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Crazy5150760
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Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow
#20554830 - 09/11/14 07:58 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I started my mono tub of pink buffalo on 8-29 to start a test batch yet found 2 jars bad so we only had 3 qt jars of grain mixed with 12 qt of coco and verm (bulk sub was pasteurized not bucket tek) taped up and put back into incubation .
on 9-6 it grew a few pin heads yet i dont think it was 100% colonized yet but we put it into fruiting. (i think it was pinning cuz the tub was moved a few times and i think that pushed air out the lid and sucked fresh air in .. )
9-9 we had our first one done ahead of the rest of the rest .. so i had to eat it and hmm it was good fresh   
9-10 we saw what looked like a contamination it looks a little off color, like some green it in.
  but the mushrooms are still going nice
 

what do you suggest i do about what might me a contamination should i leave it , pour alcohol on it, shove a pc'ed mason jar over it all the way to the bottom. ?
cant wait to get a stock pile of these jars going and go big..
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20554855 - 09/11/14 08:03 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Leave it be bro, your substrate is cracked and broken in multiple places most likely from moving the tub, that is why your substrate is taking on a bluish color.
Edited by MikeShroomz (09/11/14 08:05 PM)
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: MikeShroomz]
#20555103 - 09/11/14 09:00 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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That and it looks a little dry. Those pins look really fat, which also kind of supports my idea that you're erring a bit too much on the side of FAE. Give it a mist or two.
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Psilicon]
#20555120 - 09/11/14 09:04 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Lookin dry mist that thing cuz. I dint think it looks contaminated tho.
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: MikeShroomz]
#20555236 - 09/11/14 09:36 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ok ill mist it in few , it used have plenty of moisture.. Lol maybe i shouldnt open it up every night to pull the mushrooms out that are done. Or do you mean i need more fresh air? I used felt on the side and lose lose poly up on top. .. And thanks for the help
And mist into the whole tub pretty good?
Edited by Crazy5150760 (09/11/14 09:40 PM)
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20555268 - 09/11/14 09:44 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yep, mist into the tub pretty good, but not from too close. And you should definitely be opening it to harvest mature fruits by cutting (not by picking, as it tears up your substrate).
Fresh air is a good thing, but too much of it can lead to dryness. It isn't really killing your grow, as evidenced by the numerous and very healthy mushrooms, but it pushes you out of the ideal unless you supplement. No big deal, really.
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20555321 - 09/11/14 09:58 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Crazy5150760 said: I started my mono tub of pink buffalo on 8-29 to start a test batch yet found 2 jars bad so we only had 3 qt jars of grain mixed with 12 qt of coco and verm (bulk sub was pasteurized not bucket tek) taped up and put back into incubation .
on 9-6 it grew a few pin heads yet i dont think it was 100% colonized yet but we put it into fruiting. (i think it was pinning cuz the tub was moved a few times and i think that pushed air out the lid and sucked fresh air in .. )
9-9 we had our first one done ahead of the rest of the rest .. so i had to eat it and hmm it was good fresh   
9-10 we saw what looked like a contamination it looks a little off color, like some green it in.
  but the mushrooms are still going nice
 

what do you suggest i do about what might me a contamination should i leave it , pour alcohol on it, shove a pc'ed mason jar over it all the way to the bottom. ?
cant wait to get a stock pile of these jars going and go big..
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: PurePleasure]
#20555656 - 09/11/14 11:23 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Its weird how you do all this reading and learning then forget everything as its happening.. Lol But i was reading on another thread someone talking about the OP mushrooms having "webbed feet" mine are getting kinda like that as well i think.. What is that from?
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20555681 - 09/11/14 11:32 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Webbed feet? I've never heard of it. Do you mean fuzzy feet?
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Psilicon]
#20555772 - 09/12/14 12:00 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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There we go that was the term used, fuzzy lol sorry.
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20555907 - 09/12/14 12:39 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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No problem. If your mushrooms had webbed feet I'd be really concerned.
Yeah, if you look at the mushrooms in the middle of your substrate, they do have kind of fuzzy feet. Not terrible, but not great either. On the outsides, closer to the air holes, you can see they gradually disappear. That's because fuzzy feet are indicative of a low-oxygen environment, and fresh air isn't getting to the inside as fast. If you open it up they'll go away a little more...but at the cost of more moisture lost to the air, and therefore more misting.
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Psilicon]
#20556021 - 09/12/14 01:06 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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try to case the cracked lines before your next flush, maybe that will help
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: alchemistical]
#20556580 - 09/12/14 07:08 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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alchemistical said: try to case the cracked lines before your next flush, maybe that will help
No, please don't do that. That's inviting contams to germinate in the casing and grow up big and strong while the cubensis isn't colonizing anymore and is putting literally all of its energy into fruiting.
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Psilicon]
#20556767 - 09/12/14 08:39 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Is your liner taped to the walls of the tub? Looks like it. I think you want to leave it free so it can move with the substrate as it shrinks.
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20557436 - 09/12/14 11:31 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yea i tapped it on.. Makes sense next tub wont get tapped i did this one the hard way and cut it short then tried to put it in next time i will put big piece in and cut after filled..
About the FEA should i not use the felt on bottom holes and go with the tight polyfil stuffed in it? The room has plenty of air movement its in a nicely set up grow room with lots of room (tubs fit nicely under the 4x8 flood tables..but since its a flowering room we only have access to it 12 hrs a day . And im supposed to harvest the mushroom when it looks like my first ic (single done mushroom) but its way small like palm of my hand small . Do i let it grow bigger or is it true that once veil rips then it stops producing the good stuff and just gets weight in turn diluting my potency ?
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20557467 - 09/12/14 11:37 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Crazy5150760 said: Yea i tapped it on.. Makes sense next tub wont get tapped i did this one the hard way and cut it short then tried to put it in next time i will put big piece in and cut after filled..
About the FEA should i not use the felt on bottom holes and go with the tight polyfil stuffed in it? The room has plenty of air movement its in a nicely set up grow room with lots of room (tubs fit nicely under the 4x8 flood tables..but since its a flowering room we only have access to it 12 hrs a day . And im supposed to harvest the mushroom when it looks like my first ic (single done mushroom) but its way small like palm of my hand small . Do i let it grow bigger or is it true that once veil rips then it stops producing the good stuff and just gets weight in turn diluting my potency ?
I don't believe. I just know sporeless mushrooms taste like doo doo
 I harvest mine when they first start to shed their veil or right before. And that is as the mushrooms mature
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Edited by PurePleasure (09/12/14 11:42 AM)
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: PurePleasure]
#20557915 - 09/12/14 01:26 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yea thats what i been doing , i check every night around 7 anything that i see then with vail detached i pull, then again around 12-1 am or when im done trimming the bud, when i close the grow room door. I have pulled 6 tiny ones so far that opend all the way up dried all 6 weigh 0.1g lol anyon know why some are that tiny lol. Like a sunflower see has more mass to it lol..
And how do i prevent that cracking if i have to move the tub from incubation room to fruiting room?
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20557924 - 09/12/14 01:28 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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don't have an incubation room
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20557949 - 09/12/14 01:33 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Crazy5150760 said: Yea thats what i been doing , i check every night around 7 anything that i see then with vail detached i pull, then again around 12-1 am or when im done trimming the bud, when i close the grow room door. I have pulled 6 tiny ones so far that opend all the way up dried all 6 weigh 0.1g lol anyon know why some are that tiny lol. Like a sunflower see has more mass to it lol..
And how do i prevent that cracking if i have to move the tub from incubation room to fruiting room?
Sounds like if you have tiny opened caps they are just giving up.
Not enough RH Mushrooms are around 90% water and I can tell you first hand your tub is dry as fuck.
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: PurePleasure]
#20558735 - 09/12/14 04:12 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yes i am misting it and addressing that factor at first it as very humid and didnt notice it dry out.. And i have an incubation room ( the veg grow room) cuz it rums a little warmer and has longer light hrs and allows me to work on it durring hrs i can even get to the tub in fruting room.. Maybe place it on a board durring transfer
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Re: Is this a contamination in my mono tub?? sorry its my first grow [Re: Crazy5150760]
#20598771 - 09/21/14 08:35 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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What would i look in a bad mushroom (contaminated) how do u know when to toss and start over instead of waiting for more
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