tryptkaloids said:

Infinite Monkeys said:

What’s the best way to clean a tub that’s gone green after the first flush? I can’t do it outside, so I’m considering using bleach in the shower.

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I use soap and a sponge in the shower

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Splittinghairs said:

tryptkaloids said:

Infinite Monkeys said:

What’s the best way to clean a tub that’s gone green after the first flush? I can’t do it outside, so I’m considering using bleach in the shower.

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I use soap and a sponge in the shower

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Same here. With a nice 70% iso wipe down after dried

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funkmastakush said:

Has anyone else tried using an air duster in a SAB to "purge" the contaminants before doing sterile work?
From this tek: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/29039818 ;

Was just curious. I tried it once with less cleaning/prep beforehand than usual and got no contamination, but it could have been due to other factors (e.g. my technique might have been better that time). Thanks.

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funkmastakush said:

Splittinghairs said:

tryptkaloids said:

Infinite Monkeys said:

What’s the best way to clean a tub that’s gone green after the first flush? I can’t do it outside, so I’m considering using bleach in the shower.

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I use soap and a sponge in the shower

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Same here. With a nice 70% iso wipe down after dried

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I find alot of my plastic tubs that get contaminated still smell bad after extreme deep cleans and venting and I resort to throwing them away. But I also have been having real nasty bacterial contams lately too.

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divineverdance said:

Was usual results of sendng an unfully colonizd plate 2 grain?

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cronicr said:

Yes except horse manure doesn't need verm , cow manure will benefit from verm as it's very dense on its own , the only money saved is the money on coir that's it

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You should listen to this man ⬆️

Chabuddy said:

(Jeepers Peepers) Jamaican crossed with PP Envy. my first tub.

Greetings, I'm starting to do my best to experiment and learn. I have a 3x3x6 grow tent with an oil filled heater a variable PC fan capable pf 50-90cfm, and temp control at 70-76F.
I have holes drilled and in this tub, 3lbspawn too 5lb sub, removed tape and pout on FAE tape 3 days ago, I have also cracked the lid half an inch for a couple of nights, it seemed to wet and I read when it evaps it trippers pins.
I don't see any hyphal knots, or pins, or primordia and it doesn't look close to fruiting, but it does. Ive read about fruiting before 100% colonized. figured cracking it and FAE tape wouldn't hurt them.
Now I just have it barely cracked so it stayed condensated walls.
What percentage is this block colonized? It smells like earth not sweet or sour. Is it stalled, or does this look right for 26 days?
What are my next steps? Any observations or tips?
Anything helps I'm just learning. I have two other tubs i may post about with different strains. I'm in need of guidance.
Thank you for any insight or comments.

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B Traven said:

Some of my tubs are pretty cruddy looking. Caked-on spores and whatnot. They are not the source of contamination, especially not bacterial. That shit is getting in upstream somewhere.

Remember, this is a species that grows on cow shit. That 4-stomach pasteurization only lasts but so long before you have a nasty, rotting, runny, smelly cowpie in the field. You'll still find little flushes on them.

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funkmastakush said:

Chabuddy said:

(Jeepers Peepers) Jamaican crossed with PP Envy. my first tub.

Greetings, I'm starting to do my best to experiment and learn. I have a 3x3x6 grow tent with an oil filled heater a variable PC fan capable pf 50-90cfm, and temp control at 70-76F.
I have holes drilled and in this tub, 3lbspawn too 5lb sub, removed tape and pout on FAE tape 3 days ago, I have also cracked the lid half an inch for a couple of nights, it seemed to wet and I read when it evaps it trippers pins.
I don't see any hyphal knots, or pins, or primordia and it doesn't look close to fruiting, but it does. Ive read about fruiting before 100% colonized. figured cracking it and FAE tape wouldn't hurt them.
Now I just have it barely cracked so it stayed condensated walls.
What percentage is this block colonized? It smells like earth not sweet or sour. Is it stalled, or does this look right for 26 days?
What are my next steps? Any observations or tips?
Anything helps I'm just learning. I have two other tubs i may post about with different strains. I'm in need of guidance.
Thank you for any insight or comments.

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I'm not a TC and am still learning myself but below are some comments/questions:
-Do not use a grow tent or heater. No need for fancy equipment. An unmodified plastic tote will work, or add some drilled holes, dial in with micropore tape or polyfill. Dialing it in is the hardest part.
-How large are your holes and how many are there? Size of tub?
-We don't differentiate between the "colonizing" and "fruiting" phases. Once spawned to bulk, it is immediately placed into "fruiting conditions" with some minor tweaks later.
-What route did you take to arrive here? Spores to grain? Spores to agar to grain? LC to grain? Was grain PC'd? Type of bulk sub? Grain and bulk sub properly hydrated?

I can't speak about whether your tub is contaminated or not, or the visual analysis of it as I'm still learning that myself. And others correct me if I'm wrong. Welcome to growing my friend!!

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InfidelGI said:

Is this wet rot or just stressed mycelium?




Background- this is my very first attempt at mushroom cultivation ever. I Got a 3lb bag of Milo grain spawn  (I don’t know if I’m allowed to say the name of the vendor on here but it’s a “known name” online) when I first got it I noticed maybe 10 or so husks in the bag where burst open. I inoculated in a commercial Still air box with gloves and a lot of 70% alcohol. I inoculated with 3ML of LC that was fresh from a different recommended vendor, the LC looks clear and clean to the eye, I will be purchasing agar plates just to make sure.

First picture was 8pm 4 days after inoculation, 2nd picture is at 5am the next morning. The bag did accidentally get dropped night of day 3 when I was transferring the bag to the indoor greenhouse tent. Temps kept between 72-76

There is visible orange liquid on day 4 but it didn’t visually look as much on day 5. When handling the bags I have washed my hands and I’m only grabbing it by the plastic part and gently lifting in order to not disturb (more than I already have)

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InfidelGI said:

Is this wet rot or just stressed mycelium?




Background- this is my very first attempt at mushroom cultivation ever. I Got a 3lb bag of Milo grain spawn  (I don’t know if I’m allowed to say the name of the vendor on here but it’s a “known name” online) when I first got it I noticed maybe 10 or so husks in the bag where burst open. I inoculated in a commercial Still air box with gloves and a lot of 70% alcohol. I inoculated with 3ML of LC that was fresh from a different recommended vendor, the LC looks clear and clean to the eye, I will be purchasing agar plates just to make sure.

First picture was 8pm 4 days after inoculation, 2nd picture is at 5am the next morning. The bag did accidentally get dropped night of day 3 when I was transferring the bag to the indoor greenhouse tent. Temps kept between 72-76

There is visible orange liquid on day 4 but it didn’t visually look as much on day 5. When handling the bags I have washed my hands and I’m only grabbing it by the plastic part and gently lifting in order to not disturb (more than I already have)

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Splittinghairs said:

Did you put a towel down with soapy water and mist the walls with soapy water?

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Splittinghairs said:

You can even get away with Broke Boi Tek

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Absolutely not, that is garbage and not sufficient.