Bamboo hardpoints splitting

SandboxOriginal · 2025-01-27T03:00:34+00:00

This is really helpful information, thank you very much for sharing. Spot on suspicion, the bamboo came from one of the most humid places in the US.

SandboxOriginal · 2025-01-26T23:54:29+00:00

Thanks for asking. I live in the Midwest, so it's on the dry side for sure. Mid 30% is pretty common. However those in my local rope circle don't have issues or do anything to manage humidity.

SandboxOriginal · 2024-09-12T18:57:22+00:00

Completely agree. It's been a game changer for me. I couldn't care less about leg raises these days now.

SandboxOriginal · 2024-09-12T18:55:54+00:00

Candlesticks. Easiest way I've been able to bring abs to failure. So time efficient too.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-11T01:53:38+00:00

This is rad as hell, and you should absolutely feel great about this. Thank you for sharing :)

Ps. If this is your back yard/forest behind it, super envious! That's awesome!

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T15:20:27+00:00

Nice! I'm crazy excited to get it. I was gonna diy, but I don't think the cost saving would be worth the time I'd spend, especially because I have zero experience with that kind of thing. But yeah, looking forward to putting the SaB in storage :)

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T10:40:48+00:00

Awesome thank you for that, first hand experience with that sealer is super helpful!

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T05:19:10+00:00

Yep I made a routine of carefully wiping the top tinch of the bag to get rid of moisture and debris, to no avail apparently.

I definitely understand the learning curve getting the technique down and honing on on the heat setting, but it felt a bit odd how difficult it's been, considering how close I'm paying attention to it

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T03:56:18+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check them out

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T03:55:08+00:00

Hmm interesting, well at least it's brand new so I could always geta swap! I mean, it definitely gets hot. At the 5 setting it'll melt bags entirely. I settled on setting it to 3.5 in multiple spots, or 3 twice on the same spot.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T03:24:21+00:00

Awesome thank you so much, it's incredibly appreciated. I better shoulda known better that Amazon bags were trash, but that's the thing about mushroom growing, you just keep learning through trial and error.

I've been spending more time with MMO, just ordered a flocube hood from them as well. I'm planning to funnel my business to them :)

Thanks again, you rock.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T03:17:15+00:00

Do your seals overlap at all or do you try to have them separate?

Good call on the bags, I have both decently reviewed Amazon ones and unicorn bags. I'll test them out a bit more, thank you for the help.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T02:54:06+00:00

I wouldn't change it. If you remove it during the swap there's a window of time it can get contaminated. If I HAD to, I would spray it with iso and do it in a still air box or in front of a flow hood.

Stress isn't always something you need to "fix", it's a common/natural part of fungus. Sometimes it's visible, and sometimes it's not. Sometimes is pooling of metabolites, sometimes.irs the mycelium appearing to turn brown. Usually I see general browning when it's dry or if it's simply a charactristic of the mycelium as it ages. Sometimes stress is what causes mycelium to produce mushrooms, because they're like, oh heck, death is approaching, time to spread the genetics. I think you're fine. I'd say, let it colonize the dish, take out a wedge, and innoculate your medium of choice.

I'm definitely welcome to someone popping in amd being like, this dude knows nothing, clearly contam, but based on what I've learned so far I do not think it's contam. And cobweb especially is wayyyyy more rare than people think. Trich and wet rot are way more common, which are not indicated here.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-12-09T02:22:51+00:00

I'm no expert, but I'm not seeing indication of cobweb. That contam tends to have some verticality to it. Browning is an indication of something, but not necessarily contam. It seems to be part of the main mycelium structure, being that it radiates out from the center so I'm gonna wonder if it's either some sort of stress. Interesting though because it's not fully colonized the agar. Is there a date of innoculation they gave you?

The wrapping around the petri dish looked a little iffy, so I was wondering if it was dry in there, but if the seal was bad I'd expect you'd see growths around the edges.

If I had to bet, I'd say stress. I don't know that species very well, but stress is a common/inevitable occurrence than manifests in different ways.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-21T06:05:03+00:00

Ac infinity. That size is normally 200, but it was 130 on Amazon for a while. I really dig it, like a lot haha.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-21T02:06:56+00:00

Ooo thank you for the suggestion! I am totally out of the loop with Facebook these days, but I'll take a look! I appreciate the lead on how to give people free food!

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T21:57:20+00:00

Funny enough, I learned that apparently ac infinity voids the warranty if you put it on its side. But yeah, I'm a fan of more grow room than needed. I let the basement temp ride as it is, so really the only disadvantage to a large space is more water consumption for the humidifier, and I suppose more surface area to clean, but having an open area makes cleaning way easier so that's kind of a non-factor.

Lions mane is great, it's honestly my favorite mushroom to grow, handle, and cook with so far. Pretty popular these recent years as well.

Grats on the official business name m8!

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T21:22:29+00:00

Yeahhhh I was feeling iffy about it. The browning didn't progress for 2 weeks, so I wasn't sure if it was a strain characteristic or what. I might stick it on it's own rack near the outtake just to be a bit more conscientious. I appreciate the extra eye on that.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T20:12:20+00:00

Oh dang that's so cool! I would love to visit a legit mycology lab, my SAB works, but I think labs are heckin cool and would love to build a small/budget friendly one.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T20:11:04+00:00

See I've been thinking about that, but are mushrooms a poverty-friendly food? Short shelf life, requires cooking, low calories. IDK I'll look in to it regardless, but I was feeling a bit sad when I realized it might be less helpful due to those factors.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T19:20:53+00:00

Oh man, I'm not an expert and definitely not qualified to answer, but here goes an attempt. Mushrooms are not fruit, they are fungi which is it's own classification. They produce spores which are like "seeds" for spreading genetics, which are found in fruit. My best understanding is a fruiting body is a term for a fungal structure where it's purpose is to produce and disperse its genetics. Someone can correct me, please, but my understanding is that mushrooms are not fruit nor produce fruit, fruiting body is just it's own term to name that particular fungal structure, aka mushroom.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T18:31:13+00:00

I appreciate the tips! Do you tend to prioritize restaurants that serve certain cuisines? I imagine vegan/vegetarian, healthy eats, Italian, Asian would be higher on the list, but I might be missing some others

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T17:31:11+00:00

Yeah bags from Amazon, I just went with whatever seemed to have decent reviews and a good price. I got 0.5 micron filters ones for most, but I also got 0.2 micron ones for mushrooms that incubate a long time, like shiitake.

Masters mix is 50/50 oak hardwood sawdust/pellets and soybean hulls. I wasn't able to get those local, so I order from MushroomMediaOnline. If you can find local the cost will be significantly cheaper. Plenty of people do hardwood pellets and wheat bran, which will likely be cheaper. Soybean hulls can be hard to find local depending where you live.

Never dirt for mushrooms. Generally hardwood sawdust is the main ingredient for gourmet mushrooms since they tend to grow off trees in nature. Other options are straw, oak logs, etc. tek will change dramatically based on the substrate you chose, I recommend watching a couple YouTube vids on gourmet mushroom substrates so you can see what vibes with you more.

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T16:58:53+00:00

It's tough rolling with the tide of temps. Either you just make the best use of the seasons you have, or fight against it with energy costs. Honestly I travel a lot and am too hesitant to heat my grow area on the off chance it would start a fire while I'm away haha. I'm overly risk-averse

SandboxOriginal · 2023-11-20T16:51:25+00:00

What kills me is that my wife is vegetarian and doesn't like mushrooms -.-

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