Dealing with Contamination

[@thehorticulturalspecialist4031]

“If rice too wet, you fucked up” 🤣🤣🤣 That cracked me up!!! Awesome vid, thank you Sensi 🙏🏻

[@PhillyGoldenTeacher]

😂🍄

[@wolrdofshit]

good to see ya back Philly, that rice too wet clip had me dying

[@Adequateusername]

Uncle roger 😂

[@jamesluke5910]

You facked up! 🤣

[@yanibluhm3669]

I know right!😂

[@dakotasummers3831]

Too funny!

[@allainaheve]

I had to rewind Uncle Roger 3 times!!

[@myco_psycho1998]

I’ve had 2 successful grows so far thanks to your tutorials PGT. My mental health is the best its ever been

[@guyfawkes6657]

❤

[@tamie341]

Change dat name to shroomhead den bruh

[@guyfawkes6657]

@@tamie341 this lol!

[@JeffarryLounder]

First time and trichoderma is fucking me. Sad days, boys. Sad days.

[@yusufabbasi9137]

@@JeffarryLounder MGP TrichEVICT by DrMyc might help

[@larskrohn8075]

Been waiting for a new PGT vid! Best myco content on KZbin!

[@Andre-oc7gg]

By FAR the best. Really makes it very easy and simple and adds just the right amount of humor to it all

[@juanitocannabito5215]

Big facts

[@hvitserkmylosson9450]

You were my teacher when I started with Broke Boi tek. Now that I'm a aspirant to mycologist, I still look at your videos once in a while to remind me how good you are at doing this. I remember thinking that agar was too much trouble, and then I learned it from you and it's now the part that I like the most about growing.

[@PhillyGoldenTeacher]

I'm glad to see you have such passion in mycology, I wish you the best on your journey 🙏🍄

[@badyeti9898]

The Uncle Roger clip had me dying!

[@MoltenSamurai]

Same 😂😂😂

[@cameroncook975]

I want you to know I've watched all your videos and just harvested my first 2 tubs, totalling over 4oz dry 😊

[@cameroncook975]

@@dakotacommissaris2210 56 qt I believe

[@BigManMuscles]

Yo can I ask what strains you used.

[@BigManMuscles]

Also for a 56qt tub what was the weight of your grain spawn to sub

[@codelicious6590]

I have an important question that Im finding it very difficult to find answers for. If a tub gets some contamination in it but fruits anyway, is it possible that contamination could cause the fruits to poison you or make you sick? Possibly worse?

[@C.ODubhlaoich]

I have only heard of people getting a little bit of an upset stomach from eating fruits like that, never heard of anything major happening due to it.

[@teddy5416]

3:13 trichoderma scared the shit outta me so I called poison control and I learned that it's really safe actually. We deal with it all the time in our food and other parts of agriculture. The only thing you really need to worry about is that it can cause similar effects to black mold where it would make it hard to breathe. This is something to worry about if you're immune compromised or if you have some sort of breathing issue such as asthma. You do wanna do what Philly tells you when it comes to growing mushrooms.

[@michaeldahms7006]

@@arkfoodle. That’s a Penicillium species on bread and cheese. Trichoderma is a common soil fungus though so it’s spores are pretty much everywhere and right at home in mushroom substrate.

[@A5h3n.]

Good tip. Me and a friend are mid journey now and he has asthma. Knowing this makes me sure I should deal with the contaminants.

[@Noneofyourbusiness57817]

what about if your fruiting tub is contaminated with trich? can i take a spore print of the mushrooms or should i not bother? can i reuse the trich tub (after thoroughly cleaning it with alcohol)?

[@DaSavont]

Uncle PGT, I so proud of you. You no use rice cooker but Sensei know what he doing. Fuiyoh!!🚀

[@Slick-pd9bu]

would love to see pgt come up with a lam flow hood design for cheap :)

[@blissfullypeaceful5588]

YES!!!!

[@Shadow4Memories]

Could you make a video about how to dunk the tubs for more flushes?

[@jimdoogan5281]

Thanks for the video, PGT. In my experience, contamination is usually a result of too wet conditions. I also never recommend anyone mist their casing layers, before the 3rd flush, as this greatly increases contam risk. The casing layer should have enough moisture to produce several flushes.

[@joelbrayboy166]

I'm a new grower and it's really a tough hobby to master I have had few grows but more failure than success

[@ZepHoffman]

Its all part of the process

[@AnthonyHandcock]

You're certainly right about it being disheartening for beginners. It took me over a year to get my first flush and now I'm at the 18 month mark with a failure rate of under 50%... Which makes me happy. I'll be very happy if I get it down to 20%. As I now have my own liquid culture 'lines' at least I can comfort myself with the fact that failures don't actually cost much in cash-money terms. And it's all good fun anyway. Thanks for the content PGT. It's some of the best 'shroom content.

[@yusef7680]

Air quality can be very important for contam. If your house air filter is old, change it. Also you can open a couple extra agar cups outside your workspace to contam (on purpose) so you can get a visual on what baddies you are competing against.

[@donderfoil]

i Often leave 1-2 plates right undernearth my TV to collect dust and contams just to see whats out there!

[@thh420]

My 9th grade science teacher showed us how to do agar plates, these huge ones the size of dixie plates, then pour our own and culture them from our right hand and our foot of choice. that was neat to see.

[@LemonTekkin]

Good idea as some times it’s hard to tell iv found genetics play a big part well for smell anyway as I now come to relise that if they smell almost like cucumbers there find I’d like really sour like Red Wine big no no But a lot of people see the tiniest bit of Blue and they think on No I’m fucked a lot of its bruising it’s the nasty wet Rot ect that starts off that horrible Green mild Tri, I Mainly go off smell I mean I Inject with as less MSS as Possible if 1kg of Millet 2/3cc Spores go along way! People think more = Quicker no it will take longer if anything along as your Sterile & your Spawn is Decent no Shitty smell “it can smell a tad odd like cucumbers as I mentioned! & I generally buy my Sub in bulk as I do not have a PC! Once I have that Bye bye Contam as I have found a Tek that works and Prefected it I mean anything can happen with fungi but give it as best start as poss u should have no issue/Check regularly but not to much Wear a Mask/Gloves when moving it around ect or fanning the Tub im a rookie still on my 4th Tub & Since my 2nd iv had nothing but Big juicy Flushes! As a Good friend who’s been doing mycology a long time said Find a Tek that Works Best & Easy for you then Prefect it! It’s when u deviate from other tek to try another will all get complicated u will most likely get stressed out and think this isn’t the hobby for me, Just have Patience 5/6 weeks is not that long u will be harvesting by the 6th week maybe the 4th depending on genetics again. ☮️🍄💙

[@andrewisom323]

A good tip for the air also is Ozium. Yes the stuff you used in highschool to mask the smell of you smoking. Once you have still air you can use it to kill off any airborne contaminants.

[@CornPopsDood]

It’s one of the only actual disinfects for the air I know of. It smelling nice is just a plus.

[@linuxlinux9914]

@@CornPopsDood You do not want to breathe in this stuff. Follow the directions on the can. You still need to air out the room. Personnally I would spray it in my ac system and then proceed in 30 mins after you turn off the system for the house.

[@zappbanannigan]

The old adage "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" rings too true 👍

[@billyFNbones]

The q tip test saved me from throwing a tub. I was thinking bruised mycelium was contam to and almost scrapped it.

[@JohnDoe-pd2lh]

Appreciate the continued encouragement, PGT. First time gourmet grower here, and I ended up with contaminated spore syringes from what was supposed to be a reliable vendor. Initially lost a dozen pint jars to contam. Wasn't until I got some agar that I was able to get some healthy spawn started. Everything is running smoothly now. So for any other newbies, don't be afraid to branch out to agar, G2G, or making your own LCs. I'm a complete newbie and have had nothing but success since I did.

[@sheeeitmayn4384]

Most spore syringes are gonna have some contamination. Just part of the game my friend. My advice to you if tonspawn your syringes to agar THEN transferring clean agar to your grain jars. The more agar you inoculate, the greater your chances for success. My first grow I poured and inoculated 11 cups, and only needed 1 to start my first flush. The others are out away as back up in case my jars get contamination. Like he said in the video, the more you increase your odds, the better. You are playing a game where microscopic organisms are involved, organisms you cannot see or detect normally so its honestly all part of the game I wouldn't blame your source, although I'd have no way of knowing if they are legit or not but contams are normal with spore syringes.

[@sheeeitmayn4384]

Lol sorry only read the first half of your comment didn't see you mentioned agar

[@BossMan302]

@@sheeeitmayn4384 do you just spray the multi spore syringe to the agar ? Or do you have to do anything first ? Thanks.

[@JeffarryLounder]

I did g2g and got the same grey mold contam in either of my jars. Luckily mycelium seems to be kicking its ass right now, but we'll see.

[@pheresy1367]

@@sheeeitmayn4384 Well said... That's why PF Tek is so perfect for using spore syringes directly into jars. They are tiny jars. If you do enough of them, you will get some winners while expecting some contaminated ones. In that small size jar, contams will hide but be overtaken remaining hidden when the jar is quickly colonized (because of the massive amount of spores). The PF cake can fruit multiple times without you ever even knowing of the hidden contamination. The problems manifest when you try that on a larger scale or use that grain to innoculate more jars. Anything larger than PF Tek requires learning some agar to make sure you are starting with clean mycelium. Or, you are relying on luck for success. No Pour Method. (look it up on Shroomery) I found that in the beginning with agar, you can start out doing a "no pour method" with the screw-on PP food containers (small size Tasty Plates?), from the grocery store. They work great. I pour unsterilized agar into them, close them up loosely, then pressure cook them. They hold up well in the PC, and then you don't have to worry about contamination happening during the pouring process (because they are already poured). Watch out, the lids must also be PP-5 plastic or they WILL melt in the PC. I resorted to this method after buying contaminated disposable plates from Amazon. You get full control over the sterilization process. Just my .02

[@bigjsnazzypants1005]

Hey bro, thanks for all of the awesome free info. In early 2020 when the forums were down, I was just getting back into Mycology after a 10 year hiatus. I quickly learned that almost everything I previously knew, was outdated info. Your videos really helped me get caught up, and growing some of my dream genetics. Keep doing the good work!

[@CornPopsDood]

You’re not alone. The days of cow fields and only tubs are long gone.

[@frankdatank2304]

Odd enough I've been having some of the worst contamination issues the last couple months.

[@themyceliumnetwork]

"summer will do that"

[@frankdatank2304]

@@themyceliumnetwork that actually makes total sense, I also moved across town so I figured that mat have had a hand as well.

[@mikehancho1613]

Same here I'm plagued with contam

[@Lexington-Felix]

ozone generators work great ! i treat my dry ingredients/grains, coir,/jars everything letting it run atleast 3 times! on my dry the substrates running it for 30 minutes and letting the gas sit in the growing area/for at least 3 hours then give it a stir misting lightly with watered down diluted peroxide 10 to 1 water. first in a still air tub with my uv light going as well the full 30 minutes as well I spray all my grain once full strengh peroxide in a jar not letting it air dry before my 12-hour soaking and then rinse, and let ting it dry with a good misting of regular Listerine mouth wash dry 12 hours with another 30 min of ozone where I like to use 1 teaspoon honey per qt jar with filtered water and apple cider vinegar quick rinse. before another 12-hour soak to make it a complete 24-hour soak rinsing it once more with water plain water before sterilizing it once pc is done another ozone treatment while drying lol maybe a little OCD lol.

[@danwein]

If infected with trich, are the fruits still fine to dehydrate and consume?

[@cosmefulanito831]

- Today my first signs of Mycelium grew on 9 agar agar plates I made from scratch on plastic cups. - 3 jars of rice are colonized about a 45% at a great pace and with no signs of contamination. - Both of these were made from BO spores I had, on a glove box and following the Broke Boi Tek. Hoping that in two weeks I'll be able to mix my jars with coco substrate and start fruiting in a month. I have no words to thank you for this amazing work and I hope you can keep uploading this awesome content. A huge hug and much love from Colombia teacher Philly

[@dylanohlhauser1026]

i think you meant to say you have blue oyster spores you used

[@cosmefulanito831]

@@dylanohlhauser1026 I said BO to make it short but yes ;) Hahaha, thank you! Update: First shoebox incubating

[@simplythebesttowingandreco3217]

I threw my contam grain spawn outside and lightly buried it. Just dug some clean mycelium and added Coco coir. Right now it's colonizing nicely. I did add some peroxide to the water I expanded the coco with also. Honestly just hoping pest don't take off when I start fruiting. No signs as of yet

[@aishiathemidwife.muhammad227]

Just checked my AIO bag…. I see a slight blueish spot… not sure if it’s contam…. Gonna do the qtip swab test ASAP!!! Thank you

[@jbobakanoosh]

Comment for the algorithms. ALL HAIL THE ALMIGHTY ALGORITHM

[@maximusdesmund2072]

I was getting worried bro thought you went on a permanent vacation glad to see you're back

[@josiah172]

Thank you! I did my first broke boi tek and it went really well. So far I have 2 very healthy jars, one contam, and one that didn’t have any spore growth. I threw the contam jar into my compost pile and boom, I see the mycelium growing back and making its way through the compost pile. 👍🏾 Nature is awesome lol

[@kralljazz]

Very interesting sounds like a problem my friend had . This is a science project clean is the only way for real success..... We can do this PGT! ty hugs ..........

[@The_Kayak_Guy.]

Had the same results from my compost pile as well. Nature proving she’s the best gardener of us all.

[@isaactheonly304]

Hey question for anyone, if you don’t have any spore growth in a jar, do you have to throw it out?

[@charlesdobbs4570]

@@isaactheonly304 I just ran across this issue. But there Vermiculite jars that I bought. So I had 8 of them that didn't take. I figured I didn't shake the spores up good enough. So I've experimented and I inoc them again. Days ago so I can't give you any results. But if it was Grain jars I would of just thrown it out. But you also want to make sure you waited long enough. Hope this helps.

[@zacharythornton1904]

I had a bag that didn’t take off so I tried again and it’s going smoothly so far no contamination

[@joshturner9766]

In my old home i had mice infestation but still managed to get tubs done, since moving into new home i get constant contamination

[@lethanhtoan1674]

As a student who is currently studying on antimicrobial substances and microorganism, I think you should try adding antibiotic into your agar, broth or grain jar. For 1 litter of agar or broth, you can add 30 mg Gentamicin or 50 mg Chloramphenicol before sterilizing. These 2 antibiotics will kill most of the common bacteria but not kill your mushroom. The disadvantages are that they just kill MOST of the microorganisms. I can not give the exact number but I can say they will kill at least 90% of the bacteria and do NOT kill any molds/yeasts. But even that, they still help a lot. The two antibiotics are usually made in form of ear and eye drop for human and pets, they are commercially available. The excipients for those products are often types of alcohol, when diluted into the agar or broth, they should not harm your mushroom.

[@cosmefulanito831]

Any kind of alcohol may harm your mycelium roughly, both Gentamicin and Chloramphenicol can be obtained on waterbased solutions. Thanks for this information

[@jonathanharris2570]

Interesting idea, I’d be worried about the bacteria that’s healthy for the mycelium getting killed off along with everything else.

[@lethanhtoan1674]

@@cosmefulanito831 It is true that alcohols in general are harmful to microorganisms, fungi included, but the thing is the concentration plays the huge role here. For the most powerful alcohols, which are ethanol and propanol, the concentration of 40 degree and lower is significantly weaker than the higher concentration of the same alcohol. So finding a pure, concentrated source of antibiotics is needed. I can say 100 ml of product for 1 litter of agar is in the safe zone.

[@lethanhtoan1674]

@@jonathanharris2570 As far as I know, magic mushroom does not need to live with any other bacterium or fungus. There may be a type of bacterium that is healthy for the mushroom but people don't know about them yet. I am not a spore or liquid culture provider so I don't know if they mix some other microorganisms into the culture or not, but from many videos of Philly, you can see he tried to get the purest piece of mycelium before growing it on the agar. If there was any other thing in there, it would appear on the agar after several days, and he always select the clean cultures and seems like doesn't have any problem growing them. So don't worry.

[@DankNarwhal]

Just dont drop bacteria in your agar ;)

[@consciousfreshness7677]

Is there any coming back once you have any amount of wet rot? Can I grain 2 grain it with a more dry rice to help balance it out? Am I just screwed lol?

[@codeykamal5337]

PGT - Do you do more videos in your Patreon or on here. Because if you make more videos on Patreon I might want to be a subscriber. I have not seen a video on here in a while.

[@kingbong9612]

That Green mold is what I had first time I tried to grow mushrooms didn't try again for about 6 years

[@DankNarwhal]

The rice too wet meme lol

[@carlosm6759]

Gave up for a few months because of contam, got a 4x4 tent about to 10% bleach that sucker and run the enviroklenz for in it

[@autumnranger9198]

Stay golden PGT

[@axlotl999]

Exactly the information I was looking for. Thorough and yet concise ;-)

[@cliffp73]

Heck yea!

[@baliorne]

New student in class, I'll be gettin an A in this class for sure!

[@cliffp73]

Hey just saying a B+ is just fine also…….

[@xxsillypsybinxx]

Your the goat PGT, keep up the good work, I recommend your videos to anyone with questions

[@nicholaseachus5937]

One trick I know is if you put the brick into tge ground let it sit there Dat a couple days dog it up put it back in a bag and good to go. It's funny if you can grow outside you wouldn't have so many problems.

[@darnoth772]

Your videos are so informative, concise and well made that I couldn't help but watch all of them upon discovering your channel.

[@kjbkarl]

Thank you mate. I'm just starting my journey into the world of microbiology and loving it. Question: can you grow golden teachers in the bucket method or is it best to do the shoebox method?

[@whisperslow]

Curious why it has been said for the contam to be buried outside. What happens if mushrooms begin to grow there? Are they dangerous? How do you know if it's contam in the mycelium versus bruising?

[@ravenhawk3603]

Just found your channel. I love your content. Would like to know the pro's and cons of grow bags vs. Bins if you are willing.

[@rafaellopez984]

Just now getting ready for my first grow! Your library of information has been of great help, thanks a lot. Cheers

[@carboncringe9558]

I’ve always heard that cobweb isn’t actually too common.

[@RasMajnouni]

WARNING: A few years ago my second batch of PF TEK M. Mushrooms was much larger than I could use for private use...and I had read that the potency withers after awhile. STUPIDLY I froze a large batch of Golden Teachers to have when needed...>I ate about a kilo and nothing happened....

[@neutronpixie6106]

To be completely honest, I kind of halfass most of my aseptic technique and the only time I've had issues with contam is from a bad MSS. Of course, when tubs have been dunked 3-4 times, something will slip in, but those are usually me just holding on to a tub for way too long, hoping for those one or two last fruits they may spit out. Best tips I can give: Be very aware in the order that you're touching things, change your gloves often. Afterall, they grow in nature in bacteria laden fields. You can be cleaner than a bacteria laden field, can't you? ;)

[@lesterandrews1894]

No i must be filthy 😢

[@Lemonz1989]

Have you tried a UV-C light to try to help sterilize the air and surfaces, on top of all the other sterile techniques? Philips makes a table lamp that emits a strong UV-C light for a set amount of time. I think it’s 15, 30 and 90 minutes. You have to leave the room while it’s on though, because it has a motion sensor so it turns off if you walk next to it, in order to protect your eyes from the light.

[@egcowling9657]

Toss Trich tubs, early on you may be desperate to save a fruiting tub turning green but don't. Dump that tub in a flower bed and case it. I call Trich: "The Grinch who stole Mushrooms" Thanks for ur good work here PGT, just got a nice new flowy and jumping back in deeper.

[@vanparham]

Case with what friend? Mr Green has appeared.

[@sherrypayton6871]

To other beginners, I’ve done everything multiple times, now. My contamination rate is about one out of six. When I had green mold, it was in my mono tub, which was already completely colonized and ready to start fruiting, so I tried to save it by cutting it out as instructed in another video and soaked it with alcohol. I cut out more than in this example and the next day green mold was spreading again. It just didn’t work so it’s better to throw it out (IMO). Also, in the beginning, I didn’t want to😮mess with agar because it seemed like an extra expense and extra time. Plus, and everything worked so great the first time. My first time around I used an easy to grow species and the uncle Ben’s rice tech and everything worked like textbook perfect. There was no contamination, it went very quickly and everything was fine. So the next time I tried with PE nothing was textbook. It took forever, everything got contaminated and I learned what I consider to be a valuable lesson now. Now I’m spending a little more money to grow things out on agar. Or I’m using a grain jar that I can see into. This gives me a little bit more control and I can get rid of things without losing the whole project if I have multiple grain jars or plates of agar. The one time I got the green mold in my mono tub that was already colonized, I had the idea that I would ditch the liner and clean everything out really well to save the mono tub, but in the end, I just didn’t want to risk getting another infection of mold so I threw it out and bought another mono tub. I’m sharing all this with you guys because I’ve tried saving as much as I can when there’s contamination and after trying that now I’m telling you guys that I think it’s better to have many different projects going so you can just completely discard anything that is contaminated because it doesn’t seem to work. Good luck!

[@richarddotschmidt]

I never clicked on a video any quicker

[@tylerallen9856]

"if you rice too wet'" lol

[@Thebigbendfungicompany]

70 sanatizes better than 91?? Learn something new every time. Thanks PGT

[@thorny3218]

18 Hands correct! It’s called osmosis.

[@prisonmike1314]

Nice dude!!! I was having a lot of issues with trych, I stopped using spores and started using live liquid culture. The difference is like night and day. Also, I got a uv-c led germicidal lamp. It seems to be working.

[@pheresy1367]

Could you tell us what kind of uv lamp you got? And why you didn't get another type? I was thinking something like that would help me in the contamination-soaked town I live in.

[@Lulzswag]

This is awesome and extremely helpful for new cultivators. I shared this on Reddit for you as well hoping that others will see it. Mush love.

[@originalscott]

Hello and thank you for all your wonderful content. I have learned a lot from your channel! Where did you get the stainless shelf/tray things you use in front of your flow hood? I’ve been trying to find something like that but don’t know where to look. Also, does peroxide kill trich?

[@himalayancare7449]

I have a question about cloning.. If i cut a piece of the mushroom flesh and freeze it. Can i then clone it later or will it die?

[@bobraimer3662]

In many cases mushrooms can still grow with some contamination. What happens if you harvest the mushroom that have grown despite the contamination? Are those mushrooms safe to consume?

[@PhillyGoldenTeacher]

I can not say what is safe or unsafe to consume, you have to do your own research. But I will say you should treat it as any other food, if there is mold on it, you probably shouldn't eat it. 🙏

[@realiteatimeforall]

Yeah, make sure not to eat the fungus growing on the fungus.

[@butchnighthawk1673]

does any1 have a work around for carpeting? my apartment is just carpeted asf........and quite small......i was thinking 1 of those like zip up things u put your cats in to set them outside w the rly fine mesh? and ig if i cud avoid wetness that cud help defeat the issue?

[@earthburglar4490]

I haven't started growing anything yet, but I do have an almost fully carpeted apartment. Are there any specific solutions or preventative measures I should take before growing anything? (raised shelves, high airflow etc?) Thanks :)

[@BRIKSFYOS]

I’ve had successful runs in my close but as of lately I keep getting cob web mold then trich. Is that normal? Should I just move out of closet? Reddit says not enough air flow in closet and stagnate air

[@BillyHill360]

My last 2 attempts have been no-go on 2 syringes. 1 broke boi tek which ended in a sweet wet funk for 2 of 4 jars, and the 2 spawned jars turned trichs. 1 popcorn tek pre-spawn very strong and fast mycelium, but ended shortly after spawn to bulk due to cobweb.

[@andrewisom323]

Also one idea i would love to watch would be experiment type video’s! Like i have no idea what would happen if you mixed different spores syringes toether and then fruited them but i’d love to watch a video about it!

[@allenkinahan6955]

Fungus compete with each other. It would very likely fail if they were trying to grow in the same container. That competition is one main reason everything needs to be kept separate.

[@ColinMurphy-o5m]

Hey guys! At 4:20 on the video you will see shiny glassy specs on the cake, is this normal or contamination? I have it on my cake and wasn’t sure? Thanks!

[@mw5753]

if you find that you have cob web mold on top of your grain jar substrate, is it a lost cause or can the rest of the grain jar still pull through and overcome the cob web?

[@onthehighCs]

Did you really say 70% isopropyl alcohol sanitizes better than 90% isopropyl alcohol?

[@ematthews0483]

How do you know the qtip doesn't have contams on it?

[@PatchCornAdams723]

By the time a culture has reached fruiting stage, it is quite resistant to contamination. I've never had any contamination develop after a culture was fully colonized. You'd have to have a pretty filthy Q-tip to contam this way, I think.

[@debbiegambill2867]

I have a couple question I hope you can help with #1 during growing I had Trichoderma mold is it possible to kill any potential lingering spores that might still be in the grow tub with alcohol/bleach or does it get embed in the pores of the plastic? In short should I chuck the whole tub and get a new one? The other question I have is would it be ok to spray the poly fill/hole patches with Lysol or alcohol to aid and minimize mold contamination?

[@cryptohound]

I have caught trich early, I use peroxide sprayed in a glass bowl and use the bowl to cap the nasty area- slows it down enough for me to flush out and discard when done 💯

[@lesterandrews1894]

I feel defeated,, i did EVERYTHING wrong,, start to green slimy mold finish . Ill get a pressure cooker today , order another syringe ,and rethink my area, I just had a kick ass idea.

[@kross8471]

Recently got 6 brf jars from outgrow. 3 out of the 6 jars showed contamination 3 days after inoc. Green and gray fuzz everywhere! Won't be buying from them again.

[@GG-td5gt]

Hi im new in growing i just use kit alredy prepared for grow, i jsve some mushrooms with white things all over them and they are wet. Is there any contamination? Abd the big ones are still safe to consume if i wash them?

[@americafirst4585]

Does spraying hydrogen peroxide on fruiting chambered mycelium very lightly help or hurt them??

[@clumsyjake5337]

Is there a difference between 70% isopropol rubbing alchohol then just regular 70% isopropol alc?

[@AbosoluteAltitudes]

How is 70% better than 90%? I’ve been using 90 but if 70 is really better, I’d rather use the 70 simply because it’s cheaper.

[@beard_o_brian]

Two of my tubs have turns a light brown color in the 2nd week in tring to get pins. First grow. It's not wet like bacteria. Did I just dry them out? How to save?

[@Soul.Beauty.333]

How do you clean a monotub that once had trich? Is there a special method?

[@justinshivers261]

Orange on mycelium = bad? We was super sterile are the cakes salvageable? Where did I go wrong? I followed everything to the letter.. I'm gonna loose sleep over this

[@Zachh228]

Sensai, did you grow these certain contams on purpose for educational purposes? Haha just kidding thanks for all the info dude!!

[@stephenodubhlaoich]

I never used to have any problems with mold. Bacteria sure, but you can at least still get somewhere with bacteria present. But lately I have been getting so annoyed at mold intertwined within mycelium..everything looks fine til I put it into fruiting, then it trichs out. God it's irritating.

[@Critx-ni4nq]

What about black bread mold? i have tons of black specs on end of hairs in my agar right now. is it ruined?

[@meauxsoutdoors8119]

Dude you have a flow hood and still have 10-15% tame rate. Half the time I open air the other half the time I use a S.A.B and still only have maybe 2-5 % tame rate.

[@raquiti]

PGT so good to see and hear you back!! Awesome video, just what I needed man!!! 🤘🏾🤘🏾❤️🍄🍄

[@erikhart9840]

Dr.Phil! You can catch Trichoderma early before it turns white or sporulates by shining a UV light around and on the tub. For some reason the Trich is fluorescent under UV in its early stages when it is still safe to cut out. Definitely give this a shot and let me know how it works for you, works like a charm for me👍🦧

[@TURK_182]

Good tip, haven't heard that one before

[@TrainedZamboni4789]

Going to try that

[@albertvilla9804]

Does any uv light work?

[@phuckyoutube5927]

You mean black light ?

[@realsmosher53]

@@phuckyoutube5927 black light = Ultra violet light

[@Ildvrilk]

Can you spray cob web mold with 70% ISO Alcohol. I sprayed the shit out of the cob web and it melted away

[@yung_dev1365]

I just did my first inoculation and lost all 6 jars so i absolutely fucked up somewhere i have an idea of what caused it and am going to take measures to counter act it but highkey felt so defeated and debated buying 1p instead :( losing all 6 jars really hurt i was planning to lose 1 that showed orange mokd within days but i did a break and shake yesterday and the interior of my jars were caked with trich im gonna try using a prebuilt s-a-b instead of a diy sterilite one i think i might need to do a better job prepping my grains i didnt soak them before boiling and jarring the grain so going to try that and a longer sterilizing time when pc'ing

[@weavs90]

Yeah, I vacuum daily or every 2-3 days. Unfortunately, I have carpet and nothing I can do at this point

[@Luke-j7k8c]

Content unrelated question - What is the song in the background? Its playing in my head the whole day!!

[@christopherbarnard9672]

Hey Philly , I just got turned on to ur channel, I'm an Mmfam and TTF, new to growing. Hope I get to talk to u

[@Iranmyco]

I soak my grain for 24 hours then strill it for 3 hours but still geting contamination on my jars and iam also keep them in 21 till 23 centigrade wich is best temp for myciliom i thinking

[@michaelleslie9055]

What cause that green mold in my bag. I'm very new to mushroom growing

[@nomthegames1352]

My issue so far has been I mess with the bags every few weeks to see how they're doing. Also I upgraded to a still air box so it's a learning process for me but slowly getting there

[@charlesard8639]

I am on my 6th try and its contaminated again. Fucked up all 6 try. Any advice what i am doing wrong??

[@stephendavidcavuoti6548]

I clicked on that that might be here or something I didn’t know but God gave us a nose to smell with us to see where, so FaceTime for help us determine what contamination is that me and said carry on to something that we can learn about and not something we all know about!

[@scotmcfox8908]

i sprayed iso alcohol directly onto the green mould. It vanished and the white mycelium grew back

[@lawjye4169]

Lol love how you say it’s your boy PGT, im pretty sure it’s a girl, by the pretty nails I see from time to time and gentle hands 🤔

[@kiyah5872]

So I tried this for the first time and got a complete set of green jars pretty much someone told me it was bc my tinfoil wasn’t loose at the top so my questions is is the green stuff trich or what is it bc now that I have lossenwd the top my jars are turning white