I'm currently knocking back regrowth off a large willow stump that I plan on inserting spore dowels into. Living in rainforest, keeping the stump damp shouldn't be a problem, just need to research which types will cope with the cold down here best
That's a pretty good idea. I've got a liquid culture which I tried in bags but it was very slow to take and ended up throwing the bags out. This wild one growing outside has been there for a few years now. After the rains come they just pop up everywhere in lots of different tree stumps. I've seen massive ones in pine tree stumps but I've read online that mushrooms dislike pine because it's naturally antibacterial/antifungal but the turkey tails don't seem to mind them.
Big willow stump in bottom right of photo, lives on the edge of a nice moist fern gully. Have a few prepared loose logs also, will try several different types
Far out that place is beautiful
They say it can take upto 2 weeks. Im actually a little concerned about my agar too, in the pics it looks like at least 1 has started but these spore swabs have been sitting around and might not be any good. It's almost like it's stalled. So just in case I've ordered more strains and some fresh agar agar the same stuff Benno linked and some malt extract and peptone to make more agar cultures.
Yep I have, just the cheap brown rice, Coles does a box of 4 or 5 pouches. I vacuumed the room I planned doing it in, sprayed Glen20 in the room also and wiped down the table and 50l storage container, placed the accessories under the tub on table. Waited 20 mins or so with door shut then took a shower, went back in with wet hair and sprayed scissors, syringe hands with alcohol,
Yeah that's fine, I'd just be dumping a bit on the top so you can see it first before mixing it up though, hopefully you can find some in the middle
Ok so I mixed the mag looking for white mycelium the smorning not a trace anywhere and no sign of mould either. I dumped 6 more cc on top of the medium fingers crossed I see something soon. Do you use a still are box when doing your agar?
Yeah used one just before to do some transfers. I should have done it when I first swabbed, got around 3 or 4 clean jars out of 12. Basically cook the agar on stove and chuck in the jars, wrap some foil over the top and put the lid ring over the foil, cook it for about 15 mins then take them out and wait to cool so it solidifies then turn the jars upside down so any excess water can pool up on the foil. I did try with the lids loosely on but the pressure inside jams the lid on and the heat can make the lining bubble off so just spray them down with alcohol instead
I don't think so. Its strange because you'd think every little drop of those syringes would have plenty of mycelium to work. I just threw some agar out which I innoculated with king oyster liquid culture, oysters are really quick to germinate and take over but no luck at all with it. My liquid cultures have been in the fridge for about 8-9 months though. It's hard to say about your culture but I reckon it will take off
My Albino started off way faster than the Tasmanian also. Might just be the case to begin with
One of these guys works perfectly for agar. And when you want to store it just pop back into the fridge.
180's rainforest take away meds.
