Syringes, LC's, and I think I made a *BIG* mistake

First, the bad part - I think I made a big mistake. I went today to my fridge to retrieve the extra syringes from my fridge to start a few more growbags... and they weren't there.

In a case of extreme stupidity, I had left them in the package I had recieved them in. The attached picture shows what all 3 of them look like now, and I believe that is dead mycellium I see in the syringe.

Are the contents of the syringes good for anything at all anymore?


However, thanks to hippie's special last month, I had recieved 2 LC jars and innoculated them (i believe that is the right word). Today I noticed mycellium in them for the first time - I'd take a picture but my cell phone would not provide enough quality. Should I use them now or let them grow until the growth is larger?

[papalion]

I could be wrong.. but I really think you spores are just clumped. (judging by pic quality.)

Shake those syringes son!

[El psilocybito]

Hmm if thats spores they looked like clumped up spores.

If thats myc. Then its prolly a contam or you never know. noc somethign up as a test and see how it goes.

I shook 'em up and put them in the fridge for the time being, but the clumped (whatever it was) was completely black. that's why i was worried they were dead.

[Mycorama]

spores always look black like that, there really a dark blue but when theres so many in a small place like that it looks black.

that really doesnt look like an LC at all.
looks like a spore seringe to me...

give her a good shake

it's not an LC

i was saying that i was glad i recieved some LC because i have two jars one of which is ready for use the other of which is not

if i hadn't, and these syringes are indeed gone bad, i'd have to place another order of syringes for which i do not have the money

[Mycorama]

how long have they been out of the fridge?
how do you know they have gone bad?

i think spores have a shelf life of up to a year in a moderatly cool place.

[delliman]

I sent for and received a 10 ml spore syringe that looked just like this and I was worried, being a newcommer to the hobby. About a week ago I innoculated two quart ziplocks containing brown rice flour, vermiculite and horse poo and the other concern I had was with how well I shook the syringe and thinking that since I may not have shook it enough. This being that my innoculation into the first container seemed to exhaust the syringe of all the black looking goo. Lo and behold when I checked the incubating containers today I saw evidence of mycelium in both containers, one having more myc forming than the other. If my experience is any indication you may be OK. I would suggest to go ahead and start out some containers using the appropriate Tek and see what happens. I was pleasantly supprised. Oh boy am I learning as I go in this new hobby for me. Sure is exciting. Peace from an old hippie.

[malefacter]

i wold say that you have a lot of spores there ans some mycelium and there kinda stuck together shake it real good and stick it in the frige.

[goldenteacher1163]

I'm no pro but I have seen syringes sort of like that before
and nothing was wrong. It just so happened that fresh spores
were used in the making of the syringes and they for some odd reason
started to germinate inside of course only to a certain point hense the
lack of nutrients.

Hope this helps

[Hippie3]

yeah, see premie germination fairly often,
workman mentioned once that he thought
just movement was enough to trigger it,
i suspect that temperature swings like one gets
while travelling thru the mail system
from inside to outside, in the truck, in the mailbox, etc.
often does the same.
such are better used quickly as the myc. won't last forever
in a syringe with no food or air.