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skittles
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help me!!!
#6831814 - 04/25/07 11:29 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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well im new on this forum....but i need a little help.... im trying to start growing my own shrooms, but i cant figure out what to do now.... i have made the agar, and its been "solidifying" for over a week now... theres nothing growing on the agar yet because its not solidifying at all. its still kinda slimey and still shifting in the petri dish when tilted. i dont think its supposed to look like this. now do i need to start all over or is there some way to help it set a little faster?? can someone possibly help??
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Re: help me!!! [Re: skittles]
#6831868 - 04/25/07 11:40 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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you did something wrong with your agar recipe... it should have became solid within 4 to 6 hours...easy.
please post the recipe that you used.
I have a feeling that you didn't add enough agar to the rest of the recipe.
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skittles
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Re: help me!!! [Re: Roadkill]
#6831979 - 04/25/07 12:01 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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well i didnt really use a recipie!?! maybe that was my problem...i have a mushroom kit that came with agar powder, that u heat up and add water... then its supposed to sit and cure. hmm...well thats what i thought... i did something wrong. well i guess i get to start from scratch...thanks.
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Re: help me!!! [Re: skittles]
#6832168 - 04/25/07 12:35 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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can you tell me what kind of agar was in this kit?
was it MEA or some other type?
it can get a little confusing... partly because agar agar is a component in an agar recipe.
Example: -PDYA- 500ml water 5 grams of instant potato flakes 9 grams agar agar 10 ml honey 1 gram of Nutritional Yeast
other agar recipes for ya...
http://www.shroomery.org/5243/What-are-some-good-agar-media-recipes
tc
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Re: help me!!! [Re: Roadkill]
#6832187 - 04/25/07 12:38 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Agar won't solidify until it's been heated up to the boiling temp, and then cools. You're supposed to put it into a filterd flask and pressure cook, then when it cools enough to handle, you pour into petri dishes in a sterile environment. RR
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skittles
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umm yeah, im pretty sure we did everything right before we started. i have been reading different ways and instrucions on how to grow mushrooms before i tried to do anything. i did all that. im just thinking i put too much boiling water with the agar powder in the first place. i was just wondering if there was some way to fix it now. so thank-you for helping me out with the other reipies i an try so i can get started again....
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skittles
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Re: help me!!! [Re: skittles]
#6833260 - 04/25/07 04:23 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah and i read the instructions like 3 times before i tried anything and checked this website and a couple others for different ideas too.... the kit i had was just an add boiling water to the agar in a container, let boil in a pressure cooker, cool down, then add to dishes.
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