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kupa trooper



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opening a lc jar?
#7787399 - 12/21/07 10:12 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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So i have an lc but i didnt put anything in the jar to break the myc up. Can i open the jar up in my glove box and drop in a marble or broken glass?
-------------------- I don't know but I've been told. It's hard to run with the weight of gold On the other hand I heard it said. It's just as hard with the weight of lead.
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BUDDHA_702
Master Mycologist In Training



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Try just shaking the shit out oh it
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PoisonedV
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Shit, you need to put somethin in it? Link to this info?
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thedefone
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You can't shake it enough to break up the myc? Seems like adding anything now is like begging for contaminates. Contams in LC's can be real tough to spot, and wouldn't it suck to knock up 20 jars with bad LC? Just shake them.
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Nibin
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Re: opening a lc jar? [Re: PoisonedV]
#7787431 - 12/21/07 10:23 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Any LC tek will show you that you need a piece of glass, or a stirrer of some kind to break up the mycelium clumps.
Just check out the LC section of the main site grow mushrooms area.
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kupa trooper



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Re: opening a lc jar? [Re: Nibin]
#7787438 - 12/21/07 10:24 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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will my syringe suck any of it up or is it a waste?
-------------------- I don't know but I've been told. It's hard to run with the weight of gold On the other hand I heard it said. It's just as hard with the weight of lead.
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PoisonedV
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Re: opening a lc jar? [Re: Nibin]
#7787439 - 12/21/07 10:25 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Oh, a tek said just shake it so I guess thats enough :P
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thedefone
deus ex machina

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Re: opening a lc jar? [Re: Nibin]
#7787446 - 12/21/07 10:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Pretty sure "need" isn't quite the right word. Fantastic idea? Yeah probably. Very helpful? Sure. Mandatory? I don't think so. I wouldn't advise the kupa trooper to open a perfectly good LC for this purpose. Is it already knocked up?
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Nibin
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If you have big problems sucking the stuff up, try and get a veterinary gauge needle from your local cattle store thingy whatever, or even from your local big animal vet.
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kupa trooper



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Re: opening a lc jar? [Re: Nibin]
#7787475 - 12/21/07 10:40 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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yeah it knocked up. also now that it is pretty much established should i put it in the fridge till use?
-------------------- I don't know but I've been told. It's hard to run with the weight of gold On the other hand I heard it said. It's just as hard with the weight of lead.
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veda_sticks
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It might be a pain to suck up, if your syringe gets blocked while sucking the myc myc up, push the liquid out and suck it back up until you can get enough to use.
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Yrat
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i just shake mine up nice and hard and don't have any problems breaking up the myc
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seg_x
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Re: opening a lc jar? [Re: Yrat]
#7788149 - 12/22/07 07:03 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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The Fridge will slow the growth until needed yes, If your glove box is clean (which I assume) then drop some triangle or sharp-edged glass shards into the jar. I used a large tongue ring, with spiked balls on it. Works well with my home made stirrer, Found the link for that on here, simply an old computer fan with an old hard drive magnet glued to it.
P.S. make sure your shards or watever is sterile!
goodluck with your LC.
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Edited by seg_x (12/22/07 07:05 AM)
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shaggydogman
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Re: opening a lc jar? [Re: seg_x]
#7788167 - 12/22/07 07:19 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I once had an LC that was impossible to suck up into a syringe. So rather than waste it I loosened the lid off (in a glove box) and went in with a syringe holding the lid up just enough to get the syringe in. I then sucked the edge of a big clump of myc with the syringe to 'grab it'. I then lifted it out and shot it into a waiting grain jar. The syringe was used a bit like a grab crane.
Worked a treat... Kinda like G2G but with thick LC and a syringe rather than grain and a spoon.
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mushnoon
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If you plan on using all of the LC at one time, just dump out all the water/karo/honey and then suck up the myc. be as sterile as possible and do it quickly. i did it without a glovebox in my bathroom and i have many jars colonizing from it. The glass shards thing isnt necessary at all, just kinda helpful.
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seg_x
was here,chillin



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Re: opening a lc jar? [Re: mushnoon]
#7788407 - 12/22/07 10:03 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Stirring, from what I have heard prompts the Myc. to spend out and grow more. Correct me if Im wrong.
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