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Possible mold contamination
    #22040994 - 08/04/15 07:48 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Hey guys. FYI I haven't searched the forum for threads with similar pics since I know that time is of the essence if mold has taken hold of your grow kit, so I'm sorry if this has come up before.

I recently got a grow kit and I am currently growing my second flush - one week in. Today I noticed (not sure if it has been there for more than today as the bag is so humid it's not very easy to see through) small patches of dark green/blueish stuff that I suspect could be a mold infestation. I have uploaded a few pics for you to consider.

It does not smell funky other than the earthy smell I have felt before in the box, which is the same smell as the shrooms have themselves. Also the colour is very similar (if not the same) as the colour the shrooms get when they drop spores. Could it be just a miscolouring of spores or is it mold?

If it is mold, is there any chance to salvage the kit in this early stage of contamination?

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Re: Possible mold contamination [Re: mushpipe]
    #22041752 - 08/04/15 11:32 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

In your case, your substrate is bruised from being dry. Humidity doesn't make the surface glisten and happy. You need to mist it until it's glistening, and the verm looks dark WITH NO POOLING WATER. Mist it when the verm is light in color, and it isn't glistening anymore. Ideally you should keep it glistening, and the verm dark 24/7. The fruits are bruised from being handled/picked/peeled a little. It's completely normal, and it's oxidation occurring


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Re: Possible mold contamination [Re: Mad Season]
    #22071171 - 08/10/15 10:29 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

How about this then? A couple of days later I find this (the light green patch to the left of the mushroom.

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Is it mold? What can I do about it? Is it possible to just scoop it out with a spoon? (Sterile of course).


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Re: Possible mold contamination [Re: mushpipe]
    #22071186 - 08/10/15 10:36 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Trichoderma. No you can't scoop it or cut it out. It's an instant toss. You can tell it's trich too because it has a granular sandy look to it.
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I wouldn't bother cutting it. Trich is parasitic. It's a lot more than that green spot. That's just the sporulation. Trich is actually white and it's definitely intertwined in your mycelium now.

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Re: Possible mold contamination [Re: Mad Season]
    #22073060 - 08/10/15 06:51 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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I wouldn't bother cutting it. Trich is parasitic. It's a lot more than that green spot. That's just the sporulation. Trich is actually white and it's definitely intertwined in your mycelium now.



Actually only the aerial mycelium is white. The vegetative mycelium that grows through the substrate is sort of greyish and is so thin it's to hard to see even on agar.


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