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Re: [compost_tea] Growing fungi continued
I love it, Jeff. You sound like my microbiology instructor back at Texas A&M. All the different foods you could try to get something that would grow fungi. I had a lab project in high school that reminds me of you.....
: - ))
Just be careful about the fungi that get growing, ok? Starch from potato is a great medium for growing blight, wilt and other baddies.
You might look for a Difco catalog, which lists the different media used to isolate different fungi. That would also likely give you an idea of what kinds of fungi grow on the different kinds of carbon. The carbohydrate and starch media are best for the pathogens........
A generalization, true, but I'd avoid the starchy, carbohydrate, sugary foods. Stick to the lignin, cellulose, humic and fulvic acid kind of foods.
You could always send a sample of the fungi you are growing to SFI and I'll take a look at the fungi, tell you if they are good or bad! Alternatively, take your "cultures" to the local University and ask the mycologist what they think about what kinds of fungi you are growing.
I need spores on the fungi, if possible. Try not to breathe the spores if you should happen to produce a cloud of them, ok?
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
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