drying prints

how do you dry a print without getting contams? They should be dry before being put up for storage, right?

[destroy_erase_improve]

depends on your print making method
lets say your doing the cap under a flipped jar method.
some like to lift the jar enough to get the cap out and then allow another day for the print to dry.
then fold and tape shut

i know a few people who take off the cap. fold the foil and fold all the edges except one. leaving the one open for moisture to escape. they then toss that foil into a drying chamber (filled with damprid or something of that nature) they give it a day in the chamber and then fold the last side. and tape.

hope this helps

[Soliver1]

I print inside a sterile clear plastic shoebox -
I lay out 10 squares of postal tyvek and print with
10 caps. After printing, I remove the caps and
close the lid again. The tyvek dries within an hour,
then I put them inside small ziploc bags.
Works for me, no contams yet

thanks, guys.

[shedthemonkey]

Yeah, this is one of the annoying challenges for those who print on certain materials. Tyvek is really a winner here because it breathes and doesn't need heroic methods to get rid of the excess moisture, like typing paper, plastic, glass, or foil. Printing on all of these materials is do-able. It is just super easy on Tyvek. My method is pretty similar to Solly's above, and I have described it in detail in a couple threads, major difference is I put a sheet of Tyvek cut to fit in the bottom of the shoebox cuz I am usually printing 6 to 20 caps at a time (you know: waste not want not).

I haven't really bothered printing too much in the past because I have barely used the ones I have, once I get a culture going I usually stretch it out awhile, plus I have a good source for more when I need them even if I ran out. I have tried not to let em get that far when I have grown indoors in the past. But I recently recieved a penis envy syringe on the condition I provide prints from fruits I might get before I eat em, God willing, and so I must, seeing as how they are hard to come by and all.

[destroy_erase_improve]

"seeing as how they are hard to come by and all."

i think shed may debate that

commercially speaking is what I meant. I have noticed more penis envy grows as of late, that is true, and awesome.

[max]

Prints don't contaminate very easily and really don't require the safeguards we give the actual living mycelium. I've recieved prints from major distributors around the world and it's usually prints on acid-free paper with another sheet on top. No tape or folding over the edges, just slip into a manila envelope and store. And we so rarely have any complaints of contamination, I can't even remember the last time!

The prints dry beautifuly with very virtually no clumping. Instead, the spores spread individually and become naturally dispersed.