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SupaThaRipper
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Free Guy] 2
#28531655 - 11/06/23 11:49 AM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Yeah that’s just mycelium. They’re good to go
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: SupaThaRipper] 3
#28531666 - 11/06/23 11:57 AM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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That's the best looking mycelium in the tub. Your grow is soaked friend. If you've been misting take a vacation.
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: SupaThaRipper] 1
#28531683 - 11/06/23 12:14 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Kizzle said: Metabolites - Although a large amount of metabolites often indicates contamination, small amounts are common on fully colonized substrates and spawn/PF jars. Metabolites are normally yellow but red metabolites sometimes occur in spawn jars. Metabolites may also appear as a yelllow discoloration of the mycelium.

Ridiculous amount of metabolites indicating contamination? Another type of contamination all together? Good or belongs in the trash?
That looks less like metabolites and more like bacteria to me
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28531692 - 11/06/23 12:19 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Smellyhobbit said: That looks less like metabolites and more like bacteria to me
I have to agree. Considering it's this bad and not even half way colonized, I would say it's trash.
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: SupaThaRipper]
#28531725 - 11/06/23 12:55 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Whew! Thanks for the feedback!
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Way]
#28531728 - 11/06/23 12:57 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Others have called me out on that. I'll hold back on misting. Mind you, I wasn't misting the substrate itself, just the walls.
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Free Guy]
#28531730 - 11/06/23 12:59 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Free Guy said: Others have called me out on that. I'll hold back on misting. Mind you, I wasn't misting the substrate itself, just the walls.
Thanks!
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Way] 2
#28531732 - 11/06/23 01:01 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Misting walls requires baked verm... get baking son.
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28531740 - 11/06/23 01:07 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Usually bacteria is clear or more brown. With nothing colonized underneath it. This seems to be directly on top of the mycelium
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: SupaThaRipper] 2
#28531796 - 11/06/23 01:49 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Well it doesn’t look like metabolites. Looks thick and slimy
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28531807 - 11/06/23 02:00 PM (2 months, 20 days ago) |
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Smellyhobbit said: Well it doesn’t look like metabolites. Looks thick and slimy
It’s just very off from the usual bacteria I see or can find searching online. Also off from the usual metabolites as well
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Shaker77]
#28534216 - 11/08/23 12:30 PM (2 months, 18 days ago) |
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Shaker77 said: Good Morning, I was hoping that someone would be able to help me. I'm in my first flush and pining has started, however I have, what looks like some contamination occurring, on half of the surface,it looks like green mold, I tried to scoop it all out, but it just keeps coming back, should I salt that whole area, and hope for the best, or do I just let it go for now. Any help from someone with more knowledge then me would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to hearing from someone. Thank-you
My current round with 12 cakes I kept having issues. I took a sharp knife and cut the green out. Took about 1 week till the mycelium took over and fought the contamination. I cleaned the knife with rubbing alcohol prior and always away from my other cakes. Been doing awesome now!
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: SupaThaRipper]
#28539825 - 11/12/23 07:43 AM (2 months, 15 days ago) |
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I'm looking for 2nd opinion on growth coexisting with common mushrooms. In attached picture, the bottom are "common" and the upper right is a growth that I've split open. To the upper left are growth I haven't split open. The split growth smells "earthy", doesn't seem to bruise. The research I've done has me leaning toward "mutant blob", but not certain. This is from my first harvest and really want to be safe. Although I've had success, I've also failed in some aspects and have plenty to fix with future cultivating efforts.
Any light to shine on this growth is appreciated. Thanks.
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Joey024]
#28540026 - 11/12/23 10:19 AM (2 months, 14 days ago) |
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Ya those just look like mutants/blobs. And it can be rare but one of my most potent PE cultures I ran didn't bruise at all when cut. So it happens. Dry em out and try em out. Totally safe.
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: WyoMX]
#28540647 - 11/12/23 04:57 PM (2 months, 14 days ago) |
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Will do. Thanks for the 2nd opinion--really appreciate it!
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: SupaThaRipper] 1
#28545449 - 11/16/23 04:21 PM (2 months, 10 days ago) |
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SupaThaRipper said:
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Kizzle said: Metabolites - Although a large amount of metabolites often indicates contamination, small amounts are common on fully colonized substrates and spawn/PF jars. Metabolites are normally yellow but red metabolites sometimes occur in spawn jars. Metabolites may also appear as a yelllow discoloration of the mycelium.

Ridiculous amount of metabolites indicating contamination? Another type of contamination all together? Good or belongs in the trash?
It doesn't look like metabolites, just full blown bacterial contamination.
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: welho]
#28545452 - 11/16/23 04:22 PM (2 months, 10 days ago) |
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Yeah she’s long gone. I’ve only ever seen bacteria clear so it was a first for me. Thanks
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: SupaThaRipper]
#28546517 - 11/17/23 01:43 PM (2 months, 9 days ago) |
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I’ve heard early pinning is indicative of contamination.
My monotub is starting to pin on one side but it is NOT fully. I don’t see or smell any contamination. After I misted, I could smell a strong mushroom scent.
I’m assuming there might be a bacterial issue somewhere in the tub. Is it possible that the myc will win, in my case? Also, if my monotub fails, can I clone those little side pins?
The picture of my substrate surface might seem dry but in the lower left you can see the little beads of water. I know it’s hard to tell but that’s how my entire top substrate looks (where there is colonization). My surface condition is fucked and I have to mist as needed to get it right or else it looks bone dry. I’m assuming I’m at 80%+ colonization since there’s only a loose thin layer of uncolonized substrate left (you can see the colonized myc through the loose sub)
Picture of side pins:

Picture of surface:

Picture of surface (before misting):
Edited by Presidente (11/17/23 01:53 PM)
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: Kizzle]
#28546835 - 11/17/23 05:27 PM (2 months, 9 days ago) |
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If the mycelium consumes penicillin and someone consumes the mushroom, will there be penicillin in the mushroom?
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Re: Recognizing and dealing with contamination [Re: warrlok138] 1
#28546888 - 11/17/23 06:15 PM (2 months, 9 days ago) |
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Are you adding penicillin to your substrate? Sounds expensive.
The answer to what I think you are asking is, very unlikely. That would be some cool metabolic function though.
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