what the heck is going on? FAILED MICROWAVE STERILIZATION

badger1 · 12-23-07, 12:59

I decided to check on my cacti seedlings and found some weired white fluffy things growing in the seedling tray

are they mushrooms? whats going on?

HUMBLE STUDENT · 12-23-07, 13:14

sure does look like a mushroom doesn't it i'm not sure though

witchdr11 · 12-23-07, 14:58

haha, maybe you should move this to "fungus"! Im almost certain thats some kind of shroom, you can even see the mycelium. Is it really humid in tha tray>?

spacecake · 12-23-07, 15:24

Hmmm..didn't you give the soil a heatbath,or a couple of minutes in the microwave before you used it ?

Maybe you should try that the next time.
When I sow my seeds,I use a nutricious poor soil mixture ,to keep things like this happening.

Well,maybe these shrooms you've got now will look cool ,..who nows !?

badger1 · 12-23-07, 18:48

yes, the soil was put in the microwave for 10min before seeds were planted

Hippie3 · 12-23-07, 18:54

which plainly shows why
we do not recommend microwaves
for sterilization nor pasteurization.

Lazlo · 12-23-07, 19:01

It looks like some kind of Coprinus. You may have sterilized the soil, in which isn't good. That way every endospore or spore that's in the air and lands on the soil has an easy chance of taking over the soil.

I wouldn't worry with it myself. Or you could obviously transfer the seedling into a pasteurized soil.

Dr_T · 12-23-07, 19:08

Grow it out, print it, ID it.

Hippie3 · 12-23-07, 19:57

looks kinda like that flowerpot mushroom Lepiota lutea, some other examples around here too

Dr_T · 12-23-07, 20:00

Those guys are tiny and kinda yellow. My g/f had them last fall, I hope they are coming back next spring. This looks bigger and whiter. Hard to tell scale from the pics, though.

Hippie3 · 12-23-07, 20:03

hence the 'kinda like', that scaly surface is what i meant, i know the color isn't right.
maybe some other kind of Lepiota . but i am no expect by far, still learning.

Dr_T · 12-23-07, 20:07

Oh, Lepiota- I was thinking Leucocoprinus.
I'm no expert either, only an egg.

If they come up next spring, I'll try to get some pics.

Edit- looking forwards to pics of this one when it matures.

Hippie3 · 12-23-07, 20:11

Leucocoprinus is more correct, used to be lepiota . changing names makes IDing that much harder eh.

witchdr11 · 12-23-07, 21:07

I think you are right Hip, they are really similar to the shrooms I get in the soil of my salvia if I keep it really humid. I posted a few pics somewhere but they are really tiny shrooms.

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12-23-07, 12:59	#1 (permalink)
badger1 Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 78	what the heck is going on? FAILED MICROWAVE STERILIZATION I decided to check on my cacti seedlings and found some weired white fluffy things growing in the seedling tray are they mushrooms? whats going on? Attached Thumbnails

12-23-07, 13:14	#2 (permalink)
HUMBLE STUDENT Keeper Of The Spores Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 629	sure does look like a mushroom doesn't it i'm not sure though __________________ If we outlaw Yo Yo's only outlaws will have Yo Yo's.

12-23-07, 14:58	#3 (permalink)
witchdr11 Shamanic Vibes Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 304	haha, maybe you should move this to "fungus"! Im almost certain thats some kind of shroom, you can even see the mycelium. Is it really humid in tha tray>? __________________ "The smoke can do anything. It will give you not only knowledge, but also the means to proceed."-Carlos Castaneda

12-23-07, 15:24	#4 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 3,748	Hmmm..didn't you give the soil a heatbath,or a couple of minutes in the microwave before you used it ? Maybe you should try that the next time. When I sow my seeds,I use a nutricious poor soil mixture ,to keep things like this happening. Well,maybe these shrooms you've got now will look cool ,..who nows !? __________________ Neurologic

12-23-07, 18:48	#5 (permalink)
badger1 Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 78	yes, the soil was put in the microwave for 10min before seeds were planted

12-23-07, 18:54	#6 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,122	which plainly shows why we do not recommend microwaves for sterilization nor pasteurization. __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

12-23-07, 19:01	#7 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,029	It looks like some kind of Coprinus. You may have sterilized the soil, in which isn't good. That way every endospore or spore that's in the air and lands on the soil has an easy chance of taking over the soil. I wouldn't worry with it myself. Or you could obviously transfer the seedling into a pasteurized soil. __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

12-23-07, 19:08	#8 (permalink)
Dr_T Random Dude Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,645	Grow it out, print it, ID it.

12-23-07, 19:57	#9 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,122	looks kinda like that flowerpot mushroom Lepiota lutea, some other examples around here too __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

12-23-07, 20:00	#10 (permalink)
Dr_T Random Dude Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,645	Those guys are tiny and kinda yellow. My g/f had them last fall, I hope they are coming back next spring. This looks bigger and whiter. Hard to tell scale from the pics, though.

12-23-07, 20:03	#11 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,122	hence the 'kinda like', that scaly surface is what i meant, i know the color isn't right. maybe some other kind of Lepiota . but i am no expect by far, still learning. __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

12-23-07, 20:07	#12 (permalink)
Dr_T Random Dude Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,645	Oh, Lepiota- I was thinking Leucocoprinus. I'm no expert either, only an egg. If they come up next spring, I'll try to get some pics. Edit- looking forwards to pics of this one when it matures.

12-23-07, 20:11	#13 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,122	Leucocoprinus is more correct, used to be lepiota . changing names makes IDing that much harder eh. __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

12-23-07, 21:07	#14 (permalink)
witchdr11 Shamanic Vibes Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 304	I think you are right Hip, they are really similar to the shrooms I get in the soil of my salvia if I keep it really humid. I posted a few pics somewhere but they are really tiny shrooms. __________________ "The smoke can do anything. It will give you not only knowledge, but also the means to proceed."-Carlos Castaneda

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