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longest colonization period, EVER.
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Hey everyone,

I have 5 jars of PF and Indian strains colonizing for the past 5-6 weeks now. They havent even gotten halfway done. There are HUGE white areas in the jars, but they have either slowed to unnoticable growth, or they have stopped all together. I read thru the faq about temps and why they might be slowed/stopped. but im not sure that i have foudn the answer. Is 74/75 too low a temp for them? I used a very smalll amt when innoculating.... like 1 cc per jar hole. For the longest time they didnt show any growth, then they started colonizing, and well.. now they arent.

Maybe I should crumble/case? If so, might someone explain the tek to me? or point me in the right direction?

thx


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Re: longest colonization period, EVER. [Re: jahfeelirie]
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well....have you tried raising the temp a tad? maybe to the low 80's....also have you tried flipping your cakes?


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Re: longest colonization period, EVER. [Re: myco_holic]
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Actually, I just moved one of the cakes to the top of my computer, and flipped it upside down. I will leave it for a few days and monitor its growth.

thx... any other ideas?


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Re: longest colonization period, EVER. [Re: jahfeelirie]
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Make sure moiture content is good, and allow for air exchange. if the mycelium can't get air, it cant grow

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Re: longest colonization period, EVER. [Re: Travelin man]
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I do have masking tape over my jar holes... You think that might have caused a depletion of oxygen and slowed mycellium growth?

I will make sure to remove the tape when i get home and flip the cakes over.

any other suggestions?



thx
jfi


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Re: longest colonization period, EVER. [Re: jahfeelirie]
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Yes, masking tape with inhibit the growth. If there is masking tape on the holes then the jars cant get rid of enough Co2. Also, I noticed wth one of my jars once that too much moisture will stop growth for sure.
~ALpH~


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Re: longest colonization period, EVER. [Re: dIZZY_ALpH]
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yup, that worked, i have a mark on teh jar to indicate its spread at last checking, and after removing the tape adn flipping them, it has shown marked improvements, spreading more rapidly... i am also raisin the tem as the jars are a bit cold...


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Re: longest colonization period, EVER. [Re: jahfeelirie]
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I wouldnt think that 1cc per jar hole is to little.
Ive used 1cc per jar, and had colonization take only 2 weeks.

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Re: longest colonization period, EVER. [Re: jahfeelirie]
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1 cc of solution per hole is a HUGE amount in my opinion (but I'm sure it would work fine). When I am trying to conserve solution, I use just a drop or two per hole; just enough to confirm there is indeed a drop of moisture coming from the syringe. I am able to do approximately 30 4-holed jars with this method, and I would say 97% percent of sites innoculated form mycelium in 3-4 days. These are clear syringes purchased from a vendor as well; no spores visible to the naked eye.

However, if I have solution to spare, I will use more per site to speed colinization time.


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