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PsyCLown89
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: taGyo]
#20982993 - 12/16/14 02:05 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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taGyo said: So I had 4 APE syringes that had bacteria. Only one germinated myc and it's in a pool of bacteria. I intend to make a transfer when it makes it's way out but for now it's just kinda chillin'.
Will these syringes NEVER germinate? I got my replacements and I'm kind of low on syringe space atm so should I toss the other or if I mailed them to some of my friends would they be able to clean it up on agar eventually?
This is interesting and might be what I am now experiencing - my B+ syringe I got and used to inoc my BRF cakes worked fine. I put it back into the fridge for a few weeks and now I cannot get it to germinate on agar at all?
Possibly due to bacteria? Bacteria might prevent spores from germinating? What if you scraped from spores from a dirty print onto some agar, would that have a higher chance of germinating then?
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taGyo
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Yeah, Scraping would work better if your syringe isn't working 'cause at least you know those spores are active. I'm gonna test 'em all out and if I have a few extra APE syringes I'll give them away.
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: taGyo]
#20983825 - 12/16/14 09:52 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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taGyo said: Yeah, Scraping would work better if your syringe isn't working 'cause at least you know those spores are active. I'm gonna test 'em all out and if I have a few extra APE syringes I'll give them away.
I know for a fact that my syringe spores were active though - I used it to inoculate my BRF cakes just over a month ago. Now that I am trying to get some growing on agar from the exact same syringe I am not have any luck. I successfully moved some myc from a BRF cake to agar and that it taking well to the agar.
This is a bit off topic, but would a spore print last longer than a syringe if both were kept in their ideal temperature range?
If you're going to just give away an APE syringe I will happily take one! Partial print or swab even! :P
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taGyo said: Yeah, Scraping would work better if your syringe isn't working 'cause at least you know those spores are active. I'm gonna test 'em all out and if I have a few extra APE syringes I'll give them away.
I know for a fact that my syringe spores were active though - I used it to inoculate my BRF cakes just over a month ago. Now that I am trying to get some growing on agar from the exact same syringe I am not have any luck. I successfully moved some myc from a BRF cake to agar and that it taking well to the agar.
This is a bit off topic, but would a spore print last longer than a syringe if both were kept in their ideal temperature range?
If you're going to just give away an APE syringe I will happily take one! Partial print or swab even! :P
I have never had any luck with spore water to agar. If i were you I would use that spore syringe on some grain jars and then use individual colonized grain kernels to grow out on agar. This method works like a charm. You could either save the rest of the grain jar and store it in a lunch box in the crisper or spawn it to a mini bulk grow.
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PsyCLown89
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taGyo said: Yeah, Scraping would work better if your syringe isn't working 'cause at least you know those spores are active. I'm gonna test 'em all out and if I have a few extra APE syringes I'll give them away.
I know for a fact that my syringe spores were active though - I used it to inoculate my BRF cakes just over a month ago. Now that I am trying to get some growing on agar from the exact same syringe I am not have any luck. I successfully moved some myc from a BRF cake to agar and that it taking well to the agar.
This is a bit off topic, but would a spore print last longer than a syringe if both were kept in their ideal temperature range?
If you're going to just give away an APE syringe I will happily take one! Partial print or swab even! :P
I have never had any luck with spore water to agar. If i were you I would use that spore syringe on some grain jars and then use individual colonized grain kernels to grow out on agar. This method works like a charm. You could either save the rest of the grain jar and store it in a lunch box in the crisper or spawn it to a mini bulk grow.
Thats a bit more reassuring although a bit disappointing. I wonder why? Seems as if others have had no issues with it. HmmZ.
At the moment I do not really have much of a need for the syringe. I am hoping to get some other "strains" and get those growing as soon as they arrive. I have some B+ myc growing on my agar and my B+ BRF cakes will be put into fruiting quite soon.
It has only been 4 or so days since I have inoculated the new agar with some syringe drops and some myc from a BRF cake. The Myc has really taken to the agar. Perhaps the MS syringe will decide it likes agar and decide to show its face.
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insanemike

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taGyo said: Yeah, Scraping would work better if your syringe isn't working 'cause at least you know those spores are active. I'm gonna test 'em all out and if I have a few extra APE syringes I'll give them away.
I know for a fact that my syringe spores were active though - I used it to inoculate my BRF cakes just over a month ago. Now that I am trying to get some growing on agar from the exact same syringe I am not have any luck. I successfully moved some myc from a BRF cake to agar and that it taking well to the agar.
This is a bit off topic, but would a spore print last longer than a syringe if both were kept in their ideal temperature range?
If you're going to just give away an APE syringe I will happily take one! Partial print or swab even! :P
I have never had any luck with spore water to agar. If i were you I would use that spore syringe on some grain jars and then use individual colonized grain kernels to grow out on agar. This method works like a charm. You could either save the rest of the grain jar and store it in a lunch box in the crisper or spawn it to a mini bulk grow.
Thats a bit more reassuring although a bit disappointing. I wonder why? Seems as if others have had no issues with it. HmmZ.
At the moment I do not really have much of a need for the syringe. I am hoping to get some other "strains" and get those growing as soon as they arrive. I have some B+ myc growing on my agar and my B+ BRF cakes will be put into fruiting quite soon.
It has only been 4 or so days since I have inoculated the new agar with some syringe drops and some myc from a BRF cake. The Myc has really taken to the agar. Perhaps the MS syringe will decide it likes agar and decide to show its face.
My problem with the spore syringe to agar is mainly due to the water in the spore syringe. Too much water will support bacterial growth maybe even before the spores have had a chance to germinate.
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: taGyo]
#20987857 - 12/17/14 03:03 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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taGyo said: Yeah, Scraping would work better if your syringe isn't working 'cause at least you know those spores are active. I'm gonna test 'em all out and if I have a few extra APE syringes I'll give them away.
Please send one my way brother or a print if possible... or jus reg PE, I could offer an Amazonian print in exchange.
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insanemike said: I have never had any luck with spore water to agar. If i were you I would use that spore syringe on some grain jars and then use individual colonized grain kernels to grow out on agar.
Thats a bit more reassuring although a bit disappointing. I wonder why? Seems as if others have had no issues with it. HmmZ.
No, I completely agree. Swiping a spore print onto agar is fine but if it's in solution I'd do exactly as Mike says. Even better than extracting a grain, with sclerotia producers, is taking a baby in-vitro sclerotium. That seems to be working really well for me.
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insanemike said: My problem with the spore syringe to agar is mainly due to the water in the spore syringe. Too much water will support bacterial growth maybe even before the spores have had a chance to germinate.
Wrong. Water doesn't cause bacteria, bacteria causes bacteria.
Apply one to three drops of spore solution per plate. If you're not using a petri dish, the same steps apply here.
Leave it be for 24 hours (I just leave it in the SAB, no wrapping).
The water will be absorbed by the agar.
Then wrap your dish if you're using one.
If bacteria grows and no mycelium comes of it, your syringe is bad or your inoculation technique is awful.
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insanemike said: My problem with the spore syringe to agar is mainly due to the water in the spore syringe. Too much water will support bacterial growth maybe even before the spores have had a chance to germinate.
Wrong. Water doesn't cause bacteria, bacteria causes bacteria.
Apply one to three drops of spore solution per plate. If you're not using a petri dish, the same steps apply here.
Leave it be for 24 hours (I just leave it in the SAB, no wrapping).
The water will be absorbed by the agar.
Then wrap your dish if you're using one.
If bacteria grows and no mycelium comes of it, your syringe is bad or your inoculation technique is awful.
I've had some trouble lately with spores just not germinating on agar. I've tried streaking with a loop and making syringes. What are the common reasons for spores just not germinating on agar?
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FrankHorrigan
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Have you tried a different print? What agar recipe are you using?
IME, usually the spores just aren't viable for some reason or another.
Sometimes the spores will need to rehydrate a bit, tho this may not be the case since you have tried making a syringe.
You can rehydrate the spores from a print by placing a drop of sterile water on your agar, then swiping the spores into it.
I successfully "revived" some older prints that way.
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FrankHorrigan said: Have you tried a different print? What agar recipe are you using?
IME, usually the spores just aren't viable for some reason or another.
Sometimes the spores will need to rehydrate a bit, tho this may not be the case since you have tried making a syringe.
You can rehydrate the spores from a print by placing a drop of sterile water on your agar, then swiping the spores into it.
I successfully "revived" some older prints that way.
I've been using PDA, but I don't really have a firm recipe down. I start with a pint of water, 2 teaspoons of dextrose, and one teaspoon of potato flakes, then I add agar powder in small amounts and simmer it down until I get it to the right consistency.
I have a purple mystic print and a P. allenii print and I haven't gotten either to germinate. It would suck if these spores are no good. I wanted to grow them out. I especially wanted to take a stab at growing the allenii outdoors. I got these prints in trades so I didn't spend money on them or anything, but it has been kinda frustrating not being able to germinate them.
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FrankHorrigan
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Have you looked at my agar recipe list? It needs to be completed, but the main cube growing recipes are all there and work great for me.
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So I read snake venom in agar makes the the cell walls dissolve and the genes mix, thus creating a new variety.
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NumeroEno
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FrankHorrigan said: Have you looked at my agar recipe list? It needs to be completed, but the main cube growing recipes are all there and work great for me.
I just found it. I'm gonna read it all the way through before making my next batch of agar
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: taGyo]
#20989969 - 12/17/14 03:29 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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venom is what they use to crossbreed, yes. I believe RR has done it. try looking up some posts from him.
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NumeroEno
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Frank, what kind of yeast do you use in the PDYA? Would active dry yeast for baking or nutritional yeast flakes work better?
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: taGyo]
#20990088 - 12/17/14 03:52 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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EnoRoxxx said: Frank, what kind of yeast do you use in the PDYA? Would active dry yeast for baking or nutritional yeast flakes work better?
Use nutritional yeast.
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taGyo said: So I read snake venom in agar makes the the cell walls dissolve and the genes mix, thus creating a new variety.
You can try your hand at making your own "variety" by simply printing one cap of one variety on top of a print from a different variety, then swiping those spores on to a plate and looking for novel mushrooms to clone/print come harvest time. Don't expect the results to be too exciting though, since mutant varieties like PE will not readily mix with other phenotypes.
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taGyo
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That easy huh? I'll give it a shot with some GT and KSSS
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: taGyo]
#20990190 - 12/17/14 04:12 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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If I ever get my PM spore print to germinate, I thought mixing PM and AA+ spawn would be interesting. However, I doubt it would get me a leucistic PM.
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