Help - contamination (first timer)
First time growing. Bit of background.
Cubensis.
UK environment, where it's been pretty cold ambient temperature.
It's my first time doing anything with mushrooms. I followed some videos from RR which I purchased from recommendation on this site.
Built a SGFC and these are brown rice cakes for feedback.
I've got a little thermometer set up which is measuring the ambient humidity and temperature (not sure how accurate it is). It's typically sitting around 99% humidity and around 30degrees (fluctuating a little under or over depending on time of day).
Inside the SGFC I lined it with a baking sheet as when I filled it with rinsed perlite, quite a bit of excess water drained through the holes in the bottom of the SGFC. Somebody told me that the baking sheet would also need to be pierced in the same holes as it wouldn't allow adequate fresh air exchange, so I attempted to lift the tub, and pierce the holes.
Like an idiot, I was disturbed by a delivery guy at the front door, and managed to tip the tub, so my vermiculite covered cakes toppled over off their little aluminium foil circles and fell into the perlite. I then had to pick them back up and brush off as much perlite as I could.
I was wearing gloves, but they were not sterilised.
A couple of days later, these little tendrils of mycelium which had grown (the little spikes) which someone said is it reaching out for FAE, have started to appear green (hopefully you can see in the image).
I'm guessing I've screwed this up - but just wanted a second or third opinion on best way to proceed if anyone can help advise?
Thank you all for your time and wealth of knowledge on here.
Posted Sep 8, 2020, 3:04 PM UTC