Minami Okinawa
Some time ago we received a print of a strain called Minami Okinawa.
This is the first test.
Cake made on the dry side on purpose.
Multispore inoculation.Fast colonization.
Soon to be reliesed on the web page.
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Jack Frost
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Tidal Wave APE first tests
Day 1.
Day 2.
Day 3.
Day 4.
Day 5.
Day 6.
Day 6, harvest.
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Bluey Vuitton first tests
Day 2.
Day 3.
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Fresh air exchange FAE
The following pictures show what is happening when you do not have any fresh air exchange. This is the 3rd flush and the supa bag was substituted with a large zip lock bag. Fruit bodies become long and thin.
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Heavy spore drop
Nothing wrong. Just a big mess.
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Sclerotia
Sclerotia are durable structures that help fungi survive adverse conditions.
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What is a cluster?
A group of fruit bodies positioned or occurring closely together.
Here is an example of a huge cluster and a few separate mushrooms.
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Side pinning
When your surface conditions are not as they should be you usually get side pinning.
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Phototropism
Mushrooms do not photosynthesize.
However they do react to light. It is called phototropism.
Phototropism is the growth of an organism in response to a light stimulus.
Here is an example of fruit bodies leaning towards the light.
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In vitro
If you are lazy and don't want to do anything.
Put your box under a bright light (no sun light) with the lid up and let it be.
You might need to put some tape to hold the lid down because the fruit bodies will blast the lid.
When they are ready, collect the fruits of your labor.
Clean the brick, soak it in the same plastic box for 6-8 hours.
Drain well.
Put the lid back.
Let it sit under the bright light for the second flush.
And so on.....
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No liner method
Did you know that if, immediately after putting your kit in the plastic bag, you put a bright light on top of it you do not need a liner.
Liner means no need to cover the sides of the box.
Bright light -- cold light.
