Goliath growth or contamination?

FieldofShrooms · 10-01-09, 19:17

These jars were nocced on Saturday and kept at a steady 77 F in a dark room. I'm leaning towards these being contaminated rather than actual growth because I've never seen Pans grow that quickly...unless I just haven't had the right strain.

This strain came from a reliable sponsor here and the jars were PC'd at 14psi for 90 minutes, allowed to cool overnight, and then injected 18 hours later.

These are 3 separate jars.

buteo · 10-01-09, 19:19

id wait it out ive had pans grow pretty quickly. the mycelium usually grows really easy...its the fruiting process that is the hard part . atleast in my opinion of course.

FieldofShrooms · 10-01-09, 19:28

Don't get me started on the fruiting....I got one...ONE flippin' Viet mushroom on my last attempt out of 6 jars. Not a total success, but not a total failure either. It's all about learning right?

I was reading up on cobweb mold, but didn't see any instances of that occurring on cakes that were not birthed yet. Maybe I'm wrong. I was planning on giving them a few more days to finish the jar at least. I appreciate the quick response buteo!

Lazlo · 10-01-09, 20:05

They look ok to me. Just allow them to finish up and then you'll be able to tell the deal. 77 is the perfect colonization temperature for cubensis and panaelous. So, they'll roll along rather quickly.

Om shanti · 10-02-09, 07:22

For reference you could also see this vault thread that Foster suggested I read, when I asked the same question some time ago
http://forums.mycotopia.net/exotic-m...dness-all.html (Pan Cyan Mycelium. The wierdness of it all!)

FieldofShrooms · 10-02-09, 17:31

much appreciated Om!

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10-01-09, 19:17	#1 (permalink)
FieldofShrooms Mycophiliac Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 80	Goliath growth or contamination? These jars were nocced on Saturday and kept at a steady 77 F in a dark room. I'm leaning towards these being contaminated rather than actual growth because I've never seen Pans grow that quickly...unless I just haven't had the right strain. This strain came from a reliable sponsor here and the jars were PC'd at 14psi for 90 minutes, allowed to cool overnight, and then injected 18 hours later. These are 3 separate jars. Attached Thumbnails

10-01-09, 19:19	#2 (permalink)
buteo Imbicilzzzz Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,355	id wait it out ive had pans grow pretty quickly. the mycelium usually grows really easy...its the fruiting process that is the hard part . atleast in my opinion of course. __________________ Im only what i think i am

10-01-09, 20:05	#4 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,591	They look ok to me. Just allow them to finish up and then you'll be able to tell the deal. 77 is the perfect colonization temperature for cubensis and panaelous. So, they'll roll along rather quickly. __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

10-02-09, 07:22	#5 (permalink)
Om shanti S.W.I.M. in H.POO Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,297	For reference you could also see this vault thread that Foster suggested I read, when I asked the same question some time ago http://forums.mycotopia.net/exotic-m...dness-all.html (Pan Cyan Mycelium. The wierdness of it all!) __________________ The most important thing is to find out what is the most important thing.-S. Suzuki

10-01-09, 19:28	#3 (permalink)
FieldofShrooms Mycophiliac Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 80	Don't get me started on the fruiting....I got one...ONE flippin' Viet mushroom on my last attempt out of 6 jars. Not a total success, but not a total failure either. It's all about learning right? I was reading up on cobweb mold, but didn't see any instances of that occurring on cakes that were not birthed yet. Maybe I'm wrong. I was planning on giving them a few more days to finish the jar at least. I appreciate the quick response buteo!

10-02-09, 17:31	#6 (permalink)
FieldofShrooms Mycophiliac Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 80	much appreciated Om!

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