I find what works best for me, as Time isnt more important than reliabilty

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14709961 - 07/03/11 06:52 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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I know that is the general consensus with experienced cultivators, but




Yeah, think that through.

I'm done here, you do what you want.


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14709982 - 07/03/11 06:59 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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ozzysmygod said:
I know that is the general consensus with experienced cultivators, but side by side with jars inoculated with wedges, I see faster results with LC, due to more inoculation points.

Im continuing to use both methods until I find what works best for me, as Time isnt more important than reliabilty




If you get one grain jar to colonize you can turn that jar into 1000 with g2g transfers...and it is quick. I keep some grain jars in a mini fridge ready to inoculate 10 jars each whenever I please. LC is too risky, when you end up loosing a ton of jars after much hard work you'll realize why the pros don't use LC. If you have a flow hood it is a no brainer.

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: Doc_T]
    #14710093 - 07/03/11 07:38 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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ozzysmygod said:
I know that is the general consensus with experienced cultivators, but




Yeah, think that through.

I'm done here, you do what you want.




I wasnt dismissing your help. I guess agar > quart jar > G2G to more quarts > spawn bags, is the best way to go about it. I stopped growing for a long time, and before I was just using MS into jars and G2G. Im just getting back into it.

Ive got some plates to inoculate my next set of jars, so i'll do that. Problem is quart jars here are £2.50 or $4 USD so Id best shell out, ive not got enough jars atm

Thanks

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14710184 - 07/03/11 08:14 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

One jar costs 4 bucks?


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: steelmonkey]
    #14710247 - 07/03/11 08:46 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Yup, im in the UK, canning isnt a big thing so mason jars are more of a novelty/decorative item. I could use regular jars I guess but once youve used mason jars you cant go back

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14710267 - 07/03/11 08:52 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

I'm sorry to hear that,thats harsh i get a dozen quart jars for around 10 bucks but you have the right idea about using proper jars :thumbup:


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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: steelmonkey]
    #14710294 - 07/03/11 09:02 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

10 bucks?? For 12 new jars? Jesus, its £25 here which is currently $40 or $50 including shipping.

It might even work out cheaper to get them posted from the US :S

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Re: Individual grains only 50% colonized.i [Re: ozzysmygod]
    #14710362 - 07/03/11 09:30 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Well thats what they are in Canada,Bernardin 1L


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