u/Edelwaithe

First time trying to do anything outside of AIO bags. Struck out with spore syringes directly to LC (learned the hard way and understand why now). Trying spore syringe to agar. Got these agar plates off Amazon (planning to make my own next). Inoculated on the dates shown (3 of them twice as I wasn’t seeing any mycelial growth). Still no sign of anything growing except that black speck on the B+ which I looks like contam. Used a SAB and took all the precautions with sterilization and what not. Confused as to why I’m not getting any mycelial growth. Injected about 1cc of the syringe onto the agar dishes each time. I can see the little black spores in the agar dishes. Storing them in my dark safe at room temp. Maybe these agar plates are just trash? Any advice is very welcome and appreciated.

Hi all! First time trying to make my own liquid cultures. It’s been 11 days since I inoculated them with three different strains. Wanted to get your feedback on how they are looking. Hopefully the pics are adequate to tell. I’m most concerned about the first pic with the big floater in it.

Hi all! Got the mini liquid cultures kit from Midwest Grow Kits. It’s been 11 days since I inoculated them with three different strains. Wanted to get your feedback on how they are looking. Hopefully the pics are adequate to tell. I’m most concerned about the first pic with the big floater in it.