AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!) - Mushroom Cultivation - Shroomery Message Board

Home | Community | Message Board

You are not signed in.
New Account

Forum Index Search Posts Trusted Vendors Highlights Galleries FAQ User List Chat Store Random Growery

This site includes paid links. Please support our sponsors.

Mushrooms, Mycology and Psychedelics > Mushroom Cultivation

Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Shop:

APE Liquid Culture For Sale

Bulk Cannabis Seeds

Injection Grain Bag

Liquid Cultures

Spores for European Microscopy

Jump to first unread post

Pages: < First | < Back | 284 | 285 | 286 | 287 | 288 | 289 | 290 | 291 | 292 | 293 | 294 | 295 | 296 | 297 | 298 | 299 | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | Next > | Last >

Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.

psycho_nauticus
Stranger

Registered: 01/26/20
Posts: 779
Loc: Incognito on Cloud 9
Last seen: 3 years, 2 months

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: lateforthafuture]
#26930343 - 09/11/20 04:34 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

What's sketchy about it? What things tell you that? Because it looks normal to me. I thought that tomentose mycelium was fine...?

--------------------

Extras:

tryptkaloids
Learner

Registered: 02/08/15
Posts: 16,339
Loc: Exact Center
Last seen: 21 days, 15 hours

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: psycho_nauticus]
#26930360 - 09/11/20 04:49 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Typically it is.

The way the rhizos seem seperate make it seem like the myc is trying to outrun something

--------------------
"Remember, kids, the difference between science and screwing around is writing it down" -adam savage
Flowchart for Recommended plan of action.
Learn the tried and true way to grow mushrooms
Use the Damn search engine
After you know what you're doing, take a break
Pick a book, Make some chips!
Josex said:Don't take the site seriously bro, ain't worth it.

Extras:

lateforthafuture
fanatic

Registered: 03/26/07
Posts: 471
Last seen: 5 years, 11 months

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: tryptkaloids]
#26930420 - 09/11/20 05:20 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

tryptkaloids said:

Typically it is.

The way the rhizos seem seperate make it seem like the myc is trying to outrun something

The fluffy rhizo tips seem a little sketchy to me aslo...not sure why...just seems off.

--------------------
"Not what could have been, or what should have been, but what will be" -Self
:superbanana:

:superbanana:

:mjdance:

:dancer:

Extras:

WunFunGai
Wanderer

Registered: 05/03/16
Posts: 169
Loc: Skull Island
Last seen: 1 month, 27 days

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: coversall]
#26931119 - 09/12/20 02:16 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

coversall said:

I made a small batch of no-pour agar today, 6g agar, 5g dried potato flakes, 250ml water, a drop of karo, and some food colouring.

The potato flakes wouldn't totally disolve and so there is a layer of sediment in the bottom on my dishes. Is this normal and ok?

Hiya...I'm still a noob but I've done a number of runs with PastyPlates (awesome) and have just shifted to plates.

I usually use a PDA/PHA mix using Idahoan Potato Flakes and sediment is kinda normal for me.

Don't have many PastyPlate pics to illustrate but here's a backlit one of a transfer I did to a plate of PHA mix recently. You can see the myc, but the sediment is floating there in the background.

Hope this is helpful.

Enjoy!

WFG :smile:

:smile:

--------------------
The Official TNF Reccomended Teks & Methods
Bod's Simplified Cultivation Methods <-- Awesome!!!
D3monics Perfect Transfers and Agar Tek

No matter where you go, there you are... - Buckaroo Banzai

You gotta be here, if you're not all there...

Extras:

WunFunGai
Wanderer

Registered: 05/03/16
Posts: 169
Loc: Skull Island
Last seen: 1 month, 27 days

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: A.k.a]
#26931131 - 09/12/20 02:29 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

A.k.a said:

Thick ass natalensis clone myc

Holy crap that's beefy...is it always like that for that variety?

WFG :smile:

:smile:

--------------------
The Official TNF Reccomended Teks & Methods
Bod's Simplified Cultivation Methods <-- Awesome!!!
D3monics Perfect Transfers and Agar Tek

No matter where you go, there you are... - Buckaroo Banzai

You gotta be here, if you're not all there...

Extras:

coversall
إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَهُ

Registered: 06/06/20
Posts: 2,749
Loc: संसार

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: WunFunGai]
#26931185 - 09/12/20 03:56 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Thanks for the input! I'm not stressing about the sediment any more. To get clear PDA do you need to let the mix settle then pour it off to separate? And is there any practical reason to do this other than aesthetics and the improved visibility that comes with it?

I've enjoyed the no-pour tek, but have ordered some bits and bobs to try pouring. Going to try a bunch of teks and see which suits me the most.

Day 2 of my plates and still clean. I'm not sure where I got it from but in my head if they are clean after 4-5 days then they are ok?

Also I've just picked a metal straw for transfers, seems like a fun little tek.

--------------------

..:: E V E R Y ::..

..:: New? Start here. ::..
..:: How I Panaeolus. From Agar to Tea ::..

Edited by coversall (09/12/20 04:01 AM)

Extras:

A.k.a
Stranger

Registered: 10/27/19
Posts: 18,216
Loc: Gaming the system
Last seen: 2 hours, 51 minutes

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: coversall]
#26931325 - 09/12/20 07:44 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Yeah natalensis tends to have big myc, my ms plates were up to the lid in some spots. Real weird.

--------------------

Extras:

Doctor Mario
🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄

Registered: 08/07/20
Posts: 1,894
Loc: 🇺🇸

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: A.k.a]
#26931586 - 09/12/20 10:48 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

On 9/1/20 I made 1000mL of agar using 10g agar agar powder and 8g LME.

I poured 20 plates with the pink bottle and put the orange bottle in the fridge.

On 9/2/20 I swabbed 10 of the pink plates and made 3 transfers from some blue plates that had just germinated.

It's been 10 days and the spores haven't germinated on the pink plates and the transfers from the blue plates are behaving strange. 1 is only continuing to expand through the original blue section that it originated from and the other two are going inside of the agar and expanding outward at a very slow rate.

3 days ago I made a few more transfers from the blue plates to the new orange plates and they're all doing great and moving along normally.

Obviously, I did something wrong to the pink bottle and I cant figure it out. Maybe I forgot to add the LME to that bottle? One of the pink plates that I didnt use is beginning to grow mold though so I dont know... any ideas?

--------------------

Extras:

jay.ach
Traveler

Registered: 05/25/19
Posts: 538
Loc: USDA Zone 8
Last seen: 7 days, 2 hours

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: WunFunGai]
#26931618 - 09/12/20 11:12 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

WunFunGai said:

Great looking plates! How hard was the jump from Pasty's?

--------------------
“One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” - Henry Miller

LAGM v. 2.023
LAGM2021

Extras:

WunFunGai
Wanderer

Registered: 05/03/16
Posts: 169
Loc: Skull Island
Last seen: 1 month, 27 days

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Doctor Mario]
#26931634 - 09/12/20 11:21 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Hey Doc! I wonder if it has something to do with the color? Shucks I forgot which thread but I recall reading where some red dyes were made using bugs...anti-fungal bugs.

If that were the case, that might explain the inhibited growth on that color, and normal on others.

I usually stick to my favorite colors of blue or green or mix them a bit if I'm feeling spicy...lol

WFG :smile:

:smile:

--------------------
The Official TNF Reccomended Teks & Methods
Bod's Simplified Cultivation Methods <-- Awesome!!!
D3monics Perfect Transfers and Agar Tek

No matter where you go, there you are... - Buckaroo Banzai

You gotta be here, if you're not all there...

Extras:

WunFunGai
Wanderer

Registered: 05/03/16
Posts: 169
Loc: Skull Island
Last seen: 1 month, 27 days

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: jay.ach]
#26931661 - 09/12/20 11:43 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

jay.ach said:

WunFunGai said:

Great looking plates! How hard was the jump from Pasty's?

Hey thanks!

I'm still a noob, but I went to Pasty's with my first attempts at cloning.

You can go straight to dishes, and I see a lot of experienced folks recommend it, but Pasty Plates were a good agar starting point for me.

I've done probably 40-60 plates in the past using either the round frosty glad cups, or the squarish and more clear ZipLoc ones. They worked great and didn't seem as "formal" as plates.

With that said, if you've done Pasty's before and are comfortable with that, it's not a hard leap at all to go to plates. In fact, once you've done it, and see how much more you can see and observe, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.

I'd strongly encourage you to try it at least once. You can get 30 90x15mm plates off amazon for $14 and a media bottle for $12.

Link to plates that I just got and will be trying soon: here
Link to media bottle (got 2) that work great: here

Big thumbs up! Many knowledgeable and informative posts in the forums.

I've been logging my first try at isolation and plates in another thread and plates have really been nice for being able to really observe in detail what's going on down there.

I still have my Pasty containers and I'm thinking I'll use those to make wedges to go to grain with, since they are reusable and if I'm propagating from a known plate, I won't be as concerned with observing the fine details as much as getting a puck to drop onto grain quickly and easily...that will be my first chance to log some Tiger Drop action :smile:

:smile:

Hope this info was helpful.

Enjoy.

WFG :smile:

:smile:

P.S. Oh heck, I'm all fired up and gonna make some agar now! :takingnotes:

:takingnotes:

--------------------
The Official TNF Reccomended Teks & Methods
Bod's Simplified Cultivation Methods <-- Awesome!!!
D3monics Perfect Transfers and Agar Tek

No matter where you go, there you are... - Buckaroo Banzai

You gotta be here, if you're not all there...

Extras:

Doctor Mario
🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄

Registered: 08/07/20
Posts: 1,894
Loc: 🇺🇸

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: WunFunGai]
#26931664 - 09/12/20 11:44 AM (5 years, 11 months ago)

WunFunGai said:

Hey Doc! I wonder if it has something to do with the color? Shucks I forgot which thread but I recall reading where some red dyes were made using bugs...anti-fungal bugs.

If that were the case, that might explain the inhibited growth on that color, and normal on others.

I usually stick to my favorite colors of blue or green or mix them a bit if I'm feeling spicy...lol

WFG

Thats very interesting! I havent read that yet. Gonna look into it now.

--------------------

Extras:

kingleonidas
Stranger

Registered: 08/17/20
Posts: 24
Last seen: 5 years, 10 months

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Doctor Mario]
#26931887 - 09/12/20 01:55 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Hey everyone. It's my first time doing agar and I was hoping for some feedback on how my cultures look. The first four pics are amazonian and the last mazatapec. I just put a couple drops on the plates with a flame sterile syringe, I've since made an inoculation loop for next time. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Extras:

tryptkaloids
Learner

Registered: 02/08/15
Posts: 16,339
Loc: Exact Center
Last seen: 21 days, 15 hours

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: kingleonidas]
#26932124 - 09/12/20 04:40 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

They look more like mold than myc

--------------------
"Remember, kids, the difference between science and screwing around is writing it down" -adam savage
Flowchart for Recommended plan of action.
Learn the tried and true way to grow mushrooms
Use the Damn search engine
After you know what you're doing, take a break
Pick a book, Make some chips!
Josex said:Don't take the site seriously bro, ain't worth it.

Extras:

kingleonidas
Stranger

Registered: 08/17/20
Posts: 24
Last seen: 5 years, 10 months

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: tryptkaloids]
#26932178 - 09/12/20 05:10 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Shit, that's what I was afraid of. Any ideas why the myc isn't taking? My recipe was 10g agar 7g LME and 500ml water. Do I need some yeast?

Extras:

foodguy
MycoMealMaker

Registered: 01/05/17
Posts: 106
Last seen: 5 years, 6 months

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: kingleonidas]
#26932370 - 09/12/20 07:06 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Check how thick this myc is on these T3 Golden Mammoths.

I'm trying to get it to run a bit, but every transfer from each plate is going tomentose. Got T2's on grain, grew out nice once it hit grain. Same thing happening with my B+. APE is being a dick... but got some decent plates that took off on grains.

Extras:

Doctor Mario
🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄

Registered: 08/07/20
Posts: 1,894
Loc: 🇺🇸

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: kingleonidas]
#26932622 - 09/12/20 10:22 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

kingleonidas said:

Shit, that's what I was afraid of. Any ideas why the myc isn't taking? My recipe was 10g agar 7g LME and 500ml water. Do I need some yeast?

You don't need yeast. I use pretty much the same recipe. I do 8g LME instead of 7g. I haven't had any plates make it to grain yet. Theres a few that are starting to take off pretty decent but the rest I keep having to transfer away from mold or bacteria.

I transferred this one as soon as mold started near the edge and kept it around to see what it would eventually turn into. Its getting pretty gnarly.

I thought for sure that this one was gonna be my winner but sure enough, there's mold germinating near the edge again. I cut two small pieces out of the rhizo edge and put them on their own plate. Maybe one of them will stay clean.

Here's a plate that I intentionally contaminated to see what it would do. Lots of pretty colors.

It's always exciting to come back to a plate after 15 hours and see how its changed.

--------------------

Extras:

D3_Myc
Weeb Trash

Registered: 05/06/18
Posts: 4,399
Loc: Year Zero

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Doctor Mario]
#26934121 - 09/13/20 08:03 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

A couple strains I’m working on

--------------------

D3’s GlogD3's Agar TEKAgar Porn Gallery RW x MelMak Grow Along Thread

Extras:

Rafiikii

Registered: 11/17/10
Posts: 2,892

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: D3_Myc]
#26934221 - 09/13/20 09:19 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

circular wedges?

please explain

looks great btw :cheers:

:cheers:

dig the agar color too, really pops the rhizos

--------------------
"You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are no stranger here."

Edited by Rafiikii (09/13/20 09:22 PM)

Extras:

D3_Myc
Weeb Trash

Registered: 05/06/18
Posts: 4,399
Loc: Year Zero

Re: AGAR ENVY! (Anything and All things agar!)

[Re: Rafiikii]
#26934245 - 09/13/20 09:29 PM (5 years, 11 months ago)

Rafiikii said:

circular wedges?

please explain

looks great btw

dig the agar color too, really pops the rhizos

https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/26628234#26628234

--------------------

D3’s GlogD3's Agar TEKAgar Porn Gallery RW x MelMak Grow Along Thread

Extras:

Pages: < First | < Back | 284 | 285 | 286 | 287 | 288 | 289 | 290 | 291 | 292 | 293 | 294 | 295 | 296 | 297 | 298 | 299 | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | Next > | Last >

Shop:

APE Liquid Culture For Sale

Bulk Cannabis Seeds

Injection Grain Bag

Liquid Cultures

Spores for European Microscopy

Mushrooms, Mycology and Psychedelics > Mushroom Cultivation

		Similar Threads	Poster	Views	Replies	Last post
		Re: mold in agar plate	Anonymous	14,249	3	12/04/99 12:35 AM by Anonymous
		Agar	Anonymous	1,589	8	04/15/04 10:15 AM by Bi0TeK
		First AGAR atempt log... ( 1 2 all )	MushroomJoe	3,275	24	10/30/07 07:59 AM by FGL
		basic agar question	redshadow	917	2	01/30/06 11:45 AM by Sinthetic
		Potato Agar Culture Tubes! NEW	r2_	1,846	13	01/01/06 03:21 PM by r2_
		Agar emergency - myc growth but container has bacteria n the sides DELETED	vinzy_a	1,378	10	09/28/06 08:06 AM by vinzy_a
		Bacterial contams - agar	Owl	3,571	3	09/21/06 02:16 PM by RogerRabbit
		Fruit on Agar??	Yarry	5,808	17	01/22/04 09:44 PM by Anonymous

Extra information

You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Shroomism, george castanza, RogerRabbit, veggie, mushboy, fahtster, the_chosen_one, LogicaL Chaos, 13shrooms, hamloaf, cronicr, Stipe-n Cap, Pastywhyte, bodhisatta, Tormato, Land Trout, A.k.a
765,397 topic views. 15 members, 1,040 guests and 159 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]

Copyright 1997-2026 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.026 seconds spending 0.012 seconds on 16 queries.