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Cordyceps? I think that’s a species that has a subspecies that can basically mind control ants no?this cat is a huge inspiration to me. came from a similar area as myself, operates in one of my favorite cities in the country. and he's damn good at it. built his business on cordyceps starting as a teenager.
in nature it infects various insects and attacks their nervous systems, yes. it's proven to have some pretty significant medicinal benefits in humans, though. there are two major cultivars available in culture form now, and they're highly lucrative for those that have facilities to cultivate them. eg, sterile workspaces using aseptic techniques and hyper clean fruiting conditions.Cordyceps? I think that’s a species that has a subspecies that can basically mind control ants no?
Gonna try this when I get a PCUpdate on the Drippy Popcorn Tek. Seems to work out pretty well so far, this was inoculated 10 days ago with 1/4 of an agar dish. This a test batch of Melmac Revert, I did notice over the days it does seem to start tiny inoculation points all over the medium much faster. I started to notice on day 3. Couple more days to full send.
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When in doubt throw it out bro… i have sone it to many times where i’m like hmmm not sure i will try it.looks like i'll be spawning the JMF tomorrow. the spawn is starting to consolidate and only about 5% of outer grains in one bag isn't fully colonized yet.
a little concerned with the pink buffalo, one bag looks like it's starting to go bacterial but can't smell that signature smell through the filter patch, yet, so letting it run until proven ok or not. if i did lose one bag to bacteria, definitely gonna be evaluating where the contam is coming from, though it very well may be I just slipped up with my aseptic technique.
the pink oyster is roaring, too. already at 20% colonization from what I can tell. will probably be ready to expand out to the next set of bags by this weekend. will plan on getting the remaining plates into bags at the same time, make for a solid sunday fun day in the lab.
in the interim i've gotta get back out there and mix up the straw+cvg, get it into bags, and get pasteurizing. the plan of matching weight to weight for the straw ain't gonna work, so going by volume instead. for this first round, gonna do 1:1 cvg:straw, and will modify from that baseline depending on how these first tubs run. should about double the volume of substrate i'm sitting on right now either way.
that's probably what I'm gonna end up doing. it's a setback but can't win em all. honestly, i would be pretty surprised if something hadn't contaminated at this point. too many hours have been spent in front of that hood for everything to have been done right lately hahaWhen in doubt throw it out bro… i have sone it to many times where i’m like hmmm not sure i will try it.
Think i am about 100% contam everytime i did that lol
Looks great manInaugural trays are in the Martha. The journey to this point has taken a couple years but, we have arrived!
Going forward, I absolutely want horse manure. The volume of substrate isn't quite where I wanted it; about a half inch lower in the trays than planned. I'm hoping with having constant FAE going that fuzzy feet doesn't set in, otherwise I've considered setting up some 120mm waterproof computer fans on each shelf at substrate level to move the CO2 off the surface of the trays.
We'll see, though! Will check the trays in a week, and determine when the covers will come off and the humidifier will go on.
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Looks great man
Just have to keep going till you find those fruiting traits… luck of the sporefor some good cloning candidates. would be cool to get to a point of even, dense canopies. need to do more research about getting to that level of monoculture though.
Looking at getting some test tubes to make slants. I'll need a rack to go in the PC too. Any suggestions anyone? Looking to do some long term storage of genetics, and petri dishes aren't quite ideal for that.
i was looking at those, a bit too rich for my blood right now lol at least the ones i was finding. vacutainers -- they be the bougie clandestine mycologist's choice haha. wasn't looking to spend $100+ for more test tubes than I'll likely use before i break em in the next five years. ended up with some centrifugal poly ones that will hold up in the PC.I used to use the short vials that they use to take blood samples. About 3”-4” long with a red/brown rubber top. You can push a syringe through if needed and it self seals.
i was looking at those, a bit too rich for my blood right now lol at least the ones i was finding. vacutainers -- they be the bougie clandestine mycologist's choice haha. wasn't looking to spend $100+ for more test tubes than I'll likely use before i break em in the next five years. ended up with some centrifugal poly ones that will hold up in the PC.
but then how are they gonna charge the common man $10k for a bag of saline?! we gotta think about the board of directors man. they can't go suffering due to our savings!Helps when you have family that work at hospital. They toss out a lot of new items because the box was open even if not used. The waste is nuts. I get the reasons behind not using open boxes and bottles but maybe have smaller portions/containers.![]()
are you doing monotubs now or what's the deal?Moved on to some big tubs. May post pics when they start to fruit.
@Zen_seeker was it you i was going to get some spawn jars to a long time ago?
I finally up and running at a decent level now that i dropped the PE. If so i have jars ready to send
Yeah mid size small enough they fit my racks. Not as big as way back but decent enough. Dropped my spawn ratio on then a fair bit so will see but so far the first is looking pretty well for coming home and doing it after drinking for 12 hrs.are you doing monotubs now or what's the deal?
haha you're telling me. i was talking to an old friend of mine that remembers way back when i started growing about how given the equipment and methods i use now, it's amazing we ever were able to enjoy any fruits of those labors back then. so much unsanitary work in non-ideal environments, all the time. granted, i was in the high desert back then and mold counts were almost non-existent, my worst contams were bacterial, but trich would hit spent monotubs after the fifth flush almost every time.Yeah mid size small enough they fit my racks. Not as big as way back but decent enough. Dropped my spawn ratio on then a fair bit so will see but so far the first is looking pretty well for coming home and doing it after drinking for 12 hrs.
Lol i usually try to avoid those kinda shenanigans but you know how it goes.
I can’t count how many mishaps i have had thinking its a great idea to fuck with my stuff at the time.