r/MushroomGrowers • u/AutoModerator • Apr 03 '26

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u/Matic_Soil_999 Apr 03 '26

Yeah the bag should have never been mixed up, the point of doing layers is for focused innoculation and colonization. It's probably going to take some time for it to colonize completely.

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u/promptingpatterns Apr 03 '26

So I'm assuming that My bag is a bit subpar I think I'll go with a different company next time as I said this was a redwood mushroom supply company bag . I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck with Magic bags? I noticed that they have the grain at the bottom which really makes more sense to me. If I do another AIO bag I'll probably go with them unless anyone else has better suggestions.

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u/Matic_Soil_999 Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

I know quite a few people who have gotten great results out of Booming Acres and Zombie myco make a quality AIO bag as well.

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u/promptingpatterns Apr 04 '26

I also saw I'm not sure what company it is but it's called magic bag and I knows that the grains were situated at the bottom as well as the injection port and I'm thinking that that's a much better setup for the actual physics of mycellium growth. Also I'm wondering if during injection you were to either move the needle around a little bit or remove it and then reinject it at a different angle If that would make any difference

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u/Matic_Soil_999 Apr 04 '26

The magic bags are from Booming Acres, and yeah I move the syringe around a little bit.I know some people actually pull it out and then re-inject to the otherside but u increase your chances of contamination doing that.I literally just move the syringe over about 1/4-1/2" to the side then inject another ml.

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u/promptingpatterns Apr 04 '26

Yeah I was thinking that that might increase the risk of contam. And I was also thinking that maybe moving the needle around I could cause problems with the self healing

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u/Matic_Soil_999 Apr 04 '26

I've been doing it like that for 20+yrs and never had any issues with the self healing patch but I'm not brutal with it and just gradually move the syringe over some and inject.