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jman123
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Black mushrooms
#20598604 - 09/21/14 07:49 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Shroomers,
Sadly I think my whole lot of mushrooms have been contaminated. It started after I picked one of the mushrooms and I suppose I should have removed the entire cake but I thought I would get more out of it. I found some green mold on one of the cakes today. I also have been having this black shit form all around the mushrooms. At first I thought it was just the spores coming out of the mushrooms until the mushroom itself started to turn black. Now I'm jus wondering if maybe its from the light or just mold. Please can someone tell me if this is mold and how I got it because I was doing so good for colonization. Here are some pictures. http://

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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: jman123]
#20598628 - 09/21/14 07:57 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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It does not look like mold. Maybe bruising because the cakes are dry. If you did find one with green mold then its just a matter of time before the rest of your cakes have it. Harvest what you can and move it outside. Definitely get a second opinion. I'm no pro.
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Top pic is green mold for sure.
The "black" looks like spores too me from what I can see on my phone.
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I'm not sure but it could just be the spores, pics are a bit blurry although that one shroom in the bottom pic doesn't look to good. Maybe harvest sooner, ungerminated spores can easely cause contams maybe that's where the green comes from.
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That first one def looks like mold to me.. Unless your camera is playing tricks on us. If it's green n not blue, I would say mold.. If it's mold, I hope u moved the whole tub to a location far and away from your work area. The black stuff looks like spores to me.. I'm not 100% but just mho..
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jman123
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So I just picked the lot of mushrooms. I am thinking of just rinsing them dunk and roll. And do a very thorough clean of my room. Should I do that or not even risk it after that one cake was contaminated. What do you guys think? I sleep in that same room so I don't wanna get sick from it.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: jman123]
#20598751 - 09/21/14 08:27 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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That little bit of green mold wont get you sick and that black shit is just spores.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: jman123]
#20598754 - 09/21/14 08:29 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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If your going to try and grow off these move it outside your house. You most likely have green mold spores in your perlite. I would not risk future grows keeping inside.
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That first cake is pretty badly contaminated and I would not be surprised if it spreads to other cakes.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: MudaFuka]
#20598778 - 09/21/14 08:38 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Okay so I ordered desiccant in the mail since none of these god for saken stores around me carry it. Should i put the picked shrooms in the fridge for a day and then dry them out for 24 hours starting tomorrow? And yeah, I might throw away the cakes. I put in so much money into this hobby and have gotten little results so far. I might just hold off on doing this again for awhile. I need to either try a diff method or find another way. I don't want to risk contaminating them. And I live out in the midwest so I can't really put them outside...That just isn't an option with the cold weather.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: jman123]
#20598881 - 09/21/14 09:09 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Do a bulk setup next time.. All u will need to get is a new tub, some type of grain.. I buy 20 lbs of wbs at wallyworld for 8-9 bucks n some type of bulk substrate.. I would recommend coir since it's pretty contam resistant. I mean, u almost have to try n fuck up coir to fuck that shit up. I can only get 3 bricks at a time unless I order online around here, n that's less than 10$ too. So.. Less than $25 to get goin again. Also, take a spore print! U will never need another syringe unless u want variety or really get into this hobby once u have a successful grow.  Edit: after u get your bulk going, invest in a food dehydrator.. That desiccant you're gonna get isn't gonna last long with bulk. Also, put em in front of a fan till u get it. I don't think putting in a fridge will hurt..
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jman123
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Thank you for some really beneficial advice. It's greatly appreciated. Would you recommend getting some type of way to better FAE in the room. Throughout my first grow, I don't think the misting was the best way to get them to grow. I had a very good mycelium early on but damaged the mycelium when dunking turning them blue. Full colonization: About 3 weeks. First fruit: 6 days after the dunk and roll. Trouble maintaining humidity through the perlite. I've only heard good things about coir. There are some more complex techniques on here in which I'd like to try but require lots of equipment.
Just gotta take a short break and then try again. I've already learned so much from this.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: jman123]
#20599005 - 09/21/14 09:47 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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jman123 said: Shroomers,
Sadly I think my whole lot of mushrooms have been contaminated. It started after I picked one of the mushrooms and I suppose I should have removed the entire cake but I thought I would get more out of it. I found some green mold on one of the cakes today. I also have been having this black shit form all around the mushrooms. At first I thought it was just the spores coming out of the mushrooms until the mushroom itself started to turn black. Now I'm jus wondering if maybe its from the light or just mold. Please can someone tell me if this is mold and how I got it because I was doing so good for colonization. Here are some pictures. http://


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That first one looked like aspergillus to me at first glance, but then it may just be the pic that made it look black. If it's black mold it is dangerous to future grows and to your health. My diagnosis may be wrong but if it were me I'd take no chances. What's that funky looking thing on your middle left cake in the last pic?
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MudaFuka
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: Sanguin3]
#20599133 - 09/21/14 10:19 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Its definitely green.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: MudaFuka]
#20599164 - 09/21/14 10:25 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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At least it's not a health hazard. Needless to say that cake is toast. OP could try planting them outside, but get that shit out of your house before it compromises future grows. Man I'm so glad my place is so contam free, except for the unfortunate yeast contaminated Orissa syringe I used a while back.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: NumeroEno]
#20599174 - 09/21/14 10:26 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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EnoRoxxx said: At least it's not a health hazard. Needless to say that cake is toast. OP could try planting them outside, but get that shit out of your house before it compromises future grows. Man I'm so glad my place is so contam free, except for the unfortunate yeast contaminated Orissa syringe I used a while back.
i always seem to get shitty yeast syringes.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: pawnzy]
#20599189 - 09/21/14 10:30 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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My place was contam free for quite a while then I let one moldy pan sub sit in my grow area for too long and now I get mold popping up all the time. It's amazing how long one unchecked contam can haunt you.
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Re: Black mushrooms [Re: pawnzy]
#20599192 - 09/21/14 10:30 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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That was the only one I ever got, but I don't really see any need to order another syringe, now that I have a bunch of PE going on agar and a purple mystic print coming soon. The fatass I'm almost done with should make some nice isolates too
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