Any advice on handling contaminated jars??? Would injecting with 10 or 20 ml of bleach help kill it, before opening and dumping?
The old way was to autoclave or pressure cook... my newer method involves throwing them away.
Any advice on handling contaminated jars??? Would injecting with 10 or 20 ml of bleach help kill it, before opening and dumping?
I found this shrookok.com site is very informative, reasons for failures, etc, proper temp., humidity at the different stages of growth.
I just open them outdoors and bury them in the garden. I've even had small outdoor harvests doing this. At your own risk of course.Any advice on handling contaminated jars??? Would injecting with 10 or 20 ml of bleach help kill it, before opening and dumping?
Think I might have opened outside and filled with water in past. That way when shaking the crap out of jar to break it up spores would not go everywhere.I just open them outdoors and bury them in the garden. I've even had small outdoor harvests doing this. At your own risk of course.
Think I might have opened outside and filled with water in past. That way when shaking the crap out of jar to break it up spores would not go everywhere.
im not sure what fatal level are but we knew we were close definitely in over our heads with that ordeal i was just a helping hand once steppin inside the room could tell somthin in the air.never forget that run plucked so many my fingers were stained blue for days and daysI thought 1500 was dangerous for a grow room. Wouldn't that much be fatal?
Found this -
- Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL): 30,000 ppm for 15 minutes
- Long Term Exposure Limit (TWA): 5,000 ppm average over 8 hours
what?Think I might have opened outside and filled with water in past. That way when shaking the crap out of jar to break it up spores would not go everywhere.
what?
fully colonized jars will be one mass, iirc & there will be no spores until they fruit and break veil.
Talking about contaminated jars. Had a BRF cake recently that colonized, and went grey. Fortunately that was wide mouth and came right out. Planning ahead in case any quart grain jars go bad. Have also thought of UVC in a reflective box so light hits everywhere.what?
fully colonized jars will be one mass, iirc & there will be no spores until they fruit and break veil.
BudToaster mentioned this in post #103 on page 6.Not sure if this link will work. Thought I had already posted, but have had issues posting links recently. Stamets is pushing psilcybin, lions mane, and niacin as an over the counter brain supplement. WIll go through FDA so 7 year minimum. Using very small dose (which is confusing since they vary greatly in strength) about .1 gram. Idea is that the niacin which helps, will also prevent people from using to trip or get high, since too much niacin is very unpleasant.
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I used blue painter's tape on my perforated lids when I sterilized the medium in the jars and would peel back the blue tape far enough to insert the sterilized spore syringe tip when I inoculated, then replaced the tape afterward. Only had one failure that I can recall, and every jar from that syringe failed, leading me to believe it was a contaminated syringe from the start. And my spore source sent me a coupon for a free syringe, as they do any time there's a problem, or sometimes, 'just because'. They've been my go-to for spore syringes for decades. Honest, helpful people and very reasonably priced.Saw someone in a FB group that was using micropore tape on every hole on a shotgun fruiting chamber. Won't that cut down on fresh air exchange?
I have lifetime supply of micropore tape, since can only buy 12 rolls. The shotgun fruiting chamber is a large clear bin, with I think 1/8th inch holes every 2 inches on every surface. Had never seen someone cover the holes with micropore tape which breathes but no mold can pass. Was just wondering if that was a good or bad idea. I do not recall from 15 years ago, but do not think I ever had a tray go bad once fully colonized. Would be easy to cover the holes, but wondering if it is bad idea and will prevent enough fresh air exchange. Lost my login at shroomery so created new account, and no one replies to new member posts.I used blue painter's tape on my perforated lids when I sterilized the medium in the jars and would peel back the blue tape far enough to insert the sterilized spore syringe tip when I inoculated, then replaced the tape afterward. Only had one failure that I can recall, and every jar from that syringe failed, leading me to believe it was a contaminated syringe from the start. And my spore source sent me a coupon for a free syringe, as they do any time there's a problem, or sometimes, 'just because'. They've been my go-to for spore syringes for decades. Honest, helpful people and very reasonably priced.
Never used that set-up or tape.I have lifetime supply of micropore tape, since can only buy 12 rolls. The shotgun fruiting chamber is a large clear bin, with I think 1/8th inch holes every 2 inches on every surface. Had never seen someone cover the holes with micropore tape which breathes but no mold can pass. Was just wondering if that was a good or bad idea. I do not recall from 15 years ago, but do not think I ever had a tray go bad once fully colonized. Would be easy to cover the holes, but wondering if it is bad idea and will prevent enough fresh air exchange. Lost my login at shroomery so created new account, and no one replies to new member posts.