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ButterWeasels
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Cobweb? Monotub Problems
#7530567 - 10/18/07 09:25 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have already posted this in the mushroom cultivation forum but have gotten almost no feedback other than my sub could be too dry. No pics, I desperately need a digital camera. -------------------------------------------------------------
I have 3 monotubs going. Only got 1 flush off the 1st one and its recover period is almost over, but the surface is covered in grey shit. I didn't dunk the tub after the 1st flush I just sprayed it with water because it was a little dry.
In my 2nd monotub there are spots of grey by the bright white myc popping through the substrate.
Now, the 3rd monotub is the culprit. It was my first attempt at adding coffee grounds to coir. I dont think I pasteurized the substrate for long enough because it was the first to show signs of grey "mycelium". That and there are no holes in the sides stuffed with polyfill because I was in a hurry, so the only FAE the tub gets is when I fan it (the tub is 1 foot & 6 inches tall so I figure it doesnt need c02 exchange often, but due to not fanning its probly been at 100% r/h in that tub for days, only fanning a few times a day. This tub showed the grey stuff first, which I believe is cobweb mold. A few days ago I mixed in some rubbing alcohol with water in a spraybottle and sprayed the crap out of tub3, hoping whatever kind of mold growing would die. Not sure if it killed it all off but its looking better and the Myc didn't seem to dislike the rubbing alcohol.
Long story short, due to fanning tub3 cobweb spores are probably all over my room. I'm flat broke until i get paid, and paid back from money lent to people except the $4.00 I've had in my checking. If cobweb as almost fully colonized a casing is it possible to fix it using H202? Also, I have been in contact with the cobweb (or contamination) and it causes me no ill effect at all (right now.. lol). I'd post pics if I could.
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Also if the H202 kills off all the cobweb in tubs 2&3 is it a good idea to take the Tub3 substrate and mix them with the Tub2 substrate [Tub2 has polyfill stuffed holes for gas exchange, whereas Tub3 does not]? I'd hate to waste 3.5 quart WBS jars and a brick of coir especially if it's already almost colonized.
Either way Tub3 is getting holes drilled in it today, otherwise it's rendered useless (unless used for PF cakes which I will not grow again, low yields suck along with drying small amounts of fungus ALL the time).
Spray with H202? Dunk Tub1 (with a lil H202 thrown in)? Experienced knowledge appreciated, if it helps I live in a desert.
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RogerRabbit
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A very short read in this forum will reveal that 3% peroxide melts cobweb mold on contact, killing it. I've posted such at least a few hundred times. NEVER use alcohol on anything you're growing. You need to read and follow the teks. You can't grow mushrooms in a sealed tub. Smaller tubs need more fresh air, not less. RR
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ButterWeasels
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Re: Cobweb? Monotub Problems [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7530868 - 10/18/07 11:15 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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RogerRabbit said: A very short read in this forum will reveal that 3% peroxide melts cobweb mold on contact, killing it. I've posted such at least a few hundred times. NEVER use alcohol on anything you're growing. You need to read and follow the teks. You can't grow mushrooms in a sealed tub. Smaller tubs need more fresh air, not less. RR
Sweet RR, I'm off to the store right now to pick up some H202 right now. And yes I knew not putting holes in a monotub was a retarded idea to begin with, I was just in a hurry to spawn some overly colonized jars. I have spent 1,000's of hours reading this site but nothing compares to real life experience. Also I know H202 kills cobweb (yes you have said it ALOT) but will the mycelium be able to recover? And yes I also knew the rubbing alcohol wasn't recommended but It was either that or scrap the tub. If I spray all my tubs with a 3% H202 mix will the cobweb spores still be in the air?
Thanks for the response, as always, RR.
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