Tok's First Mushroom Diary - Medical First/Recreation

Thank you for stopping by @JoetheChro
I will be birthing that one here shortly.

From my understanding the pinning will need to be carefully removed; in order not to disturb the mycelial growth. Then the cake will be ready for dunking.

This is still all new to me.
Well you’re doing a fine job sir 🙏🫶

Brilliant cannot wait to see the DUNK!

All looking good my friend, I’m in for the ride 🙏
 
As I was telling @Lady Cannafan in her post, I found something I did not like.
Maybe I failed to store them properly.

I was down cleaning up around my grow aera and supply cupboard. I still had four jars left from my original twelve. The jars where not inoculated. and should not have any growth; but one did. It is not a big deal or anything, but since I am new at this I want you to see what I see. The growth is green, which isn't good to me. Jar and all will be going to the trash.

Here are some images are meant for training proposes.
What do you thing?




TR
 
As I was telling @Lady Cannafan in her post, I found something I did not like.
Maybe I failed to store them properly.

I was down cleaning up around my grow aera and supply cupboard. I still had four jars left from my original twelve. The jars where not inoculated. and should not have any growth; but one did. It is not a big deal or anything, but since I am new at this I want you to see what I see. The growth is green, which isn't good to me. Jar and all will be going to the trash.

Here are some images are meant for training proposes.
What do you thing?




TR
That looks yukky to me. Appears somewhat powdery looking toward the bottom?
 
Once I seen it I new it was not good, since it was not inoculated.
Now, I know what to look for, on the plus side.
Let's see what Joe or others have to say. Everything I've read describes that powdery looking stuff as bad. We are learning as we go! The dates on my grow bags were 9-26. I didn't actually get those bags started until almost 4 weeks later, not realizing when I got them there was only a 4-6 week shelf life. That time frame probably applies to the jars as well, I'm thinking.....

Edit: Yes, in the guides Midwest Grow States that the time frame applies to the jars as well They are shipped fresh.
 
Once I seen it I new it was not good, since it was not inoculated.
Now, I know what to look for, on the plus side.
It’s one of the hardest things deciding what is good and bad fungus.

But yes I agree with you, it looks somewhat sludgy/gel-like.

Are these ones you’ve done yourself from scratch? If so amazing effort brother 🤌🫶
 
Hey Tok,
Things are coming along in leaps and bounds here. The mycelial growth is great and well done for getting them all to go.
From my limited experience that one jar is contaminated.
Looking good!
 
I have been busy today.

Here's what is up.

Yesterday I birth two cake and i dunked them by placing them in one quart size sip lock bags of RO water for 21 hours. I used RO water but any kind of filtered water will due.

Today I removed them from the dunking and gave them a coating of very fine vermiculite, by rolling the cakes over a layer of vermiculite and them I coated the top. You ask why? Thank you for asking. You can use coarser vermiculite or no vermiculite at all. The reason I went with a very fine grade was for better total coating. Where a courser grade will coat the cake and absorb water also, but I believe I get better coverage with a finer grade. I will know soon enough.

Before I prepared the cakes, I had to get the tub ready to receive the cakes. I wet and drain the perlite that came with the kit. After draining I placed a layer of about an 1 1/2" inch and had the temperature already adjust to 76 degrees with the RH at 99%. I need to keep a steady 76-77 degrees during fruiting.

I will be birthing and dunking another A+ Albino tomorrow.

Here are some image I took by myself.


















I apologizes these images are all out of order, but I believe you will get the idea of it.

That's all folk's

Be safe and grow well my friends,
Tok..
 
I have been busy today.

Here's what is up.

Yesterday I birth two cake and i dunked them by placing them in one quart size sip lock bags of RO water for 21 hours. I used RO water but any kind of filtered water will due.

Today I removed them from the dunking and gave them a coating of very fine vermiculite, by rolling the cakes over a layer of vermiculite and them I coated the top. You ask why? Thank you for asking. You can use coarser vermiculite or no vermiculite at all. The reason I went with a very fine grade was for better total coating. Where a courser grade will coat the cake and absorb water also, but I believe I get better coverage with a finer grade. I will know soon enough.

Before I prepared the cakes, I had to get the tub ready to receive the cakes. I wet and drain the perlite that came with the kit. After draining I placed a layer of about an 1 1/2" inch and had the temperature already adjust to 76 degrees with the RH at 99%. I need to keep a steady 76-77 degrees during fruiting.

I will be birthing and dunking another A+ Albino tomorrow.

Here are some image I took by myself.


















I apologizes these images are all out of order, but I believe you will get the idea of it.

That's all folk's

Be safe and grow well my friends,
Tok..
are them the $139.00 kits ?
 
Great update Tok. Photos are worth a thousand words, and you do a nice job of showing what's up. :circle-of-love:
I had to order some vermiculite, I didn't have much here. What I did have here was coarse ground.
How was that ultra fine ground to work with? Messy and fly all over, or did it stay put pretty good?
Keep up the nice work our friend!
 
Thank you for stopping by and your kind words @JoetheChro , @safeman and @Lady Cannafan

are them the $139.00 kits ?
The one I got was 109.00 Ultimate Mushroom Growing & Incubator kit

Mushroom Growing Kits | Midwest Organics
How was that ultra fine ground to work with? Messy and fly all over, or did it stay put pretty good?
Buying the ultra fine was a guess to begin. The research I did suggested a fine grade, but I could not find and in fine that was affordable. So I told a leap of faith and when with the ultra fine.
It works great so far. Applies to the cake easy and you can get more on the cake. This means the mycelial is coated and moist, but no wet.
As for using it, I just put some on a paper plate and rolled it. No real mess to speak of. If you go with the ultra fine, don't put to much on the plate. It is easier to add more and not waste any.

Hope this helps.

TR
 
Thank you for stopping by and your kind words @JoetheChro , @safeman and @Lady Cannafan


The one I got was 109.00 Ultimate Mushroom Growing & Incubator kit

Mushroom Growing Kits | Midwest Organics

Buying the ultra fine was a guess to begin. The research I did suggested a fine grade, but I could not find and in fine that was affordable. So I told a leap of faith and when with the ultra fine.
It works great so far. Applies to the cake easy and you can get more on the cake. This means the mycelial is coated and moist, but no wet.
As for using it, I just put some on a paper plate and rolled it. No real mess to speak of. If you go with the ultra fine, don't put to much on the plate. It is easier to add more and not waste any.

Hope this helps.

TR
:thanks: I was only able to find the fine ground. I'm sure it will be fine. Just didn't want that stuff floating all over like perlite does when it's dry. Messy chit. :laugh:
 
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