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Mitch001
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New member - contamination question.
#27006187 - 10/27/20 11:52 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Evening all
I purchased a couple of grow kits (I know, I know - I won't do it again!) - I since discovered this forum and have subsequently bought all the equipment to do things myself in future.
Anyway, I have one quick question regarding the grow kit pots...I injected the pots just over 5 weeks ago, 3 pots with Golden Teacher and 3 with B+.
The first 5 pictures are B+ - it seems to be going ok I think but very, very slowly.
The next 6 pictures are Golden Teacher and clearly have some pretty nasty contamination. My question is - are all 3 GT pots rubbish? One of the 3 pots (pics 7 & 8) doesn't have the pink staining that the other two do - at least I can't see it yet. I assume I should throw these all away?
With the B+ - do I stick with it? There hasn't been a lot of progress in the last week and I wonder if it's stalled?
My final question, we're in the UK here - an old draughty house, and I am wondering if the temperature fluctuations from night time to daytime might be hindering progress?
We have a damp cellar below the floor - would this be a worry in terms of growing mushrooms in the room above. There is some mould in the cellar.
Any advice is much appreciated, apologies if this is basic stuff.
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Wall.E
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Re: New member - contamination question. [Re: Mitch001]
#27006347 - 10/27/20 01:16 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I don't think any of them look good unfortunately.
The temp swings could be hindering the progress as if it's too cold the mycelium slows down. A lot of people recommend keeping them somewhere where the temps remain consistent, but I don't believe it's a necessity, as long as it doesn't stay too cold/hot for prolonged periods.
The mold in your cellar could be causing an issue if your house is drafty. If you didn't work inside an SAB or went straight syringe to pre-made jars then the contamination is more than likely from either of those more than it would be your house - so long you kept everything sterile (SAB work, proper GE filters, etc.)
Hope this helps or someone's able to correct me if I'm wrong
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Mitch001
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Re: New member - contamination question. [Re: Wall.E]
#27008311 - 10/28/20 12:43 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ok thanks. Assume there isn't anything I can do to salvage anything from them?
Thanks for info re house, etc. I know a bit more for next time now!
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tiptrippy
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Re: New member - contamination question. [Re: Mitch001]
#27008339 - 10/28/20 01:00 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Definitely not healthy mycelium growth. Toss it.
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