Cosmic_Cube said:

Wait, exactly what is wrong with these jars? They were inoculated with ~1ml of spore suspension which was 2 years old. Ko Samui superstrain.



I am still in learning stage of mycology and I have zero intention of quitting because of tiny misfortune in the beginning of my great work of life. I plan to buy my favorite spores only after being sure in my growing methods. Before this, easily available edible mushrooms will satisfy my learning needs.

I can say without exaggeration - as for human being, successfully growing  mushrooms is meaning of my life

Which of beginner-friendly strongest strains do you recommend? I am considering Golden Teacher, Penis Envy, Mazatec and couple of other strains.

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You gotta work on that grain prep man.
2year old spore syringe,  wet bursted grains and all = for certain bacteria = do not g2g!


Glad you love this hobby! Me too.
All of the varieties you mention are p.cubensis and are all fine for a beginner

Also get into agar asap, if you want to love what you do and not stress about the small stuff. It's all small stuff in micro biology.

PS: everyone here is in the learning stage if they are being honest! If you have the passion you just can't stop. Lol

MoeMush said:

looks like your jars are a little odd to me? Is that paper towel under the lids? Its hard to tell, if it is dont use paper towel.

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It is tyvek. I overused it, effectively reducing GE. It has overall 4 layers of tyvek - two siliconed on lid and two between jars and lid. I also overestimated polyfill gas exchange capabilities - my last G2G jars got rotten

MoeMush said:

And nowadays its a bit bigger...taking over an entire room.

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