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ragga
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What kinda contam is this on my popcorn/pearl oyster spawn?
#24252710 - 04/17/17 08:08 PM (7 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've had some Pearl Oyster spawn growing on popcorn for 5 days now, it was taking off great for a while, but when I checked it today a lot of the kernals were turning kinda black. Mycellium is still growing well it seems. I got one of the kernals out and put it under my microscope, and got these pics. Black pin mold maybe? Or aspergillus? I was making rice wine in the same room a month or two back and it could have somehow gotten aspergillus into the substrate maybe? It took over so fast though. My other container with WBS is going strong and clean looking still though. Thanks for any insight. Gonna let it keep going, and see if the oysters can win but it doesn't look good.. Always learning something new here even from my fuckups. Seems like I underestimate the importance of sterilizing.



That's all on one kernel. Just looked like a black thread until I got zoomed in.
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Nobler Hino
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Re: What kinda contam is this on my popcorn/pearl oyster spawn? [Re: ragga]
#24253025 - 04/17/17 09:58 PM (7 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cool pics man! Id like to see the jars too tho.
How did you prep your kernals and how long did you sterilize?
Did you use a still air box?
How did you inoculate? Btw welcome to the shroomery
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Edited by Nobler Hino (04/17/17 10:00 PM)
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ragga
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Re: What kinda contam is this on my popcorn/pearl oyster spawn? [Re: Nobler Hino]
#24253205 - 04/17/17 11:26 PM (7 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yeah I'll upload pics of the whole container tomorrow. Shoulda done that at first but the closeup was really cool once I got the microscope on it. Love that thing. Gotta get up early though and that sounds like a lot of work now 9 beers deep lol. It's actually in a tuppaware tub...I boiled it for half an hour, soaked for 24, then boiled another hour before I put it in the container. Probably got some spores or something while it was cooling. Didn't use a still air box. Just cleaned the inside of the container, and took the popcorn once it cooled and put it in the container, and mixed in plug spawn in layers. Shook the popcorn dryish in a collander. First attempt at this my stuff(coffee grounds/cardboard) was way too wet and soggy, and had almost no growth. At least I got the dampness right this time. I keep messing up but this is still fun to work on. and thanks!
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ragga
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Re: What kinda contam is this on my popcorn/pearl oyster spawn? [Re: ragga]
#24259418 - 04/20/17 10:53 AM (7 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yeah that's the container. The black spots stopped spreading. The myc from the plugs seems like it's growing over the black even so no big deal, hopefully..
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