The OFFICIAL Stone producer/sclerotia thread and discussion

That's the way it's done, as Yoshi explained. 🫶🏻 Quickest, sure fire way to get some good genetics until/if you choose to isolate for other qualities.

I had some abysmal yielding MS jars - maybe 12 fresh grams per quart - so I took a small stone & a large stone from them to clone, essentially to tide me over while I searched for potential stoning sectors on agar.

Cloning them to agar, I observed to see if they sectored (they didn't), & made sure they were clean cultures. The rest is history. 🥰

These initial clone tissue plates have also been my master "slants" for years to avoid senescence. I always come back to those, taking a sliver, growing out a new plate>Rye>G2G>bulk if desired. A stone is also a genetic safe that can be rehydrated and rejuvenated.

The original plates are potato chips but still viable - scraping a chunk to agar to come alive again. I used to put the dried 🥔 chip directly in grains but it's not as reliable as going to agar. To agar first is 💯 guaranteed rejuvination.

-- I do have some cyrovials made though. 🥰 --

These 2 cultures, affectionately called "lavender" & the other dubbed "Tommy Knocker" surpassed my expectations & I haven't found the need to touch Mex A spores since. They're my best performers in all departments. If I want stones, gas exchange only...If I want sticks, I case & increase air exchange. Consistent results.

I'm unfamiliar with the delicacies of water agar but if that method tickles your fancy & others approve, I'm sure it's an effective route to take. 👍🏻😎

Yoshi is also correct, spawning stones to bulk will work & stones buried in a potted plant will also fruit. 99.99 has done this for shits and giggles, just to see and has photos. 🤗🤣

Slightly more difficult to get a print that way though; the fruitbodies are thin and require near saturation level humidity to reach maturity. Matchsticks. You're much better off cloning to agar first and having options/more attempts till you dial them in.

Sorry for the novel. 🤷🏻😅

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