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Invisibleambull01
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One jar possible contam!
    #22375858 - 10/13/15 09:18 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Hello all. I inoculated about 3-4 weeks ago and doing the PF tek. Thought I followed the instructions step by step (even bought and used a PC). One jar out of 10 has some discoloration that looks like blue green mold. It's not near the inoculation site but close to the vermiculite top layer. I removed the jar and put it in another closet. Would you guys try to scrape it out and see how the jar reacts? It's not really spreading rapidly right now and there's no smell.

Also, a few of my jars look to be close to 100% colonized. There's a few that still have some growing to do. I've noticed some moisture/water on the inside of jars. Is it common to suddenly see moisture/water droplets on the jars with heavy mycelium growth? There's also some water on the bottom of the jar now. I'm getting worried about too much moisture which may encourage contams or slow the mycelium growth.

Can I do something to speed up the mycelium? I have to go back and read what the next step should be. I believe I'm supposed to put the fully colonized jar in a lighted area to induce pinning. I really wanted to birth all the cakes at the same time lol. Seems easier that way.


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Re: One jar possible contam! [Re: ambull01]
    #22388953 - 10/16/15 03:34 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

If it's mold then you have two choices. You can dig a hole and bury it in the ground and see if it fruits or you can sterilize it in a boiling pot or pressure cooker for 90 minutes and dump it in the garbage. I wouldn't start scraping the mold since it's already sporalated.

Moisture on the glass of the jar where it's been colonized is normal. Does it pool up on the bottom? Because I've never seen moisture on the bottom of the jar unless it's contamination.

The only things you can do to help the mycelium grow is keep the temps between 70-75F and make sure they get light. Also not handling them helps with contamination as the dry verm barrier shifts when moved and that allows contains to fall into the sub mix.


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