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OfflineMycoCat
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Spawn Contamination Risks
    #5496471 - 04/09/06 12:49 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

I recently spawned two bins of horse shit with two quart jars of popcorn each. It's been almost two weeks and colonization is really slow, also due to the fact I used more shit and less straw this time around.

What do you think the risks would be if I re-opened the bins and added two or four more jars each?


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Re: Spawn Contamination Risks [Re: MycoCat]
    #5496487 - 04/09/06 12:55 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Peeing is never a good idea...But to add more sub. to it...Hmmm...

I'd check and make sure that it's not contamed...Maybe poke around with a sterile knife?...

It'd suck to waste those jars...

If it's all good and such, then I don't see why adding more spawn would be such a bad idea...

Do you plan on breaking up the new spwan and just laying it on top?..Or mixing it in throughly?

-Gnostic


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Re: Spawn Contamination Risks [Re: IGnosticAbhorI]
    #5496490 - 04/09/06 12:56 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Well neither bin is contaminated, they're just colonizing much slower than I'd prefer. If I did it, I was planning on thoroughly mixing the new spawn in with the substrate under completely sterile conditions.

I'm thinking that if the mycelium already has a foothold the chance of contamination will be lower than the first time I did it. Does that make sense?


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Re: Spawn Contamination Risks [Re: MycoCat]
    #5496518 - 04/09/06 01:05 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Makes sense perfectly :thumbup:

As long as you do everything as sterile as possilbly...Then Yeh, I'd do it :thumbup:

To be honest...When I do my straw casings, I'm not worried at all..Just a little oust sprayed an hour before (let it settle), and then :thumbup:...of course it might be different for you...

Just saying that it shouldn't be as a big deal as opening a jar of WBS

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Good luck man, hope it goes well, no reason why it shouldnt.

-Gnostic


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