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Inocuole
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Re: first time grower, freaking out [Re: tradal]
#21796726 - 06/12/15 10:06 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'll reply with what I think you should hear, whether or not you want to hear it, actually, thanks. A few posts ago you were begging for responses.
If you're going to steam sterilize you should be doing it at LEAST 90 minutes, but more like 2 hours to be sure, and as was stated, boiling is not sterilizing.
Or you could pressure cook them and be absolutely sure that sterilization was a success.
More than anything though, read before you do stuff, and get second opinions on what you're going to do so that you don't waste time and materials.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19140341#19140341
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tradal
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Re: first time grower, freaking out [Re: Inocuole]
#21796796 - 06/12/15 10:27 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I've already disposed of the suspect cake, I broke down my terrarium and lysol''ed it. When I pulled the cake out, it smelled like a delicious yummy shroom, and I went to pinch off the green stuff to see if it was underneath and it wasn't. I'm going to prep more substrate now and let it cook for 2 hours. I labeled everything, so I'll just see which ones grow and which ones don't.
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Inocuole
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Re: first time grower, freaking out [Re: tradal]
#21796805 - 06/12/15 10:29 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I sure hope that wasn't just a case of bruising.
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tradal
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Re: first time grower, freaking out [Re: tradal]
#21796856 - 06/12/15 10:45 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Sksoul - I did it for my last cake of my first batch. I acquired a very large amount of syringes, and these things have a shelf life. I was a little too enthusiastic, I had dreams of fields of shrooms... I don't plan on doing that again. Also, thank you very much for that link. Im kicking myself right now for not letting my jars cook longer... Oh well, learn from mistakes.
Master cultivator - Ive already disposed of the cake, it was very good smelling but I wanted to get to work with cleaning everything so I just chucked and did so. I wish I had a better camera, but I dont all my pics will probably be with this camera 
Free world order - I appreciate the help and videos.
Machivelliavore - I didn't sterilize my needles with fire, they were fresh out the pack.
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misiu007
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Re: first time grower, freaking out [Re: tradal]
#21796993 - 06/12/15 11:22 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Here is my advice, READ. There are plenty of great TEKs on this very site that will guide you step by step and get you the field of shroomies you've been dreaming of. The fact that you didn't use gloves when inoculating, shot up entire syringe into a jar etc etc, tells me you haven't done your homework. And if you don't do your homework, youre going to fail at this. Not saying this to be an ass, just telling you what you need to do to get what you want.
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Machiavelliavore
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Re: first time grower, freaking out [Re: misiu007]
#21797400 - 06/12/15 12:53 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I thought that 10CC was a typo, lol. And you should flame sterilize between cakes no matter what if you're doing open air nocs.
You did use the vermiculite barrier layer on top, yes?
Again, I would highly look at using self-healing silicon injection ports.
Calm down. You shouldn't be so hasty to toss everything. It doesn't even matter if there are trich spores in your fruiting chamber, colonized substrate is contaminant resistant until it expends all of its energy. Not saying cleaning is a bad idea, it's a good idea, but there's no need to freak out.
Lastly, if you're serious about "a field of shrooms," get a still air box and a pressure cooker, READ, and follow instructions more precisely.
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I spawned some popcorn casings and had double-overlay cause I didn't put enough hydrogen peroxide in my automated aquarium mister. I only got one mushroom so I cut off the head part where the seeds fall from and put it in a jar of LC and sprayed it all over a tin of PF cakes I made with gravel, cardboard, and bisquick in my microwave. I think it will be good cause B+ is so potent. Triggered yet? Only a square would say "a cube is a cube."
No, this does not look right...
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