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North Spore Shop: Bulk Substrate

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Offlinealways2theleft
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why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize
    #5533549 - 04/19/06 12:59 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

ive got Ball 1/2 pint jars (skinny ones) and it the very bottums jsut seem not to be colonizing at all, i mena i can see like MAYBE 1-2 cm a week, its horribly slow, what could the reason for this be?


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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: always2theleft]
    #5533553 - 04/19/06 01:01 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Gas buildup. When you have the jars about 75% colonized, flip them upside down.


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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: Wronguy]
    #5533617 - 04/19/06 01:20 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

and keep the lid on>?


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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: always2theleft]
    #5533621 - 04/19/06 01:22 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

yes....definatly keep the lid on


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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: always2theleft]
    #5533627 - 04/19/06 01:25 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Nope, take the lid off and be sure it spills all over your incubator  :naughty:

But no really, flipping helps and make sure you've got tape off your holes.  Best not to leave them on a completely flat surface, you want gas to exchange... on top of a paper towel is a good idea if you have a flat smooth bottom in your incubator.  The cake will slide down a little bit over the course of a day leaving a gap up top that the myc can get to easier, and the gas buildup will get a chance to drain out the bottom.  Once it turns that corner it gets moving pretty quick again.  :thumbup:


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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: creamcorn]
    #5533638 - 04/19/06 01:30 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

or if you packed your mix into the jars too tight it might take longer to work its way through.


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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: holysmoke]
    #5533931 - 04/19/06 03:05 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Mine were taking forever to colonize the bottom and I flipped them and taped them upside down to the side of the incubator, still took a god awful long time to finish though....


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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: MerchantP]
    #5534392 - 04/19/06 05:18 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Here's a tip to help with this problem. Put a tablespoon of dry verm. in the bottom of your jars before adding your sub. :thumbup:

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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: HippieChick]
    #5534408 - 04/19/06 05:23 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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HippieChick said:
Here's a tip to help with this problem. Put a tablespoon of dry verm. in the bottom of your jars before adding your sub. :thumbup:

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That's exactly what I do :thumbup:

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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: IGnosticAbhorI]
    #5534948 - 04/19/06 07:21 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

if you tip it upside down then wont the cake fall and cover your holes letting no air exchange. cuz if I did that mine would hit the lid...or do you want them to be sitting on the lid???


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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: buckallyall]
    #5535160 - 04/19/06 07:59 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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Re: why the hell does the bottum of the jar take SO long to colonize [Re: buckallyall]
    #5535216 - 04/19/06 08:12 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

If you used a layer of Verm ontop of your BRF substrate then there would be no cause for concern. If you didnt, I would still do what these peeps suggested, although, this will create a suction effect and could possibly introduce contams...Also, the mycelium cake Im sure would "breath" sufficiently enough to allow gas exchange even if its sitting on the lid (with holes).


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