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Just now, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

oh man, sorry brother, this one goes to the bin 

all this is thrichoderma, good for soil. but don't even open it in your sterile area and don't touch it directly. those plastic tubs are cheap, throw the whole thing away. if it was a glass jar I would tell you how to dispose of it, but even then you would wana be carefull. 

trichoderma is very agressive and spreads it's spores very easily, it's the biggest threat to any mycology work.

where did you get the syringe from? you got more culture in there? what strain of psilocybe is it? 

it's brf then the top 1/2cm is just vermiculite. this usually helps with contamination, but in this case I think the LC itself was contaminated

Shot bru. It was PF Classic spore syringe and PF Tek kit. I used everything. From B&B's site by The Mushroomry if i stand correct. Will dispose and start over.

@Naughty.Psychonaut do i only inject in the self healing injection port on the side and leave the middle breather strip as is? Kit came with no instructions. Emailed b&b and hopefully they can advise. Otherwise i'll keep trying until i get it right.

23 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

Where is the contamination and what is the medium? Looks like vermiculite only?

Howzit bru. The green discolouration. The mycelium is suppose to be white correct?

Substrate is vermiculite and brown rice flour according to description on B&B's site.

After ensuring sterility and inoculating the substrate as per instructions, the tub was kept in a dark cupboard at room temp for a couple of days. I am facing contamination right?

Plants are looking good bruLekker diiik main cola on those girls

Normally when you think that she's ready for harvest, give her another week. If you really can't wait any longer and risk causing damage by moving her in and out, remove the fan leaves and let her sit for a day or two. No water. No need to carry her outside. Then harvest.

Shot for the tips brother @Naughty.Psychonaut. Will keep it all in mind and keep you guys updated on the state of things. Laka times

11 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

You could, otherwise just build yourself a shotgun fruiting chamber and fill it with some perlite.

Also keep in mind trichoderma is a very aggressive fungi which will be to your detriments when you're trying to grow mushrooms. If you have ever used products which contain trichoderma (rather common with cannabis products), the chances of contamination are much higher.

 

I am not a big fan of PF Tek, it works but there are better ways out there. Do it for your first grow then move away, rather try trays.

Shot thanks. Ja this seemed the easier route to go for my first grow. Will see how it goes and will remember to keep things sterile as a scientists tools. Will log it while im at it if allowed on the forum?

Yo @Naughty.Psychonaut . I ordered myself a PF Tek innoculation kit, PF Classic spore syringe and some perlite from B&B. You reckon that i can use my propagator for fruiting? It has holes in the bottom and an air vent on the lid. This will be small scale and my first time trying psilocyben shroom cultivation. Shot

Last add on to this thread from my side.

And another hot topic debateGotta love to hear everyone's opinions on different matters. This is after all why we are here for. To grow and to learn. I myself have learned a fuck load since joining this community. Sometimes egos do come in the way of a debate but hey, that's human nature. Lets keep on learning from each other and leave the egos at the back door. Peace brothers and sisters

2 hours ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

 OK, I get what you're saying, but wasn't the discussion about the difference flushing and not flushing??? In this discussion I don't really care what causes more or less harshness over all. we where talking about flushing and not flushing and that happened to be one of the points made. 

if we wana discuss all that can be done around harvest time to reduce harshness, that's a whole different discussion my guy, of which flushing will also be a part of again.

The reason for flushing is believed to reduce harshness in the smoke by reducing/removing salt/nute buildup in the root zone before harvest as you know. That's what the aim of flushing is believed to be right? Many different opinions on this subject

@Naughty.Psychonaut i haven't watched the video yet.

Flush or no flush. Drying/Curing method is a way stronger determining factor in harshness of the smoke. Personally i feed only water until runoff about a week before harvest in a container grow. Living soil no container grows, no flush obviously. 

Nice man! That Epic 5:2 is the bomb

This topic will have many different opinions. I would love to see a smoke comparison between flushing/non-flushing a synthetic nute grow aswell as an organic nute grow.

Indica vs Sativa 

Top bud is Bubbleberry and bottom is Malawi 

This would be great in the Western Cape. Nice one brother

@John Stonedwell same marking on stem as per your post. This is from my DP plant's one main stem. Some of the heavier branches has bruising from leaning against the cage but growth is so fast at the moment that i can't tell the difference unless i see it spread to other parts of the plant

Saw this now. Hopefully it is a scuffing from the cage that's grown out. I'm kakking...this is by far the biggest plant that i've grown to date

Yess that White Afghan is a thing of beauty ekse! True colours are really starting to show nowWell done on all of them

3 hours ago, Melissa said:

Hi guys

Does anyone know of an alternative place to use other than SACF? We are not getting our order and they are ignoring all calls and messages. So they basically stole our money! Any idea where to order from rather?

Greensmokeroom, Biltong & Buds...Just to name a few legit online retailers. TGA has some really interesting strains to check out i see. Depends what you're interested in ordering. 

Looks like rot. Starts from a wound or from inside the stems. It will spread quickly. Cut and remove infected branches if possible or Save what you can and cut your losses

https://grovebags.com/

I used their wicket bags last year and they maintain the perfect environment for long term storage. No discolouration of buds like in a glass jar with Bovedas. I still have some bud in the bag and they are as fresh as when i bagged them.

Ordered terploc bags for this harvest. Manufacturing quality and price is excellent. I'm converted @Aeradix

Ey i love you man. I just din't love the term semi auto.

Lets leave it at that and be irie.

Looking forward to seeing your plants mature bru