Swab Secrets: Easy, Effective Use and Storage Method for Noobs and Pros (Mycology)

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Hello Mycophiles, here is the long-awaited swab video that many of you have been asking for many months now! I generally don't like to make a video unless I can make some contribution (rather than a simple rehash), so I had avoided it for all this time, however one of my patrons asked me to make one, and in addition, I realized I actually have quite a few things to add to the knowledge base. In this video I go over not only the basics of swabs, but highly safe, asceptic (and simple) methods to both extract and store swabs that I haven't seen shown on here.
I hope you all have a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
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Hello Mycophiles, here is the long-awaited swab video that many of you have been asking for many months now! I generally don't like to make a video unless I can make some contribution (rather than a simple rehash), so I had avoided it for all this time, however one of my patrons asked me to make one, and in addition, I realized I actually have quite a few things to add to the knowledge base. In this video I go over not only the basics of swabs, but highly safe, asceptic (and simple) methods to both extract and store swabs that I haven't seen shown on here.
I hope you all have a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
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[@Mycophilia]

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[@chrismoyer7778]

Practice the SageTek. Guaranteed every time 💯 always always

[@chrismoyer7778]

Your the best Teach out there Sage. I literally call my Method “SAGETEK” cheapest,simplest,easiest, most common sense Mycologist I’ve ever EVER, spent anytime learning magnificent knowledge. You got this “TEACH” it’s so awesome to be the fly on the wall who’s been here from the 2 month old backpack 🎒 video. 💯🫶 🍄

[@vibinmycology]

Of course good stuff sage.

[@johnbauby6612]

Thanks for another great educational vid!

[@aidennymes6335]

pro tip. if you only use a single swab, you can break off one onch of the stem of the other one (still in the pack) and reseal it with an impulse sealer / vacuum sealer. (open from the non-cotton end)

[@h-townwolf3910]

Great video. I think this is the best demonstration of putting swab to agar I have come across. Thanks for the content! Mush love

[@thecocktailoasis1849]

Regarding dirty items we have paid for. I once ordered pre-made MYA Petri dishes. Upon arrival two were sealed and had multiple bacterial colonies already growing all over the place. I now make my own. It’s unbelievable that someone would have the stones to put their name on a product like that.

[@Mycophilia]

💯

[@franciscopuerta7070]

You are the first one i have heard explaining the albinos not releasing sppres, i was very confuses about that. Thank you very much

[@Fairy.Tail.Scalez]

Great video. Thanks again for everything! I'm going to swab my avalanche tomorrow 🙏

[@Katimashi]

Lol you know they are sending ya butt swabs just to see if you put it on a plate 😂 I had a decent head injury and and the er swabbed me.

[@Mycophilia]

😆

[@PeteSavage-lg9fh]

Sending this to the crew

[@ovrjoyd]

Excellent info.

[@melissalovesnature3370]

I have a hard time getting spore swabs to germinate. Next time I'm going to try dipping them in sterile water like you were saying. fingers crossed!

[@TheStoneMan.Official]

Damn more ways to open them damn packs tyty 🧠 always a joy to learn more 🗿🤟

[@peacesign.]

I have got to get a nomad. I have the envy. Perfect for my setup and needs. Hopefully Santa 🎅 helps me 😊 thanks for the work and vid as always ✌️

[@Mycophilia]

If you’re looking to replace a SAB, I would get a bigger model, but for xfers and swabbing they’re perfect 😊

[@peacesign.]

@@Mycophilia i hear that, thanks for the heads up. Im just rushing tbh and im glad you said that to slow down and humble my "get at it" thought process and pulling me out of tunnel vision. I have to be real careful with my purchases as my life situation (moms caretaker) allows me no regular income and wasting money really hurts. Thanks man and appreciate your work.

[@Mycophilia]

@@peacesign. ✌️ glad I could help. I know of ppl who bought the nomad and were disappointed due to its size, but it was never meant to be a SAB replacement on its own. Just wanted to make sure you were informed at least! 🍄 💜 Sage

[@peacesign.]

@@Mycophilia good looking out. Informed me like a pro 🙂 Ill be around, playing catch-up with yall atm haha.

[@mooseBanner]

Comment for the all mighty algorithm

[@PrimitiveSporeMycology]

Got me a lab ratz hood there fire

[@markgarry7866]

I like your content, but logic tells me to cut a small slit on the wooden end, pull out through the cut and the other swab is still clean in the pack...growing some huge pe for a first. Thanks for all the great info!

[@Mycophilia]

Yes, but at the cost of potentially dirtying the first swab by pulling it out where it first went in as I mention in the video. The method that I show is to ensure that does not happen.

[@fungi-]

👍

[@fungi-]

Ive had issues just making the agar

[@philipholman9898]

Pardon my ignorance but how do I search for specific videos on your page. Specifically "all in one insta pot " the warm setting one for casing layers.

[@Mycophilia]

Just type into the YT search bar “Mycophilia instant pot”, it should come up

[@pheresy1367]

I'm puzzled by the use of swabs. It is easy enough to make a spore print (and take a swab from that) than taking a swab from fresh-mush gills. Why endure the inevitable uptake of "gill flesh"? So how did this become the preferred method for sharing genetics?

[@Mycophilia]

Some varieties don’t drop spores, for example albinos. So it is necessary to swab them for spores. Now with swabbing spore prints, it is a way to make it shareable to many people, rather than just 1 person.

[@pheresy1367]

@@Mycophilia Huh! Thank you for your concise answer!

[@luciferslettuce]

I have a question: If I were to grow sclerotia and inoculate a 2.5-3 kilogram bag and grow invetro, would it produce enough healthy stones or truffles, or would it produce a few?

[@Mycophilia]

No difference from growing in jars. Depends on genetics mainly.

[@luciferslettuce]

@Mycophilia thank you for replying to me in a timely manner and providing me with the information I seeked, You're a stand-up guy! I appreciate it very much.

[@docphillips3291]

🍄🍄🍄

[@ScottWConvid19]

1:58 I can guess that they swabbed very dirty gills.

[@Mycophilia]

It’s way past dirty gills sometimes, it’s more like they swabbed something else 🙃

[@jacklynno3810]

Help I have something growing??? Is there some way to send you a photo?

[@Mycophilia]

Hey Jack I do not do private questions outside of mentorship. You can post in one of my public forums like the discord server (link in description), and someone should be able to help you out :)

[@urbanyeti659]

It's such a relief to hear I'm not the only one using hypofluorous acid to sterilize my hands and plates.

[@sufferdroid]

I'm looking into this now, thank you

[@RawTubeTV]

Some great tips for swabs that I had not seen before. Thank you! Would you say to do about 4 or 5 plates per swab?

[@Mycophilia]

Yep!

[@RawTubeTV]

@@Mycophilia Awesome! Thanks! I'm going to set up my SAB and get to work!!!

[@aaronpham7575]

Will you ever do a video on doing poo lovers in tubs?

[@Mycophilia]

Yes, a full tutorial hopefully in the coming months

[@aaronpham7575]

@@Mycophiliasuper excited to see this! Was considering gordotek but I’d rather not spend more on supplies/take up my whole bathtub :P

[@Mycophilia]

@@aaronpham7575 can relate lol, they can be done much simpler. Have you checked out my “Poolovers in Shoeboxes” video? I go over some of my methods on there.

[@mattwetzler23]

You can pay me or you can just watch Sage. I am? I think if it like most physicists consider Einstein. You can try to suggest something new. But then you’re on a long road to discovering why you’re wrong. And there’s Einstein flipping you off. When I’m wrong, I missed something on sages video.

[@Mycophilia]

I have no idea what you meant by that 🙃