LadysKnight said:

My sab is a permanent fixture. It keeps the air still. I know it's just as good now as when I left it, likely better. If I spray something in there, it just stirs up the air and adds non-sterile particulate that can take days to fully settle. I cleaned it once, last year.

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oatsnhoes said:

I prepped some coir for a couple of shoe boxes a few months ago in an insulated cooler. The leftover coir has been sitting in the cooler ever since, unopened. Is it still good to use after sitting for a while?

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catnip40 said:

ya i stopped cleaning my sab and waiting to work after awhile

do people even mist their sabs with soap water anymore cuz i abandoned that pretty early on and just used it dry too lol

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LewDoja said:

Try revs tek , I've had good results (also modified dehydrator with toggle switch for fan only, no heat)




https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27829033

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P.S. Don't use a whisk, use a wooden spoon instead. Whisk will cause undesirable bubbles or foam.

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Gelatin will give better texture (I used small amount of agar as well)
But you've gotta let it bloom in cold water first

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Mub said:

Is there anything salvageable in this dish? There’s a spot of orangish/pink there. I had one dish that was very infected with pin molds. Two others that don’t seem to be doing much of anything but maybe a little growth. I used a pre mixed agar that was maybe a little stiff. It just seems to crumble when I put my inoculation loop or spore syringe in it.

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Mub said:

Mub said:

Is there anything salvageable in this dish? There’s a spot of orangish/pink there. I had one dish that was very infected with pin molds. Two others that don’t seem to be doing much of anything but maybe a little growth. I used a pre mixed agar that was maybe a little stiff. It just seems to crumble when I put my inoculation loop or spore syringe in it.

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FireThief said:

I tried my first grow bag crop last summer. Two bags colonized well. I did the break and shake. Then, no growth for months.

I then bought nine grow bags from three different suppliers. I used three spore syringes from two different suppliers to inoculate. They are colonizing at widely varying speed.

I’ve opened up two bags for fruiting ten days ago.

One is pinning nicely.

The other is a solid block of white with occasional, tiny sprouts with black heads that can barely be seen in the picture and which may indicate contamination. Especially due to possible contamination, I’m thinking about just getting rid of it.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

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Yeule said:

LadysKnight said:

My sab is a permanent fixture. It keeps the air still. I know it's just as good now as when I left it, likely better. If I spray something in there, it just stirs up the air and adds non-sterile particulate that can take days to fully settle. I cleaned it once, last year.

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LadyKnight, everytime without fail, you keep opening my eyes again and again. Thanks you man

Also i hear you advocate for no pour glass petri dishes that right?

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cybork said:

LewDoja said:

Try revs tek , I've had good results (also modified dehydrator with toggle switch for fan only, no heat)




https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27829033

Quote:

P.S. Don't use a whisk, use a wooden spoon instead. Whisk will cause undesirable bubbles or foam.

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Gelatin will give better texture (I used small amount of agar as well)
But you've gotta let it bloom in cold water first

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Thanks. Rev's tek is where I started from. I let them dry till quite dry btw. They also shrink and I actually like that AND they appear less apetitely AND they are even smaller. I use 1ml molds.

I guess I just have to switch to a different agar brand. Rev's tek uses about half of my agar content. Switching to gelatine is a good suggestion. Though I don't really like the taste of gelatine, but combined with the citric powder probably negligible. Maybe other agar is also less clumping.

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Ikarus21 said:

What u guys think? could it be anything else? grown from dried cube spores in agar 2t, way too nute, grew tomentose, i did put it into fruiting



last 2 pics are from yesterday

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