Reamers Posted March 13, 2007 Hi All, Has anyone tried fruiting from a cake that isn't fully colonised? I have some myc jars (edibles) that are around 95% colonised and growth seems to have halted. I can put this down to it being too cold, or that there wasn't a good mix of rice flour and vermiculite, and that they have no nutrients in this section of the jar. So i guess im wordering what would happen if i just skipped straight to fruiting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferret Posted March 13, 2007 is there any light getting in to your incubator? doesnt take much to stimulate fruiting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted March 13, 2007 Cut off the uncolonised bits of cake if you can, that should ensure no contams take hold there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted March 20, 2007 I'd say your jars probably would have stalled because of lack of gas exchange... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reamers Posted March 21, 2007 Thanks guys, gives me a few places to start. Gas exchange would make sense as well, as it seems to be slowing right at the bottom of the jar where its tightly packed in. I might just hang in there another week or so and if there is no progress i'll skip through to fruiting. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fenris Posted March 21, 2007 Ive used cakes that had stalled at about 50% and were slightly infected. I remove the bad bits by washing the whole thing under a tap and breaking them away and when happy I had removed the bad bits I crumble and case. Seems to re start the stalled colonisation and the contams cease to be a problem. Not the reccommended method though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
