PBJ710 said:

Shipping grains is way too expensive unless you're buying literal truck loads.  Just buy whats available from the local feed/grain supply store.  Hydrate it properly and PC it according to the container size and it will be fine.  The type of grain typically won't effect contamination rates as long as it doesn't have fungicides on it - having contaminated cultures is what causes that.

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QuantumZ00 said:

Quick question. So my first 'series' of grows I used as grain Wild Bird Seed, Brown Rice Flour in some jars, and oats for a few jars and yes corn kernels for a few jars too. I'm experimenting for myself to see what's fastest to colonization, what's most likely to contaminate, etc.

The one I haven't tried yet was Rye grains or Rye berries. Does anyone have a go to brand if Rye grain they order online, or do you all source it locally? Thank you! 🍄🤩

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QuantumZ00 said:

Quick question. So my first 'series' of grows I used as grain Wild Bird Seed, Brown Rice Flour in some jars, and oats for a few jars and yes corn kernels for a few jars too. I'm experimenting for myself to see what's fastest to colonization, what's most likely to contaminate, etc.

The one I haven't tried yet was Rye grains or Rye berries. Does anyone have a go to brand if Rye grain they order online, or do you all source it locally? Thank you! 🍄🤩

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Mr Piggy said:

  I love how we all have our grain of choice.  For me it's WBS due to availability and not being the person walking into an apartment with a bag or two of horse feed.

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For me it's wheat , it's 15 bucks for 50 lbs here

cronicr said:

For me it's wheat , it's 15 bucks for 50 lbs here

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Except it's only $12 for 50lbs here.

cronicr said:

First you'll need a clean clone culture to run this experiment and then you'll find out it doesn't really make a difference it comes down to your prep and as stated above some are trickier than others.

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cronicr said:

You may notice pop corn colonize a jar faster than millet , but that's simply surface area , you will have far more mycelium in a jar of millet and far more inoculation points.

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Mr Piggy said:

Fuck, that's a good price!

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cronicr said:

Mr Piggy said:

Fuck, that's a good price!

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Big farming community here so the only expensive grains around are millet and rue both around 35 bucks for 50 lbs , almost everything else is under 20

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Big farm community here too (my neighbors moo), but Oregon is out of control with inflation and prices on everything.  Prices are increasing so fast I literally cannot budget

cronicr said:

Big farming community here so the only expensive grains around are millet and rue both around 35 bucks for 50 lbs , almost everything else is under 20

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Same here, but ironically millet is $43 a bag here.  This area is not known for wheat production, but it's available cheap for some reason so I'll buy it

sanzer said:

if fruiting a clone, how different are spore prints from one fruit to the next in terms of stabilization?

if you fruit a clone and take a tissue sample from any of those fruits it is all the same as any other fruit from that spawn? and/or the same as a transfer.

selecting one fruit to clone from each ms grow, then taking prints from every fruit of the clone grow, mixing them in one solution, growing it out and selecting a clone...

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sanzer said:

open air non sterile grain inoculation/colonization for outdoor?

I've seen contam spawn and jars grow outside with no worry about contam, wondering if i can take a bucket of grain, soak it outside , introduce some spores, myc or LC/LI and cover it with a lid or towel and let it colonize skipping all pc or pasteurizing etc?

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