|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
Psilobilly
Professor
Registered: 07/03/12
Posts: 52
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
|
I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos
#16515697 - 07/11/12 06:08 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
First attempt from syringe tek: Vermiculite, Organic Rye Flour and Spawnbags. Transferred to shotgun terrarium with perlite. Cake is sitting on greaseproof paper. These photos are taken 48 hours after transference to terrarium. Strain: Dutch King
]Photo[/url]
]Photo 2[/url]
Note: When transferring from mycobag to terrarium the cake felt warm and smelt absolutely gorgeous, a beautiful fungus smell. Sprinkled 'baked' vermiculite on it. All possible sterile conditions were addressed: Gloves, alcohol spray, surgeon mask.
|
Beefy1
GONE
Registered: 05/01/09
Posts: 3,573
Loc: around
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Psilobilly]
#16516287 - 07/11/12 07:55 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
I can't get the pic to expand for some reason but from what I can see it looks perfectly normal.
I don't see any cobweb.
Just normal myc poking through
|
Psilobilly
Professor
Registered: 07/03/12
Posts: 52
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Beefy1]
#16517585 - 07/11/12 11:48 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Yes I was suffering from cobweb paranoia...
Meanwhile I wonder how long this will take to start pinning...
I know pins should grow to fully grown mushrooms in around 7 days
I don't know why the photos will not expand. Possibly too large in size?
Click these ones:
|
Beefy1
GONE
Registered: 05/01/09
Posts: 3,573
Loc: around
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Psilobilly]
#16517894 - 07/12/12 01:03 AM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
Definitely not cobweb.
Tough to tell how long til you get pins.
They look perfectly normal and healthy. Assuming you let them consolidate for a week after they reached 100% you should have pins any day now.
|
solumvita
Q.B.E.
Registered: 02/12/08
Posts: 2,061
Loc: South Africa
Last seen: 9 months, 7 days
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Beefy1]
#16517988 - 07/12/12 01:33 AM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
i agree no cobweb there
-------------------- One of these days all the answers will be revealed until then we learn from each other! www.mushrush.co.za
|
TheEaglesGift
The Nagual
Registered: 04/10/11
Posts: 10,554
Loc: Ixtlan, Mexico
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: solumvita]
#16518118 - 07/12/12 02:44 AM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
|
|
I see no cobweb.
|
Psilobilly
Professor
Registered: 07/03/12
Posts: 52
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: TheEaglesGift]
#16557699 - 07/20/12 12:01 AM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Well it pinned but growth is too slow and I was afraid of aborts,
The temperature was only 23C/74F and the digital thermometer/hygrometer said max humidity 87%...
So I transferred the cake to a plant propagator with an adjustable air vent on top. I've instructed the grower to ensure the humidity => 95% and with a temperature of 28-30C 82-86F.
The propagator has an 8W heater and I filled it with perlite so has anyone tried using a heated plant propagator?
Check out my photos from 10 years ago. These were online cubensis kits which I grew in a fish tank. I used a water reservoir inside with a water pump creating a mini fountain. No perlite as I used an ultra-sonic humififer. I also used an 80mm computer fan to circulate the air. The big issue was I kept the tank lid closed with everything running on timers, so in theory there wasn't much air exchange. My house is way too cold so I used a 50Watt heater in the reservoir.
Now this really worked with some humongous mushroom sizes and 3 flushes per kit. The Buddha is about 10" in height so you can see the size and quality of the beauties!
-------------------- "Steal a Little and They Throw You in Jail, Steal a Lot & They Make You King"
|
TheEaglesGift
The Nagual
Registered: 04/10/11
Posts: 10,554
Loc: Ixtlan, Mexico
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Psilobilly]
#16558015 - 07/20/12 01:42 AM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
I LOVE the Buddha picture.
|
bigbird123
Stranger
Registered: 07/15/12
Posts: 55
Last seen: 10 years, 10 months
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: TheEaglesGift]
#16558980 - 07/20/12 08:49 AM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
piff if u have cobweb you definitely did not take a picture of it lol. good solution is always a peroxide mix for that issue in particular.
|
Kizzle
Misanthrope
Registered: 08/30/11
Posts: 9,866
Last seen: 11 days, 29 minutes
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: bigbird123]
#16560715 - 07/20/12 03:04 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
82-86F is way too high and hygrometers, especially digital ones, are often inaccurate in high humidity. Would be best to leave it in the SGFC and just make sure it made to spec http://www.mushroomvideos.com/Terrarium-Tek
--------------------
|
Psilobilly
Professor
Registered: 07/03/12
Posts: 52
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Kizzle]
#16563636 - 07/21/12 09:11 AM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
24 hours in the plant propagator the mushrooms are growing the way I had hoped...
I can assume full saturation and this is working better than the SGFC which I believe I made close to specification but like I thought, there wasn't enough heat/moisture! 22C - 23C was too low
-------------------- "Steal a Little and They Throw You in Jail, Steal a Lot & They Make You King"
|
Kizzle
Misanthrope
Registered: 08/30/11
Posts: 9,866
Last seen: 11 days, 29 minutes
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Psilobilly]
#16565003 - 07/21/12 06:52 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
You hoped for tiny caps?
--------------------
|
Psilobilly
Professor
Registered: 07/03/12
Posts: 52
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Kizzle]
#16565212 - 07/21/12 07:58 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Kizzle said: You hoped for tiny caps?
Have you grown msuhrooms yet :P
I'd be disturbed if I had big caps just a few days after pining!
-------------------- "Steal a Little and They Throw You in Jail, Steal a Lot & They Make You King"
|
TheEaglesGift
The Nagual
Registered: 04/10/11
Posts: 10,554
Loc: Ixtlan, Mexico
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Psilobilly]
#16565483 - 07/21/12 08:51 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Psilobilly said:
Quote:
Kizzle said: You hoped for tiny caps?
Have you grown msuhrooms yet :P
I'd be disturbed if I had big caps just a few days after pining!
Yes he has grown mushrooms.
Your pins are starved for FAE.
|
Psilobilly
Professor
Registered: 07/03/12
Posts: 52
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: TheEaglesGift]
#16569260 - 07/22/12 04:18 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
TheEaglesGift said:
Quote:
Psilobilly said:
Quote:
Kizzle said: You hoped for tiny caps?
Have you grown msuhrooms yet :P
I'd be disturbed if I had big caps just a few days after pining!
Your pins are starved for FAE.
you still think so?
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/16569229#16569229
-------------------- "Steal a Little and They Throw You in Jail, Steal a Lot & They Make You King"
|
TheEaglesGift
The Nagual
Registered: 04/10/11
Posts: 10,554
Loc: Ixtlan, Mexico
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Psilobilly]
#16570098 - 07/22/12 06:37 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Yes I still think so. Small caps and long thin stipes are a sign of a lack of fresh air.
|
Kizzle
Misanthrope
Registered: 08/30/11
Posts: 9,866
Last seen: 11 days, 29 minutes
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: TheEaglesGift]
#16570523 - 07/22/12 07:43 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
I could be wrong but the first pic you posted looked like the sole problem was insufficient light. In the newer pics the growth has changed and seems more consistent with a lack of fresh air and possibly still insufficient light.
--------------------
|
Psilobilly
Professor
Registered: 07/03/12
Posts: 52
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Kizzle]
#16570738 - 07/22/12 08:23 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Took on board what you have advised. The propagator is in a room with natural light avoiding direct sunlight. I have advised the grower to leave the propagator lid slightly ajar to allow a circulation of air from the bottom up through the central top vent.
I am growing my own this week with 6 cakes ready for fruiting. Using a large 50L tub, reservoir with air pump and bubblers, perlite, fishtank heater. Going to be using natural light but I remember my fishtank tek worked very well years ago without any direct airing and I never fanned it. I had a water filter creating a spouting effect and if this created air I don't know?!?! I wonder was the fishtank light perfect for shrooms?
-------------------- "Steal a Little and They Throw You in Jail, Steal a Lot & They Make You King"
|
Kizzle
Misanthrope
Registered: 08/30/11
Posts: 9,866
Last seen: 11 days, 29 minutes
|
Re: I hope this is not cobweb contamination... photos [Re: Psilobilly]
#16570878 - 07/22/12 08:55 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
It looks like it would. There are some wavelengths that are more beneficial than others so it really depends on the bulb. 6500K is supposed to be optimal. Natural light can work well too but where it's actually placed in relation to the window can make a significant difference.
My biggest worry in using an FC with no air holes is it creates still air which means any mold spores that make their way in there will simply land on the substrate where they can grow.
--------------------
|
Psilobilly
Professor
Registered: 07/03/12
Posts: 52
Last seen: 11 years, 6 months
|
Trich or treat???? [Re: Kizzle]
#16577318 - 07/23/12 10:40 PM (11 years, 7 months ago) |
|
|
Yes definitely a lack of FAE caused these problems but now a green looking 'mold'...
Now trying to get more airflow in the terrarium:
Edited by Psilobilly (07/23/12 10:51 PM)
|
|