Grow bag 2.0 mycelium taking a while to form

hi mate i brought some liquid culture from a vender its been give or take 2 weeks now whats the best way to speed up the growth of mycelium appriciate it

Hi Max! Let's start a new chapter in your mushroom cultivation journey 🤘

Have you already inoculated your bags with liquid culture? What is the weight of your bag?

If your room temperature is between 20°-27°C, this is favorable for colonization, so** just wait**. At temperatures between 20- 23°C, the process will be slightly slower, and at temperatures between 24-27°C, it will be slightly faster. But this is not critical. Depending on the weight of your bag, temperature, and genetics, full colonization takes about 2-6 weeks...

Show me your bag when it will be colonized by ~30%. We'll see what to do next ;-)

hi mate ill send a fee pics/info over later been a busy weekend chat soon :)

so unfortinually one of the boxs had been contaminated i think this is due to the box coming damaged i said to the supplier (zamnesia) that this has happened and they said to just try inoculate the box anyway so thats being sorted

however the other box seems to be okay no contam as of yet this is after going on 2 weeks now

first 3 photos are contaminated (penis envy) last 3 photos are okay at tye moment just no mycelium McKennaii

also i still have a all in one bag with healthy mycelium in it ive broke and shook it but it just never seems to cover the bag fully any ideas? ive had it a good 2/3 months lol

heres photo of grow bag

Unfortunately, if the box/bag/jar is damaged, the chances of contamination are extremely high, I'd say 99.99% :-(

Throw away the contaminated box immediately!

To be honest (even without being contaminated) this type of grow kits are of very poor quality! Anyway, let's give McKennaii a chance and see how it goes... I'm not very optimistic though.

The all in one bag looks good👌
When did you break and shake it? How long ago?
Try to increase the temperature (about 25°C) – this will speed up the mycelium growth

hi mate appriciate the honesty do you have a rwcendation for grow bag sites

and i broke and shook about a month ago and jts only at this stage now do you think a heat matt would increase the speed?

also been looking into tinicures recently as it intrested me is there anything on here abouy them as i couldnt find a recipie to make my own

hey man just a quick one no sign of anything from the mckanni is there chance i could of been sold a dud as been 3 weeks now still not one spec of mycelium

Hi mate! Sorry for the late reply.

1. Higher temperatures (~25°C) increase the colonization speed. But don't place the bag directly on the heat mat! Place the bag on a rack (to create a few cm distance between the heat mat and bag) and put the heat mat underneath it, so that the heat is distributed more evenly.

   
   Or make a simple incubator box and put any heating element (e.g., shoe dryer or heat mat) inside.

Or place the heat mat from the side. Just a few examples:

2. Tinctures? Do you mean tincture made using cubensis mushrooms?
   

3. The first signs of growth are usually visible within the first 2 weeks after inoculation with spore syringe. I'd wait another week (4 weeks in total) and if there are no signs of mycelium –> most likely something wrong with your McKennaii growkit. Probably, this is a sign, that it's time to start making bags/jars by your own. It's easy and possible even without a pressure cooker ;-)

hi mate as no worries uts the holidays hope you had a nice xmas ect

you were correct regarding the mckanni it didnt work ive got my money back from that company and have stayed with mycopunks they have seemee to be the best ones ive used thus far

so just waiting on 2 bags now to see if they innoculate

and by tinnucures i mean where you make mushroom in liuid form ir droplets ot sprays ive seen a few things online anout it soakinh mushroom in alcohal and ive seen other methods but figured youd be the best guy to ask lol

Thank you, mate 🎄

To be honest, I'm not happy that I was right regarding your growkits lol

Keep me posted on how the bags are progressing ;-)

Home made extraction is a bit tricky because psilocybin, and especially psilocin, are unstable. So it's not as good as, say, reishi, chaga, or lion's mane etc. tinctures in terms of preserving the active ingredients. Anyway, we can try and test it. I'll share the recipe and ratios with you later, okay?

Wishing you happy holidays and a new year full of peace, insights, and good moments 🎁

cheers mate look forward to hesrding back from you no rush what so ever hope you enjoy your new years :)

hello mate not suee if tou remeber but ive had an all in one grow bag now for at leasst 3/4 'months maybe more it gets to a certain point and the mycelium just seems to stop ill break and shake it then it will take ages to grow then just stall out again here are some pics if you have any advice would be perfect

heres abother few pics

Hi mate! There are a few causes of stalled mycelium. In your case:

1. most likely gas exchange issue. I don't see an air filter in your bag. Is it airtight? Or maybe air filter clogged or wet and doesn't allow the gas/air exchange.
   
   If you don't have an air filter you can make DIY filter stuffed with polyfill like this:

   

You can find details in my post here: https://shroomok.com/forum/mushroom-cultivation-report/2/day-to-day-reishi-growing-diary#post_3

2. very dense compressed substrate, that doesn't allow the mycelium to spread. I'd break and shake it again.

3. less likely mild bacterial contam. Do you smell any sweet-sour odor coming from your bag (or through the air filter)?

i thnk your correct in the first one 100% the air filter was clogged ip and tied around the zip tie so youd be right

also just throwing out my tub from the other day which was contaminated and theres mycelium growing ive had my money back already would you say 100% that its the fact that the box came broken as to why its contaminated

Have you replaced the filter? Hope the mycelium continues to grow in your bag now🤞

It's sad to see contam next to the bright white mycelium in that growkit. RIP :-(

changed filter will keep you posted thanks a lot

hey man just a quick one while i think of it the golden teacher mushrooms i did were very very weak in potentcy as in would need 3.5g just go even feel a slight buzz could ths be due to how i dried them with a heater rather than in a dehydrator

Most likely, your body has developed a tolerance :-)

How often do you take mushrooms? How many days have passed between your trips?

Of course, the drying process and storage method affect their potency, but... Look, I had GTs dried in different ways without a dehydrator (just in the air, on a heater, in the oven, in front of a fan), and even after 3 years they were strong :-)

If they are not black and crispy dry - they are fine! You can show me a photo and I'll check them

to be fair dont do mushrooms that often so maybe just need to up my dose lol mayve try lemon tek ect just waiting on a new grow bag to fully inoculae atm

No more than once a month? :-) If you take them more often than every 2-4 weeks, then it's definitely tolerance. Otherwise, you don't need to up the dose.