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Are my colonizers lazy bastards?
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I only inoculated in two holes, maybe that is slowing me down...Anyway, inoculated at 4am Thurs. Sept. 25, took these pics of an average jar at 6:30 pm Today...2 jars seem waterlogged, the rest have a bit more or a bit less colonization than this one. There are two pics one of each side...Is it going, okay? You have factor in the pics do not show the space between the two patches, but I am certain you guys have seen enough jarts to account for that. Sorry if I seem a tad paranoid, it's my first attempt at this rather intriguing hobby.

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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: KentuckyPWRLFTR]
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I think they?re doing fine. However, it looks like your jar?s full of substrate all the way to the lid. Mycelium needs air to grow. Often colonization in jars that are very full will slow down as available oxygen is used up. If this happens, try flipping your jars upside down. This allows the heavier CO2 to drain away. This usually speeds things up.

But, as I said, so far you?re OK.


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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: ummikko]
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looks good! knoking them up with only two hole will make the jars coloinize a little slower.

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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: kindkesey]
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I thought I was supposed to fill up to the top with a layer of dry vermiculite, for the last 2/3- 1 ". Hmm, maybe I goofed...


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"The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me."

OCD had rendered me completely insane and not believable.

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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: KentuckyPWRLFTR]
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Yes, you?re supposed to put a layer of vermiculite on top of the substrate BUT leave air on top of that. Don?t panic though, they will just take a bit longer.


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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: ummikko]
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air can pass through the verm layer...isnt that the main purpose of this layer...to act as a filter? i wouldt think space between the verm and the lid would be a nice damp breeding ground for contams. also aside from flipping my jars i also put a coffee filter over the lid and secure with a rubber band.


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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: floridaboi101]
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In my experience leaving in some air speeds up the colonization process. If you prepare your jars well, the empty space should be free
of anything that a contaminate could grow on. Contaminates might get in the jar, but the filter will stop them from reaching the substrate.

Also, the space between the filter and the lid isn?t really that damp.
Moisture above the filter escapes through the holes in the lid. Moisture in the substrate is kept in by the filter.

Or so I believe. Would anyone with more experience like to comment on this?


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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: ummikko]
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My holes have tape over them...

I appreciate the comments friends


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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: KentuckyPWRLFTR]
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my holes get taped as well...when the jars become almost halfway colonized thats when the tape comes off and filters go on...and just for piece of mind could someone with a bit more experience elaborate for ummiko and myself?


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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: floridaboi101]
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fuck brf, make cracked corn and verm, your half pints take what 3-4 weeks to get fully done? halff a cc in a half pint with cracked corn will be done in a lile over 2 weeks. shits way faster from what my buddy tells me. never touchin the damn brf again, plus in 8 days you can make a qt with a half pint

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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: High_On_Magic]
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Well thats great dude but this particular post has to do with brf cakes, not cracked corn.


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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: floridaboi101]
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Hmm...I?ve never used tape myself..:-D

A thought just crossed my mind:
floridaboi, you live in Florida. You probably have warm and moist air all year round, right?
I live in Finland, where it?s a lot colder, and drier. Maybe my methods would fail where you live. Here, they?ve worked perfectly though.


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Re: Are my colonizers lazy bastards? [Re: ummikko]
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well...moist...yeah for the most part...warm...FUCK NO! it gets pretty damn cold here in the winter. not the "tropical paradise" everyone thinks...actuall its mostly ranches n farms...but ill stop ramblin now...good point by the way dude


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Marvelous man, but... [Re: High_On_Magic]
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Well, not that it matters but just for the record, that is completely irrelevant. The question is about colonization speed and from that has arisen a question concerning space or the lack thereof between the jar lid and the vermiculite topping, my question, and by extension the secondary question, involve BRF jars...


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"The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me."

OCD had rendered me completely insane and not believable.

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Re: Marvelous man, but... [Re: KentuckyPWRLFTR]
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Hey KY, from what I see your jars look fine. In the past I had all kinds of trouble getting jars to grow/finish, the trick I learned was gas exchange. Here's a good link from Anno that explains more about it. Like the others have said, let the jars grow for about 2-3 weeks, remove the tape off the holes, and place a clean(ed) coffee filter over the lid and secure it with the lid's ring. It dosen't sound like much, but your jars will really take off.

As for the rest of the debate, it's not a consern for you at the moment. Good luck.


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Much Obliged [Re: TheGanjaGorilla]
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Many thanks for the advice and encouragement...


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In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree...

"The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me."

OCD had rendered me completely insane and not believable.

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Re: Much Obliged [Re: KentuckyPWRLFTR]
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yeah ill second that, air exchange is important no matter what your substrate is, i had popcorn that had been sitting there for weeks and hardly did a thing, i took the tape off and put a coffee filter, a week later its all white and fuzzy, good luck :smile:

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