African Transkei cake salvage on compost

mycobri · 10-21-07, 23:33

9 1/2 pts. of pf style cakes were innoc'd with
Africa Transkei multispore solution
not a big grow, only enough to sample the strain

however a horrible blue / green mold
near the injection sites plagued most of the jars.
All the good myc chunks were brushed off and
dunked in icy cold fridge with a capful of peroxide.

then after a few days the myc was spawned to a
mix of 70% agway c-poo / 30% coir.
this time instead of oven pasteurization
the sub was loaded into 4 Qt jars and PC'd for one hour.

pins after 5 days. no casing layer.
here is how they looked in the morning

african-transkei-cake-salvage-compost-af-f1-early-day.jpg

then later in the evening before harvest

african-transkei-cake-salvage-compost-af-f1-later-day.jpg

i never heard much about what size the African Transkei tend to be

either way they seem to be aggressive and fast colonizers.
also there was not many aborts.

here is the largest mushroom from the first flush

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cap diameter 2.5" and 9" tall,
thats why Cubes are so much fun

hopefully get another flush or two
and especially some nice dark prints.

Cowcharmer · 10-22-07, 04:40

This is one of my Fav' strains !
Great job, salvaging that cake

cheshire · 10-25-07, 12:42

PHAT heads

Hippie3 · 10-25-07, 13:20

nice save

the jesus · 10-25-07, 13:27

Very nice victory over the green nasties bri!

camMyco · 10-25-07, 15:53

Excellent rescue! those are some good looking African Transkei.

mycobri · 10-25-07, 21:03

thank you

it is a strong strain,
this one was not from a print but from TGS.

here is a little early Halloween spirit
with the same strain in the eyeballs

cheshire · 10-25-07, 21:20

someone needs to get some shrooms to grow out of a pumpkins eyes

koldjgdaro · 10-26-07, 08:46

Haha, If you can get some more shrooms growing out from the eyes, you definately got my 'pic of the month nominee', mycobri.

The skull is awesome :].

Hippie3 · 10-26-07, 09:06

Sunstar · 10-26-07, 09:32

cool pic Bri

Definitly a pic of the month nomination

mycobri · 10-26-07, 09:51

many thanks

i was hoping for both eyes to go at the same time
maybe another flush?

yeah cheshire - a pumpkin would be a great idea
probably could get a pretty big crop from it too

Hillbilly · 10-26-07, 10:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by mycobri

thank you

it is a strong strain,
this one was not from a print but from TGS.

here is a little early Halloween spirit
with the same strain in the eyeballs

I second that pic of the month nomination, that's awesome.

mycobri · 10-28-07, 12:37

here is flush two

spotty..looks like a little un-even distribution.

but imo any fruits are good fruits
lots of nice prints this time too to keep the strain alive.
plus the syringe only cost $5 from TGS special of the month.
a good price for almost an oz of dried african cubes

not sure about flush three after all the heavy sporulation all over the sub

cheshire · 10-28-07, 12:56

african ppl have big... and can deposit alot of...

mycobri · 10-28-07, 12:57

mycobri · 10-30-07, 20:57

This was the only surviving cake and it had a strange
mutation of the caps.

i have seen it before in pics here
it almost looks like the stem is growing through the cap at first

african-transkei-cake-salvage-compost-afrmutantcloseup.jpg

african-transkei-cake-salvage-compost-afrcake-mtantsf1.jpg

african-transkei-cake-salvage-compost-afrmutantfruits.jpg

cheshire · 10-30-07, 21:29

iv had summin similar with my gts

thought mine was either due to contam
that was lurking about or to the anti-bacteria i was spraying around

koldjgdaro · 10-31-07, 08:21

Great pinset on that cake and funny mutants ;p.

How's the skull doing?

Any eyeballs growing out?

lardnar · 10-31-07, 15:26

Awesome cake, also curious about the skull

kingkc · 10-31-07, 19:42

I've heard that there are two differing varieties of african. I am familiar with the small variety. Less than one inch diameter caps about four inches tall. They good . I saw nothing really big though.

cheshire · 10-31-07, 19:56

ones a pan species i think and the others a cube
(remember summin like a pan sub africana or summin to that effect.. could be horribly off course)

theres probs a lot more but mycology isnt as long running in south africa as in other places
much to explore

mycobri · 10-31-07, 20:24

if you find anything good let us know

yeah i see a panaeolus africanus in a well known feild guide.
the cube strain is supposedly found on the
transkei coast of the indian ocean in southern africa

as far as the skull - the left eye put out a small shroom and some aborts
i think that is all sorry to say

happy halloween anyways

lovesshrooms · 11-01-07, 13:19

Lovely loookin shrooms! Well done with your results ,hopefully we`ll see more of Transkei (i think i have a print of it somewhere)

mycobri · 11-07-07, 10:32

thx

half the sub was flipped over.
the 'flipped' side flushed a decent flush as the
untouched side had only 2 fruits.

after this the sub was sent outdoors to see if the african strain can fruit in colder temps.

the cake that fruited mutants
produced a second flush with
far less mutant traits.

sent most of the prints over to topia for the print drive.

thanks for stopping by..

wildburr · 12-22-07, 23:38

Im growing that strain myself, but am wondering does this strain take awhile to fruit? Im going on three weeks with a pretty aggresive myc, it keeps overtaking the casing and hasnt pined yet. Luckily no contams.
ive recased to keep it from drying out and its taking over the casing again. I also salvaged this strain from a bad initial cake.

wildburr · 12-24-07, 11:37

I have two cakes in the FC and they both have been DEC with a 60/40 Coir/Verm mix hydrated to field capacity then misted for two or three days after. this myc just takes over the casing. the cakes are a rye berries and poo compost mix and were pretty well hydrated when mixed into the compost. After the trays colonized I cased the top of the sub still in the tray and the Myc just took it over, so I popped the cakes out of the trays and DEC both and again the myc takes over the casing, still no fruits. just wondering should i keep the temp up towards 80 F or where I have it oround 72 F?. Also I have it in indirect sunlight during the day. would it be better to keep it in my cabinet where I can keep it more toward the mid 70's to 80 F with a 40 watt bulb?

mycobri · 12-24-07, 15:52

hmmm

what kind of fresh air exchange are they getting?

wildburr · 12-24-07, 22:45

I fan them two or three times a day, or more if I think about it.
Should I cut a hole In each end of my FC and cover with tyvek or polyfill?

wildburr · 01-06-08, 23:15

Well Im frustrated. this salvaged mess just stopped growing. Everything was nice and white, cased and the casing colonized nice. now after several weeks nothing ever pinned and now nothing at all is happening and the myc on the sides is turning yellow and brown. Ive dunked them overnight to still no avail. Ive noticed I never see a real ryzomorphic growth, the myc just grows real dense and thick almost looks like a little white sponge. Im going to spawn another grain bag with some of the good mycelium and start again. But I begin to wonder is this some sort of mutation because of how thick it grows with no pins? especially when it takes over the casing very thick also? Im just not seeing where it could have a chance to knot. Has anyone had any experience like this? Or is there possibly something Im doing wrong? I mean Ive done everything in a glove box, mixed the rye with donkey doo compost and verm. Cased with 60/40 coir verm. all in the mini sandwich trays, the glad 20 oz throw aways (clear). birthed them cased them and kept them in a FC with pearlite on the bottom, H2O2 and water. had plenty of humidity, tried 72 deg F up to 82 deg F, and NOTHING!

HELP!

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10-21-07, 23:33	#1 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449	African Transkei cake salvage on compost 9 1/2 pts. of pf style cakes were innoc'd with Africa Transkei multispore solution not a big grow, only enough to sample the strain however a horrible blue / green mold near the injection sites plagued most of the jars. All the good myc chunks were brushed off and dunked in icy cold fridge with a capful of peroxide. then after a few days the myc was spawned to a mix of 70% agway c-poo / 30% coir. this time instead of oven pasteurization the sub was loaded into 4 Qt jars and PC'd for one hour. pins after 5 days. no casing layer. here is how they looked in the morning then later in the evening before harvest i never heard much about what size the African Transkei tend to be either way they seem to be aggressive and fast colonizers. also there was not many aborts. here is the largest mushroom from the first flush cap diameter 2.5" and 9" tall, thats why Cubes are so much fun hopefully get another flush or two and especially some nice dark prints.

10-25-07, 13:20	#4 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,331	nice save __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

10-25-07, 13:27	#5 (permalink)
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10-25-07, 15:53	#6 (permalink)
camMyco Modified Honey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,072	Excellent rescue! those are some good looking African Transkei. __________________ William Blake’s poem: “If the doors of perception were to be cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite”.

10-22-07, 04:40	#2 (permalink)
Cowcharmer Mycophage Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 170	This is one of my Fav' strains ! Great job, salvaging that cake

10-25-07, 12:42	#3 (permalink)
cheshire Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 650	PHAT heads

10-25-07, 21:03	#7 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449	thank you it is a strong strain, this one was not from a print but from TGS. here is a little early Halloween spirit with the same strain in the eyeballs Attached Thumbnails

10-25-07, 21:20	#8 (permalink)
cheshire Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 650	someone needs to get some shrooms to grow out of a pumpkins eyes

10-26-07, 08:46	#9 (permalink)
koldjgdaro Psychonaut Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 531	Haha, If you can get some more shrooms growing out from the eyes, you definately got my 'pic of the month nominee', mycobri. The skull is awesome :]. __________________ To fathom Hell or soar angelic, just take a pinch of psychedelic

10-26-07, 09:06	#10 (permalink)
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10-26-07, 09:32	#11 (permalink)
Sunstar Gazer of the innerself Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,104	cool pic Bri Definitly a pic of the month nomination __________________ I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, how I love to watch them roll ~John Lennon~

10-26-07, 09:51	#12 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449	many thanks i was hoping for both eyes to go at the same time maybe another flush? yeah cheshire - a pumpkin would be a great idea probably could get a pretty big crop from it too

10-28-07, 12:37	#14 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449	here is flush two spotty..looks like a little un-even distribution. but imo any fruits are good fruits lots of nice prints this time too to keep the strain alive. plus the syringe only cost $5 from TGS special of the month. a good price for almost an oz of dried african cubes not sure about flush three after all the heavy sporulation all over the sub

10-28-07, 12:56	#15 (permalink)
cheshire Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 650	african ppl have big... and can deposit alot of...

10-28-07, 12:57	#16 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449

10-30-07, 20:57	#17 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449	This was the only surviving cake and it had a strange mutation of the caps. i have seen it before in pics here it almost looks like the stem is growing through the cap at first

10-30-07, 21:29	#18 (permalink)
cheshire Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 650	iv had summin similar with my gts thought mine was either due to contam that was lurking about or to the anti-bacteria i was spraying around

10-31-07, 08:21	#19 (permalink)
koldjgdaro Psychonaut Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 531	Great pinset on that cake and funny mutants ;p. How's the skull doing? Any eyeballs growing out? __________________ To fathom Hell or soar angelic, just take a pinch of psychedelic

10-31-07, 15:26	#20 (permalink)
lardnar Mycophiliac Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 81	Awesome cake, also curious about the skull

10-31-07, 19:42	#21 (permalink)
kingkc Mycophiliac Join Date: Dec 1971 Posts: 59	transk I've heard that there are two differing varieties of african. I am familiar with the small variety. Less than one inch diameter caps about four inches tall. They good . I saw nothing really big though.

10-31-07, 19:56	#22 (permalink)
cheshire Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 650	ones a pan species i think and the others a cube (remember summin like a pan sub africana or summin to that effect.. could be horribly off course) theres probs a lot more but mycology isnt as long running in south africa as in other places much to explore

10-31-07, 20:24	#23 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449	if you find anything good let us know yeah i see a panaeolus africanus in a well known feild guide. the cube strain is supposedly found on the transkei coast of the indian ocean in southern africa as far as the skull - the left eye put out a small shroom and some aborts i think that is all sorry to say happy halloween anyways

11-01-07, 13:19	#24 (permalink)
lovesshrooms Mycophiliac Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 64	Lovely loookin shrooms! Well done with your results ,hopefully we`ll see more of Transkei (i think i have a print of it somewhere)

11-07-07, 10:32	#25 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449	thx half the sub was flipped over. the 'flipped' side flushed a decent flush as the untouched side had only 2 fruits. after this the sub was sent outdoors to see if the african strain can fruit in colder temps. the cake that fruited mutants produced a second flush with far less mutant traits. sent most of the prints over to topia for the print drive. thanks for stopping by..

12-22-07, 23:38	#26 (permalink)
wildburr Chemist Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,986	african cubes Im growing that strain myself, but am wondering does this strain take awhile to fruit? Im going on three weeks with a pretty aggresive myc, it keeps overtaking the casing and hasnt pined yet. Luckily no contams. ive recased to keep it from drying out and its taking over the casing again. I also salvaged this strain from a bad initial cake. Attached Thumbnails __________________ When it comes to religion, I subscribe to the church of shit happens, now get over it. *~ Over Easy*

12-24-07, 11:37	#27 (permalink)
wildburr Chemist Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,986	I have two cakes in the FC and they both have been DEC with a 60/40 Coir/Verm mix hydrated to field capacity then misted for two or three days after. this myc just takes over the casing. the cakes are a rye berries and poo compost mix and were pretty well hydrated when mixed into the compost. After the trays colonized I cased the top of the sub still in the tray and the Myc just took it over, so I popped the cakes out of the trays and DEC both and again the myc takes over the casing, still no fruits. just wondering should i keep the temp up towards 80 F or where I have it oround 72 F?. Also I have it in indirect sunlight during the day. would it be better to keep it in my cabinet where I can keep it more toward the mid 70's to 80 F with a 40 watt bulb? Attached Thumbnails __________________ When it comes to religion, I subscribe to the church of shit happens, now get over it. *~ Over Easy*

12-24-07, 15:52	#28 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,449	hmmm what kind of fresh air exchange are they getting?

12-24-07, 22:45	#29 (permalink)
wildburr Chemist Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,986	I fan them two or three times a day, or more if I think about it. Should I cut a hole In each end of my FC and cover with tyvek or polyfill? __________________ When it comes to religion, I subscribe to the church of shit happens, now get over it. *~ Over Easy*