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Offlinebgolfer88
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NEED EXPERT OPINION
    #9082277 - 10/15/08 04:14 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Heres the setup..
Hawaiian PC Syringe
6 One Pint Jar
1 Five Pound bag of substrate

In my very sterile environment I take the syringe out of the fridge, shake it up, sterilize the needle and inoculate all six jars using 2 ccs per jar evenly distributed over all four holes. Then at the end I inoculate the bag. It has been about five days and the bag is colonizing nicely but the jar have done jack squat. I fear I didnt penetrate the "vermiculite" barrier on top of the substrate in the jar however I do not think that is the reason. Possibly b/c the syringe was straight out of the fridge and was cold? Any other ideas?
Also, if I simply didnt penetrate the vermiculite barrier do you think I could reinoculate the jars and still get growth?

..One more thought, I covered the inoculation holes in the jars w/ duct tape after inoculation; was that the right thing to do.
Thanks,

Blake

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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: bgolfer88]
    #9082309 - 10/15/08 04:23 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

I successfully re-inoculated 1 outta 2 jars... I wouldnt risk it... give it a few more days, if then no growth... then re-innoc.

On another note, I have had no problem with the 'barrier" if your doing it right, you should be pointing your syringe needle towards the glass.

the spores will run down the side of the glass. you should see it.


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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: bgolfer88]
    #9082324 - 10/15/08 04:25 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

take the duct tape off of the holes ASAP! the only tape that should ever be used is micropore tape (medical tape) because it allows for the co2 to escape from the jars. when I nocced up my first jars (first time grow) just a little over a week ago (10-6), they didn't show signs of growth until sunday 10-11 and I took them out of the fridge shook them and then inoculated. just take the duct tape off and you should be golden.

If you want an extra contam barrier use tyvek squares or micropore tape, but usally the dry verm barrier is more than plenty.

and I am far from an expert, but I have done about 30 hours of reading on this website before even attempting a grow and so far everything is going as planned for me.

Edited by pummel (10/15/08 04:51 PM)

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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: Nuzzle]
    #9082342 - 10/15/08 04:28 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

oh damn, i didnt even see that in your post... yea... dont be using duct tape man! thats more then likely the problem... you killing them!! lol
Micro pore tape = good stuff... check walgreens.

My first batch of jars did fine with no verm barrier and just foil over the top of the jars... then i read about the micropore tape and i removed the foil and put on the tape.


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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: Nuzzle]
    #9082376 - 10/15/08 04:36 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

this is getting ridicoulous, we need to get these teks remo ved that you people are following and get mushroomvideos.com in the stickie important links take head or terrible misfortune.........

that if newbies bother to read it. new members should have to read atleast those posts before being allowed to post.


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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: Nuzzle]
    #9082390 - 10/15/08 04:40 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

MS inoculations can take weeks. Took me nearly 3 to see ANY sign. Patience, this does not happen overnight. You will harvest mushrooms almost a month from now if not later.

Edited by dothedew69 (10/15/08 04:41 PM)

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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: Nuzzle]
    #9082406 - 10/15/08 04:44 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

he wont be growing shit with duct tape over the holes in the jar!


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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: Nuzzle]
    #9082431 - 10/15/08 04:49 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

You also shouldn't use 1 pint jars instead of the recommended 1/2 pints.  It's best not to change the established techniques until you have a few grows under your belt.
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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #9082450 - 10/15/08 04:55 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Quote:

RogerRabbit said:
You also shouldn't use 1 pint jars instead of the recommended 1/2 pints.  It's best not to change the established techniques until you have a few grows under your belt.
RR




I went out and bout 1 pint jars on accident before I continued to read up on it. I attempted a grow about a year ago, got some bunk spores offline and just decided to wait until I could buy them in person.(as I am in one of the 3 states) I went out and got the 1 pints instead of 1/2 pints, any real disadvantage to these over the 1/2 pints besides colonization time?

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Re: NEED EXPERT OPINION [Re: pummel]
    #9082787 - 10/15/08 06:07 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

They are pronne to slow growth and stalling. The extra length of time they take to colinise also makes them more prone to contamination.

Im sure there are other disadvantages aswell to using pints.


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