Those damn little dutch boys and their wacky ideas.
how to grow mushrooms the easy way
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canndo
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Gmz
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Should I be fanning the jars when I take the bags off to mist them? The cakes themselves looked really wet so I've just been fanning them while misting them less and looks like they're starting to yellow which I've read it to be that It's drying out 
. I gave them a misting earlier, going to just leave them alone getting too antsy.
. I gave them a misting earlier, going to just leave them alone getting too antsy.I know that you're anxious man. The piss could be a sign of a stressor. Drying, invading contaminate, you not giving it what it wants. Bitches. You've been doing a great job thus far. Keep it up. I've been having the same experiences right along with you.Should I be fanning the jars when I take the bags off to mist them? The cakes themselves looked really wet so I've just been fanning them while misting them less and looks like they're starting to yellow which I've read it to be that It's drying out
canndo
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Should I be fanning the jars when I take the bags off to mist them? The cakes themselves looked really wet so I've just been fanning them while misting them less and looks like they're starting to yellow which I've read it to be that It's drying out
No fanning necessary, dont mist too heavily, you don't want water collecting in the jars, if you see some, pour it out.
Remember, the bags are tents.
One spray, maybe two a day should be fine. . A little yellow is age or erudite from high Temps.
You are giving them ambient light, you see primordia
Watch.
Gmz
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I don't know if I'm allowed to post links to other forums on here, but I've been looking up aerial mycelium because that's what I thought was going on. I came across this thread with pictures that look exactly like what I got going on and a reputable member on there said that It's contaminated with bacteria. I'll try to get a good enough picture to show what it is I'm seeing
That big blob in the first picture isn't just sitting on the surface, there's like little stems lifting them up a bit, tried to show that in the second picture not sure if you can tell.
That big blob in the first picture isn't just sitting on the surface, there's like little stems lifting them up a bit, tried to show that in the second picture not sure if you can tell.
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Dude. Bruised blue? Come on man. You know what that means. Thats normal. Your pins are probably gonna start popping out of that shit any minute man.All 5 of them. I was curious and lightly touched one of them, it bruised blue but I don't know if that means anything
. I guess I'll just wait and see what comes
Gmz
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I sure hope so, it will look really odd if they grow out of those blobs tho. Even if this grow doesn't work out it was a learning experience that will probably be worth while down the road if I continue to try and grow them. The first plant I tried to grow was such a flop, from there I learned so much from you guys 
Do you have any sort of light in the grow area? I assume that you do. Something between 5000 and 7000 K? If not. You may want to have one around. I am going to pick up a cfl and lamp from home depot tomorrow myself. I used to just use sunlight before in my first grow. But, I moved. Setup has changed. Now I NEED some spectrum specific lighting. Later I will switch to mixed LED for a more "natural" effect. That should assist in pushing the primordia.I sure hope so, it will look really odd if they grow out of those blobs tho. Even if this grow doesn't work out it was a learning experience that will probably be worth while down the road if I continue to try and grow them. The first plant I tried to grow was such a flop, from there I learned so much from you guys
Gmz
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I got a 6500k bulb above them on 12/12. Things are lookin pretty gnarly to be honest those things are all turning blue some actually looked kinda green. I was able to make out what I think is a single pin haha. There were actually alot of little things that looked like pins just that one looks normal tho.
There's some sort of monster growing in there hah. That little brown thing growing from underneath the blob came out of nowhere some time during today. Was looking at the picture of this jar I took this morning and that thing is nowhere to be seen.
those things are all turning blue some actually looked kinda green. I was able to make out what I think is a single pin haha. There were actually alot of little things that looked like pins just that one looks normal tho.
There's some sort of monster growing in there hah. That little brown thing growing from underneath the blob came out of nowhere some time during today. Was looking at the picture of this jar I took this morning and that thing is nowhere to be seen.
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WTF?! Ha ha!I got a 6500k bulb above them on 12/12. Things are lookin pretty gnarly to be honest
There's some sort of monster growing in there hah. That little brown thing growing from underneath the blob came out of nowhere some time during today. Was looking at the picture of this jar I took this morning and that thing is nowhere to be seen.
Let's see how things turn out.
Gmz
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Yeah I actually put a small fan in the closet I have them in 2 days ago to have some sort air movement in there. I'm just experimenting at this point, I feel like things already got fucked up . That little brown thing is definitely a pin, it has grown a little bit and can see the stem of it now. So I think I'll have at least one mushroom haha
. That little brown thing is definitely a pin, it has grown a little bit and can see the stem of it now. So I think I'll have at least one mushroom hahaMore to come buddy. Looks as though I'm right behind you. You should have some stuff ready your camping "trip".Yeah I actually put a small fan in the closet I have them in 2 days ago to have some sort air movement in there. I'm just experimenting at this point, I feel like things already got fucked up
Greenunity
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So I'm still not seeing any colonization whatsoever, and wondering what I am doing wrong. I ordered two sets of syringes from different suppliers with the same results. Only one jar had any sort of contamination.
The only things I can think of are that my room may be too cold, so I have tried to keep the temps up to around 24C.
Another thing that occurred to me is that my city has very hard water, so my house has a water softener. I used the softened water to boil the corn with. Is it possible that the salt used to soften the water is killing the spores?
Additionally, I boiled the jars for 1.5hrs instead of using a pressure cooker, but I figured this could have just increased the possibility of contamination, which hasn't been an issue. I left the jars to cool overnight before innoculating.
Anyone have any ideas for what I can do differently? I have one more syringe from the last order sitting in the fridge, after that I won't be able to try again for a while if it doesn't work out.
The only things I can think of are that my room may be too cold, so I have tried to keep the temps up to around 24C.
Another thing that occurred to me is that my city has very hard water, so my house has a water softener. I used the softened water to boil the corn with. Is it possible that the salt used to soften the water is killing the spores?
Additionally, I boiled the jars for 1.5hrs instead of using a pressure cooker, but I figured this could have just increased the possibility of contamination, which hasn't been an issue. I left the jars to cool overnight before innoculating.
Anyone have any ideas for what I can do differently? I have one more syringe from the last order sitting in the fridge, after that I won't be able to try again for a while if it doesn't work out.
Gmz
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Bummer man. I'm going to attempt to do liquid culture with my new syringes I bought to make more syringes. It looks fairly easy and you can turn 2cc of spore of the solution into like 200cc (20 syringes) and apparently it colonizes faster because it has already germinated in the liquid. I'm definitely going to try that with my blue meanies and z strain 
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canndo
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Salt will likely screw things up.
You cannot do this without a pressure cooker. Get one and try again. If you have never grown mushrooms, dont change the instructions. Because you will never know what you did wrong.