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Contamination or small space in substrate?
    #22330425 - 10/03/15 09:39 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Newb to growing. Just paranoid and fearing for my cousin's first cakes. Is this the beginning of a contamination or is it just paranoia? Another thought is that it is a small space in the substrate created by the syringe needle upon inoculation. Thanks. 
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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: Texas Rex]
    #22330468 - 10/03/15 09:44 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)



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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: Texas Rex]
    #22331117 - 10/04/15 01:25 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

i think it is the substrate

i wouldn't worry about it, unless it starts growing :wink:


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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: micro]
    #22332340 - 10/04/15 11:47 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Thanks for the quick and reassuring response micro!


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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: Texas Rex]
    #22383135 - 10/15/15 11:55 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Ok, now it's about 2 to 3 weeks into incubation. One of the cakes is fully colonized and it's  currently waiting upon consolidation. But, the appearance of the other cake that was concerning previously is still worrisome. The rest of the cake has colonized fine, but an area near the top of the jar is grey ish and colonizing very slowly. As if there's a contamination that the mycelium is trying to cover. Is it just paranoia?


EDIT: The grey tinted area has been there for over a week and apparently has not spread.


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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: Texas Rex]
    #22396201 - 10/18/15 02:48 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Can't tell if its black mold, spore clumps, or just vermiculite. Gotta hate being one of those "are my cakes ok" people, but this is the first grow. Please help! :confused:


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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: Texas Rex]
    #22398466 - 10/18/15 04:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

its verm they look good. Let it keep going. Once 100%, let sit for a few more days. They might not all finish at the same time and you can start birthing. Its not really stalled unless it doesnt move for a week.


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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: DrCrumbs]
    #22399315 - 10/18/15 06:41 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

It's because you used the wrong size jar

Flip the jar over on its top and give it a light tap. The mycelium can't squeez past the glass and the substrate at the bottome.


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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: JacobStorm]
    #22399774 - 10/18/15 07:53 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

They're both fully colonized and have been for about half a week. One of them has one cute little pin inside. Since they're both fully colonized, they shouldn't have to be flipped right? And how is it the wrong size jar? I used 8oz regular mouth canning jars (which I read can be used instead of wide mouth). I'm hoping all is well.


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Re: Contamination or small space in substrate? [Re: Texas Rex]
    #22401264 - 10/19/15 05:32 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

If one is pinning already birth it.

You don't want the tall half pint jars you want the short wide mouth jars. They colonize faster and you don't get problems like what you experiencing.


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