Pennock said:

Huh, I've never seen someone recommend a shake at 100%. I usually see it recommended to shake at 30-50ish % and see how it recovers but not to shake beyond that.

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ansr said:

I used PF cakes as spawn, posted in the daily pictures thread.

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Buckdog said:

Idk I may have deleted the comment from my view cause I don't seem to have ignored anyone. Oh well lol

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LewDoja said:

Correct for the more serious contams sure, but for a hidden contamination it usually takes a while for it gain momentum. and has an inherent ability to resist the mycelium defenses or is able to grow concurrently alongside it

Do you break up your grain right before spawning?
Or do you only use wide mouth jars and birth the whole thing like a cake?

Shake your jars to break up a day before you plan to spawn and you should be able to see if it's going to recover and have more confidence in your spawn plan or able to make adjustments to your spawn:substrate ratio.

As in you wouldn't want to run 1:5 with questionable spawn but might still be able to get a flush out of it with say 1:1 or maybe1:2

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Mr Piggy said:

if this is the potency loss study that noobs have been posting lately, it's already been shot full of more holes than swiss cheese.

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Herme5 said:

Dont think popcorn is cheap compared to other grains, it's about $1 per pound at my local Walmart.

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Southbound Myco said:

Herme5 said:

Dont think popcorn is cheap compared to other grains, it's about $1 per pound at my local Walmart.

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I found 50lbs whole popcorn kernels at tractor supply yesterday for $11. Is that the same thing? Also, Walmart had 40lbs WBS without sunflower seed for $18.
I have not gone through the first 50lbs bag of organic Rye grain that I bought on Amazon for $45, before I did more research.
Which would you recommend?

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GenesisCorrupted said:

The second flush is looking pretty good, but I’m not seeing the tiny droplets on the surface and it’s bothering me.

I’m regretting that I didn’t think to dunk it for 24 hours like a giant cake. I’m really regretting it actually.

Would it be possible to cover up holes and have some of the moisture returned to the surface?

I really don’t want to spray.

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Southbound Myco said:

Herme5 said:

Dont think popcorn is cheap compared to other grains, it's about $1 per pound at my local Walmart.

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I found 50lbs whole popcorn kernels at tractor supply yesterday for $11. Is that the same thing? Also, Walmart had 40lbs WBS without sunflower seed for $18.
I have not gone through the first 50lbs bag of organic Rye grain that I bought on Amazon for $45, before I did more research.
Which would you recommend?

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vicepope said:

Southbound Myco said:

Herme5 said:

Dont think popcorn is cheap compared to other grains, it's about $1 per pound at my local Walmart.

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I found 50lbs whole popcorn kernels at tractor supply yesterday for $11. Is that the same thing? Also, Walmart had 40lbs WBS without sunflower seed for $18.
I have not gone through the first 50lbs bag of organic Rye grain that I bought on Amazon for $45, before I did more research.
Which would you recommend?

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Got any link to this. Only place I know cheap popcorn is restaurant depot, 24.50 for 50 lb bag covered in butter too.
Field corn is cheapest and useful .

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Jrey16 said:

Once fully colonized, how long can fully colonized agar plates be stored for in 23-25 degrees celcius? (Around 72-77 degrees fahrenheit)

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I also want to know this. I have a stack of plates from last year that have been stored at room temperature for at least 6 months. I wonder whether they're dead.

Arctic_Fox said:

Jrey16 said:

Once fully colonized, how long can fully colonized agar plates be stored for in 23-25 degrees celcius? (Around 72-77 degrees fahrenheit)

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I also want to know this. I have a stack of plates from last year that have been stored at room temperature for at least 6 months. I wonder whether they're dead.

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