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At what point do functional spores develop?
#22326996 - 10/03/15 06:25 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm curious if anyone knows when the spores in a typical cube mushroom develop? For example, if you were to take a mushroom that would grow to lets say 5 inches and pulled it at 2 inches and took apart the closed cap, could you find/extract functional spores or do they develop and become fully functional closer to the moment the cap opens? Are mushroom spores kind of like seeds with plants that mature close to the moment they are ejected?
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22327004 - 10/03/15 06:32 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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If you pulled out the mushroom in the early stages of growth when the cap hasn't formed, spores would not be present. It is only when the cap breaks apart from the veil, that it signals the end of the growth cycle, and spores are rapidly produced.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Psilosoulful]
#22327066 - 10/03/15 07:05 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psilosoulful said: If you pulled out the mushroom in the early stages of growth when the cap hasn't formed, spores would not be present. It is only when the cap breaks apart from the veil, that it signals the end of the growth cycle, and spores are rapidly produced.
So, hypothetically, if you were able to grow a mushroom in absolutely sterile conditions so no contaminants ever touched the growing mushroom and then you pulled it early in it's growth phase, say at 1-2 inches, and were able to slurry the entire mushroom, cap, stem and all, again in totally contaminant free conditions to use that slurry to inoculate a grain jar, there would be no functional spores in the slurry, right?
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22327074 - 10/03/15 07:09 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psilosoulful said: If you pulled out the mushroom in the early stages of growth when the cap hasn't formed, spores would not be present. It is only when the cap breaks apart from the veil, that it signals the end of the growth cycle, and spores are rapidly produced.
So, hypothetically, if you were able to grow a mushroom in absolutely sterile conditions so no contaminants ever touched the growing mushroom and then you pulled it early in it's growth phase, say at 1-2 inches, and were able to slurry the entire mushroom, cap, stem and all, again in totally contaminant free conditions to use that slurry to inoculate a grain jar, there would be no functional spores in the slurry, right?
this is why we use agar. building a ship in a bottle and all this nonsense only to dump ungerminated spores into a slurry to inoculate grain really isn't getting you anywhere. putting the cap stem and all is essentially just putting mycelium in a slurry and then putting it to grain. No matter how "sterile" you try and do that it is not going to end how you want probably 8/10 times.
just use agar and save yourself a lot of wasted time, aggravation, and crap shoot genetics. Working with isolates and clones will change your life.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: SteveRogers]
#22327078 - 10/03/15 07:15 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psilosoulful said: If you pulled out the mushroom in the early stages of growth when the cap hasn't formed, spores would not be present. It is only when the cap breaks apart from the veil, that it signals the end of the growth cycle, and spores are rapidly produced.
So, hypothetically, if you were able to grow a mushroom in absolutely sterile conditions so no contaminants ever touched the growing mushroom and then you pulled it early in it's growth phase, say at 1-2 inches, and were able to slurry the entire mushroom, cap, stem and all, again in totally contaminant free conditions to use that slurry to inoculate a grain jar, there would be no functional spores in the slurry, right?
this is why we use agar. building a ship in a bottle and all this nonsense only to dump ungerminated spores into a slurry to inoculate grain really isn't getting you anywhere. putting the cap stem and all is essentially just putting mycelium in a slurry and then putting it to grain. No matter how "sterile" you try and do that it is not going to end how you want probably 8/10 times.
just use agar and save yourself a lot of wasted time, aggravation, and crap shoot genetics. Working with isolates and clones will change your life.
I think you misunderstood his intentions. He's trying to make an LI from a non-producing fruit by growing it in a sterile environment.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: SteveRogers]
#22327079 - 10/03/15 07:16 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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just use agar and save yourself a lot of wasted time, aggravation, and crap shoot genetics. Working with isolates and clones will change your life.
I do use agar and understand your point. I was just curious about when in the growth cycle viable spores were produced in the mushroom cap.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22327081 - 10/03/15 07:17 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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just use agar and save yourself a lot of wasted time, aggravation, and crap shoot genetics. Working with isolates and clones will change your life.
I do use agar and understand your point. I was just curious about when in the growth cycle viable spores were produced in the mushroom cap.
if you have agar, then make LI from your agar plates, not a fruitbody. You stand much much much better chances doing so.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Munchauzen]
#22327085 - 10/03/15 07:20 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think you misunderstood his intentions. He's trying to make an LI from a non-producing fruit by growing it in a sterile environment.
OP - short answer, don't do this. Long answer - 9er tek
Thanks! I actually randomly stumbled on the 9er tek which is what prompted my question.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Munchauzen]
#22327091 - 10/03/15 07:23 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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KauaiOrca said: For example, if you were to take a mushroom that would grow to lets say 5 inches and pulled it at 2 inches and took apart the closed cap, could you find/extract functional spores or do they develop and become fully functional closer to the moment the cap opens? Are mushroom spores kind of like seeds with plants that mature close to the moment they are ejected?
I was just responding to this statement initially.
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KauaiOrca said: So, hypothetically, if you were able to grow a mushroom in absolutely sterile conditions so no contaminants ever touched the growing mushroom and then you pulled it early in it's growth phase, say at 1-2 inches, and were able to slurry the entire mushroom, cap, stem and all, again in totally contaminant free conditions to use that slurry to inoculate a grain jar, there would be no functional spores in the slurry, right?
After re reading this statement though, you are correct that I really don't understand what he is trying to achieve here. a slurry of the entire cap and stem is essentially just live mycelium in a slurry, but there is no way in hell 98% of the users on this board will be able to pull that off without introducing a contaminant by simply picking a fruit off a substrate and blending the entire thing.
9er Tek is just taking a biopsy or injecting spores... "Culture source: Either acquire a spore syringe or get started from a fresh fruit body. Spores can be injected into the whole grain recipe or the MMGG recipe. It /seems/ that spores work better in the MMGG recipe, but more tests need to be made. After getting a strain started, you can farm it for a long time with the procedure below."
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just use agar and save yourself a lot of wasted time, aggravation, and crap shoot genetics. Working with isolates and clones will change your life.
I do use agar and understand your point. I was just curious about when in the growth cycle viable spores were produced in the mushroom cap.
if you have agar, then make LI from your agar plates, not a fruitbody. You stand much much much better chances doing so.
exactky what I was trying to say. Thanks.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Munchauzen]
#22327093 - 10/03/15 07:23 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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just use agar and save yourself a lot of wasted time, aggravation, and crap shoot genetics. Working with isolates and clones will change your life.
I do use agar and understand your point. I was just curious about when in the growth cycle viable spores were produced in the mushroom cap.
if you have agar, then make LI from your agar plates, not a fruitbody. You stand much much much better chances doing so.
That's kinda what I do ... but just use the "tiger drop" method into a bag of grain instead of making the LI with a blender, which works fine because it's easy to mush up the agar in a grain bag so it distributes really evenly after you shake it up.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: SteveRogers]
#22327102 - 10/03/15 07:29 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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SteveRogers said: but there is no way in hell 98% of the users on this board will be able to pull that off without introducing a contaminant by simply picking a fruit off a substrate and blending the entire thing.
If the chosen fruit was grown 100% invitro and was plucked in a SAB, why would it be so difficult to get it contaminant free into a jar to be blended up? Why is that so much more difficult then blending an agar wedge? Obviously, if you grow it in a SGFC or mono tub in essentially open air, it would be impossible, but if the jar/bag was never exposed to open air, why wouldn't the fruit be contaminant free? Isn't this essentially what is done with G2G transfers?
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22327106 - 10/03/15 07:32 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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SteveRogers said: but there is no way in hell 98% of the users on this board will be able to pull that off without introducing a contaminant by simply picking a fruit off a substrate and blending the entire thing.
If the chosen fruit was grown 100% invitro and was plucked in a SAB, why would it be so difficult to get it contaminant free into a jar to be blended up? Why is that so much more difficult then blending an agar wedge? Obviously, if you grow it in a SGFC or mono tub in essentially open air, it would be impossible, but if the jar/bag was never exposed to open air, why wouldn't the fruit be contaminant free?
try it. I dare ya. I just don't have time for games like that when I am inoculating 50+ jars of grain. I isolate on agar. Transfer away from contaminants and bacteria. Then expand it in a liquid medium which can be achieved through a variety of methods. Saves me a great deal of time, money, and heartache in the long run. I want clones and 100% clean spawn. blending whole fruit bodies is only going to set that process back.
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SteveRogers said: but there is no way in hell 98% of the users on this board will be able to pull that off without introducing a contaminant by simply picking a fruit off a substrate and blending the entire thing.
Why is that so much more difficult then blending an agar wedge?
because 1. you could have had hidden bacteria or contaminants in the invitro jar to begin with. 2. you never transfer or confirm it is clean before expanding the culture. 3. you are not taking a clone, you are going to end up with crap shoot genetics if you just blend an entire fruit body. 4. good luck maintaining absolute sterility in an SAB and throughout the entire invitro grow process. Not saying it is impossible, but just something I would highly discourage without at least a flow hood.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: SteveRogers]
#22327113 - 10/03/15 07:37 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I just don't have time for games like that when I am inoculating 50+ jars of grain. I isolate on agar. Transfer away from contaminants and bacteria. Then expand it in a liquid medium which can be achieved through a variety of methods. Saves me a great deal of time, money, and heartache in the end.
I'm not trying to argue with you and 100% agree with you that if starting 50 jars, this wouldn't be the right way to go. I'm just curious that if G2G transfers work so well that a lot of people do successfully, which is essentially an invitro grow, why wouldn't a small mushroom taken from an invitro environment work essentially the same? I mean if the grain is clean enough to work for a G2G transfer, why wouldn't a small undeveloped mushroom grown in exactly the same conditions achieve similar results?
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22327129 - 10/03/15 07:43 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I am going to tap out and let someone else jump in if they want.
To be totally honest I don't do g2g because of almost every reason I discussed above. Losing 50 jars or decreasing my yields because I just took the cleanliness of the spawn for granted doesn't make a lot of sense to me....
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22327138 - 10/03/15 07:45 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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g2g is not "essentially" an invitro grow. invitro growth means you are fruiting them in the jar. and in the case of grain jars, we never fruit them invitro. they need to be spawned to a substrate.
the bottle tek allows for invitro growth, but you can't really g2g them because they don't shake.
Grinding up primordia has a high probability to inhibit bacterial growth. you can read in Stamet's The Mushroom Cultivator that shaking a jar with primordia and expanding it will lead to bacteria.
Just stick to using agar. You have it, you use it, there is no reason to go hard mode on yourself, really. You have much better tools at your disposal than trying to g2g pins.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Munchauzen]
#22327154 - 10/03/15 07:51 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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thank god for you munch. it is too early and I am too hungover to coherently make my point haha
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: SteveRogers]
#22327173 - 10/03/15 08:06 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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SteveRogers said: thank god for you munch. it is too early and I am too hungover to coherently make my point haha
LOL! Thanks for your interest in responding ... wasn't trying to abandon the tried and true methods that have proven to work. I stumbled on something totally new, at least to me, that mushrooms will fruit on RGS invitro without ever opening the jar/bag, without casing it, without doing anything to it ... and it prompted my curiosity, that's all. I was very surprised when, after inoculating a very small amount of RGS in a quart jar, that mushrooms popped up without any fresh air or anything ... It got ime thinking about a very fast way to go from a MS grow to a clone, not for starting a bulk grow, but more for testing it in one jar quickly.
Again, thanks for all your suggestions!
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22327187 - 10/03/15 08:21 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I stumbled on something totally new, at least to me, that mushrooms will fruit on RGS invitro without ever opening the jar/bag, without casing it, without doing anything to it ... and it prompted my curiosity, that's all.
you can get P. Cubensis to pin off agar, invitro Rye Berries, RGS, any number of things if you just wait around long enough, but again I just don't see the advantage of this at all. and please don't get me started on the whole Violet tek thing or any of that bullshit. Like I said, I just grow mushrooms. I don't build ships in bottles or make this 50X harder than it needs to be. They are just P. Cubensis for god sake.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: SteveRogers]
#22328522 - 10/03/15 02:09 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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It's been a long time since I have stumbled on someone trashing me in a thread just from idle browsing. Exactly what "bullshit" are you referring to? What is a "ship in a bottle" when it comes to growing? What would you do to make growing 50X harder than it needs to be? Do tell!
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Violet]
#22328536 - 10/03/15 02:12 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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not gonna do it Violet. Just not gonna do it. I know you love this stuff, but I am just not starting this again. Good luck OP.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: SteveRogers]
#22328547 - 10/03/15 02:15 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Again? Pardon me, but I have no clue who you are. Maybe you just don't have a good answer. That's okay.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Violet]
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glad to see you haven't lost that twinkle in your eye.
As I said, good luck OP
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: SteveRogers]
#22328574 - 10/03/15 02:20 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hahah, well, whatever. For what it's worth (which is a lot) my teks are the status quo now for ease and simplicity. One was even recently stickied a week for that exact reason. *shrug*
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Violet]
#22328603 - 10/03/15 02:27 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Orca, are you still thinking about dropping a sporulatn cap in grain? I'd still suggest against it. Trade a spore print, in which case the best time is when the caps are well into being open. Even when you see spores on the upper stems. Then, as I suggested before, make a syringe for the culture tek. Unless I'm forgetting what you said after that...
Some strains will drop spores as soon as the veil is tearing. Others might wait until the cap is almost flat. Most are somewhere right in the middle. You'll quickly learn to know it when you see it!
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Violet]
#22329554 - 10/03/15 05:54 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Violet said: Orca, are you still thinking about dropping a sporulatn cap in grain? I'd still suggest against it. Trade a spore print, in which case the best time is when the caps are well into being open. Even when you see spores on the upper stems. Then, as I suggested before, make a syringe for the culture tek. Unless I'm forgetting what you said after that...
Some strains will drop spores as soon as the veil is tearing. Others might wait until the cap is almost flat. Most are somewhere right in the middle. You'll quickly learn to know it when you see it!
Violet - I've got an absolutely fool proof method of generating spore prints/syringes that is 99% reliable in generating no contams. The cap never touches the surface of where the spores are dropping into.
Just for the hell of it, in my next MS grow, I'm going blend up a small developing mushroom that hasn't been exposed to any open air and inoculate a jar with it to see what happens. It's a 15 cent experiment just to see what happens. If it goes bad, BFD ... started this thread to see if, at 1/3 of its growth, the mushroom has spores in the cap that are essentially fully developed that would defeat the purpose.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22329573 - 10/03/15 06:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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The only way you are going to get a mushroom that has NEVER been touched by open air, is to grow it in vitro in a jar with the blender attachment on it the entire time then stick it to the blender without ever opening it... it would be more logical to do a regular slurry, no?
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: LocN9ne]
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LocN9ne said: The only way you are going to get a mushroom that has NEVER been touched by open air, is to grow it in vitro in a jar with the blender attachment on it the entire time then stick it to the blender without ever opening it... it would be more logical to do a regular slurry, no?
Grow the mushroom invitro ... bring the jar into a SAB ... open it and pluck the mushroom ... chances of it being contam free should be pretty good, I'd guess but I could be wrong ... What the hell, worth a try ... not like I'm using it to spawn 50 grain jars or anything like that, just going to test it with one jar and see what happens. Might be a way to go straight to a new clone culture without going to agar. If it doesn't work, BFD.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: KauaiOrca]
#22329773 - 10/03/15 06:53 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Oh I see, you're not trying to get the spores, but to avoid them. Then yep that should work! That's pretty much a one-step clone slurry. It will work, and you actually CAN inoc tons of containers with it, just like the liquid inoculant tek.
Indeed, just like any sterile tranfer, still-air box work will make it plenty sterile. No need to grow in a blender attachment...
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Violet]
#22329796 - 10/03/15 07:00 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Well there ya go... good luck on your venture...good vibes your way... and thank you violet.
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Re: At what point do functional spores develop? [Re: Violet]
#22330100 - 10/03/15 08:20 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Violet said: Oh I see, you're not trying to get the spores, but to avoid them.
Exactly. And take advantage of the contamination free growing environment to the max to see if even one more step can be eliminated. Given the yield of just a few jars of even multispore of the strain I have, yield and efficiency, for me, is meaningless. If every once in a while I start a multi spore grow then just pluck 2-3 good looking developing mushrooms to start different clone cultures with clean mushroom slurries, I'm bound to stumble on one or two that's a prolific fruiter ... and maybe without agar at all. We'll see.
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