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dirtymike contaminations happen to the best of us. It's a world full of things we can't even see. And they're the ones that will mess you up. You need at minimum a still air box. A laminar flow hood is the ideal situation.... But even then that doesn't guarantee you'll be 100% safe from contamination because you could have a dirty needle or you could have contaminated spores or you didn't pressure cook it long enough like I did with the treasure Coast. It could be a million and one things
 
I think i,m going to go with a liquid culture in future runs. Spore syringe takes ta bit of time and it seems you don't have to be so sterile with them. This is what I have picked up in my research so far. Does this ring true with you No3odiesShad0w Mr.furley
 
Liquid culture is already activated spores and bits of mycelium. Spores are just spores they still need to find aco spore before they can start growing. Seed spawn will colonize much faster with liquid culture which decreases the possibility of contamination. Spores are slower so the need for fully sterilized materials is needed for success...... That's not to say you shouldn't sterilize you materials when using liquid culture.

The other problem with liquid culture is refrigeration. If you're buying liquid culture and it's not shipped overnight then it may not be viable. Especially during warmer months. Spores are much more resilient.
 
I guessed there would be a trade off. Learn something different everyday. Overnight night and a gamble might be in the future. I bet a few have done it before.
 
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