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Hashy2312
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Partially/Non-Colonized BRF Cakes
#19224025 - 12/03/13 08:05 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Although I just created this account, I have four years of experience growing with BRF cakes. I have never had any major problems until last year when I moved from Florida to the Pacific NW. I cannot find anyone on the board with a similar problem and am quite perplexed. I have entire batches (12 jars) that are either only partially colonizing or not colonizing at all. Some colonize halfway, like directly in half split vertically right down the middle, only in spots, everywhere except in some spots or not at all. This is extremely puzzling because I can do two 12-jar batches one after the other using the exact same substrate ingredients and one batch will colonize fine and the other has this problem. This is really eating at me. How could this happen all of a sudden after four years and more than 25 successful grows? I thought it might be the colder temperature here, but it is still within the prescribed limits, and I've even put them in front of a space heater with no change in results. Anyone?
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Anonymoose69
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Registered: 12/03/13
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Re: Partially/Non-Colonized BRF Cakes [Re: Hashy2312]
#19224393 - 12/03/13 09:15 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm not so experience but same thing happened with some of my jars, I think it's because I didn't put in enough liquid culture for it to thrive, it's also not so warm here in my place so that could be a factor. I posted recently with my experience and asked about cleaning them off and placing them in a terrarium and seeing if they still can be used. Think we can still use them?
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Hashy2312
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Re: Partially/Non-Colonized BRF Cakes [Re: Anonymoose69]
#19224562 - 12/03/13 09:59 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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They are still usable. I just slice off the uncolonized portion after 6 weeks when I am sure they will colonize no further and stick the partials together to be about the size of a full cake. They fruit well with no contams or other issues. It just cuts the final output to about six cakes instead of the full 12.
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SamhainJ
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Re: Partially/Non-Colonized BRF Cakes [Re: Hashy2312]
#19224605 - 12/03/13 10:07 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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If part of the jar is uncolonized then its prob onky colonized on the outside..
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