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Mycelium

Started this discussion. Last reply by ian Feb 1, 2022. 1 Reply

What causes Mycelium growth? Many of my samples seem to exhibit extensive growth... should I be concernedContinue

growing Physarum Polycephalum

Started this discussion. Last reply by ian Oct 13, 2021. 1 Reply

I am growing Physarum Polycephalum for my biochemistry class and was wondering if anybody had any tips to grow it faster-- I am adding a few oats daily in hopes to get it to a large enough size to…Continue

 

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ian replied to Mimi Osborne's discussion Mycelium
"  Hi Yeah oats are laden with fungal spores. The best way to deal with it is to remove old food after a couple of days, I don't tend to find fungus until the foods been around for a while. Warm temperatures ( over 25C) encourage the mould…"
Feb 1, 2022
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Mycelium

What causes Mycelium growth? Many of my samples seem to exhibit extensive growth... should I be concernedSee More
Jan 31, 2022
ian commented on Mimi Osborne's blog post Unidentified other mold
"It looks like cladosporium - it's common and will grow on pretty much anything. They're mostly harmless. Physarum is very tolerant of fungi and will just grow around them but if you've got mould you'll probably also have yeasts…"
Nov 26, 2021
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Unidentified other mold

Whilst monitoring the growth of my physarum polycephalum culture, I noted the formation of an unidentified green mold. It does not seem to be impacted the growth of Molly (the physarum polycephalum) however is visibly apparent. Attached is a photo. Does anyone know what kind of mold this is and any information on it?See More
Nov 25, 2021
ian replied to Mimi Osborne's discussion growing Physarum Polycephalum
"Hi You're not feeding enough. Don't scatter the oats, feed them in a clump and as soon as the slime has covered them add more - and roughly double the amount. Each time you feed ( twice a day at 20C) add the new oats in a ring around the…"
Oct 13, 2021
Mimi Osborne posted a discussion

growing Physarum Polycephalum

I am growing Physarum Polycephalum for my biochemistry class and was wondering if anybody had any tips to grow it faster-- I am adding a few oats daily in hopes to get it to a large enough size to conduct my research, but it is not growing as fast as I would like. Any suggestions?See More
Oct 11, 2021
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Mimi Osborne
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I am researching how the addition of slime mold to compost can act as a catalyst to the decomposition of organic matter.
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Lake Forest Academy
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Unidentified other mold

Posted on November 25, 2021 at 20:37 1 Comment

Whilst monitoring the growth of my physarum polycephalum culture, I noted the formation of an unidentified green mold. It does not seem to be impacted the growth of Molly (the physarum polycephalum) however is visibly apparent. Attached is a photo. Does anyone know what kind of mold this is and any information on it?…

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