Come and join us as we provide you with the latest update on our spore germination plates! It has been a week since we inoculated 6 agar plates from the 3 most common spore collection methods: spore syringes, spore prints, and spore swabs. We inoculated two plates for each method, using a very simple potato agar recipe, which in our testing over the years has proven to be the most consistent at germinating spores of all types. If you are already a pro at agar making or even a beginner, we highly recommend giving our recipe a try it's below this description - trust us, it is incredibly straightforward and budget-friendly. Oh, and don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on any of our future mushroom-growing adventures!
Potato Agar Recipe: Makes 1000ml of agar
100-150g peeled potato (white/yellow preferred)
1500ML water
20g agar-agar powder
cheesecloth
2x 1 quart mason jars or laboratory glass
Boil the potatoes for 20 min, just a slow rolling boil....not raging.
Strain the potatoes, reserving the water. Run the potato water through a cheesecloth a few times to get any potato pieces out. Pour 500ml into each quart jar and mix in 10g of agar-agar in each until dissolved. Pressure cook at 15psi for 25 minutes.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Spore Syringe Plates
1:09 - Spore Print Plates
1:40 - Spore Swab Plates
1:49 - Bacterial Contamination
2:20 - Next Step in Process
3:15 - Conclusion
30 июл 2024
