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Jorsher
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How do I know if it's myceleum or mold?

#6471844 - 01/17/07 11:31 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Hello folks :smile:

Sorry for this thread, I didn't know quite what search keywords to use, but I tried looking.

Anywho, I had some jars of rye grain colonizing with my favorite edible mushroom. When completed, I inoculated another 20 jars with the original 4. One of the originals was thought to be contaminated with green mold again, so I destroyed it before it got a chance.

My previous batch got ATTACKED by green mold. I think the syringe I used got infected by one of the lc jars, and spread it to my other jars. Anywho, I heard it's hard to get rid of green mold.

Well this new batch, the 20 jars are colonizing quite well. The 4 I started with didn't smell too shroomy, but they didn't stink either. I'm guessing the rye smell was just overpowering the shroom one. Anyways, the original 4 were thick bright white, and the spots between the grain had a "shroomy" texture/feel to them.

Early on when I inoculated the 20 jars with the original 4, there were very few very small spots of discoloration, which I figure is due to breaking up the original jars and shaking in the new ones causing bruising. Well, today when I examined them, there are 3 jars with a couple greenish tinted spots, but the myceleum is bright white.

In a way, the whiteness and thickness of the myceleum makes me think it's my precious edible mushroom. On the other hand, after I made these jars I forgot to throw out the remaining rye, and it also grew a thick white mass of myceleum (mold) that never turned green.

How do I know if it's good or bad?

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Re: How do I know if it's myceleum or mold?

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#6472707 - 01/18/07 09:06 AM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Anyone please ?

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Re: How do I know if it's myceleum or mold?

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#6472731 - 01/18/07 09:21 AM (17 years, 2 months ago)

Most molds will become other color than white with time.
See http://www.shroomery.org/5276/What-are-common-contaminants-of-the-mushroom-culture

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Re: How do I know if it's myceleum or mold?

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#6473273 - 01/18/07 12:40 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

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Anno said:
Most molds will become other color than white with time.
See http://www.shroomery.org/5276/What-are-common-contaminants-of-the-mushroom-culture

I agree and also smell is a good indication,if it smells like healthy mycelium than it probably is :thumbup:

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Re: How do I know if it's myceleum or mold?

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#6473652 - 01/18/07 02:28 PM (17 years, 2 months ago)

i've read that link already, but it doesn't doesn't answer my question. thanks though.

I'll let it continue and see what develops.

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