Uncle Ben's instant shrooms

thenotsoesoteric

thenotsoesoteric

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Still waiting on fruits. The mycelium is still covering surface of coco. I must have something out of sync, I'm thinking I wasn't misting enough. But each day more solid mycelium and less of the fluffy stuff. I'll snap pics tonight.

3 out of the 4 bags I inoculated on 11/13 are solid mycelium. They feel much better than the first 2 bags did at this same time.

Both stargazers from 11/13 are colonized but only 1 golden teachers. I just cut the other bag open to see and just was just rice. No mold or anything so must have not been many spores in that squirt of the syringe.

I probably can transfer these other 3 bags next week.
 
Idlewilder

Idlewilder

Underground Chucker
thenotsoesoteric said:
Still waiting on fruits. The mycelium is still covering surface of coco. I must have something out of sync, I'm thinking I wasn't misting enough. But each day more solid mycelium and less of the fluffy stuff. I'll snap pics tonight.

3 out of the 4 bags I inoculated on 11/13 are solid mycelium. They feel much better than the first 2 bags did at this same time.

Both stargazers from 11/13 are colonized but only 1 golden teachers. I just cut the other bag open to see and just was just rice. No mold or anything so must have not been many spores in that squirt of the syringe.

I probably can transfer these other 3 bags next week.
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Did you let the tubs colonize for 7-10 days? How’s your humidity? Misting and fanning multiple times per day?
 
Deebs

Deebs

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Few days to a week after you see pins. Btw mycelium is bright white. It's seems you may have some cobweb mold going on, and also those dark spot in the sub would drive me nuts. That could be contamination also. Being that it's black I wouldn't want those spores too spread
 
thenotsoesoteric

thenotsoesoteric

American Ninja
Deebs said:
Few days to a week after you see pins. Btw mycelium is bright white. It's seems you may have some cobweb mold going on, and also those dark spot in the sub would drive me nuts. That could be contamination also. Being that it's black I wouldn't want those spores too spread
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Ok i thought that might be cobweb mold. Not sure what to do about it though. Should I manually remove it?

I'll have to find a different spot to fruit the next batches. I'm guessing the wardrobe in the grow room isn't good due to too much air movement.

Edit: ill check tonight when light comes on but the stuff that looks grey in pic doesn't look grey in person. I remember tripping on pic last night but i was not for sure if the white fluffy stuff was mycelium. Ill double check tonight.

I'll check the dark spots tonight
 
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Deebs

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thenotsoesoteric said:
Ok i thought that might be cobweb mold. Not sure what to do about it though. Should I manually remove it?

I'll have to find a different spot to fruit the next batches. I'm guessing the wardrobe in the grow room isn't good due to too much air movement.

Edit: ill check tonight when light comes on but the stuff that looks grey in pic doesn't look grey in person. I remember tripping on pic last night but i was not for sure if the white fluffy stuff was mycelium. Ill double check tonight.

I'll check the dark spots tonight
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If it is cobweb, 3% H2O2 sprayed over should melt it in front of your eyes, just don't overspray.
 
OldG

OldG

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LemonTech is the ONLY way to boomer.

Just be careful. Some observations.

1) it amplifies the effect. If you Lemon Tech 3 grams of PE you are going to the ancestors...the drums start fast. With PE the effect was almost double at the onset but it tapered off in about 90 minutes to 2 hours. I usually stay at around 1 with lemon tech or without now.
2) The drums start fast ! The onset is quicker. Usually Bzzzz POP PoP in 15 minutes
3) The duration is reduced.
4) It is A LOT easier on your guts. Incredibly so.

Lime works just as well. I can have either in the fridge. But now i always have a couple of each just in case...Its BoomerTime.

Strap on your helmet and LEMONTECH....and then become a PschyoNaut. It is the ONLY 100% covid free vacation :D
 
thenotsoesoteric

thenotsoesoteric

American Ninja
It definitely got cobweb mold going but shrooms are going. Might scrap out some of that nasty but might just fruit these out and just toss block vs doing more flushes. The other 3 bags will be ready soon and ill try to keep those from getting contamination.

Those pins are growing. Looks like I'll get some chunkers. 20211226_172632.jpg 20211226_172705.jpg
 
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Etch a Sketch

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thenotsoesoteric said:
Just inoculated 4 more bags of Ben's.
2 x stargazer
2 x golden teachers

Did things a little different. Mainly just put GE holes up higher on the bags and injected middle of rice bag vs the bottom.

Be nice to harvest enough shrooms to send some to my friends out east. Be a cool surprise Christmas gift ? ✨
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A little late, but here’s my lessons with UB tek- (I’ve done prob 20 bags over the last several months with various varieties, all from MSS.
- contam risk is high, as you stated
- you only need prob .5-1 ml of MSS. Using more makes the bag too wet.
- UB has more moisture than off-brands, ie. aldi’s
- push any renegade rice down away from the top before injecting or inoculation. Most contam spots will either be on the bottom because wetness or too because of vent/GE/inoc
-likewise you will need to break up the rice to push it down, but be sure to make it compact
- if it takes too long to colonize, you have a 100% chance of contam making inoculation temp and environment very important
- chip clip the bag in half when cutting vents/GE (hole punch is a good way to add GE)

sources: all over the place but mainly 90 second mycology on YT

I just inoculated 5 bags tonight. Even though the contam rate is high, my impatience is satisfied by being able to start something while I’m soaking, PC’ing, sterilizing, prepping my other bulk grain.

Ive been disappointed by my yields with UB tek, but considering the amount of grain in each UB bag, it’s prob relatively appropriate to have smalller yields, when successful.
 
thenotsoesoteric

thenotsoesoteric

American Ninja
Etch a Sketch said:
A little late, but here’s my lessons with UB tek- (I’ve done prob 20 bags over the last several months with various varieties, all from MSS.
- contam risk is high, as you stated
- you only need prob .5-1 ml of MSS. Using more makes the bag too wet.
- UB has more moisture than off-brands, ie. aldi’s
- push any renegade rice down away from the top before injecting or inoculation. Most contam spots will either be on the bottom because wetness or too because of vent/GE/inoc
-likewise you will need to break up the rice to push it down, but be sure to make it compact
- if it takes too long to colonize, you have a 100% chance of contam making inoculation temp and environment very important
- chip clip the bag in half when cutting vents/GE (hole punch is a good way to add GE)

sources: all over the place but mainly 90 second mycology on YT

I just inoculated 5 bags tonight. Even though the contam rate is high, my impatience is satisfied by being able to start something while I’m soaking, PC’ing, sterilizing, prepping my other bulk grain.

Ive been disappointed by my yields with UB tek, but considering the amount of grain in each UB bag, it’s prob relatively appropriate to have smalller yields, when successful.
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I did UB just cuz it was cheap and low maintenance. I could cut down contaminates by pressure cooking substrate and using an SAB. But for $2 a bag and $10 for mss and few bucks in coco its worth it.

Hopefully I'll get a few good grams of dry shrooms. If I didn't have contamination I'd do a few flushes with the golden teachers.

Next round ill be more conscious of possible spore contamination.
 
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