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 Pastywhyte 
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I'm gonna say that if you made it a little thicker like say 3/8", it would probably be good for at least 3 months. No need to cool it at an angle, the reason that is done for slants is to provide a larger growing surface. I have cannot say exactly how I i have kept and successful transferred from a plate but it was older than 3 months for sure.
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 cronicr
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gona give this a run tonight, opened my mail box today and found 6 prints some PE swabs and 2 pounds of agar powder, now x-mas is gonna feel stupidly pointless but today kicks ass
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HypnotoadCroaked
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Pastywhyte said:
glad people are getting on board agar is too good to let excuses like "its hard " or "I don't want to have to order stuff online" to prevent people from trying this exciting aspect of the hobby.
Agar is eazy with the no pour method. The most important thing to stress is that there is most likely something in your house right now that can be part of an agar mix. It has been pointed out time and time again, no pour is for the study by an individual who does not want to pour or order real plates (Cost/paranoia/both?).
I have tried both the pp5 and the glass 1/2 pint jars back and forth, and prefer the glass jars. I have been getting no condensation at all, and I can do 12 with just a bit over 250ml media. I tried the quarter pint small mouth rounds. What a pain in the ass....all of mine are "quilted" on the outside so I have zero chance of seeing anything from the side. They are too small on the bottom, and require more monitoring or else will cover the plate pretty quick. 1/2 pint plastic lids are my sweet spot....again, just my opinion.
Plastic vs glass vs size is preferential. The cat is still skinned.
This is a great place to start when people ask "What is an eazy method to agar?"
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cronicr
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i prefer all the above and then some, if you can fill it up and pc it....get to work
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cronicr
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 Re: Pasty Agar Tek  [Re: cronicr]
#19316263 - 12/23/13 01:50 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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hey whippy when you decide to try the agave let me know how it works out for ya, i have it in my house but never thought to try it
edit: nm i foun some of your posts alreay
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Edited by cronicr (12/23/13 01:55 PM)
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: cronicr]
#19316310 - 12/23/13 01:57 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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cronicr said:
hey whippy when you decide to try the agave let me know how it works out for ya, i have it in my house but never thought to try it
edit: nm i foun some of your posts alreay
I think that the agave is similar to honey. It is more than a simple sugar. I have not tried agave + agar without potato, but I think it would work great in the correct formulation.
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Pastywhyte
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Whippy said:
This is a great place to start when people ask "What is an eazy method to agar?"
That's all I was hoping to do. Show how easy it can be, and if some people prefer to do 1/2 pint jars after a few kicks at the can that's cool. The point is giving it a try and seeing how easy it really is.
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So I was at Walmart today, the 2nd one I've tried and it appears they no longer carry my beloved little square flat Ball jars 
So I was like alright, what would Pasty do?
Bam! 
I couldn't remember what kind of tupperware it was you used, but it looks like I ended up getting the exact same ones. I didn't have any micropore tape so I siliconed in some tyvek. We'll see if it worked!
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cronicr
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i used the twist tops
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: cronicr]
#19342982 - 12/29/13 06:34 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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^^^ shitty ass Walmart here didn't have those or I would have too...
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TheApprentice
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I really hate the pop tops tho.
would have loved to get the twist opens
Forrester, try your local jewel or albertsons grocery
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cronicr
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i found thes things called baby cubes that i'm using for germination that i like
 they sanp nicely into a little stand they come with and i can just put the whole thing on it's side while i work there about five bux in the babyfood section of most retail stores
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Violet
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Twist-top forever 
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: Violet]
#19343020 - 12/29/13 06:45 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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i had a stck of 3 dollar off coupons but i lost them, i was getting the stacks of 3 for about 50 cents in the summer time
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: cronicr]
#19343030 - 12/29/13 06:48 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've never seen Ziplocs for less than $2.25 on sale for 3 pints.
Other brands yeah, but they're still not even worth it
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Forrester
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TheApprentice said:
Forrester, try your local jewel or albertsons grocery
Jewel? Albertsons? You speak a foreign language!
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Re: Pasty Agar Tek [Re: Violet]
#19343116 - 12/29/13 07:11 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Violet said:
I've never seen Ziplocs for less than $2.25 on sale for 3 pints.
Other brands yeah, but they're still not even worth it
there like 4.99 average at most the stores around here they were 3.50 for the most of summer
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Pastywhyte
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Forrester said:
So I was at Walmart today, the 2nd one I've tried and it appears they no longer carry my beloved little square flat Ball jars
So I was like alright, what would Pasty do?
Bam!
I couldn't remember what kind of tupperware it was you used, but it looks like I ended up getting the exact same ones. I didn't have any micropore tape so I siliconed in some tyvek. We'll see if it worked!
Looks good man
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blindingleaf
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the shop n bag 2 blocks from me in the city of brotherly love has the them both, twist and pop tops. i think they (shop n bag) r franchised though, so it may be up to the owner of the store what to carry.
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blindingleaf
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pasty i blame u for having too many plates to work with.
gonna have to dump some. no room in fridge and all jars are in use, so i can't noc up more grain yet. many of these have grown to the edge, which i haven't had a problem with yet taking wedges up against the walls, but with regular petri i almost always get a bacteria contam if i take a wedge from the edge. haha sounds like a good thread name "Wedge from the Edge"
what is ur opinion on taking a wedge from the edge of these PP5's vs a regular petri? am i just lucky or are the higher walls offering a better barrier?
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