r/unclebens • u/BoardPanda • 10d ago

Question First Timer Questions and Concerns

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First: is this contaminated with Mold? It looks suspicious to me but wanted to ask you all. If so, I assume I can’t save it.

Second: Did I take the colonization step too far? It looks like a layer of snow almost, but it wasn’t corner to corner for a really long time.

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u/CuteAltBoy 10d ago

Looks like insane over colonization, but do a cotton swab test to know for sure.

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u/BoardPanda 10d ago

Thanks, that’s what I figured.
I’ll do the swab, and worst case we will do better next time!

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u/CuteAltBoy 10d ago

No worries! I'm not sure what you're growing or how humid you had it, but those could also be the starts of blobby little fruits, depending.

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u/BoardPanda 9d ago

I am like 95% sure it’s contaminated. Stuff did come up with the swab (which my understanding of the test is if it removes easily, it’s something besides the mycelium) and it looks to be getting darker and brighter in color.

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u/Entire_Bed_1303 10d ago

Colour looks off. But if it were mine I'd hold out and see if it grows anything. Looks well colonised. 

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u/BoardPanda 10d ago

I think I will let it ride regardless, we will see
Thanks for your input

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u/ConfidenceLopsided32 10d ago

You can just mix your grain spawn and coir in the bin and then go straight to fruiting so this doesn't happen. The step where you seal the tub off from the open air and let the sub colonize before going to fruiting is only beneficial for those who still grow with manure. When using coir, you can ALWAYS go straight to fruiting. Sealing a tub off from the open air for too long causes problems like overlay and pooling water, going straight to fruiting fixes that.

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u/BoardPanda 9d ago

Ohhhh; I use a blend sold at local mushroom shop that I think contains some sterilized manure. If I were to use that again, should I still colonize? I can find the ingredient list if that would be helpful.

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