|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
croptop30
Stranger
Registered: 09/27/07
Posts: 37
Last seen: 16 years, 2 months
|
possible contamination on bulk substrate
#7533350 - 10/18/07 09:58 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
ok I have a big casing tray that has had about 4 decent flushes and is currently going through another. It has overlay on the casing itself on alot of parts so all the mushrooms are growing off the sides mainly from underneath. Now keep in mind its not in a tray anymore I just pulled it out after the first flush the mushrooms on bottom could have more room to grow. Anyway so on the under side of the casing where subrate meets it, there is what could be possible contamination. They are dry looking white specs. At first I thought they were newly forming pins but they are spreading. So if they are still fruiting healthy does this sound like contamination and if so should I take it out to further risk my other casings even with another flush coming up?
|
CaptainLinger
A Fungus Amongus


Registered: 05/25/07
Posts: 1,756
Last seen: 3 years, 7 months
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: croptop30]
#7533413 - 10/18/07 10:12 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
"dry white flakes" are neither a common mushroom contaminant, nor a normal part of cultivation. Picture.
|
croptop30
Stranger
Registered: 09/27/07
Posts: 37
Last seen: 16 years, 2 months
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: CaptainLinger]
#7533496 - 10/18/07 10:32 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
There not flakes they are specs indentical to newly forming pins but there are a shit ton of them and they haven't developed into anything new for about a week and half ago since I fist seen them. I don't have a good enough camera to take a picture that close and they are so small the fact that they are white specs just makes them blend in. I have never seen contamination look like that and there are no other tell tale signs. Is it possible it could just be that the casing is just becoming exuasted and is just close to done for?
|
CaptainLinger
A Fungus Amongus


Registered: 05/25/07
Posts: 1,756
Last seen: 3 years, 7 months
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: croptop30]
#7533578 - 10/18/07 10:55 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
My casings don't spray white "specs" when they're done 
pics.
Edited by CaptainLinger (10/18/07 11:23 PM)
|
RogerRabbit
Bans for Pleasure



Registered: 03/26/03
Posts: 42,214
Loc: Seattle
Last seen: 11 months, 3 days
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: CaptainLinger]
#7533680 - 10/18/07 11:42 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
There are a couple of molds that fit your description. Without pictures, it's just a guessing game. RR
-------------------- Download Let's Grow Mushrooms semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat "I've never had a failed experiment. I've only discovered 10,000 methods which do not work." Thomas Edison
|
croptop30
Stranger
Registered: 09/27/07
Posts: 37
Last seen: 16 years, 2 months
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7537204 - 10/19/07 08:49 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Well being that there is no other explanation for it I know it isn't normal. Is it safe to say that I should scrap it?
|
CaptainLinger
A Fungus Amongus


Registered: 05/25/07
Posts: 1,756
Last seen: 3 years, 7 months
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: croptop30]
#7537360 - 10/19/07 09:27 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
No, it's not. As we've repeatedly mentioned, we'd need photos. It's entirely possible what you're seeing is easily explained.
Just throw the goddamned thing out if you're not going to walk over and take a picture. Saying "white specs" over and over again isn't going to make the community suddenly realize what it is you're getting at.
|
croptop30
Stranger
Registered: 09/27/07
Posts: 37
Last seen: 16 years, 2 months
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: CaptainLinger]
#7539327 - 10/20/07 01:32 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Trust me I tried to take several pictures it's not like Im lazy or something they just won't come out right If I can't see it on the pictures that I have tried and tried to take, pictures aren't going to help you guys either. I'm not trying to waist your time by asking repeated questions I was just hoping maybe someone had had something even remotely close to it wether it was contamination or some other freak thing that I shouldn't even be worried about. Roger Rabbit you said there are contamination that fits the description and captain linger you say nothing fits that description whoever is right has anyone heard of anything that at least remotely fits that description that isn't contamination, because if there isn't there is no need to send pictures cause its obvious its contamination. That is all that I'm getting at.
|
CaptainLinger
A Fungus Amongus


Registered: 05/25/07
Posts: 1,756
Last seen: 3 years, 7 months
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: croptop30]
#7540756 - 10/20/07 08:40 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
I said the exact same thing as RR; there are no *common* mushroom contaminants that match your description. We will need pictures.
You seem convinced it's contamination. Throw the damn thing out and stop posting.
|
The shroomy 1
Luminous beings surround me




Registered: 03/27/07
Posts: 5,543
Loc: The Aether
Last seen: 5 months, 5 days
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: CaptainLinger]
#7540970 - 10/20/07 10:25 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
CaptainLinger said: Throw the damn thing out and stop posting.
CAPTAIN LINGER! YOU NAUGHTY BOY. play nice!
--------------------
AMU Q&A thread.
|
croptop30
Stranger
Registered: 09/27/07
Posts: 37
Last seen: 16 years, 2 months
|
Re: possible contamination on bulk substrate [Re: CaptainLinger]
#7545060 - 10/21/07 10:54 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
CaptainLinger said: "dry white flakes" are neither a common mushroom contaminant, nor a normal part of cultivation. Picture.
Quote:
RogerRabbit said: There are a couple of molds that fit your description. Without pictures, it's just a guessing game. RR
Pictures are the only similiar things I see. Everything else is the opposite. Besides that I think RR would have been the only one to help me with the pictures even if my camera wasn't a piece of shit, Thanks RR, other than that I don't know what good pictures would have done you considering "neither a common mushroom contaminant, nor a normal part of cultivation". But who care's it's trashed! No more posts though no more waisted time for either of us.
|
|