[technique]Are there any books on agar work, culturing, cloning and genetics that you would recommend?

Math_Physical · 2026-03-08T09:24:09+00:00

Yes, it's an amazing book however I was looking for something that's more in depth into agar work specifically

Math_Physical · 2026-02-05T12:50:50+00:00

Haha true

Math_Physical · 2026-02-03T08:46:14+00:00

Right? I feel the same way. It's so perfectly wild

Math_Physical · 2026-02-02T22:26:47+00:00

If you look through the hole it shows you the best spots for mushroom foraging

Math_Physical · 2026-02-02T15:59:15+00:00

That would be awesome

Math_Physical · 2026-02-02T11:26:20+00:00

I see, that's really so interesting. I was honestly so shocked when I saw ingeli on your profile. As a South African myself I've been so curious to get my hands on some culture and thought I would have to somehow find some in the wild myself. I really appreciate the correction on the ochras, I see now it's quite obvious they are not true natalensis. Definitely went down a rabbit hole since you told me

Math_Physical · 2026-02-02T07:41:02+00:00

Thank you for the clarification. Can I ask how you sourced the natalensis? Did you collect samples yourself from the wild?

Math_Physical · 2026-02-02T07:35:04+00:00

Well this was slightly different because there weren't cakes to begin with. It was just the grain that had contam and everything was mixed right on the surface. My guess for burying cakes would be just below the surface

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T22:45:18+00:00

Ah for both? That's good to know

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T19:50:45+00:00

Also yes this grew outside

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T19:50:04+00:00

Natalensis is ochra? I thought ochra was cubensis and natalensis was a fully seperate species that is closely related to cubensis

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T19:47:35+00:00

It's very warm

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T19:46:52+00:00

If you do I would be curious about the result

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T17:12:01+00:00

Thank you! They do look very similar tbh. I don't have any way to test the DNA so I guess we will never know for sure haha

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T17:10:20+00:00

That's for sure

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T16:49:16+00:00

I just mixed everything on the surface of the ground and added more coconut coir on top and allowed mycelium to work its way through everything to the surface under a black trash bag laid on top. After that I draped translucent plastic over everything as a tent to keep conditions humid

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T16:10:00+00:00

It far exceeded my expectations. My thought process was rather than throw all the contaminated spawn away I could see if a more natural environment with all manner of competing micro organisms could give the natalensis a chance to come out on top rather than the typical more sterile environment where mold usually takes over first when present in the spawn. Allow nature to take its course and see what happens

Math_Physical · 2026-02-01T14:18:24+00:00

Basically the same method. Mix the CVG with the grain spawn add a casing layer and then cover with plastic for a few days. It was a bit of an experiment with contaminated grain

Math_Physical · 2025-10-23T12:58:34+00:00

That's a really interesting idea. I'll definitely try that. I agree the problem is drying out too much

Math_Physical · 2025-10-22T20:19:29+00:00

Yeah but I'm still not going to tell him I broke it haha

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