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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Rukus]
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Might wanna snag em all.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Rukus] * 1
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No. Some people avoid it bc they dont like the mess it makes on the sub surface, I guess. Ive never really given it any thought. I just chop em when most have opened, if I'm a bit late, oh well.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ThurmanMurman]
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Could you freeze LC and then thaw it out when you’re ready to use it again?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ihansterx4i]
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No.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: maimunji] * 3
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I get those concentric circles if I leave my plates somewhere in my home with wild temp fluctuations.  I've always taken the rings to be faster and slower growth as the ambient temperature drifts into and out of the most favorable ranges.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: toadking] * 2
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toadking said:

QQ- is my tub looking okay? and if so should i worry about surface conditions yet? the middle of my sub looks good on moisture but the outsides look a little dry so im not sure if i should cover a couple holes or wait for more colonization for heat.


Personally it looks good. You could give it a light mist if that will make you feel more comfortable or cover a couple of holes, leave the lid loose and LITFA.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: AZ Starman2112]
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:whathesaid: gonna be pinning in no time :dancer::mushroom2:

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Agar Wedge]
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I'm doing the PF Tek. When I went to inject my solution, I found that the holes I made in my jar were too small. I then got my hammer and nail and made the holes bigger in all my jars. Did I just completely fuck this up (which is to say, did putting a fucking nail into my sterilized jar guarantee contamination?)?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: catgirl117]
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catgirl117 said:
I'm doing the PF Tek. When I went to inject my solution, I found that the holes I made in my jar were too small. I then got my hammer and nail and made the holes bigger in all my jars. Did I just completely fuck this up (which is to say, did putting a fucking nail into my sterilized jar guarantee contamination?)?


Chances are pretty high that you might have, but if you didn’t penetrate through that top layer of vermiculite you might be ok.

My question is more of how did a needle not fit through the holes that were there? A 16 gauge needle is pretty damn thin. Did you make these jars yourself or are they vendor jars?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: AZ Starman2112]
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So this is a jar I transferred agar into. It fell flat, face down onto the grains! :grin:

However, when I was getting it out of the mini round it sorta bounced around and flipped once or twice before I was ready to drop it in the jar.  I'm wondering if it is possible that some mycelium got knocked off and got stuck there? Seems like no other growth in the jar but from the agar.  I know I'll know in time.  This is my second go at a2g, first attempt was contaminated.


I am referring to that small bit growing on the top


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: AZ Starman2112]
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I made the jars myself, but I guess the holes that I made were too small

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: catgirl117]
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I did that once by accident also:uhoh: Lost a couple jars, but still got mushrooms. Don't lose hope, just keep an eye on em:mushroom2::thumbup: also a good idea to start more in case you lose some.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Agar Wedge] * 1
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Word, thank you for the encouragement! If I could ask one more question about the PF Tek. I read that, when I add water to the verm at the beginning, I should squeeze some in my fist and, if more than a few drops come out, I've added too much water. Should I be squeezing lightly or should I be squeezing hard? I can imagine that, with a given amount of moisture in the verm, a light squeeze would result in a few drops while a hard squeeze might result in a lot of water coming out.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: catgirl117] * 1
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Anytime! :smile::mushroom2: Hard squeeze

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Agar Wedge]
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Forgot to put alum foil on agar bottles, are my 50 plates toast?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Peleus] * 1
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Nah, the foil is just an extra safeguard from contamination when you handle the lid going into the sterile environment. Your plates will be fine

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: hidingbush]
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@hidingbush - yeah, if you bobbled a bit while grabbing the agar with your scalpel or whatever, it is totally possible that you might have inadvertently transferred some growth from one part of the plate to the margin or edge. Or it might be contamination…and so far, it looks mike mycelium. Just keep an eye on it. 

If it were my own jar — and my agar does routinely find itself schmucked up against the glass or even the bottom of the lid most times — I’d shake the fuck out out of it (lid oriented down: container upside down) - that may dislodge the agar and/or move the agar further into the grain towards the bottom. Or it might just stick there, but I think it is worth doing; one doesn’t have to.

And you’re seeing growth of something, and that’s way better than seeing nothing. You’ll be able to know sooner than later if is mycelium or mold.

My money is on mycelium.

Good luck with your grow! Peace to you, friend!


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Nichrome]
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Hey guys, sorry if this is a silly question
This monotub has been colonising for a few weeks, and then suddenly I was met with the appearance of innumerable tiny white spherules.
Are these mushroom primordia? If so, should I start spraying the surface to provide more moisture or just let it continue as is, since these are probably a good indication of adequate surface conditions.

I am also curious how the masses of white mycelium growing above the substrate can be distinguished from contamination. There is no foul odour.

Thanks in advance for your expertise,

Kind Regards,
AWS   


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: AwareWithoutSelf]
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Knots. :thumbup:


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: AwareWithoutSelf]
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From the pic, I actually think some of those are little pins. Good job!

Oh, and LITFA! Don’t spray that right now.

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