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#28987238 - 10/15/24 05:22 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

denizen1 said:

Are bulk to spawn ratios volumetric or by weight? Is it any different in practice? I ask the second question only because it seems to me way easier to weigh things than to do it volumetrically.

Volume because 1qt coir does not weigh the same as 1 qt grain

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#28987239 - 10/15/24 05:24 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

RockinRobot said:

denizen1 said:

Are bulk to spawn ratios volumetric or by weight? Is it any different in practice? I ask the second question only because it seems to me way easier to weigh things than to do it volumetrically.

Volume because 1qt coir does not weigh the same as 1 qt grain

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#28987240 - 10/15/24 05:25 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Usually volumetric, with the additional oddity that a "quart" of spawn really means a reasonably filled (~2/3) quart jar of spawn, while we usually mean full quarts of substrate. A "quart" of spawn weighs something around 450 g.

We do not require precision here, so volume is a lot easier and faster. I'm not sure how weight could possibly be easier for this if you're already making spawn in jars.

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#28987246 - 10/15/24 05:36 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Lots of pinning 📍 fuzzy feet 🦶 and white dots ⚪️ on pinheads. This tup literally just sits in the closet, no misting or fanning. Any thoughts on what I should do? I plan on just LITFA until harvest. The only thing I did was shake out excess water in top lid. Substrate seems moist enough and has shrunken quite a lot.

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#28987293 - 10/15/24 06:21 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

For those who freehand pour lc to grain, do you do something to make sure your pour isnt just the liquid at the top without mycelium in it other than trying your best to shake it up first? Or is this just not something to worry about?

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#28987303 - 10/15/24 06:28 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Stuntbum said:

For those who freehand pour lc to grain, do you do something to make sure your pour isnt just the liquid at the top without mycelium in it other than trying your best to shake it up first? Or is this just not something to worry about?

Yes. Add .2% agar to the broth when you make it.

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#28987311 - 10/15/24 06:34 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Smellyhobbit said:

Stuntbum said:

For those who freehand pour lc to grain, do you do something to make sure your pour isnt just the liquid at the top without mycelium in it other than trying your best to shake it up first? Or is this just not something to worry about?

Yes. Add .2% agar to the broth when you make it.

Any options given its already made and colonized?

Also, im doing .01 lme, so add .2 agar as well then pc?

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#28987316 - 10/15/24 06:36 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Yeah. I do .2 agar and nutrient. It keeps the mycelium suspended in solution.

Otherwise I pour the water off regular LC. It’s either that or shake well between each inoculation and pour quickly.

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#28987322 - 10/15/24 06:39 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

I tried .15% telephone brand agar in LC and thought it came out too thick. The broth didn't seem homogenous. I'm going to try .1% and see how it goes.

Edit: however the colonization looks great. It's not a blob settled on the bottom, but lots of growth all throughout.

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#28987329 - 10/15/24 06:45 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Stuntbum said:

For those who freehand pour lc to grain, do you do something to make sure your pour isnt just the liquid at the top without mycelium in it other than trying your best to shake it up first? Or is this just not something to worry about?

Assuming you have mostly colonized LC and not just a tiny bit of growth with a ton of water on top, I just swirl the jar before each pour to keep the mycelium well mixed. If you have excess water, just pour it off first as smelly suggested.

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#28987350 - 10/15/24 07:07 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Hey all. Got some Nats that are hesitant to fruit. Was wondering if anyone had some advice or some recommended condensed reading as to what I can do to induce fruiting?

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#28987358 - 10/15/24 07:12 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

PBJ710 said:

Stuntbum said:

For those who freehand pour lc to grain, do you do something to make sure your pour isnt just the liquid at the top without mycelium in it other than trying your best to shake it up first? Or is this just not something to worry about?

Assuming you have mostly colonized LC and not just a tiny bit of growth with a ton of water on top, I just swirl the jar before each pour to keep the mycelium well mixed. If you have excess water, just pour it off first as smelly suggested.

Correct, 300ml probably 50ish ml water on top. Went fine last run of jars. Just wondered if anyone was doing differently. Gotta run through a lot of new lc before i try making more with agar.

Although a couple new samples I recently acquired are dieing to go to agar and may be candidates in the next month or so.

Anything different to watch for with p nat? Or same processes work well?

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#28987372 - 10/15/24 07:21 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

My nat LC looks the same as all the others

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#28987391 - 10/15/24 07:32 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

hydrohomie said:

Hey all. Got some Nats that are hesitant to fruit. Was wondering if anyone had some advice or some recommended condensed reading as to what I can do to induce fruiting?

We'd need more info on what fc you're using and pics of surface conditions etc.

Hard to know whether to tell someone their substrate is dry without seeing it or to increase fae without seeing surface conditions. It'd be a guessing game without more info and pics.

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#28987393 - 10/15/24 07:34 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

What does tamp spawn smell like to you guys? First time working with it and it reminds me of antique wood

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#28987437 - 10/15/24 08:18 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Cucumber esque

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#28987484 - 10/15/24 09:03 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

For all the noobs who want to jump right into liquid culture n spores I will give you the secret to make your lc recipe a complete success !!!

Add 2% agar to your favorite lc recipe

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#28987498 - 10/15/24 09:10 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

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#28987504 - 10/15/24 09:20 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

Just curious what variety is this you're growing?

And yes I would just leave it alone. The white on the Caps is normal as they get bigger they will become less noticeable.

You can try upping your Fae a little bit to help with the fuzzy feet but if that doesn't help it may just be a genetic thing.

this is why I'm curious what the variety is? it looks like something I just grew. And upping the FAE didn't help. I had fuzzy feet regardless.

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#28987510 - 10/15/24 09:26 PM (1 year, 10 months ago)

The jar has mold on top under the dry verm. I'm going to toss it out. I was wondering is this little pin worth saving? Could I put it on a plate? Or should I not try doing that because of the mold?

I just birthed it a few minutes ago rinsed it off. saw the mold and put it back in the jar

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