A kind community member shared their seeds with me earlier this season. I have them in a cabinet in my basement, here in New England. We've been going through a heat wave, and I have a dehumidifier in running down there.
Is this going to be a problem?
Should I store them in the refrigerator (as I've seen noted online a couple of places)?
I'm looking to sow them this late fall, early winter.
In place of continuing to run spores, would the Castellani method work for Pan Myc?
Would strong wind and rain hurt Poppies? Especially during the time of bloom? I imagine it would strip them of their flowers, and potentially break some of the stems?
Would this damage prevent pod growth, and seed maturity?
I'm making some raised beds, to keep the rabbits, and my dog, out off my plants.
I've been looking into building a metal structure around them, which would support a tarp, and protect the plants during bad weather.
Is this overkill?
When colonizing grain in jars, I normally do one shake for pans. They are fragile.
BUT, would a second shake be the worst idea, to insure that all the grains are exposed and colonized? Say a couple days before going to bulk?
TLDR: Looking for a light weight/breathable Lab Coat, which can be disinfected with ISO. Any suggestions?
The ones I'm seeing on Amazon are all disposable, or just general "Dr. Lab Coats." I'm not looking for a Halloween costume.
In order to keep a sterile work area, I've been using a raincoat, which has Velcro on the ends of the sleeves. This allows me to button up nice and tight and disinfect with ISO. It's worked great as far as contamination vectors go - haven't had a problem.
The issue is, IT'S TOO HOT. It makes it almost unbearable to work, even with the AC on.
These were been inoculated from agar plates on 6/28. It's been about a week and a half. They look 99% ready for bulk.
But, the I was waiting for the top of the grains to get all nice and puffy white. Image number two has some areas where it doesn't seem fully colonized.
Let it sit for a bit longer?
Or, send it?
Last time I grew Poppies, I half assed it. I just threw some seeds in an old raised bed that I had, and then neglected them. They still grew well enough.
I'm planning on doing a better job when I plant this Fall (if that's the correct time, I still need to verify). I'm planning on making a new dedicated raised bed for them, where they will get more sun and all.
Are there soil, sun, environmental considerations that I should take into account, or just some loam and be done with it? I imagine that some manure or worm castings wouldn't be bad?
If there is a guide, or best practice that someone could point me to, that would be helpful and appreciated.
Thanks :)
I mean, maybe if it had 64GB of Ram.... But, yeah, no.
I was looking for worm castings on Facebook Marketplace. I asked this seller if they used any manure, as that seems to be recommended. Instead, they use the following. Would any of this be an issue/or any good, for sub for TTBVI and other Pans?
"For betting I use shredded cardboard, the newer from our rabbit and coffee grounds when I can get them. For regular feedings I feed a worm chow mix that is expired greens like rice, cornmeal, millet, etc."
I've well informed about the Danish Flag, but not about the Black Peony. Has anyone grown these? They are noted as being Somniferum, but I don't know much about them.
Ground Zero. 10 seconds into the raid. 10 (and decreasing by the second), frames.
I haven't played in months. But, I came back this last week. What's the deal? At the start of some raids, my FPS tanks to 0, for about 30 seconds, almost a full minute. It makes the start of the raid really really difficult, and I get dead. [BUG] - Zero FPS at start of raid?
2002 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Classic (FLHTC).
These circular expanders (for lack of knowing abetter word) are supposed to have a little give, I've been told, but this seems very far out of spec.
Are these about to fail on me?
Been over a week in fruiting conditions; no pins.
I was over watering at fist, but dialed back.
Thirty minutes on, and thirty minutes off of external humidifier, which brings in FAE and humidity.
Four times a day, the humidifier is off four an hour, and a fan completely empties the chamber with fresh air.
I mist in the morning, and at night, or whenever I see that they are a little dry.
Just asking for prayers at this point.
Thank you.
When I pasteurizing my bulk, I usually make four big jars (enough for about 8 trays).
I have been having recent issues with my grain jars, and haven't needed that much bulk during each run.
I've been cracking the lids of the jars open in front of a flow hood, after they are fully pasteurized, and then wrapping them in Parafilm so that they can get some gas exchange.
They keep turning black, and start to smell, quickly.
So, how do you all, if you do, store pasteurized bulk?
I grew some poppies a while back, but didn't know what to do with the pods. I cut them from the stalks, and froze them.
I was thinking of putting them through a food processor and then simmering them for a while. After, strain them, and freeze the liquid in ice cube trays.
Or, I could dehydrate the liquid. But, I'm afraid nothing would remain after?
Thoughts & suggestions?
I pasteurized four of these, several months ago. This is the only one that has this dark band in it. I'm guessing it's a black mold (or something), and that I shouldn't use it.
I didn't think the others were an issue, but I just opened one up and used it to send some grain to bulk. It did not smell good. It smelled like shit. I mean, it's manure based, so that's partially expected, but it smelled much stronger than any of my past batches.
I'm not hopeful on this run. The only thing I am hanging onto, is that I normally use bulk the day after I pasteurize it. I heard leaving it for a week can be beneficial, allowing some good microbes to recover.
Either way, the grain spawn was slow, and I wasn't looking to carry that line forward, so if I lose this bulk run, then so be it.
So, I kind of know the answer, but need to vent a little, maybe?
I had some spore prints that didn't germinate. From those, only a TTBVI print (from a clone that I grew) germinated. It took a while for it to germinate, too! I cut out pieces from several margins and made transfers to new plats, as well as the remainder to grain.
The clone that the print came from, was never this slow to colonize. Could it be due to the cold climate of winter here in New England (USA)?
It's been three weeks, and most of the jars are not yet fully colonized. Keep in mind that I haven't done a break and shake, as that's killed colonization for this strain before.
Is it worth going to bulk? Or, is the risk of contamination, out pacing the mycelium, too great?
Either way, and in the end, what other choice do I really have? I suppose I could order some new spore prints...
I've had some PT sitting out in the elements for a while, and It seems just fine. It's flaking a bit, but not still fine, otherwise.
Aside from painting, is there anything that I should apply to my transition Plywood?
I've heard that it needs to be fully dry before you can paint/treat, too.
I know there are a bunch of posts out there like this, but I wanted to start asking my own questions.
I've been skating my local park, and the smaller quarters are less than 2ft, with way too mellow transition. The bigger are about 4ft, with decent transition. I was looking for something in the middle.
I'm early 40's, been skating 25+ years. But, the bones aren't what they used to be, and my yard isn't the biggest. I want something small, but tight, and with some extensions. Enough radius to lock in on smiths, and disasters.
I was thinking of doing a 3ft to 3.5ft ramp with 6ft radius. With 3.5ft to 4ft extensions.
Is that going to be too mellow at this size?