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how many of you use agar?
    #15684445 - 01/18/12 04:38 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

I'm gonna be making prints and stuff soon and wanted to know how many of you use agar, making LCs from spore solution and stuff.  I'm tempted to try it because i actually already have some agar lying around and all i'd need to buy is some RTV silicone.  and what brand works best? high temp one, the red tube?
do you use agar?
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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: countchocula420]
    #15684449 - 01/18/12 04:39 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Agar is the way to go.  Any silicon will work.

Don't make spore LC.


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: RogueTrippeR]
    #15684483 - 01/18/12 04:47 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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RogueTrippeR said:
Agar is the way to go.  Any silicon will work.

Don't make spore LC.



why not a spore lc?
I could understand a why you wouldnt want to make a ms lc(which i have now and the potency of my fruits varies a lot) but if you had a good print, why not? I get fully colonized 1/2 pint jars in 1 week, 10 days from inoculation to birthing.


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: RogueTrippeR]
    #15684497 - 01/18/12 04:49 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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RogueTrippeR said:
Agar is the way to go.  Any silicon will work.

Don't make spore LC.




i'm gonna make some spore syringes from prints i already have and gonna try and use the non-pour tek with agar.  do you have to use the 1/4 pint jars for that? i only have half pint and pint jars.


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: Swwert]
    #15684499 - 01/18/12 04:50 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Spore LC is fine once it is tested.  The problem is you never know what you got till you test it.

on agar you see what's going on clearly.  Agar LC would be much safer or grain LC.


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: RogueTrippeR]
    #15684504 - 01/18/12 04:51 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

The shorter the jar and wider the easier it will be to work with your agar.
and spores to agar will be better that spore syringe to agar, less vectors of contam


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: RogueTrippeR]
    #15684506 - 01/18/12 04:52 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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RogueTrippeR said:
Spore LC is fine once it is tested.  The problem is you never know what you got till you test it.

on agar you see what's going on clearly.  Agar LC would be much safer or grain LC.




i'm going to use agar.  can you use the non-pour tek with half pint jars?


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: countchocula420]
    #15684529 - 01/18/12 04:55 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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countchocula420 said:
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RogueTrippeR said:
Spore LC is fine once it is tested.  The problem is you never know what you got till you test it.

on agar you see what's going on clearly.  Agar LC would be much safer or grain LC.




i'm going to use agar.  can you use the non-pour tek with half pint jars?





The shorter the jar and wider the easier it will be to work with your agar.


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: RogueTrippeR]
    #15684714 - 01/18/12 05:43 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Agar is what separates the boys from the men so to speak.

It can seem intimidating at first, but I would honestly recommend to anyone
thinking of taking the plunge to just go ahead and do it. Learning from
hands on experience is the most rewarding thing, and it is honestly not
all that hard once you get a few pours under your belt.

It opens up entirely new possibilities and ways of going about things
and is a needed skill to progress with mycology.

Using the no pour tek is a great way to get started, and here is another
article I wrote about agar that may help some of you out:
http://myco-tek.org/showthread.php?214-Agar-for-N00bs

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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: EvilMushroom666]
    #15685340 - 01/18/12 07:44 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

I want to get into agar, im tired of my shrooms being bipolar. I never know what to expect. I hate to get off topic but thanks for that agar tek evilmushrooms. I have a question though, I find searching for information is way harder then growing mushrooms, how would I have went about finding the information you provided? Sorry for being off topic OP.

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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: kansastornado]
    #15685402 - 01/18/12 07:57 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

try the advanced search.  search for , agar tek,  and click the trusted cultivator option.  I some times choose less than 3 years also.


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: RogueTrippeR]
    #15685800 - 01/18/12 09:48 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

I have recently, in the past several weeks, started working with agar via a SAB and making use of the "No Pour Tek" :thumbup:
Even have made some beautiful slants :mushroom2:


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: HorizonSpawn]
    #15685808 - 01/18/12 09:51 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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I have recently, in the past several weeks, started working with agar via a SAB and making use of the "No Pour Tek" :thumbup:
Even have made some beautiful slants :mushroom2:




would using half pint jars work with the no pour tek?


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: countchocula420]
    #15685931 - 01/18/12 10:28 PM (12 years, 5 months ago)

Yes; that is what is used in the Tek; 1/2 pint jars :thumbup:


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: HorizonSpawn]
    #15686371 - 01/19/12 12:38 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

In the next couple weeks I will be playing with agar. First I need to buy my pressure cooker. Then I will be playing with a few different recipes, anyone have any experience with Dog Food Agar(DFA)?

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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: VC_Skittles]
    #15686490 - 01/19/12 01:21 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

I just switched to agar. Its awesome, and Im not going back.

Dont let agar intimidate you. Also, you dont have to be doing isolations to use it. You can stay with MS inoculation directly to the agar and just look for clean myc.

I use ProfP's no pour tek, but I prefer the clearer and straighter sides of regular half pint jars. Makes it easier to see germination Ive found.

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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
    #15687039 - 01/19/12 07:36 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

the tub im harvesting tonight is from agar, my first agar. my next round is MS LC, new syringe/race, going to put fruit samples on agar.


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: sillycube]
    #15687080 - 01/19/12 07:57 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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the tub im harvesting tonight is from agar.....  .....going to put fruit samples on agar.





Are you going to isolate each strain from the tissue sample?  Then test each one for best results?  Then make a master slant (or two) of the best isolate :thumbup:


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: Swwert]
    #15687169 - 01/19/12 08:33 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

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Swwert said:
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RogueTrippeR said:
Agar is the way to go.  Any silicon will work.

Don't make spore LC.



why not a spore lc?
I could understand a why you wouldnt want to make a ms lc(which i have now and the potency of my fruits varies a lot) but if you had a good print, why not? I get fully colonized 1/2 pint jars in 1 week, 10 days from inoculation to birthing.



:awewtf:
What're you talking about? Any LC started from any spores is a MS LC.


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Re: how many of you use agar? [Re: trophycase]
    #15687189 - 01/19/12 08:39 AM (12 years, 5 months ago)

^^Chill the fuck out.

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