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We are off to the races, with @mycopunks , Fungafam! This is going to be an interesting comparison. Both of these processes started at the same time on 16 Mar 2024, but which overall is best? That is the question The main comparison of interest is speed. In the first photo we can see a bag of CVG. This was mixed together with grain, that had been inoculated with Flammulina Velutipes liquid culture, once the grain had been fully colonised (and I did a break and shake of the grain bag at 20% colonisation to speed this up). Clearly, to mix in the grain I had to open the bags and pour the grain into the bag of CVG. The 2nd and 3rd photo are of a test all in one bag; grain and substrate all premixed together. This was inoculated directly. I did a break and shake at 20% colonisation to speed up colonisation. No need to open the bag. At the moment, the all in one bag is ahead for speed. It was slower to start BUT it had fewer steps than the comparator. Importantly, too, it had the bonus that it was a direct inoculation with liquid culture; I did not need to open the bag - and that's a lower contamination risk. If overall it is faster AND with a lower contamination risk, that's pretty cool - and likely will guide my own homemade bags in the future. So I'm really interested to see how it all works out All this stuff is from @mycopunks , and obtained at the same time, so we also limit any bias introduced by different suppliers (e.g. differing process standards) or differences in terms of how long items have taken to move from production to shipping. A good comparison indeed Which one do you want to win, Fungafam? ✌️ #ukfungi #fungi #funginfluencer #funginfluence #mushroom #mushrooms #mushroomsofinstagram #mycelium #growmushrooms #homelab #flammulinavelutipes #mycopunks #allinonegrowbag #graintocvg #experiment #race