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mycelium growth
#19305553 - 12/20/13 10:51 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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hi, i started this project 2 weeks ago, these are some of the jars that i took a pic thinking that the mycelium is starting to stop growing. i had it in my desk with a baseboard heater behind it. i know that is dry heat so i put a humidifier in there to let the air stay pretty moist half the time. i had 1 jar that did not do anything so i checked the vermiculite and it seems fairly dry. what can i do so it can continue to grow? maybe add a little bit of water on the top and let it trickle down? plz help
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305571 - 12/20/13 10:55 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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What style of lid do you have (pics would help) ? The fact that you have a tin-foil lid is probably not good as it restricts fresh air exchange.
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: invitro]
#19305582 - 12/20/13 10:57 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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i used a second piece of tin foil for the lid. once i was done with my project i let the verm breath with the holes that were made from the needle and took off the second layer of tin foil
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305586 - 12/20/13 10:58 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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the holes were fairy big since i put them in a box without the cover on it. nobody touches my desk so i thought it would be okay
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305621 - 12/20/13 11:08 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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That jars way to big for the pf tek
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: cronicr]
#19305626 - 12/20/13 11:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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they probably do look big, but its not as big as you think
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305632 - 12/20/13 11:11 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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it was a left over syringe, i just wanted to try a new experiment and see what would happen with different jars
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305635 - 12/20/13 11:12 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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No...its to big
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305638 - 12/20/13 11:14 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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They look like they are bigger then your hand.... Which is to big.. The foil is slowing your colonization down, Also you need to know what the temp is down there if you have it next to a heater with a humidifier it's prolly getting way to hot.
Just needs to sit on a shelf somewhere left alone with the foil off in a smaller jar.
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: cronicr]
#19305644 - 12/20/13 11:15 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Gravity is drawing your moisture to the bottom
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: cronicr]
#19305647 - 12/20/13 11:17 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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no no no, the baseboard heater is behind the cabinets completely sealed off. it stays at a consistent 84 degrees. i wouldn't just throw my jars where ever
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305650 - 12/20/13 11:18 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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from the beginning, i just want to know what can i do to fix my problem if the vermiculite is starting to get dry. what can i do to help it get moist again?
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305652 - 12/20/13 11:19 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Taking off the foil is a good start it will allow moisture to rise.
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okay, i will do that what else would help? trickling a little water would be a bad idea?
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19305668 - 12/20/13 11:24 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sounds like an open invitation for contaminates
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You can try flip it
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: cronicr]
#19305682 - 12/20/13 11:26 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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with the tin foil off? that doesn't sound so safe and messy
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19309722 - 12/21/13 10:09 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19309746 - 12/21/13 10:17 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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i don't think theres any hope for that, is the whole bottom colonized?
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19311801 - 12/22/13 12:56 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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ye one 1 jar the rest no
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19311827 - 12/22/13 01:04 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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i might think about just taking whats colonized and rinsint the rest off real well
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: cronicr]
#19312035 - 12/22/13 02:06 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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84 is way too high. It might have stalled, because like Cronicr said, all your moisture is at the bottom, compacting your sub, also, 84 opened the door for the nasties to walk right in and take a comfortable seat right on your sub.
If you flip it, flip it with the cover, and the dry layer of verm still intact.
...and that jar is way too big for BRF cake colonization man. Maybe you can crumble and case it if is stalls for too long....
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: 1down5up]
#19319232 - 12/24/13 12:14 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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if i took it out of the jar when it's not completely colonized and dunk it and put it in my terrarium would anything grow off of it? im just wondering
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19319236 - 12/24/13 12:17 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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yes it would just make sure you get all that uncolonized shit off the top and rinse well after you dunk
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: cronicr]
#19319242 - 12/24/13 12:20 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Those are way too big. They are bound to stall. That's why we use 1/2 pint jars. Birth em if they stalled, wash off whats not colonized, dunk, rinse, roll, fruit. You at least should get something instead of nothing.
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: cronicr]
#19319247 - 12/24/13 12:21 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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ok thanks i know my jars are way too big. i just wanted to try an it and see what happens. wide mouth jars are the best correct?
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19319248 - 12/24/13 12:22 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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oh well 5 of my jars came out fine. 5/10 they are huge
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: ithernet]
#19319251 - 12/24/13 12:24 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yup. 1/2 pint wide mouth if ya plan to birth them as cakes. I've done pint size jars my first time and they took over a month to colonize and a few just stalled out. After switching to 1/2 pint size, they were done by 2 weeks in perfect conditions.
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rule of thumb for the pf tek is they should be as wide as they are tall
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Re: mycelium growth [Re: cronicr]
#19319270 - 12/24/13 12:31 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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You already know im as wide as tall.... wait never mind... That's not right.
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haha
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