Maylink said:

A.k.a said:

Maylink said:

Thoughts on these halos?
Playa Uvita plates T4

Genetics perhaps? Or mold and start over?

Thanks!

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Oh good it’s not just me.
I swiped a print labeled playa u elf, which just meant it came from a certain cap pheno that’s pretty cool looking.

Mines doing something similar, growing under the agar mostly and having a few strands pop up here and there. I finally just dropped a plate to grain last week. It’s almost done but...still not sure what’s up lol. Suuuuper thin growth to the point I’m not sure it’s myc, but then it’ll hit a sunflower seed and look normal for a stretch.

I hit Nichrome up about it but didn’t hear back yet so idk if it’s common.

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Yeah, same giveaway where my print originated. I'm getting top agar growth but a bit fluffy except for the dip in ring around the center.

Curious to hear about what happens with your grain and what Nichrome says about it. Maybe it's typical of PU Elf, albeit strange looking mycelium. Thanks for sharing, good to know I didn't mess up somewhere else.

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CatsLoveHouseMusic said:

I used to do that but felt my movements are slow/deliberate enough, my SAB is sanitized good, and there’s zero air flow in the closet I do my work in either. Plus I had trouble making good cuts without the dish moving around, I was thinking about putting something on the bottom of my SAB so the dish wouldn’t move.

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I use a little piece of this stuff that you put underneath rugs so that they dont slide on hard floors. It's similar to shower mat kinda.

I just spray the bottom of my SAB with a little water before I put this down. Then I can lift the lid with one hand, make a one handed cut with my other and then put the lid back on once I lift the wedge out.

Myc_Hunt said:

I just received some petri dishes and I couldn't find any concise information on how to manage the lids.

Some resources recommend using cling wrap or plastic wrap around them whereas some suggest that nothing should be required and the lid in itself is okay.

Any advice or direction is very much appreciated.

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C12ShroomMan said:cut a 1" piece off the roll to make a mini roll and its perfect.

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The Dalcassian said:

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C12ShroomMan said:cut a 1" piece off the roll to make a mini roll and its perfect.

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How do you do this, I tried and I ended up with one raggedy ass end piece just frayed to shit. Nowhere near neat enough for my liking 😂
My knives are sharp too.

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The Dalcassian said:

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C12ShroomMan said:cut a 1" piece off the roll to make a mini roll and its perfect.

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How do you do this, I tried and I ended up with one raggedy ass end piece just frayed to shit. Nowhere near neat enough for my liking 😂
My knives are sharp too.

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C12ShroomMan said:

The Dalcassian said:

Quote:

C12ShroomMan said:cut a 1" piece off the roll to make a mini roll and its perfect.

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How do you do this, I tried and I ended up with one raggedy ass end piece just frayed to shit. Nowhere near neat enough for my liking 😂
My knives are sharp too.

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A nice serrated knife worked fine, clean enough. once i made it halfway through to the cardboard roll it was easy through the other side

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