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orchitis01
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WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS!
#20214371 - 07/02/14 09:08 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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This variety of mushroom has been slow in every aspect of it's cultivation. From my rye quart jars to the tub, but it's finally hit the ridiculous.
The jars were very slow compared to the other MS syringe that I did. They took almost 2 weeks longer to colonize their rye quarts vs the other variety that were inoculated on the same day. Plus, the mycelium was very very fluffy vs. the rhizo growth the other MS syringe.
On 5.2.14 I spawned 4 quarts of rye to 66qt tub of properly pasteurized sub of coir and vermiculate.
I used: One brick of coir 2 quarts of verm (your preference) 4 quarts of water Handful of gypsum
The sub is 3 inches. It's been slowly colonizing and colonizing a fluffy mycelium.
Over the last week. It's stopped colonizing. It's looked like this for the last 7 days. What could be going on?????


This is what it looked like 2 WEEKS AGO!
Edited by orchitis01 (07/02/14 09:11 AM)
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20214385 - 07/02/14 09:15 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I sure hope all that color change isn't mold
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orchitis01
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: Mushiez]
#20214401 - 07/02/14 09:20 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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It's not. Two different cameras. Tip 2 are from a cell with flash. Bottom is a dslr in natural light
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spacechildo
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20214415 - 07/02/14 09:26 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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it looks a bit bacterial to me, but I still think it looks pretty healthy considering it's been colonizing for 2 months. when it takes that long its usually because a contam has taken hold of your sub.
After 2 months, and considering you used coir+verm+gypsum I'd just fruit it. It probably wont finish as its been 2 months already. It might well go green/nasty when you fruit it but then at least you'll know.
it wont be as good as a fully colonized sub but its the only way to get anything out of this IME.
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: spacechildo]
#20214428 - 07/02/14 09:30 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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spacechildo said: it looks a bit bacterial to me, but I still think it looks pretty healthy considering it's been colonizing for 2 months. when it takes that long its usually because a contam has taken hold of your sub.
After 2 months, and considering you used coir+verm+gypsum I'd just fruit it. It probably wont finish as its been 2 months already. It might well go green/nasty when you fruit it but then at least you'll know.
it wont be as good as a fully colonized sub but its the only way to get anything out of this IME.
If it is bacteria, wouldn't it have started pinning? So far, no green and no pins.
Edited by orchitis01 (07/02/14 09:32 AM)
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20214444 - 07/02/14 09:36 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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My guess is something hitchhiked from the spawn jars
but hardly any margin change of myc and an onset of gray on that coco looks a bit fishy
can you describe the texture, specifically of those uncolonized spots? does it have filaments?
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20214457 - 07/02/14 09:38 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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orchitis01 said:
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spacechildo said: it looks a bit bacterial to me, but I still think it looks pretty healthy considering it's been colonizing for 2 months. when it takes that long its usually because a contam has taken hold of your sub.
After 2 months, and considering you used coir+verm+gypsum I'd just fruit it. It probably wont finish as its been 2 months already. It might well go green/nasty when you fruit it but then at least you'll know.
it wont be as good as a fully colonized sub but its the only way to get anything out of this IME.
If it is bacteria, wouldn't it have started pinning? So far, no green and no pins.
many contams will just sit and wait for fae in the tub, it could have hiked along from your initial agar plate as well. So there's a good chance it will go south once you introduce it to fruiting, but hey, only one way to find out right. healthy spawn dont need 2 months to colonize a cvg sub..
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: Mushiez]
#20214476 - 07/02/14 09:43 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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This variety has never shown any signs of rhizomorphic growth. It's always been a cotton ball look. This includes when colonizing the jars. So the uncolonized areas have a faint cottony look.
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: spacechildo]
#20214497 - 07/02/14 09:52 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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spacechildo said:
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orchitis01 said:
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spacechildo said: it looks a bit bacterial to me, but I still think it looks pretty healthy considering it's been colonizing for 2 months. when it takes that long its usually because a contam has taken hold of your sub.
After 2 months, and considering you used coir+verm+gypsum I'd just fruit it. It probably wont finish as its been 2 months already. It might well go green/nasty when you fruit it but then at least you'll know.
it wont be as good as a fully colonized sub but its the only way to get anything out of this IME.
If it is bacteria, wouldn't it have started pinning? So far, no green and no pins.
many contams will just sit and wait for fae in the tub, it could have hiked along from your initial agar plate as well. So there's a good chance it will go south once you introduce it to fruiting, but hey, only one way to find out right. healthy spawn dont need 2 months to colonize a cvg sub..
Welp, that isn't the news I wanted to hear. I had a jar that I didn't trust and made a mini dub tub. That did go south with trich. I had hoped if this had it, it would have reared its ugly green head by now.
I'm on vacation for a week, so I think I'm going to let it sit for that week rather than starting fae while I'm gone. Prefer not to come home to a green sub. And expose the house to mold.
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20214550 - 07/02/14 10:10 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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From what I can see from the pics, it looks a little too wet in there to me. That strain also looks very fluffy. 2 months is a really long time for colonization. What is your temperature like?
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: hummingbird]
#20214569 - 07/02/14 10:16 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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A constant 69 degrees
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20214586 - 07/02/14 10:22 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'd sacrifice the stalled tub to an outdoor manure patch doesnt look too hopeful
can't believe it was spawned in may
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: Mushiez]
#20214602 - 07/02/14 10:28 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I would just fruit it before vacation, but I like surprises. You really don't have anything to lose at this point.
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: spacechildo]
#20214632 - 07/02/14 10:40 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I hear ya. I been doing 5-6 shoebox size mini's cause I am paranoid of having a big tub contam. I need to get over that and just make more spawn....lol. But yes, 2 mo seems a long time. But I have only done small monos. The small ones take around 7-10 days on average. Usually not more than 2 weeks. But I also use alot of spawn 1:2 spawn/sub (usually). I could get away with much less doing straw and hpoo but I like the fast colonization time. Especially now it's getting hot out. Already had some minor heat related issues.
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: FreeWorldOrder]
#20214707 - 07/02/14 11:15 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'll get better pics today and hopefully that might change your thoughts
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01] 1
#20214894 - 07/02/14 12:11 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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orchitis01 said: A constant 69 degrees
Try raising the temps a little. I have mine at a constant 75.
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orchitis01
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Unfortunately, the temp cannot be changed.
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20215041 - 07/02/14 12:50 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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Here are better pics taken today....change anyone's thoughts? Still contaminated?



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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20215146 - 07/02/14 01:27 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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PS when you're offered a couple free syringes if you buy some (like a buy 4 get 2 free) and the free ones are something you've never heard of......probably shouldn't use those.
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Re: WTF!?! This Mono is driving me NUTS! [Re: orchitis01]
#20215154 - 07/02/14 01:29 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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looks great, and just because you never heard of them is actually more the reason to use them
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