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PeaceWeaver
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The beginnings of green mold?
#22282203 - 09/24/15 05:55 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hi all,
This is my first attempt at growing mushrooms, dropped $300 on a kit and will never be purchasing from this company again. First, the sent a clear tub - so I've had to duct tape the bottom so the substrate doesn't get light. Second, no information on how to air out the tank, or air pump included. Third, awful instructions and inability to let customers know you need a very large canner.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post the name of the company, but would love to let others know not to buy from this company - so let me know if I can (First post so being cautious)
OKAY, now here's the real problem; After weeks of preparation, things seemed to be going well! But today I woke up and looked in, and saw this...
Can someone confirm this to be green mold? Or otherwise? And if so... what should I do? Did I just toss $300 and lots of time down the toilet?!

Thank you all for your input! Hope this can be solved...
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Shiithead
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Re: The beginnings of green mold? [Re: PeaceWeaver]
#22282221 - 09/24/15 06:07 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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If you are lazy enough to buy a kit and not put in the effort, then obviously you don't respect the mushroom and have gotten what you've deserved.
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Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Psalm 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Revelation 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Edited by Shiithead (09/24/15 06:15 AM)
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Machiavelliavore
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Re: The beginnings of green mold? [Re: PeaceWeaver]
#22282244 - 09/24/15 06:26 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
PeaceWeaver said: Hi all,
This is my first attempt at growing mushrooms, dropped $300 on a kit and will never be purchasing from this company again. First, the sent a clear tub - so I've had to duct tape the bottom so the substrate doesn't get light. Second, no information on how to air out the tank, or air pump included. Third, awful instructions and inability to let customers know you need a very large canner. You do not need to tape the bottom. Light is only a secondary pinning trigger and not location specific. The reason a liner stops sidepins is that it shrinks with the substrate, prevening air from getting to the sides and initiating pinning. The tub is probably a passive air exchange design, as almost every fruiting chamber you'll see recommended on here is. A monotub, shotgun monotub hybrid, or shotgun fruiting chamber. These designs are very effective. Are you sure you need a Pressure Canner? I mean, if you need that it's hardly a kit at all. Usually you would get pressure cooked grain spawn and spores to inoculate.
If you already have a pressure cooker and a tote, give this a try. Very solid tek that everyone will spam you to death with.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post the name of the company, but would love to let others know not to buy from this company - so let me know if I can (First post so being cautious)
OKAY, now here's the real problem; After weeks of preparation, things seemed to be going well! But today I woke up and looked in, and saw this...
Can someone confirm this to be green mold? Or otherwise? And if so... what should I do? Did I just toss $300 and lots of time down the toilet?!

Looks like green meanie. Might as well let it go a bit longer and see if you get anything. I don't see any signs of mush mycellium colonizing that ?casing layer? though. Keep it outside if that's possible in your location, to keep the spore load down in your house. If you have to keep it inside, it's not the shroompocolypse as people here will imply.
Thank you all for your input! Hope this can be solved...
Since you already have a Pressure Cooker and a tote, might as well give this tek a try: http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19792837/fpart/1/vc/1/nt/14
Very solid, recommended almost universally. I think it has about all the info you need. Sorry you got boned dude.
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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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wowimflabbergasted
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Trash tek
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PeaceWeaver
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Re: The beginnings of green mold? [Re: Shiithead]
#22282551 - 09/24/15 08:21 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shiithead said: If you are lazy enough to buy a kit and not put in the effort, then obviously you don't respect the mushroom and have gotten what you've deserved.
Thanks for the constructive feedback... not.
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PeaceWeaver
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Thanks so much for your help!
Yeah, I needed a pressure canner to sterilize the substrate... This "kit" was awful. Disappointing to say the least.
Lessons learned though, will try again with a different set up soon! Thanks for the pointers.
Thanks again
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Machiavelliavore
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Re: The beginnings of green mold? [Re: PeaceWeaver]
#22284620 - 09/24/15 04:07 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Sterilize the substrate. That's very rare.
The spawn grains need to be sterilize. I imagine it included sterilized grain.
The substrate and casing layer only needs to be pasteurized which can be done with a regular pot. Again I'd kinda expect that to be done.
What was the bulk substrate? Coir? That can be done in a bucket with boiling water.
Poo/Straw/Compost needs to be held between 140 and 160F internal temperature in a water bath for ~1hr~.
If you sterilized something other than coir, that is the likely cause of your contamination. Destroying the beneficial microbes in poo/straw makes it vulnerable to opportunists. Coir can be sterilized, since it's shit out by alien squid in an asian factory.
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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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