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Drone
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Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it.
#5251697 - 02/01/06 03:56 PM (18 years, 13 hours ago) |
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Well, I knocked up 5 quart jars of WBS with an OrissaIndia syringe. I used a PC and sterile procedures and all that good stuff. After about a week, all of the jars took on this wierd grey growth. Kinda powderyish. It wasnt very aggressive. Since all of the jars had the growth I thought it was a bad syringe (note: this syringe was probly a year old, and had been left in storage exposed to freezing temps). I threw out all but one, which had a small spot of myc growth. The grey stuff covered most of the jar, but it never really consumed it..grains would be half colonized everywhere. I took this jar out of my incubator and left it in a dark cabinet. Fast forward in time 2 weeks. The myc spot had recently started growing and is now probly 3 inches in diameter. It looks very healthy. Little white myc spots are popping up all over the jar. Im kinda confused by this. was the grey stuff a contam or what? it was my first time trying WBS.
Should I put it back in or near the incubator?
Heres a couple crappy camera phone pictures.
This spot of myc growth has really been taking off the last couple days.

Here is a closeup of the grey crap. Notice a couple little white fuzzy spots that had popped up over the last 2 days.
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Edited by Drone (02/01/06 04:21 PM)
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Asc1189
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: Drone]
#5252768 - 02/01/06 08:30 PM (18 years, 8 hours ago) |
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i am growing grey too... hoping someone can identify
mine smells kinda sour.
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RemainRandom50
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: Asc1189]
#5256138 - 02/02/06 04:49 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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its a contam. thats all i know from the details and pictures, chuck that bitch out.
sounds like it could be cobweb , because cobweb is grey unlike myc which is pure white.
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: RemainRandom50]
#5258420 - 02/03/06 07:11 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Throw it out. If you want to save the jar, PC or boil it before opening. Don't let spores from that jar puke all over your house, or you'll just contaminate future projects. RR
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5258536 - 02/03/06 09:03 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hey aint it true that if the mycelium overtakes the contam it will still be good? not sure if its true just a rumor ive heard more than once any one knkow if its truth or bullshit?
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: Sparknutz420]
#5258725 - 02/03/06 10:36 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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That ain't mushroom mycelium growing in that jar. The contaminant spores have germinated and are growing a second crop of contaminants. RR
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Drone
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5258821 - 02/03/06 11:08 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Eh, are you sure? it sure looks like mush myc to me, its got pretty good rhizo that u cant really see well from the picture. and its the same bright ass white that healthy myc is. its growing like myc in a clean jar would, but a little slower due to whatever else is in the jar.
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Edited by Drone (02/03/06 11:17 AM)
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: Drone]
#12038911 - 02/16/10 09:39 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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You came here to get advice, but finally it is up to you what are you actually going to do. So if you really think it is mushroom mycelium then just isolate this jar and wait and you will see what will happen. But really be careful not to risk contaminating your home and other jars.
Good luck.
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: bentheben]
#12044957 - 02/17/10 04:53 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
bentheben said: You came here to get advice, but finally it is up to you what are you actually going to do. So if you really think it is mushroom mycelium then just isolate this jar and wait and you will see what will happen. But really be careful not to risk contaminating your home and other jars.
Good luck.
Given that this is a 4 year old post, I'm guessing that the outcome of that jar is already established.
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Re: Full contam jar, now myc is growing in it. [Re: Drone]
#12058791 - 02/19/10 08:37 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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This thread has been closed.
Reason: Long dead thread.
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