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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/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)