Slime mould growth + How to get sclerotium? - The Slime Mould Collective2024-03-29T15:33:28Zhttp://slimoco.ning.com/forum/topics/slime-mould-growth-how-to-get-sclerotium?commentId=3917201%3AComment%3A46423&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThank you! It is all very cle…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2019-10-29:3917201:Comment:464262019-10-29T13:05:10.269Zlu mafohttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/LunaMaldonadoFontes
<p>Thank you! <br/>It is all very clear now :) <br/>Will follow this to make sclerotium, will let you know how it works out ^^</p>
<p>Thank you! <br/>It is all very clear now :) <br/>Will follow this to make sclerotium, will let you know how it works out ^^</p> Running out onto clean paper…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2019-10-29:3917201:Comment:465322019-10-29T13:02:08.386Zianhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/ian
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3685837038?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3685837038?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="340"></img></a> Running out onto clean paper - the folded stuff at the top is the full contents of a 25x25cm tray</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3685838532?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3685838532?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="360"></img></a> Old colony removed, tray covered for drying, I check twice daily but it's basically 2 days of this.…</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3685837038?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3685837038?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="340"/></a>Running out onto clean paper - the folded stuff at the top is the full contents of a 25x25cm tray</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3685838532?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3685838532?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="360"/></a>Old colony removed, tray covered for drying, I check twice daily but it's basically 2 days of this.</p>
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<p>Day 3 - nearly dry. Looks like around 25 portions to be had. You can see the outline of the reservoir of paper in the way the slimes clumped up.</p>
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<p>BTW drying on plastic etc - I need to have a proper go at this. I made a batch of powdered scelerotia once using it - crushed into approx 0.5mm bits it could be sprinkled across a substrate for really rapid covering - handy for installations</p> Hi Ian! Thank you so much! Wo…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2019-10-29:3917201:Comment:466282019-10-29T12:02:10.721Zlu mafohttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/LunaMaldonadoFontes
<p>Hi Ian! <br/>Thank you so much! <br/>Would you happen to have a picture of the setup? </p>
<p>Hi Ian! <br/>Thank you so much! <br/>Would you happen to have a picture of the setup? </p> Hey there - yes Mazie is a li…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2019-10-29:3917201:Comment:467172019-10-29T10:59:54.796Zianhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/ian
<p>Hey there - yes Mazie is a little lively! When colonies get big I end up feeding 50-100g oats a day.</p>
<p> My method - which is not the only way. I grow my bulk colonies on paper so you might need to adapt if you use agar. The trick is to get them to dry over 2-3 days.</p>
<p>Get two trays, put a clean piece of paper that almost fills the tray in one of them. Put a smaller piece of paper ( maybe about 1/8 the size ) under it near the middle - this will be a reservoir of moisture and…</p>
<p>Hey there - yes Mazie is a little lively! When colonies get big I end up feeding 50-100g oats a day.</p>
<p> My method - which is not the only way. I grow my bulk colonies on paper so you might need to adapt if you use agar. The trick is to get them to dry over 2-3 days.</p>
<p>Get two trays, put a clean piece of paper that almost fills the tray in one of them. Put a smaller piece of paper ( maybe about 1/8 the size ) under it near the middle - this will be a reservoir of moisture and stops the slime wandering. Wet the whole thing.</p>
<p>Fold your colony in half and put it at one edge of the wet paper - open side facing the clean paper. Add a sprinkling of oats down the middle ( less than a teaspoon ) - this distracts it for a half a day or so.</p>
<p>Cover the whole thing with the second tray. Wait. Once the slime has covered half the clean paper, remove the original colony ( you can get another two or three batches out of it ).</p>
<p>Put the top tray askew so there's air flow ( I use rectangular trays so put them at 90 degrees ) but the slime is shaded.</p>
<p>The slime will go nuts - wandering around but it'll try to avoid the light, as things dry out it'll congregate over our reservoir.</p>
<p>One the edges of the paper are dryish to the touch ( day 2 ) , the slime should be a lot less mobile, remove the reservoir paper but leave the slime covered. By day 3 you should be able to hang it up to dry completely.</p>
<p>If escapes are a problem try wiping the edge of the tray with a little detergent before you start - it'll stop it wandering too far.</p>
<p>cheers</p>
<p>Ian</p> oh, something i forgot - some…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2019-10-28:3917201:Comment:464232019-10-28T22:31:25.067ZBenny Fulmerhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/BennyFulmer
<p>oh, something i forgot - something else that helps to form sclerotia is to trick it into crawling onto a surface that doesn't retain moisture - either a dry piece of paper or a nonporous surface such as saran wrap or a plastic bag. they dry up much more easily there. good luck!</p>
<p>oh, something i forgot - something else that helps to form sclerotia is to trick it into crawling onto a surface that doesn't retain moisture - either a dry piece of paper or a nonporous surface such as saran wrap or a plastic bag. they dry up much more easily there. good luck!</p> oh, thank you! I was just lea…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2019-10-28:3917201:Comment:467132019-10-28T22:27:56.424Zlu mafohttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/LunaMaldonadoFontes
<p>oh, thank you! <br/>I was just leaving the slime with no extra moist, will try using a fan :) <br/><br/><br/></p>
<p>oh, thank you! <br/>I was just leaving the slime with no extra moist, will try using a fan :) <br/><br/><br/></p> ian might not be online, so i…tag:slimoco.ning.com,2019-10-28:3917201:Comment:465292019-10-28T22:03:40.575ZBenny Fulmerhttp://slimoco.ning.com/profile/BennyFulmer
<p>ian might not be online, so i can answer some of this - his strain, Mazie, is... <em>particularly </em>robust when it comes to growth and movement, so you're right - it <em>is </em>faster than usual.</p>
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<p>and as someone who lives in a desert climate, i've <em>accidentally </em>made sclerotia more than once! the easiest way to get sclerotia is simply to lure it onto a piece of food and then dry it out, in my case with a fan or air cleaner or the like.</p>
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<p>pretty simple…</p>
<p>ian might not be online, so i can answer some of this - his strain, Mazie, is... <em>particularly </em>robust when it comes to growth and movement, so you're right - it <em>is </em>faster than usual.</p>
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<p>and as someone who lives in a desert climate, i've <em>accidentally </em>made sclerotia more than once! the easiest way to get sclerotia is simply to lure it onto a piece of food and then dry it out, in my case with a fan or air cleaner or the like.</p>
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<p>pretty simple stuff but i hope it helps you nonetheless</p>