how to grow mushrooms the easy way

nicemarmot

nicemarmot

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Your mushrooms are getting light below the layer of casing (not good). Wrap the jar with foil up higher and even with the top of the casing. This will solve the problem.

The mushrooms may still yet grow up through the casing. Wait it out.

Everything else looks good. Do you have condensation on the inside of the sandwich bag that covers the jar?
 
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jay5coat

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I just added some tape to secure the tinfoil better, it was at the top of the casing but maybe light was leaking in the sides. I have been spraying the bags every day and keeping them moist. I have 2 jars with mushrooms forming on top and 3 that are pinning on the sides in-between the casing layer and the corn. I took one that was pinning between the layers and very gently scraped the casing that wasn't colonized away so I'll see what happens with that one. I am at least going to get something so I'm happy with the first attempt.
 

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DankTankerous

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jay5coat said:
I just added some tape to secure the tinfoil better, it was at the top of the casing but maybe light was leaking in the sides. I have been spraying the bags every day and keeping them moist. I have 2 jars with mushrooms forming on top and 3 that are pinning on the sides in-between the casing layer and the corn. I took one that was pinning between the layers and very gently scraped the casing that wasn't colonized away so I'll see what happens with that one. I am at least going to get something so I'm happy with the first attempt.
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I'm happy with you dude, looks great!
 
HollyD

HollyD

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Just one question from waaay back on the first page. Do the jar lids stay upside down (under the rings) for the whole process?
 
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jay5coat

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Make sure you don't tighten the lids on to much, I had 2 vacuum and suck the lid into the jar trying to get it off.
 
canndo

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Jonstipated said:
canndo, how come you say nothing above 78? Is that because of contamination risk?
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Contamination risk only occurs if the temperature approaches thermal death and weakens the organisms ability to resist it. But they make their own heat and if you keep them in boxes you will see the interior of the jars get ten degrees or more hotter than ambient.
 
Jonstipated

Jonstipated

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canndo said:
Contamination risk only occurs if the temperature approaches thermal death and weakens the organisms ability to resist it. But they make their own heat and if you keep them in boxes you will see the interior of the jars get ten degrees or more hotter than ambient.
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Oh I think I get it thanks. If ambient is 78, internal jar temp could be approaching 90.

Update: Seeing growth in several jars here on day 3. No contamination so far. (I did make a quick SAB with a fish tank and saran wrap in addition to all the cleaning)
I was a little concerned I overcooked my popcorn because it seems all of the kernels have split, but I guess it's fine. Will probably start another batch today.
 
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Jonstipated

Jonstipated

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So everything is going well with my first batch, and I just inoculated another batch of APE. I had an idea to fill a jar with colonized substrate high enough so that the casing layer will be flush with the top of the jar. Thoughts? I'm also going to try my hand at using popcorn to colonize a monotub.

Also, APE spores are supposed to be white, right?
 
Kevin Harvey

Kevin Harvey

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Thundercat said:
Great info cannado, it was good to recap and catch up on some of it cus its been years since I've toyed with growing my mushies, and some great info I didn't know. I have been considering ordering up a bag kit from homestead last time I used it it went great and was very simple low contam risk. I may however just suck it up and cook up a box of jars and give this tech a try. I'm always up to try new stuff, and I may be able to combine things from this with what I've done in the past to make something even better in the future.
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I would eat some mushrooms but I just dont know where to get them in HoLLand they sell them in smart shops packaged and pure from CoLombia, psiLocybin cubensis but when I was in Amsterdam I only smoked weed and bubbLe hash.
 
Kevin Harvey

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Mr. Bongwater said:
its probually not a good idea to trip balls in a foreign country haha
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I've got an eighth of very bomb weed hahaha its so strong I can only take 1 hit from a pipe, metal or glass its sticky, resinous dope^^^I smoked it at Laguna Beach, the O.C. orange county or Laguna HiLLs, southern CaLifornia I want some seeds of AcapuLco GoLd Feminized/
 
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