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arkanys
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First grow, need help confirming contam
#18907382 - 09/29/13 02:36 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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As the title says, I'm doing my first grow right now, using substrate prepared by Midwest Grow Kits, so I had no hand in their sterilization, only inoculation. I already had to toss one jar to contamination, and two that just didn't grow anything at all. Now I have this jar, which seems to have some kind of sandy grey patches in multiple areas. Pretty sure it's a contamination, but I was hoping to get some help in IDing the probable source of the contamination, so that I can avoid it in the future.
 Close up to better see grey area
 Very close up, also yellowish spots to the left on this one?

Thanks guys
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arkanys
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: arkanys]
#18912959 - 09/30/13 08:04 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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bump?
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Enigma1
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: arkanys]
#18913004 - 09/30/13 08:13 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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arkanys said: As the title says, I'm doing my first grow right now, using substrate prepared by Midwest Grow Kits, so I had no hand in their sterilization, only inoculation. I already had to toss one jar to contamination, and two that just didn't grow anything at all. Now I have this jar, which seems to have some kind of sandy grey patches in multiple areas. Pretty sure it's a contamination, but I was hoping to get some help in IDing the probable source of the contamination, so that I can avoid it in the future.
 Close up to better see grey area
 Very close up, also yellowish spots to the left on this one?

Thanks guys
I'm new too I go by this saying "when in doubt throw it out" I selected a dedicated outdoor patch to throw all my scraps I think the rabbit been loving it maybe I will have a yard full of mushrooms later on.
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elasticaltiger
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: Enigma1]
#18913191 - 09/30/13 09:04 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Wait a few more days. What was your inoculation procedure like?
Looks like it could be mold... but like I said. Wait a few more days to be sure unless someone else posts with a more confident answer.
Again, what was your inoculation procedure like?
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Sockadin



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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: elasticaltiger]
#18913321 - 09/30/13 09:33 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Take the foil off, and I honestly don't see anything troubling. I have had cataract surgery so It might be my bad eye. How long have they been colonizing?
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: Sockadin]
#18913362 - 09/30/13 09:38 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sockadin said: Take the foil off, and I honestly don't see anything troubling. I have had cataract surgery so It might be my bad eye. How long have they been colonizing?
 also those jars are infamous for stuff like that, the right jars always pay off better
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Stromrider
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: cronicr]
#18913394 - 09/30/13 09:42 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Go buy some of the short wide mouth jars, brf, and verm so you can make your own using the proper jars. Those tall jars are really bad about stalling on the bottom
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spoonfed
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: cronicr]
#18913587 - 09/30/13 10:22 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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cronicr said:
also those jars are infamous for stuff like that, the right jars always pay off better
Is it the depth of the jar itself, or the BRF compacting down?
Could one use what they have and just fill under half?
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Gretchenmeister
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: spoonfed]
#18913656 - 09/30/13 10:37 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Kits suck.
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Stromrider
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: Gretchenmeister]
#18913665 - 09/30/13 10:40 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Gretchenmeister said: Kits suck.
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WC3TFT.Shrooms


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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam *DELETED* [Re: Stromrider]
#18913900 - 09/30/13 11:40 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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myplague240


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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: WC3TFT.Shrooms]
#18913988 - 10/01/13 12:05 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Wrong forum for contamination concerns.
Ps: WC3TFT.Shrooms, please stop posting the same reply to multiple threads. Not only is it generic and annoying but it's a really bad way to get your post count up.
With that being said, If it's not white it's not right.
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: myplague240]
#18914507 - 10/01/13 03:20 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm down with the aforementioned advice. RE: wait a few more days, try shorter jars next time.
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arkanys
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Re: First grow, need help confirming contam [Re: Deckard_Cain]
#18920826 - 10/02/13 12:26 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks for the replies guys. It looks like a lot of my other jars went downhill as well. Out of my original 12, only 2 still look healthy enough to proceed with. Will try to get shorter jars next time & I'm going to use cleaner inoc procedure
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