More relative humidity alongside more air exchange will get them bulkier
There is a unit included to get airflow into the fruiting tub, but I don't really think it's putting out all that much air. I have an old aquarium air pump that I'm going to dig out, it has two ports for air. I'll give that a try and see if it makes a difference. There's plenty of humidity in there. Thanks!More relative humidity alongside more air exchange will get them bulkier
Please post how sterilizing the syringe goes, @Lady Cannafan. I emptied my Blue Yeti syringe when I inoculated everything last Saturday, so I flushed it clean by sucking up 70% alc and expelling it a few times. I kept it as I thought it may be useful. I wasn't sure if the plastic can handle the PC temperatures though. They probably bulk sterilize at the factory with gamma radiation. Faster than autoclaving. I figured the alcohol would be adequate but maybe not?UPDATE: I have taken one APE #2 that is mycelium covered out of the jar and put it in a dunk bag. That thing did NOT want to come out of that jar. I sterilized my gloves with some ISO and had to twist it out slowly once enough was out to grab ahold of. No pinning on this cake at all. When I opened the jar there was a long piece of something that looked like a strip of cardboard on top of the cake. I removed that, don't know what it was.
Now I'm going to sterilize the two empty spore syringes so I can use them again for my own spores. Some use a pressure cooker for this, but I am going to use a boiling water method.
I PM'd you a video link.
Sounds like you could've used a cork screw lolUPDATE: I have taken one APE #2 that is mycelium covered out of the jar and put it in a dunk bag. That thing did NOT want to come out of that jar. I sterilized my gloves with some ISO and had to twist it out slowly once enough was out to grab ahold of. No pinning on this cake at all. When I opened the jar there was a long piece of something that looked like a strip of cardboard on top of the cake. I removed that, don't know what it was.
Now I'm going to sterilize the two empty spore syringes so I can use them again for my own spores. Some use a pressure cooker for this, but I am going to use a boiling water method.
I think equipment like that should be bought every time rather than cleaned. Just my personal opinion. Sure it’s technically viable but for what they cost versus amount of time wasted if they’re not 99.9% clean is a no brainer for me
I just checked amazon, they are much cheaper than I expected. 20 pack (sterile) for about 10.00 and some a little cheaper than that.
Thanks Becca! I love having a personal shopper!
Spawn jars are lookin great.UPDATE: 12-1-23
New and Old
The first two are the PCE jars inoculated 6 days ago. They are moving right along.
The last pic is the two APE that were inoculated on 10-22-23 Finally showing some filling in.
I placed the APE cake from yesterday into the fruiting chamber after a dunk. Fingers crossed on that.
I also plucked two of the Tidal Wave in the fruiting tub this morning and used the caps to try spore printing. That's all done, now I wait to see if it works.
Absolutely it can!! Also if you use seedling dose of nutes for cannabis you can absorb that into your coir as well!!! And the Mushies like that as well!! Tips and tricks!! Happy Saturday!!
That’s really cheap for the Zon, I don’t find many things on there that are reasonably priced. CLI just checked amazon, they are much cheaper than I expected. 20 pack (sterile) for about 10.00 and some a little cheaper than that.
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