Could someone help me out real quick?How do I prepare wood dowels for inoculation?Do I have to soak them or pressure cook them and where do I store them during inoculation?Would really appreciate some... View More
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April 20, 2021
Why do some mushroom spawn jars just stop colonizing? I let it grow to about 40% and then bust it up and evenly distripute the grain. It then starts colonizing again but sometimes stops at about 70-80... View More
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Usually moisture or theres something the myc doesnt wanna roll over. Could also just be metabolites if its the very bottom of the jar thats not colonizing. I mitigate it by laying my jars down on their sides and rotate every few days or so.
Oh and for your additions. Try adding a tablespoon of light corn syrup. And azomite alongside the gypsum helps. I've personally been experimenting with Peptone lately. Terence Mckenna swore by it. Will post results when the time comes.
Bacteria contamination is often the culprit when experiencing such phenomena..... And the bacterium can gain a foothold due to overly wet conditions and/or due to lack of FAE if using very large jars with the gas exchange filter in the lid.
Sometimes it happens even under the best of conditions and... View More
I don't believe that myecelium is going to leave nutrient dense grain uncolonized unless there is a competitor or possibly stalled due to inadequate gas exchange. No reason for additional nutrients, properly hydrated grain and a clean culture is all that is needed.
Could someone help me out real quick?When doing a DMT extraction, after mixing the naphtha in the solution and then putting it into another glas beaker after the two layers have seperated, do I put t... View More
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Thank you very much. I was thinking I should cover it but wasn‘t sure. Have a nice day✌
Bencmcp agreed... I use the pyrex dishes with the sealing snap down lids... fairly cheap and super easy to use
TheUnknown I use gallon pickle jars myself personally, they are free if you know where to look, have good lids and work better for my purposes. I still recommend pyrex with lids though.
Can some one tell me what the f*ck just grew in my AA+ monotub? It was completly white when I took it out. The color is blue bruising. Looks like a leucistic truffle haha or like a cluster of oyster m... View More
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Id try to make that into a petre dish so you can try to make more. But yes you can eat just alot more potient
Was this on the side or on top
Might not be a bad idea to clone as mentioned above
Thanks my friends. I just spotted another one growing on the side. I‘ll try to clone it
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March 11, 2021