With a lid and inner liner, in a unique mushroom shape, these opaque plastic pots come as a complete unit.

To avoid contaminating my materials, I additionally wipe down all work surfaces with rubbing alcohol. Should I allow the sterilization any longer, or is it normal for those to be partially digested in between batches ? We love funny or cool looking stickers so if you have an idea or illustration that would make a great sticker, please share! I like to pre-cook my grains before sterilization so that they can soak up water, then steam dry them so that they completely dry off on the outside. If you talk to any number of mushroom growing enthusiasts, you will likely hear many ideas for growing strategies.

I cleaned the area and heated the needled up to glowing using a little handheld blowtorch lighter kind of thing used for cooking.

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I’ll be pressure cooking rye berries today and inoculating them tomorrow morning with multi spore inoculation. Measure the desired amount of grain, keeping in mind that the rye will expand when moistened and be almost double its original size. If you forget and a layer of residue has formed—Here's our secret: Pour in half a teaspoon (approximately) of Hydrogen Peroxide and let it rest in their with the plants for 24 hours. Another advantage of this method is that jars can be inoculated with a culture syringe by simply injecting directly through the pillow stuffing. I prefer the ‘pro’ lids because they require less maintenance as every now and then you need to replace the polyfill or re-set the ports, the epoxy makes these lids pretty permanent.