Thanks Rev
Its like day ....4 , 4th day since innoculation, and i was getting a little worried. Ive seen ppl report visible serious growth earlier and i got worried something had gone bad.
To my great jubilation i just found some visible growth that left me with little doubt. For a split second i was almost upset, thinking "hey that looks fungal in there!!" lol
You know? all your life you see that fuzz of some fungal growth and its a BAD thing, i guess 'residual old habbit' explains that. :P
Anyway, i will be posting pics the very day that the camera will pick it up. I sometimes need to take a half dozen pics of every shot to find one thats even half clear. The camera sucks, bigtime.Thats distance shots im refering too as well, close ups are just an impossibility. So I guess its going to have to wait until colonisation is a considerable amount more substantial.
If i could find the damn power source for my damn scanner i could hold the scanner base vertically making a great little close up camera especially if you keep the items close to the scanner, and with some form of white curtain (i just use a large piece of bright white thick paper). The effect is great for scanning any small items "shrooms, buds, etc).
Alas, with no power source my scanner lays in wait. Thanks for your support rev. much appreciated
Fingers
Oh btw, got one contam in fully fury i think! the jar had a small black patch that appeared to be spreading. I have it in quarantine, sealed in a plastic bubble (bag blown up) and double bagged in the same fashion. It was then put in a semi airtight closet. Im fairly certain it poses no risk. the air tightness of the bags is undisputable. its a taught bubble.
Im keeping it simply for its educational value. Im going to watch the jar for several days at least. Although its 'bad growth' its all education. I was reminded by my gurl tonight that i have a jar that was not innoculated. The jar cracked post sterilisation (qucik temp change caused it). But i realised thats a good thing. I can now keep that jar as a control sample. To compare the visible changes in the substrate from comparing a grow jar, and a control jar.
For example, tonight i was thinking the brown rice looks like its lost its color. Like the large grainer pieces of rice look almost pale white.
All i need do is compare the grow jars from the cracked (control) jar, and any pale appearance could support the idea that the rice that looks white is not in fact all mycelum, but simply the result of the hydration of the rice.
Is my thinking correct?
Anyway, Im stoned as hell but i should check this out. Regardless of this thought there is definate mycelium growth. Im just wondering to what extent is it natural characteristics of the rice for example. Oh well, i could talk under water sometimes. Enough fingers enough!
Fingers
