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Mold gallery on Shroomok

Photos of mold contamination in mushroom growing. Mold (mould) is a fungal growth (known over 100 000 types). Appear on different steps of growing: on agar, grain, mushroom cake/block. Molds spreaded by spores in the air. The main symptom is bright color

Green Mold (Trichoderma)

Blue-Green Mold (Penicillium)

Black Pin Mold (Rhizopus & Mucor)

Black-yellow-green mold (Aspergillus)

Orange bread mold (Neurospora)

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Contaminated cake. Cranked up colors. Looks cool

How bad is it? What can I do?

Pink contamination on agar

Never seen pink mold on grain spawn like that before

Is this penicillium, aspergillus or trichoderma?

Is this penicillium, aspergillus or trichoderma?

First grow failed - they told me a grow kit would be easier #3

It's my first time and they told me a kit would be easier 😭

Grow kit failed - mold contamination 😭

I'm assuming this is mold and not mycelium?

Closeup look at Trichoderma on a plate coming into contact with B- mycelium

Green mold again on my grain spawn

Slightly Grey Greenish color on some of the grain, other areas growing healthy mycelium. Is this contaminated? 68d82561ed494

Slightly Grey Greenish color on some of the grain, other areas growing healthy mycelium. Is this contaminated? - 1

Slightly Grey Greenish color on some of the grain, other areas growing healthy mycelium. Is this contaminated? 68d8255d1679d

Slightly Grey Greenish color on some of the grain, other areas growing healthy mycelium. Is this contaminated? 68d8255a61404

Mold on vegetables

Spawn bag contaminated by blue green mold

Penicillium mold vs mushroom mycelium

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