the_chosen_one said:

GlitchInSpace said:

Gorgeous 😍!!! Which zap is your favorite? I'm 2 weeks in since casing CP. I'm about to spawn tlalnelhuayocan to sub later today.

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Thanks! That's a tough question. I love the whole section but as far as Zapotecorum potency, Tapalpa, Texolo and one of the Jalisco varieties seem to be noticeably more potent. A little harder to grow well but worth the effort.
As for ease of growth.. Popocatpetl and Barrerae are the reigning champions. It might be I've been lucky with culture selection but I've worked with multiple cultures of both and they're quite consistent regardless of which culture.
Cinco Palo is nice and kind of a tweener. There's some newer finds I haven't tried yet but if I was only allowed three for the rest of my life it would likely be Tapalpa, Barrerae and Popocatpetl. At least today anyways.
BFTP pic.. Sawmill (Jalisco).

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GlitchInSpace said:

I haven't seen Tapalpa yet. Those Sawmills look stellar!!! I haven't seen any of those spores circulating.

I love the whole zap section as well!

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They're both pretty old finds. Sawmill was from Cactu and Alans find in 2010ish. First zapo I ever grew actually. Fairly difficult even though I grew them then pretty much as I do now. I'm pretty sure that pic is simply cased grains. Unfortunately, I lost that culture a long time ago. No spores floating around that I'm aware of.
Tapalpa was first released around 2013.  Back then it's nick name was Waterfall because it was found by one. It was lost with Sawmill. Fridge crash, dead spores and a whole lot of.. well, I'm going to call it slacking. That and hardly anyone growing them back then is still around.
Anyways, I managed to get a hold of the  Tapalpa finder a few years ago and they sent spores from the same local. I released a bunch here but there was a bunch of confusion with Tapalpa, Tapla 1 and Tapla 2. Those are elpico's finds. Also really nice zapotecorum.

Honestly, I think there's less varietal difference between zapotecorum than it seems. Most morph all over the board. Much of that is likely conditions more than anything. Sensitivity is likely mostly health and culture related. They're really really really easy to overthink which can cause issues itself.
Bear in mind I fruit various exotic species in unmodified tubs. Often different species side by side in the same tub lol.
I've seen zapotecorum from the same spawn present in two different ways when placed in separate tubs of the same design. Right next to each other. Numerous times.
Being that same design doesn't mean an exact duplicate that tells me it's mostly environmental.
Anyways, there was a lot more to that rant but I had to feed my dog and forgot.

Bottom line is keep it simple..
And listen to pheno. It's been fun watching his ascent. Dude made it to the top of the mountain faster than anyone I've ever seen. That's the part where you approach every project with an ah fuck it attitude. You do weird experimental shit to keep from cracking from the monotony and you've been considering just growing wood lovers for the last couple years.

the_chosen_one said:

GlitchInSpace said:

I haven't seen Tapalpa yet. Those Sawmills look stellar!!! I haven't seen any of those spores circulating.

I love the whole zap section as well!

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They're both pretty old finds. Sawmill was from Cactu and Alans find in 2010ish. First zapo I ever grew actually. Fairly difficult even though I grew them then pretty much as I do now. I'm pretty sure that pic is simply cased grains. Unfortunately, I lost that culture a long time ago. No spores floating around that I'm aware of.
Tapalpa was first released around 2013.  Back then it's nick name was Waterfall because it was found by one. It was lost with Sawmill. Fridge crash, dead spores and a whole lot of.. well, I'm going to call it slacking. That and hardly anyone growing them back then is still around.
Anyways, I managed to get a hold of the  Tapalpa finder a few years ago and they sent spores from the same local. I released a bunch here but there was a bunch of confusion with Tapalpa, Tapla 1 and Tapla 2. Those are elpico's finds. Also really nice zapotecorum.

Honestly, I think there's less varietal difference between zapotecorum than it seems. Most morph all over the board. Much of that is likely conditions more than anything. Sensitivity is likely mostly health and culture related. They're really really really easy to overthink which can cause issues itself.
Bear in mind I fruit various exotic species in unmodified tubs. Often different species side by side in the same tub lol.
I've seen zapotecorum from the same spawn present in two different ways when placed in separate tubs of the same design. Right next to each other. Numerous times.
Being that same design doesn't mean an exact duplicate that tells me it's mostly environmental.
Anyways, there was a lot more to that rant but I had to feed my dog and forgot.

Bottom line is keep it simple..
And listen to pheno. It's been fun watching his ascent. Dude made it to the top of the mountain faster than anyone I've ever seen. That's the part where you approach every project with an ah fuck it attitude. You do weird experimental shit to keep from cracking from the monotony and you've been considering just growing wood lovers for the last couple years.

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Noah Keeper said:

Enemy (slug) in the house !

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Noah Keeper said:

I guess he just had a bad trip, something like getting flushed down the toilet in the washroom 😁

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Kloakk said:

Myzelion said:

Hello breeders, I’m having trouble cleaning my cultures using agar plates. I’ve tried both the ‘closed-door’ method and the ‘gap’ method, but there’s still some contamination. I have a HEPA chamber, I clean my plates myself and check them for over a month before using them, but there’s still some contamination. Do you have any ideas what else might help me succeed?

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Pictures would help

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Here some pics

Myzelion said:

Here some pics

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