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Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb)
    #1962812 - 09/29/03 01:21 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

My friend bought 5 rye mycobags a few months ago and just now put them to use. He is brand new to mushroom cultivation and needs a little help. He injected 1cc of b+ from thelittleguy into each bag and put them in a dark box inside his closet. The temp is around 70F.

3 1/2 weeks later only two of the bags are showing signs of colonization and they aren't growing all that fast. Could it be too cold for colonization? He has a heating pad but is concerned about risk of fire. Do you guys have any ideas on how to speed up the colonization and can you tell me why the 3 other bags aren't showing signs of colonization yet?

Thanks

here are pics of the front and back of the two bags that have shown colonization signs.






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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1962892 - 09/29/03 01:57 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Hey Wake, at 70F I'm surprised those 2 bags have gone that far.

There is a noticible difference in time just between 80F & 85F, so you gotta get the temp up.

Bags can dry out easier than jars so watch the dry heat too.
good luck! :smile:

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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: shroomstruck]
    #1962934 - 09/29/03 02:15 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks man. So should I shoot for around 85F? What would be the best way to get temps like that?

I just took the temp of the lowest setting on my heating pad and it's around 96F. I wonder how I can get the temp down in the mid 80's.


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1962962 - 09/29/03 02:24 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Easiest way is to submerge them in a cooler filled with about 2.5" of water and
use a submersible fish tank heater (25-50W about $10). Fool with the little
knob on the top until you get it to keep the water at about 84F. You want to
shoot a bit low on the temp by about 2-3F. Now the bags could leek water,
so set them on a cookey rack above the water. Now they will not dry out and
they should have the right temp. I would not use a heat pad, it could short and
burn your house down after running straight for weeks!! Also put a cap full
of bleach in the water so it eliminates contams.
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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1962965 - 09/29/03 02:24 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

easiest incubator supplies: 2 tubs, some 'spacers' (something to fill 3" space), submersible fishtank heater.
instructions: put some water, the spacers and the heater in one tub. put the second tub into the first one. finished.

:thumbup: sure sped up my projects no end   


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1962972 - 09/29/03 02:25 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

(I'm a newbie too, so I'm just repeating the tips I've read)

A few tips I've read about those bags are to inject the spores at different parts of the bag (through the same patch, but aimed at different parts of the bag). It also may help to shake it around a bit, but whether or not you should do that now I don't know.


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: Twirling]
    #1963016 - 09/29/03 02:38 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks a bunch guys. I'll pass the tips on to my friend and hopefully these things will be done before too long!

Thanks again!


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1963064 - 09/29/03 02:50 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Your bags look great. By that, I mean they look just like they came out of the box.

Smash those bags. Spread the mycelium around. Loosen the substrate until it feels like what it is: potting soil.

This will speed things up as much as changing your temperature. Warm temperature helps speed things up but b+ should still colonize at 70 degrees. B+ is known for growing in house temperatures. More heat would help... but first, crumble your substrate.


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: Rose]
    #1963437 - 09/29/03 04:55 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks cervantes, I'm crumbling them right now.


I also went out and bought a 50w fish tank heater and a rubbermaid storage container. I spray painted the container so that light wont enter it and am in the process of mounting the heater.

Thanks for all the help guys, you saved our project!


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1963601 - 09/29/03 05:56 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

WTF are u using. ???????????????
Thats not corn, Nor wb, nor brf&verm,
doesnt even look like rye berrys.? but i think it is.?

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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: pussycontrol]
    #1963740 - 09/29/03 06:44 PM (20 years, 5 months ago)

It's rye berries.

I got my incubation chamber put together, it's looking pretty good. Here are some pics.





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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1964697 - 09/30/03 12:04 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

That looks like a fire hazard to me. The plastic around the heater might melt. The heater should be fully submergerd in the water.

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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: one800chiapet]
    #1964700 - 09/30/03 12:06 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

>The heater should be fully submerged in the water.

....providing it?s of a fully submersible type.

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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: Anno]
    #1964786 - 09/30/03 12:32 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

i say clamp it in a quart jar and fill. and place it inside. i unno what your doin with it now, fillin it all the way up with water? not to sure of your design and after its full, where are the jars going to be?

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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: High_On_Magic]
    #1964866 - 09/30/03 01:01 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

you need a fully submersible heater THAT ONE isn't!!  :shake: I'm using a sterlite inside of a rubbermaid of the same size. They are slightly different shaped so don't fit perfectly and that leaves a space for water in the bottom where the heater is.


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: Hongosmeester]
    #1965396 - 09/30/03 08:27 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Dammit. I went to Petsmart and that was the only type of heaters they had. I guess I'll take it back today and look again.

Can anyone reccomend a good heater for me? I definetly don't want to burn my house down and did realize that it was getting awefully hot around the plastic so I unplugged it last night.


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1965409 - 09/30/03 08:30 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Ok, I think I found what you guys are talking about. Could someone take a look at the one here ( http://www.petsmart.com/fish/shopping/aquarium%5Fheaters/products/product%5F754.shtml ) and tell me if it would work or not?

Thanks a bunch!


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1965456 - 09/30/03 08:51 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah, breaking up the bags to spread around the mycellium will definitely help. When you notice more growth at the edges of the bag, break it up again.

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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: StrongBad]
    #1965469 - 09/30/03 08:55 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

I broke up the bags last night and it turns out all but 1 are showing signs of mycelium growth. The two that I thought hadn't started colonizing yet have almost completely colonized the middle of the substrate without showing any signs on the outside.

Anyways, I really need help with that fish tank heater now. I'm about to run out and I want to make sure it's the right thing before I go.


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Re: Need help with mycobags (help me, I'm a newb) [Re: WakeboardrB]
    #1965478 - 09/30/03 08:59 AM (20 years, 5 months ago)

Submersible? Check.

Looks good to me.


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