JohnnieJC3
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My fault, I didn't answer you, it was a freebie strain called SG30.
Psychoactive Mushrooms & Cacti Discussion
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The Phantom
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Yeah there's a few different recipes. MEA is nice because everything dissolves so it's nice and clear without filtering. I've been using neon food coloring and the mycelium really sticks out on it.
Blazinjones
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Kool thanx man an i figured id do 3/4 full or so so i can shake them up after inoculation like u were sayn. An yea im guna use the red high temp RTV stuff. I still need to get some micropore tape or polly? What is that polly what? Lol sry for the nooby questions. But yea what one would u suggest i get which would be better for ventilation?
Its all gud. An ok do u no what the sg stands for? Eitherway noce job with a gaint jar full. I hope my first run i can atleast get a few shrooms but would love a gaint outcome like tht lol.
Yea i was seeing on some videos of people using agar an it was all different neon colors hahaha. Kinda tripy an at first i was like oh they r prolly doing it cause they r triping so wana see colors then i thought maybe it was different kinds of mold or sumthn idk lol. But yea so whats the point of using the food color? Also i have a question thts kinda off topic slightly can u cross breed 2 different kinds of shrooms n get shrooms 2 pop up with both kinds combined into one? Or do shrooms not work like that?
The Phantom
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It's polyester fiber fill, mostly used in sewing as stuffing.
I would use poly, it's a lot cheaper to use. Just remember to foil the top of your jars to keep moisture from the steam getting to the poly and soaking it and your jar.
It helps identify what's growing on the plate by giving a contrasting background, as the mycelium grows it eats the colored agar.
The short answer to this is yes. An example would be breeding two different strains of the same Cubensis species together, like Chilean and Ecuadorian. It only takes 2 spores to make a strain.
The Phantom
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Set up for this afternoon's shenanigans, 20lbs of grain to shoot up and pouring another 50 plates of agar for cloning isolated mycelium.
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Gonna have a nice setup Phantom
Blazinjones
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Set up for this afternoon's shenanigans, 20lbs of grain to shoot up and pouring another 50 plates of agar for cloning isolated mycelium.
Dam nice setup u got there i wish i had a nice big open area like this lol. Im guna have 2 clean the kitchen table off if im guna do any agar work lol. But first i need to get a batch of shrooms 2 make it so i can collect some spores lol. Then once i get tht ill b able 2 make sum syringes an play around with some agar. So do u jus sprinkle the spores directly on the agar or do u need to do sumthn first? Ill have 2 look up sum videos an watch how 2 work with the stuff but first ill need to make my substrate for this round an get sum shroomage going on lol. Which i figured id use coco vermiculite and gypsum is what ive been seeing as the easiest so far in the videos i have watched. Bug im not sure on the amounts yet ill have 2 go back an look again since im getting to tht part now lol. Its funny i told my grandfather about wanting to start acouple beds outside each one a different strain. An for the past 2days hes been moving woodchips an sawdust type shit over to the other side of the property to the back wood where we wana setup a few beds lol. But yea i figure lay out sum stuff n then cover it an let it sit over the winter then come spring it shud be ready to plant some shrooms in it right? Im just not sure exactly what all i should lay down now to get it ready hahaha. So if any1 has any tips or pointers for tht part i wud greatly appreciate it thanx.
The Phantom
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Oh man those are going to be perfect beds for some wood loving fungus come spring.
As for a spore syringe to agar transfer you only want a drop from the syringe onto the plate and then streak the droplet across the agar to isolate spores as much as possible. I posted a video about streaking agar a while back here.
As for a spore syringe to agar transfer you only want a drop from the syringe onto the plate and then streak the droplet across the agar to isolate spores as much as possible. I posted a video about streaking agar a while back here.
The Phantom
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Damn as I finish up working, all excited to shoot up some grain, I realized the hvac in my house has been running this entire time. I'll need to shut it down for a while before I go prep everything and rinse off. I'll give it an hour for everything in the air to settle before starting, that gives me time to make my agar I guess.
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Good thing you caught that.
The Phantom
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I'm getting tired of this heat and working from home. My electric bill has never been higher since the ac is on all the time. 99F today and no end in sight for the foreseeable future, running about 10F warmer than the usual high for this time of the year.
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We’re into a little cooler weather here
Blazinjones
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Yea its stadtn to get pretty cool at night time around here an then like every otherday its cold lol. One day its hot as shit then the next day rainy an cold like wat the hell make up ur dam mind weather lol. Speaking of temps wen lights are on in the house so 16 hours of the day its like 70 to 74°f in my cupboard where i got my spores sitting. Should i maybe wrap them up in a towel or sumthn to help keep em alil warmer?
The Phantom
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You ideally want to be around 75-80F, 72F at the lowest. Is there a cable box or something you can set them on to keep them a little warmer?
PCaddict
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I have my spore syringes in the fridge. Is that Bad ? I thought they would stay fresh or what ever till I use them, Is that wrong ?
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Keeping unused spores in the fridge is where you want to keep them.
PCaddict
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I thought Blazin was saying he was keeping his spores in a 70f cupboard but I see now he is talking about the inoculate grain bag.
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Yep, you’re good right now.
The Phantom
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Correct, sorry for the confusion.
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Will a 2lb bag of rye berries be enough to setup an avg size tote?
