Mub said:

Hell yea thanks, I hope so 🤞

I’m open to try a liner. I’ve enjoyed trying different things. What kind of liner is recommended.

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I use an unscented trash bag, lay it in the tub, and ladle in spawn / verm / coir (mixed with water in a different tub)

You want to use both sides of bag, not rip it in half, something about how two sides sticks to the sub and also to the tub to not make pockets of air which encourage side pins, I've been told.

I use 13 gallon kitchen bags, they work fine for a 7 quart shoebox or a 16-quart tub. Never done any bigger than that so not sure what to use for a large monotub.

I ladle the mix in to the height I want it, sprinkle on some fine verm as pseudo casing to hold water on top, then use scissors to cut off the bag just above the sub height.

MachineElf226 said:

I just bought cordyceps spores... How challenging are they to grow?

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ReverendMyc said:

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dinosaurs said:

this is definitely contam, yes?  I'm suspicious enough that its been sealed up since this look started and its already on my deck and likely wont survive todays weather unless I bring it back inside or move it the garage. that doesn't look good to me but since its APE I thought I'd ask.

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koma23 said:

Cloning fruit from first flush vs subsequent flushes:

let's say the first flush provides smaller fruits which you don't really want to clone, but the second flush provides the perfect size. Does cloning the second flush fruit provide any benefit or is the first flush genetics still more or less dominant?

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Cloning second flush fruits tends to be more unpredictable and typically won’t replicate either first or second flush from that grow second flush will usually always be larger than first flush.

tryptkaloids said:

Sounds like a spawn issue

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ThurmanMurman said:

tryptkaloids said:

Sounds like a spawn issue

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Indeed it does, but as far as I can tell, the spawn is good. Fast colonization, great recovery after a shake, and I even give it a final shake and invert the jar after 24hr to ensure the colony has bounced back well enough to remain solid. Im not saying it's  not the spawn, but I lack the skills to recognize it if it is.

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3.A.M said:

koma23 said:

Cloning fruit from first flush vs subsequent flushes:

let's say the first flush provides smaller fruits which you don't really want to clone, but the second flush provides the perfect size. Does cloning the second flush fruit provide any benefit or is the first flush genetics still more or less dominant?

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Cloning second flush fruits tends to be more unpredictable and typically won’t replicate either first or second flush from that grow second flush will usually always be larger than first flush.

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