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InvisibleAhronZombi
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Bird seed clumped
    #3258583 - 10/20/04 10:28 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

Hey guys i cooked up some seed and put it in a few jars them PCed it sunday. late that night i inoculated them and threw them in a tiny incubator i made. these jars are showing no MYC as of today and the seed seems to be clumped into one big brick now, but it doesnt look dry. i also inoculated a few classic PF jars, the PF jars arent in a incubator and are showing MYC. did i fail with the grain yet again, or should i give it more time

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: AhronZombi]
    #3258616 - 10/20/04 10:40 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

Don't give up yet. How did you prepare your seed?

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: AhronZombi]
    #3258624 - 10/20/04 10:42 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

Sounds like you used too much water in your grain jars. Try giving the grain jars a really good shake and see if it breaks up.


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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: atomic1]
    #3258632 - 10/20/04 10:46 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

i soked and removed floating seed, then i boiled. then i jared then i pced

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: z@z.com]
    #3258635 - 10/20/04 10:47 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

thats what i was thinking. i expanded big time in the jar and their is little room left. i shaked it hard as hell and it wont break, do i have any hope of colinization?

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: AhronZombi]
    #3258642 - 10/20/04 10:51 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

Probably not. Next time don't boil for quite as long and make sure to let it drain for at least half an hour.


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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: z@z.com]
    #3258644 - 10/20/04 10:52 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

ok kool, i didnt le tthem drain much at all

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: AhronZombi]
    #3258654 - 10/20/04 10:57 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

Did you shake between PC'ing and innoc? Also did you rinse real well? I rinse with hot then cold water and make sure to stir while rinsing. Give em a few min to drain but this shouldnt cause clumping. I like to shake em fresh out the pc and just before innoc. That gets the water content even across the jar.

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: z@z.com]
    #3258660 - 10/20/04 10:59 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

I use the Fool proof wildbirdseed method, but I don't wash the birdseed or remove the floaters. I just put birdseed in a jar, fill it 3/5 of the way up the birdseed with water, pressure cook for one hour, and then use a towel to shake the hell out of the hot jars as soon as I can open my PC. This works great and takes no time at all.


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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: Gr0wer]
    #3258671 - 10/20/04 11:02 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

It took me 3 tries to get my WBS right.

The first time, I did something wrong and all of the grains exploded in the PC.

The second time, I didn't boil long enough and the substrate is too dry.

I think this time I've finally got it right. I boiled for 20 minutes and let drain for like 45... it looks pretty good. Going to inoculate tonight.

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: z@z.com]
    #3258677 - 10/20/04 11:04 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

I don't like not rinsing, or pre cooking. Its much more of a dirty substrate and i feel growth is faster with properly cooked and rinsed WBS.

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: Gr0wer]
    #3258683 - 10/20/04 11:06 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

I've never noticed a difference. My jars usually colonized in about a 10 days (sometimes less) with cubensis and about 6 days with oyster. Plus there is almost no actual work involved.


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Edited by z@z.com (10/20/04 11:07 PM)

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: Gr0wer]
    #3258688 - 10/20/04 11:07 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

Yep 20-30 min does it well for WBS. I rinse for abotu 5 then allow to drain for not even 3. I just keep some in the bottom where its a bit wet and dump more grain in and rinse. I can only fit about 4-5 jars worth of grain in my colender but 7 jars per pc, so i cant let it sit too long.

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: Gr0wer]
    #3258700 - 10/20/04 11:09 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

So, do we soak WBS 24 hours, get out the floaters, simmer 20 min., then rinse, load, PC?
I tried to G2G with wheat berries to WBS and all of them contamed. I G2G'd in a glovebox, tho it was a jankified glovebox. Hmmm. Only soaked the WBS, tho. No simmer. I want to go back to rye. Had good luck with that stuff. Jes don't know right now.

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: GnuBobo]
    #3258723 - 10/20/04 11:15 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

Well rye sbould be prepared almost the same way as WBS. I precook rinse, drain, and load. Sometimes when i run out of pc time i drain any extra grain and let it sit in a bag with some added H2o2 overnight.

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: z@z.com]
    #3259068 - 10/21/04 01:08 AM (19 years, 5 months ago)

Quote:

z@z.com said:
I use the Fool proof wildbirdseed method, but I don't wash the birdseed or remove the floaters. I just put birdseed in a jar, fill it 3/5 of the way up the birdseed with water, pressure cook for one hour, and then use a towel to shake the hell out of the hot jars as soon as I can open my PC. This works great and takes no time at all.


dude that looks awsome

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Re: Bird seed clumped [Re: AhronZombi]
    #3264938 - 10/22/04 02:03 PM (19 years, 5 months ago)

WBS Tip: When soaking WBS use 1-2 drops of JetDry, you'll see it helps. :wink:


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