Bulk Mono Tek Pictorial

Yeah its a light shade of grey. it could be from the water droplets from the lid dropping on it. idk im giving it another week because it doesnt look fully colonized. so we shall see. if it is a contam im going to be pissed (which i now believe so. AHHHHHHHHHHH)

Yeah gray is no good, never gotten it after spawn but had gray in jars of brf before.

rare slime mold huh, some of the freakiest contams come out, terrible things.. haha

Funny thing is i followed this tek to the T. Hmmm i dont think the pasteurization is right for the h poo

DarthD3vl said:

Yeah gray is no good, never gotten it after spawn but had gray in jars of brf before.

rare slime mold huh, some of the freakiest contams come out, terrible things.. haha

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could have been environmental contamination, did you do everything inside of glove box, or at least in a sterilized area?

Well i did it in my bedroom. Sterile doubtful. ah god damn i dropped so much money on this. i really needed the $$ in my life right now.

choempi said:

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yeah man alien stuff... bleh to bad those aren't just tiny aborts lol. nasty

timeismoney1 said:

Funny thing is i followed this tek to the T. Hmmm i dont think the pasteurization is right for the h poo

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no, the tek is not to blame.

I got my only contam from trying to incubate the tub in the mid 60s, and gave the slime mold an equal chance. I pulled an oz, then the mold took over in a matter of hours.

The slime mold is never found in indoor grows, but has hardy spores that do germinate better then cubes at lower temps. I learned.

well i fucked up somewhere. i bet its from me doing it bare handed... god damn stupid stupid me

timeismoney1 said:

well i fucked up somewhere. i bet its from me doing it bare handed... god damn stupid stupid me

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No, that would not do it.

Did you bring the water to a boil for 10 mins before useing?

Were all your jars good when you spawned?

Did you cap the mix with the coir and then cover the bucket well?

Was the hpoo well broken up and dry when used?

DarthD3vl said:

yeah man alien stuff... bleh to bad those aren't just tiny aborts lol. nasty

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those are the fruit bodies, the entire sub was mush when I tossed it, it was working from the inside, just like myc

Yes to all. I wonder how it will look in a few days. If its contamed im just going to throw it all out in my pasture on some poo and let it take course

choempi said:

Scary looking contam pics

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That stuff looks alien.

timeismoney1 said:

Yes to all. I wonder how it will look in a few days. If its contamed im just going to throw it all out in my pasture on some poo and let it take course

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better to bury it in a shady spot and cover with leaves or mulch and keep damp a couple weeks. Like a couple inches of dirt over them.

choempi,

the holes on the side of the fruiting chamber are they covered with micropore tape?

also, how long on average before the wbs jars are fully colonized? i'm using LC in the hope that it will speed everything up a bit

b0bdyl4n420 said:

choempi,

the holes on the side of the fruiting chamber are they covered with micropore tape?

also, how long on average before the wbs jars are fully colonized? i'm using LC in the hope that it will speed everything up a bit

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Yes.

2 weeks or less, shake just once at about 20 - 30%.

choempi said:

Yes.

2 weeks or less, shake just once at about 20 - 30%.

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appreciate the quick reply. this thread is the fucking bomb diggity. how concerned are you about contams when you mix up the sub and layer the spawn into it? i was thinking the contams dont have much chance with so much myc already growing there. any opinion on that?

b0bdyl4n420 said:

appreciate the quick reply. this thread is the fucking bomb diggity. how concerned are you about contams when you mix up the sub and layer the spawn into it? i was thinking the contams dont have much chance with so much myc already growing there. any opinion on that?

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I don't worry a bit, for the exact same reason...

You got a central concept there.

Yea, I wouldn't try to use any less grain spawn than what is recommened by the tek.
I have tried with much smaller amounts of grain spawn, and have had multiple smaller tubs contam.
Now I'm using just about as much grain as hpoo/coco coir and they seem to be colonizing without any problems yet.

subbed going to have to try this soon. just 2 quick questions. whats the best way to not get any contam in the grow? and 2 when you say aborts does that mean the mush started growing then stopped/died? or what?