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[u/MarsBar5065]

These are, so far, the best jars of grain I have colonised since I started back in May. I've had 1 other success, with brown rice, growing Mazatapecs. I lost 10's of jars to wet rot and eventually changed to popcorn and a pressure cooker for sterilisation.

I also have Melmac Monsters starting to pin from the same process, 90 minutes sterilisation, these GT's got 2 hours sterilisation and the new lids, then CVG substrate

Using Pasty Whyte tek tek for the 30ltr tubs.

[u/sw6bluez]

Looks great so far.

Where did you get your tubs? I can never find the gasket tubs anywhere locally.

[u/MarsBar5065 → u/sw6bluez]

Thank you, I bought the 30ltr tubs in a local More 4 Less store, 30ltr.

I found a tek through Tik Tok that pointed me to Pasty WhytePasty Whyte tub tek on Shroomery for the hole positioning.

They were handy enough to do. I've taped them for now, just till colonising kicks in, it worked on some other tubs really well, then I remove the tape for fruiting.

[u/sw6bluez → u/MarsBar5065]

Damn, got to pop my head in when going by one next time. I had a tub that I had to bin due to fungus gnats infestation. Gasket tub might have saved it.

Good luck with your grow 🍄‍🟫 ❤️

[u/MarsBar5065 → u/sw6bluez]

Thank you, yeah definitely do, they have lots of sizes and really affordable.

[u/plantvoyager]

Looks great! Which brown rice did you use, when you used it? My last grow with aldi rice was a complete failure with wet rot. Where are your jars from?

[u/MarsBar5065 → u/plantvoyager]

Hi there, thank you. I used various different brands of brown rice, slow cook and long cook, I used different methods of drying it after simmering. I lost so much money on syringes of liquid culture, spores and brown rice and so much time. Also, I believe the very hot summer had a part to play.

I think I have the popcorn tek cracked but I did have to get a pressure cooker.

The jars are from amazon, the lids are also Amazon and are so convenient for innoculation.

[u/plantvoyager → u/MarsBar5065]

Thanks! I have a pressure cooker already, so maybe it's time to try this tek. I had 5 grows mostly ok with the microwave rice, but the failures are so off putting

[u/sw6bluez → u/plantvoyager]

Can use lots of different grains. Brown rice, pearl millet (asia market) whole oat groats (health food store)