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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers

[Re: bongoman]
#29479103 - 02/09/26 06:42 PM (8 months, 27 days ago)

Fruits have white dots and ridging on them as well as the sub has a weird looking spot in the top middle that all seems to say it’s contaminated but with what bacteria?

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#29479144 - 02/09/26 07:52 PM (8 months, 27 days ago)

I'm curious to know what about what you're seeing on the fruiting bodies makes you think that it's contaminated specifically with bacteria....

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#29479148 - 02/09/26 07:59 PM (8 months, 27 days ago)

Anybody else offloading their spare/excess coconut coir into their worm composer?

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#29479254 - 02/09/26 09:43 PM (8 months, 27 days ago)

My worms eat all kinds of culting byproducts

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#29479306 - 02/09/26 11:01 PM (8 months, 27 days ago)

Nokumana said:

Anybody else offloading their spare/excess coconut coir into their worm composer?

I use mine to grow sunflower sprouts in trays.

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#29479407 - 02/10/26 12:37 AM (8 months, 27 days ago)

Do these bags look bacterial and if so what should I do with them?

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#29479475 - 02/10/26 03:45 AM (8 months, 26 days ago)

Huskies said:

Questions:

2- Does anyone use a hotplate for their presto 23qt? My stove is getting a bit finnicky due to what I imagine might be weight from the Presto and not being able to center it fully. A hotplate could be convenient because it would always be perfectly centered, and perhaps not straining on one point. Just not sure if thye are reliable enough or safe

My stovetop was taking a beating sterilizing so often so I switched to a hot plate. Originally bought for an 8 quart PC that I do agar in. I tried it with my 23qt and it works fine. There's no duty cycling on this hot plate and it keeps a steady temperature.

The make and model is:
Kitchen Smith and the model number is:
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toadking
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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers

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#29479504 - 02/10/26 05:19 AM (8 months, 26 days ago)

Nokumana said:

I'm curious to know what about what you're seeing on the fruiting bodies makes you think that it's contaminated specifically with bacteria....

This is probably the best picture i could get of them, white dotting on the caps and ridges around the stipe

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#29479630 - 02/10/26 09:39 AM (8 months, 26 days ago)

Does anyone not do any break and shakes?

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#29479631 - 02/10/26 09:42 AM (8 months, 26 days ago)

ihansterx4i said:

Does anyone not do any break and shakes?

I do it only when I remember or have time. For years I actually dont, only recently I started to do so. It probably take longer to colonize, but if Im not in a rush, then I dont think about it.

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#29479775 - 02/10/26 12:35 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

Any downsides to leaving the paper towels on ?

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#29479836 - 02/10/26 01:27 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

I leave them on and use them as labels.

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#29479851 - 02/10/26 01:40 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

DiscoDave said:

I have very rarely seen rhizo growth on my plates (even with x7x+) and oftentimes when they get sent to grain i start seeing rhizo growth both in the jar and after they spawn. Is this be from my agar recipie? Im using 10 g agar (2%), 7.5-20 g LME and 500 mL.

I've had rhizo with x7x+ in all different mixes of agar, but it often doesn't show up on germination plate, it shows up first transfer of agar.

T1, T2 etc were rhizo. Some rhizo in jars. Some rhizo on tubs. Some rhizo ariel mycelium on tops of caps. Someone was getting a lot of that on every grow.

Here is it on all 3 stages.

Plate

Jar

Tub;

Little x7x+ peens

Growing over the lip and trying to escape a plate:

x7x+ climbing the wall on agar

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#29479855 - 02/10/26 01:46 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

nektar61 said:

I've had rhizo with x7x+ in all different mixes of agar, but it often doesn't show up until first transfer of agar. T1, T2 etc were rhizo. Some rhizo in jars. Some rhizo on tubs. Some rhizo ariel mycelium on tops of caps. Someone was getting a lot of that on every grow.

I have the same experience as DiscoDave, never went rhizo until grains, didn't stop it from giving canopies and a cumbucket of spores though :rofl:

:rofl:

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#29479859 - 02/10/26 01:50 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

Hahahahaha. Also, eeew

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bluespirit13
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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers

[Re: Nokumana]
#29479886 - 02/10/26 02:18 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

These guys came to me labeled as Jack Frost, but I have a sneaking suspicion something got mislabeled along the way.

These seem like they may be JFxPE (another wedge that came in the same envelope was labeled this)

Agree/disagree?

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#29479899 - 02/10/26 02:34 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

I inoculated 4x 2kg grow kits, 2 of them with 5 ml each of Menace spores and 2 with 5 ml of Ape Revert spores. I already got nice and healthy-looking mycelium in the Menace bags that appeared 4 days ago, but literally nothing in the Apes. It has been 19 days post inoculation. Was the syringe bad? Or is an ape-r that much slower?
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#29479910 - 02/10/26 02:45 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

No way to know for sure besides waiting.

In the future, send spores to agar first and clean them up and guarantee a viable culture, then you won’t have to guess anymore!

I promise, using agar is easier and way more fun than it seems.

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#29479917 - 02/10/26 02:48 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

Kloakk said:

nektar61 said:

I've had rhizo with x7x+ in all different mixes of agar, but it often doesn't show up until first transfer of agar. T1, T2 etc were rhizo. Some rhizo in jars. Some rhizo on tubs. Some rhizo ariel mycelium on tops of caps. Someone was getting a lot of that on every grow.

I have the same experience as DiscoDave, never went rhizo until grains, didn't stop it from giving canopies and a cumbucket of spores though

Qq why isn't spores bukkake a thing on this site?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers

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#29479930 - 02/10/26 02:56 PM (8 months, 26 days ago)

Kloakk said:

nektar61 said:

I've had rhizo with x7x+ in all different mixes of agar, but it often doesn't show up until first transfer of agar. T1, T2 etc were rhizo. Some rhizo in jars. Some rhizo on tubs. Some rhizo ariel mycelium on tops of caps. Someone was getting a lot of that on every grow.

I have the same experience as DiscoDave, never went rhizo until grains, didn't stop it from giving canopies and a cumbucket of spores though

Lovely pictures @Nektar :sunsalutation:

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@Kloakk I guess it makes sense we have the same experience, as I am working with your genetics :rofl:

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