RoscoeReturns said:

Due to my chickens turning my basement into a dust covered wasteland I threw this pint jar into a water tub in my office. It fruited, but they’re so small! I think they would disappear if I tried to dehydrate them.

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so cute!

RoscoeReturns said:

Due to my chickens turning my basement into a dust covered wasteland I threw this pint jar into a water tub in my office. It fruited, but they’re so small! I think they would disappear if I tried to dehydrate them.

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RoscoeReturns said:

Due to my chickens turning my basement into a dust covered wasteland

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The Tao said:

RoscoeReturns said:

Due to my chickens turning my basement into a dust covered wasteland

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I have much respect for this thread but am I the only one who’s wondering about chickens in Roscoe’s basement?

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I mean, where else are they supposed to go?

Axman said:

The Tao said:

RoscoeReturns said:

Due to my chickens turning my basement into a dust covered wasteland

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I have much respect for this thread but am I the only one who’s wondering about chickens in Roscoe’s basement?

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I mean, where else are they supposed to go?

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Agree, that's where I keep mine as well, in Roscoe's basement

The Tao said:

RoscoeReturns said:

Due to my chickens turning my basement into a dust covered wasteland

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I have much respect for this thread but am I the only one who’s wondering about chickens in Roscoe’s basement?

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The Tao said:

RoscoeReturns said:

Due to my chickens turning my basement into a dust covered wasteland

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I have much respect for this thread but am I the only one who’s wondering about chickens in Roscoe’s basement?

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ThurmanMurman said:

Double check your furnace filter before its time to use it. I'd imagine histoplasmosis could be a potential risk and that shit is no joke. 😎

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YoshiTrainer said:

For the longest time rye has been recommended for pans by serious growers but any grain should work. It is really odd that your AIO contaminated, are they quart jars? 3 hour sterilization should've been enough for quarts. Do you jars look wet at all, maybe over hydrated???

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Axman said:

So I'm fairly certain all of my AIO jars failed, oddly enough it seems like the trich is coming from the grains inside of the jars, which is odd because I PC'd the jars for 3hrs after venting for 15m. I dug a little and I can see that the coir/black kow is fine and the millet is actively filled with trich.

I was confident with my agar, I posted it here and you guys were happy with it too. I'm just kinda confused as to why it went belly up.

I'm going to try to do just regular grain spawn this next time and pasteurizing the sub/casing. I mainly use rye for standalone grains, but I can try to source other grains, I see some of you like Popcorn. What is your favorite grain for pans?

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Popcorn

Axman said:

YoshiTrainer said:

For the longest time rye has been recommended for pans by serious growers but any grain should work. It is really odd that your AIO contaminated, are they quart jars? 3 hour sterilization should've been enough for quarts. Do you jars look wet at all, maybe over hydrated???

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I did half gallons, that could be the problem.

No they were not wet, I aired on the side of dry when hydrating them.

It could be time to re gasket my PC I suppose.

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I burst millet in the AIO jars.  That's part of the benefit.  They don't clump because they're suspended in substrate.  My prep was to wash them with soap, rinse well, strain but not dry, and mix into the substrate, which is just on the dry side of field capcity so they can shake easily.

I haven't confirmed but I feel like under hydrated grains don't fully sterilize.  Batch before last I used dryer popcorn in half pint jars.  Green pre-inoculation.  But maybe I was stoned and didn't vent long enough

And I think did my last sterilzation times at three hours.  I should rewrite that tek for quart jars.  Dishes aside, I find small pan grows more accessible and less prone to problems.

YoshiTrainer said:

Does your PC leak steam? If so, definitely need a new gasket.

I've read of people having trouble with 1/2gallon jars and air exchange, not sure if it's true? I would've guessed 3 hours would be enough to sterilize 1/2gallon jars?

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