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Green Perlite contam
    #7559421 - 10/25/07 02:17 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

I checked my FC today and found small specs of green on the perlite. I ripped open every inch of my bulk trays and seen no sign of the green contam. Do you think it would be safe to eat mushrooms growing out of the trays since the contam wasn't in the tray. thank you


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Re: Green Perlite contam [Re: Lophosaurus]
    #7559486 - 10/25/07 02:35 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Contams cant grow on perlite, at least it never has with me.so it had to come from one of the trays got a pic?


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Re: Green Perlite contam [Re: xaxphaanes]
    #7559500 - 10/25/07 02:40 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

No i don't have a pic. i already threw it away. It was my fifth flush and i only got 3 mushrooms out of it. I think i will just through the chamber, mushrooms, and trays away. 4 flushes is good enough for me.


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Re: Green Perlite contam [Re: Lophosaurus]
    #7559567 - 10/25/07 02:55 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

If you pour a can of chicken broth in perlite, contams will grow on perlite.

Did you hydrate the perlite with tap water or water from your birdbath?

It's probably not a living contam that you saw, but "when in doubt throw it out" imho. perlite is cheap and your cakes/trays/whatever will survive an excursion outside the FC while you clean up in there. Can't be too clean (ok, well, I guess you can be too clean if sterilize casing material, but anyway...)


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