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Do these look contaminated?
    #4589961 - 08/28/05 01:28 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

I'm using vermiculite + BRF

It's been 5 days. In the jar thats colonizing the fastest, most of the mycellium is a light shade of grey. After reading several times that it should be "Bright white", i am concerned that it may be contaminated. Take a look...


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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
    #4589969 - 08/28/05 01:29 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

the other jars are showing slight signs of grey.. is this a serious sign of contamination?? should i just give up on this batch?

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
    #4589972 - 08/28/05 01:30 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

btw the strain im using is called "Tapalpa"

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
    #4589974 - 08/28/05 01:32 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

Hhhhhhmm...I really can't tell.  But, yea, you're right.  It should be a bright right.  And correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I see a patch of grey ontop.
My guess would be that it has slight contams.  But, leave it to more experienced people.  :smile:

Good luck. :smile:


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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
    #4590008 - 08/28/05 01:46 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

It's difficult to tell because the picture is out of focus. Can you try taking another one? (Sometimes, if you're in brighter light, or get a little further back from the subject, your focus will be better)

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: License_to_Chill]
    #4590009 - 08/28/05 01:46 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

green mold definitely... it's that really pale green mold with white mycelia that fools you at first...


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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
    #4590022 - 08/28/05 01:53 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

Na. Looks fine to me bro. Give it the good sniff test if there is verm on top. My first cakes made me worry cuz the same thing, but a week later they were nice and white. If you dont smell anything, thats good. If you smell a nice mushroom smell, thats even better.But if anything smells bitter, or sour, throw that shit out.

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: FungusMan]
    #4590031 - 08/28/05 01:55 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

you'll only get a sour smell when you have bacterial contams... you should not sniff a jar that you suspect has a fungal contam, very bad things can happen (look up mycotoxicosis)

i say that jar will be overrun with nasty green stuff come tomorrow


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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: FungusMan]
    #4590032 - 08/28/05 01:56 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

sorry i took a whole bunch of pictures and that one was the best.. crappy digital cam.. i used this one because even though its out of focus, the color is dead on to how it actually looks.. whereas the other pics showed darker/lighter grey than it actually was because of lighting problems..

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
    #4590039 - 08/28/05 01:58 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

the rapid growth is a dead giveaway... it takes at least 4 days for shroom spores to germinate... at five days, you should only see a small spot of white at the inoculation point... green mold grows a lot faster...


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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
    #4590040 - 08/28/05 01:58 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

im getting conflicting responses.. anybody else?? need to balance my answers out i guess lol

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
    #4590043 - 08/28/05 02:00 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

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the rapid growth is a dead giveaway... it takes at least 4 days for shroom spores to germinate... at five days, you should only see a small spot of white at the inoculation point... green mold grows a lot faster...




it was my first time innoculating, and i put too much pressure on the syringe when i was doing the first one. Half my spores went into one jar. I'm not sure if this is the jar that i screwed up on, but is it possible that this could be the reason for the rapid growth instead?

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
    #4590046 - 08/28/05 02:02 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

Why? The only sure answer is time. I see growth in 3 days with my Golden Teachers. If you have a filter on top, your not gonna have kidney failure or seizures or anything from sniffing the jar. The filter will keep the spores/ bacteria from reaching you.

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
    #4590047 - 08/28/05 02:02 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

a shitload of spores won't germinate any faster... you can't getr that kind of growth in 5 days with mushies, period.


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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
    #4590050 - 08/28/05 02:03 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

ok ill remove it from the batch to avoid contamination of my other ones then.. thanks

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: FungusMan]
    #4590053 - 08/28/05 02:03 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

you might see some growth at 3 days, sure, but that jar is halfway colonised... mushroom mycelia just doesn't grow that fast...


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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
    #4590058 - 08/28/05 02:06 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

Yeah your prolly right. When I first replied, I didnt notice the short time span there. And good game by the way. >>>--------|>

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: FungusMan]
    #4590061 - 08/28/05 02:08 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

i just got back and i just realized my other jars are starting to look the same. i was trying really hard to be clean. i sterilized everything. i used a pressure cooker. wtf??

i heard tapalpa grows really fast.. not sure if they mean the mushroom or the mycellium

dammit ill stop trying to lie to myself.. ill throw them out

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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
    #4590068 - 08/28/05 02:10 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

bad syringe would be my first guess


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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
    #4590079 - 08/28/05 02:14 AM (18 years, 7 months ago)

i held the tip over a candle before sticking it in

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