2020twicebaked said:

I have some large filter patches that are slightly larger than a wide mouth mason jar. I thought I saw somewhere that you could use this patch with just the band? Or does a lid still need to go on?

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beat me to it...

RoscoeReturns said:

2020twicebaked said:

I have some large filter patches that are slightly larger than a wide mouth mason jar. I thought I saw somewhere that you could use this patch with just the band? Or does a lid still need to go on?

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You can use them as you describe, however with so much area for gas exchange I find the top layer of grain dries out before it can completely colonize. I use the filter and band if I want to dry out colonized grains for storage or sharing.

For making grain spawn I prefer to use the lid with a 1/4” hole drilled into it in addition to the filter discs. This will limit the amount of moisture loss.

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Shroom_Ed65 said:

just noticed the edges of the substrate pulling away from the side of the tub, is this a sign it's to dry? if so is that the reason my pins seem to be aborting?

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SkanskKorv said:

I followed the guide and sterilised them instead, all of this was a long shot but it was my only option at the moment I did it tbh.

And yeah LC is risky but you can't just say "that won't work" since I've made 2 B+ LCS which I've successfully grown 10 jars of so it can be done even if I had a lot of beginner's luck and it doesn't have to be contaminated even if the odds are against it. I guess I'll just have to wait and find out.

As I previously stated I will be doing agar work from now on instead and I just ordered dishes + lme and agar just after ordering a pc.

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PuffM4gicDr4gon said: Now would be a good time to plan and start working on your next grow. You can always improve your technique. How did you inoculate your grains?

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PuffM4gicDr4gon said: It looks off, but I wouldn't try to do anything to it.

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EndlessB said:

I tested a little bit on agar first to see if it was clean, but inoculated the grain via the syringe itself.

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as in? you did an agar plate and the bad\g at once? or what? youll most likely see if the syringe is clean on the agar first so ... good luck?

PuffM4gicDr4gon said:

<Great advice>

It looks like you'll get some fruit, which is better than a lot of people end up with so you're on the right track already. Just focus on essential skills and you'll have canopies in no time.

Best of luck to you!

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mushboy said:

as in? you did an agar plate and the bad\g at once? or what? youll most likely see if the syringe is clean on the agar first so ... good luck?

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mushboy said:

got pics

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Splittinghairs said:

So is the tub trash?

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Not if it happened suddenly overnight. just spores. Wipe off what you can onto swabs (to save for later), wipe the rest with paper towel, and dry the shroom as normal.

Some people hate the taste of spores but I don't like them.

What variety is that?

Here's one of mine that's even darker. I ate these;

nektar61 said:

Splittinghairs said:

So is the tub trash?

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Not if it happened suddenly overnight. just spores. Wipe off what you can onto swabs (to save for later), wipe the rest with paper towel, and dry.

Some people hate the taste of spores but I don't like them.

What variety is that?

Here's one of mine that's even darker. I ate these;

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Splittinghairs said:

B+

It’s recent enough but hard to say.

I left Thursday’s morning out of town and two of the guys were teetering on shit. I just got back Sunday night.

When I left the more than likely culprits were half the size they were. So more than likely I would guess they were ready for harvest Saturday morning and said fuck me yesterday.

I posted and wiped off the caps. The bigger guys caps broke but they weren’t soggy. Just flimsy. Three em in my dehydrator just not sure what to do with tub.

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