u/lvl1creature

Working on EMF research and received 2 Suillus cultures from a different university. Subcultured liquid to liquid from both bottles at separate times, and both appear to have gotten similar contamination - maybe present in low levels and began to sporulate when opened for subculturing?

Main issue: i need to try to isolate the Suillus from the asco spore contam. The sister university reached out and told me they need some back as it was the last of their archive.

Best approach in your opinion? I was thinking about carefully retrieving the suillus hyphal masses and rinsing extensively with sterile DI, then adding sections onto agar...

Just wanted to share my collection - started becoming obsessed with succulents for the last few months. My favorites so far have been my Echeveria and Stapeliads ❤️ hope you enjoy!

Finally keeping an orchid alive this time! Ive been wanting to get it out of this plastic cup it came in that i punched extra holes in. Is the pot i have too large for it? Its about 4cm larger than root ball. I worry about not being able to see roots for waterings 😬

Picked up this standleyana a couple weeks ago and it has pushed 3 half moon leaves 🌱🥴

Newly rooted Stapelia gigantea. Noticed these wart like growths when I got the cutting, but recently.they have developed this light brown hue to them. Mother plant had mealy bug problem, but I cleaned the cutting thoroughly and havent seen any signs of them. Maybe from past infection sites that have healed over? Im mostly worried it is first signs of fungal infection :((.

Newly rooted (about a month or so), only have watered a couple times. In a gritty succulent soil mix - succ mix amended with sand and fine perlite.

Got this nerf ball a couple weekends ago and was only labeled "assorted cacti". Anyone help with sp. ID? New to owning cacti but quickly becoming obsessed

I recently picked up my first polly, and I really want to repot it. The current substrate is mostly potting soil and I think coco coir, no perlite or any other coarse granules. I think she would do well with a chunkier mix along with some sphagnum moss (i live in a desert) but im worried about transplanting too early causing shock. When I purchased the plant a week ago, it was super wet and its bottom two newest leaves were yellow so I chopped them off. The soil has only dried about a half inch. Would you repot or wait a few weeks for acclimation?

Coprinopsis micaceus, or Mica cap, is a wide spread saprophytic fungi within the Psathyrella family and are found across the Unites States. They are typically found in these cespitose clusters near decaying wood from spring to winter. This particular cluster has been flushing on buried roots since spring has begun. This species also is characterized as an ink cap meaning it liquefies, or deliquesces, in order to spread its spores - see the 3rd photo.