Bgsixxx's Starting My Mushroom Journey

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bgsixxx

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Ok so today i innoculated 6 bags of uncle bens whole grain brown rice. 1st i sprayed small area on kitchen counter with some lysol after i cleaned real good. Took a shower, pulled hair back, and got to work. Next i donned some nitrile gloves and cleaned and sprayed monotub, bags, and scissors with 70%iso. Then i cut all the pieces of micro tape i was gonna need for all the holes. Next i shook syringe of liquid culture Jedi mind fuck(jmf). Then i quickly, but with slow movements, so i would minimize air movement, wiped needle with iso then torched it and injected .5cc into 3 bags, and 1cc into other 3 bags. And taped up holes immediately. I sterilized needle after every innoculation. Then i took needle off syringe and torched it to punch holes in the top of bags I put 2 holes in 3 bags and 4 holes in other 3. Sealed holes immediately after sticking them. Placed bags In sealed monotub, now the wait. I'll check bags in about 7 days or so to see if anything is happening.

Im excited to explore this new hobby, bc me and the ole lady love us some gourmet mushrooms, but these jmf's are for me. Wanna get some oyster and portabello spores or lc. Wifes already talking about what kind she wants, lol. Gonna be a great adventure!!! Took a couple of pics. I will be having a lot of pics when warranted.
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Ok so today is day 5, and i dont see any white, or anything. But patience is a virtue, and something ive been working on for 55 years. They say it usually takes 7-10 days before you should see something, but not sure. Didnt smell any bad smells so i guess I'm good.

I do have one question for the pros, am l supposed to let these uncle bens bags get air? I have them in the medium sized(48qts) monotub with black plugs in the holes. Was thinking about taking 2 out and putting filters on. Any suggestions. I did crack monotub for about 10min, until i thought about it, its supposed to be sterile idiot, and ran back in and closed it. Hope i didnt contaminate it!!!
 
bgsixxx said:
Ok so today is day 5, and i dont see any white, or anything. But patience is a virtue, and something ive been working on for 55 years. They say it usually takes 7-10 days before you should see something, but not sure. Didnt smell any bad smells so i guess I'm good.

I do have one question for the pros, am l supposed to let these uncle bens bags get air? I have them in the medium sized(48qts) monotub with black plugs in the holes. Was thinking about taking 2 out and putting filters on. Any suggestions. I did crack monotub for about 10min, until i thought about it, its supposed to be sterile idiot, and ran back in and closed it. Hope i didnt contaminate it!!!
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Hey awesome to see the grow going man. I did some Ben’s and cut a small piece out and put the mictopore tape on it for a small vent. I thought it was super sketchy when I did it and only did it to a couple. I didn’t have luck with all the Ben’s. You could always do that and try a couple and leave the others without and see what works best when it’s all done. Also 10 days seems very fast. It was at least three weeks before I saw anything start to grow. There are a couple others around that are WAY better than I with the mushroom grows and I hope they have a better answer for you than me.
 
Waywardwayne said:
Hey awesome to see the grow going man. I did some Ben’s and cut a small piece out and put the mictopore tape on it for a small vent. I thought it was super sketchy when I did it and only did it to a couple. I didn’t have luck with all the Ben’s. You could always do that and try a couple and leave the others without and see what works best when it’s all done. Also 10 days seems very fast. It was at least three weeks before I saw anything start to grow. There are a couple others around that are WAY better than I with the mushroom grows and I hope they have a better answer for you than me.
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Yeah i punctured bags with sterilized needle to make vent holes. I did 3 bags with 2 holes and 3 with 4 holes.
 
bgsixxx said:
Ok so today i innoculated 6 bags of uncle bens whole grain brown rice. 1st i sprayed small area on kitchen counter with some lysol after i cleaned real good. Took a shower, pulled hair back, and got to work. Next i donned some nitrile gloves and cleaned and sprayed monotub, bags, and scissors with 70%iso. Then i cut all the pieces of micro tape i was gonna need for all the holes. Next i shook syringe of liquid culture Jedi mind fuck(jmf). Then i quickly, but with slow movements, so i would minimize air movement, wiped needle with iso then torched it and injected .5cc into 3 bags, and 1cc into other 3 bags. And taped up holes immediately. I sterilized needle after every innoculation. Then i took needle off syringe and torched it to punch holes in the top of bags I put 2 holes in 3 bags and 4 holes in other 3. Sealed holes immediately after sticking them. Placed bags In sealed monotub, now the wait. I'll check bags in about 7 days or so to see if anything is happening.

Im excited to explore this new hobby, bc me and the ole lady love us some gourmet mushrooms, but these jmf's are for me. Wanna get some oyster and portabello spores or lc. Wifes already talking about what kind she wants, lol. Gonna be a great adventure!!! Took a couple of pics. I will be having a lot of pics when warranted.
IMG_20241206_110454144.jpg
IMG_20241206_110521349.jpg
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Don't know how I missed this journal, but I'm here to follow now, if that's okay. :)
 
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