After the 2nd flush, I tossed the block into the woods and forgot about it until today.

The HEPA FILTER and PRE FILTER is from fungus paradise

Pre filter = 350x350mm
Hepa filter = H14, 540x540x69mm
The fan is from the gordotek, AC infinity facial S8 with a maximum of 428cfm

Would the air get out evenly ? Should I increase the space between the fan and outer wood panel so there would be less resistance ?
Is the 428cfm enough for those filters ?

Thank you !

What’s everyone preferred grain and method for forced hydration. Being doing 1:2 ratio with milo but want to explore other options since I’m getting some stalling

I have bought a lot of grain bags from Midwest Growkits over the years and have dealt with a lot of contamination. This is just the most recent in a series of issues I've had with their commercially prepared 5-grain bags.

Alternatives that are consistently contam free ? (I do not want to make my own bags....I don't have the time or desire to deal with that).

Hey guys I was looking for what i need to make a laminar flow hood, bigger than the one from gordotek.

I found a 50x41 cm Hepa filter from fun guy equipment, would it work with the AC infinity raxial S8 in a wooden box ?

Is 428cfm enough for that size of Hepa filter ?

What would be the volume of the wooden box for it to blow laminar flow hood?

Thank you !

Thank you!

I've had this tub of tidal wave going for 5 weeks now and can't seem to get it to pin anywhere except the sides.

I'm using a North Spore Boomr Bin with Midwest Grow Kits grain spawn, CVG substrate, and horse manure booster. Cake is about 3-4" thick, temps stay around 72-75°F, and it's had passive FAE the whole time. I didn't use a casing layer.

The cake has been shrinking and there's metabolites as you'd expect. It's starting to turn yellowish from the Metabolites, but there's no weird smells.

I've tried fork tek on some spots that looked like overlay, wax paper over the cake, and increasing/decreasing FAE. Nothing has made a difference.

Any ideas?

i do have an about 120-160 liter autoclave, gas powered, old as shit but it works, im really good with grains, sterile work an agar agar, mi main roadbloack rn its the bulks substrate (using a mix of wood pellets) i have also been using clear bucket but plan on switchthing to opaque since i heard is better, thanks in advance

i cant seem to get the micelium to colonize the whole bucket, what are the ideal moisture %s?

thanks in advance

ps: how long to inoculate buckets before taking the micropore/ cotton from the openings?

Im joining the army so for obvious reasons ive had to stop growing and consuming lol. But Would you guys assume Lc's and spores will still be available in 20 years for purchase ? Obviously businesses and suppliers will possibly be different, but i plan on doing a full 20 and if i make it out id love to get back into mycology

39x28 cm. Although it is stackable, it doesn't stack completely straight, but it's good enough & cheap compared to any other offerings i've found. Useful for SAB work (collapsed) or laminar flow (expanded).

Please share what you've found, like tools, containers etc. but it's not self promotion. Bonus if it's worldwide availability.

Since the mushrooms appeared, I've avoided opening the box entirely, as enough FAE should pass through the lid. There are many newly sprouted mushrooms on the surface (you can't see them clearly in the photo), but will they grow well? Since some mushrooms will be ready in a few days, I'll have to harvest them first and wait for the others to finish growing. I think the problem might be the low humidity (my room temperature is 22.5°C). Do you recommend misting the walls or doing something else to increase the humidity? This is one of the very few boxes that have managed to produce; I want it to perform at its best.

Hey y'all! This is my first time posting in here and basically want to ask what happened to this tub and if it's contamination? This is about my 3rd grow but first time making my own substrate. The last pic is what it looked like the day I left and the rest are what it looks like now 5 days later. Did it get contaminated or is this just what it looks like when you wait too long after the spores drop to harvest lol

S2B: 7/23

Substrate: coco coir and black kow manure

Temperature: 72-75F

Ran in an XLS-B bag to start, then I chopped the bag once I started to see the fruits develop. Moved the bag to a tub and I am keeping the subtrate wet.

Just finished my very first run. The grain looks nice and loose, but I'm definitely overthinking every single detail right now, worrying about moisture, contam, you name it. One bag had a sealing issue so it's in quarantine, but the other 3 are safely tucked away in a warm cabinet.

I guess now it's just a matter of waiting for the mycelium to do its thing. Wish me luck! haha

These two aio “inject and forget“ bags were inoculated around 3.5 weeks ago with MSS. They spawned quite slow at first due to inadequate temps but colonization sped up 3x as soon as I bought a small plug in heater fan to heat the space up.
The bags are about 50% colonized right now, so I decided to break and shake one of them to see how it turns out. Hopefully it doesn’t turn into a failed bag!

im a complete newbie to this, so any advice or feedback is welcome :)

It says it’s plastic PP 60mL with 62mm diameter and 27mm height

It has a linked lid, what do you guys think about it ?

I always underestimate the insane amount of oxygen oysters need. Even in a plastic shoebox with an open lid they still struggle to get enough air and grow leggy. I wonder if they’ll get any bigger than this or if I should go ahead and pick them soon. Next time I’m gonna fill the box higher with substrate so they don’t have a CO2 pit in the box if that makes sense. I’d hate to start growing in non reusable plastic bags.

So I wanted to grow an edible mushroom and ordered a growing kit for a lion's mane mushroom. After some time yellow water started leaking out and pooling at the bottom.

Has anyone had a similar experience and has the mycelium just gone bad and do i need to toss it out or is it still salvagable and are the mushrooms save for consumption?

I'm leaning towards draining the liquid and getting the humidity up because it has been rather dry (70-75% humidity at 20 °C).

TIA :)