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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ladynightshade] * 1
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ladynightshade said:
AstroSporeFiend said:
Good attitude! Keep improving. You got this!


Oh believe me, I'm cursing and crying internally, but the only way to progress is move through it.


id blast that scale off with high pressure and then give it a coir roll and then get it back into a water tub.


theres no way to "contaminate" it.  living things do not contaminate.  your arm does not contaminate in the open air.

that hard matted surface isnt then garden ... its the back of the barn.  thats the mycelial way of saying "better board this up, guys.".

does that make sense? rip the barn doors off and show them a garden in the sun.  theyll know what to do.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ladynightshade] * 1
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ladynightshade said:
No youre good. I just am defensive-mothering my block since its my first real block with any success. AHB is really the biggest challenge for me, because i worry about it contaminating when i give it air, and that probably suffocates the block since i dont break open the lid as much as it probably should. ill harvest until whatever is on the surface fruits and when i pull it into second fruiting conditions, i'll punisher the awful surface tek, and then do a choir substrate over to see if i can salvage for a better second flush and hopefully fucking avoid sweet rot contam.

the bits of orange tint stress me out, because i know the blueing is coming from when i did the transfer to a smaller tub. i've worked so hard to get this far.

edit: but we're also here to learn too, and we learn from failure



To alleviate some of your concerns, here's a conceptual shift.

You currently have a fully colonized brick. The reason we wait till 100% colonization is so the mycelium is dominating the nutritious grain. That gives it the best chance to fend off competitors. And that's grain...you're past that with a fully colonized substrate. So far beyond the "a gust of wind might destroy this."

So, now that the nutrients "belong to the mycelium" your priority is keeping the surface happy. If you keep the surface happy, the colony won't weaken and cry metabolite tears.


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Supplemented coir experiments< Currently ongoing spring 2026.

~Agar~ 1000mL water = 1000g water. use ~1% agar...1% of 1000g is 10g.  For cubes, use between 1-2% nutes (10-20g). For pans use 0.5% nutes (5g).

Everything I have typed is purely fiction, and is purely for personal amusement.
All images I've posted are not mine and I am simply posting interesting things I found on the Google.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ladynightshade] * 1
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ladynightshade said:
AstroSporeFiend said:
Good attitude! Keep improving. You got this!


Oh believe me, I'm cursing and crying internally, but the only way to progress is move through it.


You should make it official in your signature, and definitely take a spore print. Commemorate your first.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: tree frog] * 1
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PuffM4gicDr4gon said:
AZ Starman2112 said:
If I’m using straight jiffy mix to case pans, is bucket tek with boiling water ok or should I pasteurize it at 160° for a couple hours after bringing it to FC?


I just sprinkle it straight from the bag dry and then mist it. There are sometimes little chunks of sticks or things like that I just pick them out when I see them.



tree frog said:
AZ Starman2112 said:
If I’m using straight jiffy mix to case pans, is bucket tek with boiling water ok or should I pasteurize it at 160° for a couple hours after bringing it to FC?


I wouldn't bucket tek.  I would suggest either using it straight out of the bag which can be a little dicey, or pasteurize it.  If you have an instapot keep warm is 150f.


Thanks both for the info! I do have a sous vide and can vac seal and put them to temp for a few hours. Then sprinkle and mist them.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: DV8DUG] * 4
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DV8DUG said:
I have seen PGT post on Reddit if tells ya anything.



Woah woah woah 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I post on reddit 🤣 of course usually when I comment on posts, it really pisses people off because they claim I'm spreading bad information 🤣

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: PhenoDreamers]
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Is LC a bad medium for APE/PE variety's?

It seems like the mycelium deteriorates very quickly. It's ok on the first usage but the second use is maybe 35% worse and the third is very noticeably slower to colonize grain and substrate. Fruiting is also much worse, if it happens at all. Mycelium is also different, it tends to create a marshmallow, thick layer much readily which doesn't really like to fruit that much. This is all in the span of let's say a month, or max two months ... Sterility is dialed in.

It looks like I could use LC but I'd have to use it all up in one go.

Thoughts?

Tnx!

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: koma23] * 2
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Sounds like your lc is contaminated and getting worse over time.  Ppl store myc long-term in water without any ill effects.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: koma23]
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Adjust the formula. It's probably a matter of the mycelium chowing through nutes at a dumbass fast rate and/or being vastly less effective at using what's available.

Alternatively put the fruit to agar then back to LC.

It could obviously just be contamination but if you've had this issue just with APE then ya.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: AstroSporeFiend]
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My concern is more so that there were NEVER droplets on the first pinset and now the subsequent pinset. Although it produced adequate fruit, I want to ensure there isnt anything I could do for its benefit


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: PhenoDreamers]
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IMO reddit is a great site for beginners of any hobby, and creates the flow-through of more serious users on this site

if people get "misleading" information on reddit/otherwise, that just provides more experience to learn from :cool:


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: luminilis] * 1
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Honestly I went from PGT to Reddit to this wonderful community.

You learn after landing here that the previous two ways are FUBAR. But the at the very least get people exposed to this site.

I praise the foot solders hanging out on Reddit that at least point out Shroomery exists so people like me can go “what’s that? I need to learn more!”


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Splittinghairs]
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This is per GenesisCorrupted request, of my jar with a corner im waiting on. Ochra.  It looks a bit bacterial... the grains were too wet or at least they look too wet to me.

What do you think about this jar?


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Splittinghairs]
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luminilis said:
IMO reddit is a great site for beginners of any hobby, and creates the flow-through of more serious users on this site

if people get "misleading" information on reddit/otherwise, that just provides more experience to learn from :cool:


The real issue is the nonstop amplification of subpar techniques. That's bad for everyone. Reddit thinks that telling you no is a sign of Personal animosity.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: hidingbush] * 1
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Quote:
hidingbush said:. 
It looks a bit bacterial...


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: hidingbush] * 1
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hidingbush said:



This is per GenesisCorrupted request, of my jar with a corner im waiting on. Ochra.  It looks a bit bacterial... the grains were too wet or at least they look too wet to me.

What do you think about this jar?


That’s a big jar of bacteria.  Shake it and see what happens.


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Smellyhobbit said:
"Wiping a needle with isopropyl after flame sterilization is like shitting after you wipe your ass."

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ModularMind]
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ModularMind said:
Quote:
hidingbush said:. 
It looks a bit bacterial...



I suppose I'll just wait it out.  Ochra is supposed to be good with bacteria, or maybe I'm just hopeful and I'll be getting rid of this jar in a week.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: hidingbush]
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I'll do the shake.  After the shake it should consolidate with no grains stuck to side, that will show it won against the bacteria?


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: hidingbush] * 1
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You don’t win against bacteria, it’s in there permanently just like any other contamination.  No myc ever “wins” against a contamination.

People still spawn bacterial jars with plenty of success.  The purpose of a shake is to mix up that last bit so it might colonize, and to see if the jar will recover or if it’s just fucked.


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Smellyhobbit said:
"Wiping a needle with isopropyl after flame sterilization is like shitting after you wipe your ass."

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: towndaze]
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fahtster said:
Sounds like your lc is contaminated and getting worse over time.  Ppl store myc long-term in water without any ill effects.


I don't think it's contam. No other LC's have this issue ... But you never know ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠∵⁠ ⁠)⁠┌

towndaze said:
Adjust the formula. It's probably a matter of the mycelium chowing through nutes at a dumbass fast rate and/or being vastly less effective at using what's available.

Alternatively put the fruit to agar then back to LC.

It could obviously just be contamination but if you've had this issue just with APE then ya.


I doubt it's the nutes as the LC still has a lot of honey's golden color, which usually dissipates if you don't replenish it with new honey water.

Tnx

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: koma23]
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There’s no reason for cube myc to behave much differently than other cube myc.  In this instance a cube is a cube.  I’m with faht here, you probably have a sneaky hidden contam in the culture.  I’ve been fighting my own sneaky mold problem with a couple of cultures.  Every time I think I’ve cleaned them up and go to spawn, there the lil fucker is again.


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Smellyhobbit said:
"Wiping a needle with isopropyl after flame sterilization is like shitting after you wipe your ass."

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