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Same here. I wasted literally hundreds (possibly thousands) of pounds of agar and grain due to some people parroting the same crap they heard from others who didn't know what they were talking about. I'm starting to think they wanted us to fail. Job security for plate pourers and people selling pre-sterilized grain! Maybe I'm just paranoid...LOL

@@edwardgrand ha ha maybe we are both paranoid. Lol but paranoia caused us to figure out the truth. And what you said is the truth

go to 57 minutes. Internet on this side of the world isn't always great.

no. tap water.

@@edwardgrand much thanks

150 Farenheit

150 Farenheit

@@edwardgrand thank you very much sir

Same I must have went to bed right before. Maybe next time 🙂

No. Never heard of them. The 'hello everybody' comes from a Simpson's character ;)

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yes. If I don't have room on my incubation area, I just leave them on for about 5 days in the tent.

@@edwardgrand How often do you have to mist or water during fruiting with the lids completely off?

@@MrWheatable I don't mist. Look for my tent videos.

@@edwardgrand Awesome. As someone who is going to give it a go for the 1st time, I thank you for making this content and keeping things simple.

@@MrWheatable My social media is in description. Let me know if you need help.

Thank you for the nice message and letting me know about the mic. I still want to buy a new toy to play with though :) Seems like I'll be doing this for a while. Thank you for watching.

Given the choice, I can't decide what "form" do I want odpe in? A plate, lc, or a swab? Given your experience, what would you start with? I'm thinking plate since it's not a cross.

This is my work hours and my dumb ass have plenty to do. I opened my bucket and it was empty. I can always wash jars and fill up the PC with all kinds of knick knacks. Idk. These nights are not as fun as working. But, I need friends in the mycoworld. Fucking 30 years of the canna world slap ass made me paranoid man. You and geeky are my 1st 2 attempts. I swear I was shaking while typing. I just can't be in the sticks of nc I need to move. I go weeks without any human interaction.

@@stealy-m2z Have you tried talking to Dichotomous? He lived in the woods for like 10 years too. I live in Thailand and am quite isolated at times. All my socials are in the description if you want to talk.

@@stealy-m2z Yes. I would go with a plate from a reputable vendor if possible.

I've been lucky. No Trichoderma for a long time. Although I just did find some fruit flies in a shoebox I should have thrown out 3 weeks ago. I need to be more ruthless with the old cakes!

​@@edwardgrand nice, I haven't had any in a while but Ive had some mycogone or wet or dry bubble pop up here and there. I get flies from my guinea pigs in the summer but none have messed with my mushrooms yet, that I've noticed. Will have to wait and see 😅

All my social media is in the description.

I don't think NPK fertilizers will do much.

Thank you for the very simple explanation. Unfortunately, it's a bit too simple. The total amount of substrate and the ratio are very important depending on the size of the box and/or container. Ask anyone who has used quart jars, 2-liter bottles, PP5 bags, monotubs, shoeboxes, etc. They will tell you how every new growing system needs to be tweaked for a particular cultigen, spawn/sub ratios, FAE, ambient conditions, filter patch type, etc.

Try using less spawn and more sub. Seems to be working for me.

@edwardgrand OK, I'll give it a try. What's the thinking there? More water provided by the sub so fruits don't abort as they grow and suck up water?

@@BigMush9000 I think I figured it out. Pretty much what you said. More substrate, less spawn = less pins and less aborts. Essentially the spawn makes too many pins, then there is not enough water, and they die :(

@edwardgrand makes a lot of sense! How does contam factor into that? More spawn equals faster colonisation....out competing everything else. That's my understanding at least. Does less spawn drastically slow colonisation? I think it's time for me to run some experiments! Really appreciate the knowledge you share so freely, Ed!

@@BigMush9000 I wouldn't use contaminated spawn. Contam will always win. Figure out why the spawn is contaminated. ;)

I use what are called 'incontinence pads'. I think they are all the same idea, just different sizes and prices.

I think but do not know for sure, but the way you store plates upside down in regular room temps to eliminate condensation, when storing at 60/65 they do ok. But when they are upside down and get very cold all the water ends up in the lid when the media shrinks and pushes it out. I think if the were upright when they got cold they would have been ok. Now I no longer store anything in any kind of mechanical appliance

@@Primitivemycology Living in Thailand, I have learned to completely distrust all electronics. Digital timers, fridges, LED lights settings, humidifiers, dryers...all fucking disasters if the power is out. I like the 'primitive' way of the incontinence pads and water storage. I have subcultured plates after 9 months at room temperature, no problems.

@@edwardgrand I love that, I started using long term water storage after watching one of your videos. Works great, I still use slants too but less and less. Hell I'm so against electrical input that I grow outside in summer and inside in winter, that's my climate control. 😂😂 I use a humidifier inside in the tent and the fan but I think I will start using the incontinence pads this winter. I wish there was a way to cut out a fan to but oysters and pioppino just won't grow without the FAE.

Thank you for the message. I'm glad you're getting some info and a bit of entertainment. I enjoy this type of thing when I'm working too. I listen to other's streams repeatedly while I'm working. Always pick up something new. Kind of like listening to the radio back in the day. :)

Clones are genetic replicates. That is technically already 'stable'. Stability in the genetic sense usually means selecting the same phenotype from multispore grows over and over again. This is an incredibly complex process that I can't explain here. Please contact me through my social media (in description) if you have more questions.

@@edwardgrand certainly , look out for me 🫡. Extremely interested -JunaYogi

I find using a total volume of 10 mL for each dilution convenient. Start off with 10 mL, add/dilute/shake, then use 1 mL of that to the next container with 9 mL of new water. Do that 3 times and then you will have your 1X, 10X, 100X, 1000X. I plate out 1 mL of each of those. Then you get a wide range of germination rates to choose from.

@@edwardgrand I’m going to assume this can be done with centrifuge tubes as well? That’s what I have. Very thorough response. Nuff Respect my brother 🙏.

It is nice for doing a lot of experiments. If something goes wrong, it's a lot easier to compartmentalize and clean-up too :)

That is a good idea. It's just very difficult with my microscope set-up. But I will give it a go. Thanks for the idea.

Incredible. You can buy anything you would possible want to eat.

I'll be here forever ;)

Not a voice over . Just used my lapel mics :) They do have that 'studio' sound that sounds a bit fake almost.

@@edwardgrand oh whoa yeah it sounds super clean!

Usually 1-4%. Yes. I use 0.5% LME.

Thank you for the support. People like that are bound to show up once in a while. I really enjoy helping the nice people out there.

I have only gotten PE blobs a couple times. I would harvest them when they have stopped getting bigger, but while they are still firm and no smell. The actual time is highly variable.

No problem. There will be lots more :)

I leave them on all the time, but they are just tiny, 5V LED strip lights. They just tell the babies which way to grow. I don't think they are necessary except for me to see ;)

@@edwardgrand fantastic