Contamination Prevention

Started by shroomy84, April 03, 2006, 04:45:12 PM

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shroomy84

I would like to know how much 3% hydrogen peroxide to mix with water in order for it to be safe enough for mycelium to grow healthy?

anno

When would you liike to add the peroxide?

shroomy84

I would like to know if it would be alright to add 50%,  3%Hydrogen Peroxide and 50% Spring water and spray the surroundings of the terrerium for good moisture be alright?

anno

50% of the 3% might be too strong to spray on the casing surface.

shroomy84

Anno, do you think that  25-30% 0f 3% Hydrogen Peroxide mixed along with 75-70% water be alright to spray in the terrerium?

anno

I wouldn't spray such a high peroxode comncentration on the casing surface, no.

In fact, I don't use any peroxide in the spraying water at all.

phalcon005

In Paul Stamet's Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms he recommends using a 1:100 dilution of 3% peroxide as a cleaning agent.  I've used it numerous times and it seems to work just fine.  The only problem with peroxide is fungal mycelium resists it, so if there is any molds growing it might not be completely killed.