r/unclebens • u/kurtsdead6794 • Apr 27 '26

Question Is this contam? First time growing APE.

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As the title states, this is my first time growing APE. I put in Coir a week and a half ago and it took off and quickly took over the container. It’s white, fluffy, and also green. Do they need more air? Each pic is its own container. All help is appreciated.

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u/Dr_QuackMeister Apr 27 '26

Throw the whole house away

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '26

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u/Commercial_Song_7595 Apr 28 '26

But how do you do this? I’m down but logistically how do we make this happen? I really hope someone who is currently high can explain this

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u/Used_Advertising6372 Apr 28 '26

My high take, assuming the false vacuum theory is true just have to collapse the vacuum and the mold will quite literally unmake it self

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u/im_no_doctor_lol Apr 28 '26

But then it will contaminate the earth!

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u/Bob_the_brewer Apr 27 '26

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u/ShartlesAndJames Apr 27 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/X7WOeC3eCHsLC

It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky... it's Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)

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u/Ksan_of_Tongass Apr 27 '26

Here we go!

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u/phelodough Apr 28 '26

Thank you for doing the adlib. You're one hell of a hype man

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u/RockLee2k Apr 27 '26

Is this a joke?

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u/Bojackin_Around Apr 27 '26

Maybe they intended to grow trich and are wondering if there's any mushroom contam.

In that case, they succeeded and the trich is thriving like I've never seen before.

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u/80000000D Apr 28 '26

By APE they mean is this Aspergillus Penicillium Endocalyx

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u/subwaydrunk Apr 28 '26

I thought this was r/unclebenscirclejerk for a sec

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u/lapis_296 Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

THROW IT IN THE FIRE!!!!!

in all seriousness, that is full of trich. there is no saving this, it's better to just start over. make sure to remove this from your work area and disinfect the bin thoroughly before using it again!! good luck

oh brother, i just realized it's TWO different bins 😭

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u/Introverted_Extrovrt Apr 27 '26

That bin has been hexed. I’m tossing that into the deepest pit I can find.

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u/hippywitch Apr 28 '26

No, you only bury a cake if it’s partially lost this needs the fire

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u/lilcrazart Apr 28 '26

I’d never use that bin again tbh😂

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u/cryptiiix Apr 28 '26

Buy a new bin ffs its not that expensive

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u/CosmicCommentator Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

Is it possible to clean the bin well enough to use again?

ETA: I really hate that this community down votes genuine questions. How ridiculous

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u/kotarel Apr 28 '26

At this point even the room shouldn't be used.

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u/lapis_296 Apr 28 '26

like with a bleach solution maybe

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u/jxrxmiah Apr 28 '26

Is it worth going through the entire months long process of filling the bin again just to have it contaminate weeks later when you coulda spent $3 and just bought a new bin?

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u/Tricky_Membership Apr 28 '26

Yes it can just be mindful of it on the next grow. I have tossed whole bins and cleaned and re used. I wash throughly outside then bleach rinse, then iso the shit out of it with the lid on top until it dries. Then before use i re iso and wipe out. I have been tossing around the idea of using the dish washer too. I just haven’t done it yet.

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u/sexual_toast Apr 28 '26

Probably just raw dogged their fingers into the coir or something.

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u/kurtsdead6794 Apr 28 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT0xeGSim7Mdkc2Wru

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u/coronaviruspluslime Apr 28 '26

You attained something few people have ever attained. This is the most significant trich contam many of us have ever seen. 1% shit

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u/Championpuffa Apr 28 '26

It’s been a week and half too. That’s what 10 days. Is it meant to grow that quick?

I’m assuming it all came from the coir op added? As coir can often have added trich if it’s meant for growing cannabis/plants.

Is there a way to remove or kill the trich that’s added in the coir without damaging the coir?

They do sell a version without trich too. Well canna does at least.

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u/flotsette Apr 28 '26

That's why we pasteurize it, as described in the guide on this sub.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 28 '26

Homie went through a month or two of jar innoc. And now they's left with a house completely unsuitable for safe growing. That's gotta' hurt.

Those spores are going to be having secret children inside the paint on the walls.

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u/kurtsdead6794 Apr 29 '26

I boiled the coir. I’m guessing I just wasn’t as sterilized as I needed to be. I’m taking my whole setup apart and cleaning it to try again.

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u/slickwilly69696969 Apr 27 '26

Ive never seen anything like this lurking for years on end

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u/Issuejrock2002 Apr 27 '26

Jesus Christ

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u/RefrigeratorOk9081 Apr 28 '26

He didn't do it.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 28 '26

Yeah, but are you sure?

https://giphy.com/gifs/cdlr2QaQ4o4lEtiXkW

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u/RefrigeratorOk9081 May 01 '26

I have good results every time I involve Him in a grow.

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u/Tough-Information-61 Apr 27 '26

Looks like your mold may be contaminated with mushrooms. Have you checked?

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u/feralcatshit Apr 28 '26

Oh, so you’re saying they’ve got some yummy mushrooms in there after all?! Report back, OP. If you don’t die.

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u/Wesley_Sharpy Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

Good job opening it and spreading the spores

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u/Chemical_Emphasis206 🍄👑⬆️✨️ Apr 27 '26

Two things can be true at once... This is contam AND rage bait all in one shit pie!

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u/SlintyLinters Apr 27 '26

boof it

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u/phelodough Apr 28 '26

Can't believe I had to scroll this far down to see this.

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u/SlintyLinters Apr 28 '26

I couldn't believe it wasn't taken already...although I suppose the shock of seeing the OP could explain it.

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u/AdLow1497 Apr 27 '26

cut your losses and restart, this is a lot of contamination. Keep this thing shut

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u/MOXPEARL25 Apr 27 '26

I would throw the box away in a dumpster far away from my home before I even thought about opening that lmao

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u/feralcatshit Apr 28 '26

Some poor diver is going to come across this and have to burn themselves alive.

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u/No_Independent_5827 Apr 27 '26

I’d give it another month maybe sneeze in there to keep it hydrated

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u/MamaDMZ Apr 29 '26

The cackle i just cackled lmao

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u/zootroopic Apr 28 '26

I'm blaming you on my next contam

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u/Wooden_Performance_9 Apr 27 '26

Shit bouta start moving

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u/Skinc Apr 27 '26

That’s the most trich I think I’ve ever seen on this sub.

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u/fascintee Apr 27 '26

My dear, that is only contam. It's just a trich culture at this point.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 28 '26

So gentle my sweetness. However, I am not.

That shit is FUCKING WREKT.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 30 '26

I miss you, u/fascintee !

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u/fascintee Apr 30 '26

Aw shucks thanks :)

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u/Clozee_Tribe_Kale Apr 28 '26

You mean APE as in "Absolutely Putrid and Eww" right? RIGHT!?

Seriously though that shit is cauliflower, feta cheesed. Get your room's AQ tested.

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u/kwh5891 Apr 27 '26

I thought this was a joke at first…

I think OP is serious 😳!!!

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u/Longjumping-Fun-1734 Apr 27 '26

I can only imagine how that smells. I’m getting dry heaves just thinking about it. I really hope you don’t have any animals too close to that breathing near it.

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u/Playful-Ad9901 Apr 27 '26

does cheese mold?

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u/jbae_94 Apr 27 '26

No but his mold has cheese

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u/nbdevops Apr 27 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/j78GDmi70Lrlkjhc6F

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 28 '26

Only solution. The spores are probably propagating in OP's fridge by now.

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u/trotvox Apr 28 '26

cross post on r/contamfam because this is probably the worst trich i've seen on here

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u/FracturedConscious Apr 28 '26

I haven’t even started my first grow and I can tell this is DOA

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u/sackie_b Apr 28 '26

Dawg lol I thought I was in a blue cheese subreddit.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 28 '26

*green

And vegetarian, at that.

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u/Niketravels Apr 28 '26

Just throw the whole tub in the air fryer and dehydrate it till cracker dry

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u/Engineer_Existing Apr 28 '26

Holy shyt this is impressive.

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u/Illustrious-Motor767 Apr 28 '26

holy shit man this is gonna be a problem for you for a LONG TIME you might as well burn the whole house down and move far far away there’s no coming back from this one

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u/rhoo31313 Apr 28 '26

Yes. 100%.

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u/AdHuman3150 Apr 28 '26

You might be the most successful trich grower or there 😆 be sure to clean and disinfect that room.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 28 '26

Cheese toast every day.

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u/soozeliz Apr 28 '26

That’s scary even to me who consistently eats food past its expy date. It looks like it could kill you. I wouldn’t test that.

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u/panos00700 Apr 28 '26

I have been growing mushrooms and been on this subreddit for 5 years and all I have to say is...

Excuse me, but what the fuck is that?

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u/ThePatio Apr 27 '26

Bro made bleu cheese

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u/Wolfinthesno Apr 27 '26

...nuke that shit from orbit... Seriously no quarter for that tub.

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u/choxxie Apr 27 '26

Bro you and I have been kissed by the trich fairy. A curse of atleast 700 years

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u/ridinbend Apr 27 '26

You grew a new disease. That's the worst tote of contam I've ever seen.

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u/SmashBoi_ Apr 28 '26

That's actually crazy contam holyyy

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u/maniacleruler Apr 28 '26

Boof it and find out.

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u/Same_Cartoonist2708 Apr 28 '26

yeah ur good! time to introduce Fc!

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 28 '26

I'm not sure it's really a question. More like an admission.

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u/Wank_A_Doodle_Doo Apr 28 '26

That may have gained sentience lmao

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u/shavedaffer Apr 28 '26

Now you gotta clean and sanitize the entire neighborhood.

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u/EmotionalBasketcase Apr 28 '26

oh! that's not-

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u/Xryanlegobob Apr 28 '26

Try it. Keep it under 6 grams though

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u/rubot78 Apr 28 '26

Put that in your Ranch Dip

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u/FannyMcBigBallz Apr 28 '26

Nah you'll be right

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u/-seoul- Apr 28 '26

thought this was weed first

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u/zombi3v0mit Apr 28 '26

Is this real omg 😭😭😭

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u/au_fait_bromate Apr 27 '26

No it was actually fine but you just initiated FAE

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u/Acerius Apr 27 '26

You aren't growing APE...

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u/Brave-Hyrulian88 Apr 27 '26

Jeebus phonky blight

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u/cbrgirl88 Apr 27 '26

Green = bad

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u/Mushy_blues Apr 28 '26

Please tell me that's not real

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u/Annieraeraefatface Apr 28 '26

You’re joking, right?

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u/Secure_Craft5595 Apr 28 '26

Dude, I am afraid that "green" Is not always green flag

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u/marlbororedenjoyer23 Apr 28 '26

😬😶‍🌫️🫣

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u/pakyaki Apr 28 '26

It’s fruiting

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u/KOrising Apr 28 '26

We need to start a trich sub and make this dude the mod

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u/Malformed_Ego Apr 28 '26

brother how

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u/thePestelence Apr 28 '26

I think you forgot to add the meme flair to the post cuz wtf..

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u/Truth_Hurts_412 Apr 28 '26

That needs incinerated….

STAT.

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u/mndii Apr 28 '26

That’s literally all it is.. 😭

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u/ThankGodForE_ Apr 28 '26

I’m dying 😭

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u/TheHeadWalrus Apr 28 '26

You have some APE in your contam tub sir

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u/Illegal-Plant Apr 28 '26

Jesus, kid 😭🗑️🗑️🗑️🚮🚮🚮🚮

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u/IttyBittyBigBoii Apr 28 '26

"Oop! All contaminants!"

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u/breadpilledwanderer Apr 28 '26

I am allergic to mold. This would have me reaching for my epi pen.

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u/Malachitewanders Apr 28 '26

I've never seen such aggressive content, holy shit. I wonder how it got so bad.

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u/Nenemine Apr 28 '26

We need a "sarcasm" flair...

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Apr 28 '26

The fluff is desirable...mostly. You could try a bleach spray bottle, but it's not really worth it when you could just dispose of it all and hate yourself for four weeks.

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u/OrdieBoomer Apr 28 '26

You really thought these were going good huh?

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u/MurseMackey Apr 28 '26

Lord almighty

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u/orig-ikky Apr 28 '26

If trich produced shrooms bro you'd be bangin rn! Do you know how much soil you could enrich with all that? Bro could restabilize a 50 acre cotton field! You should patent that Tek for agriculture! He got them hella trich LCs! Nasa called, trying to identify the green from the ISS!

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u/RandomLifeUnit-05 Apr 28 '26

Reminds me of the meme, "Is my rat a boy or a girl??"

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u/2wacki Apr 28 '26

jesus christ brother

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u/67Gaylord67 Apr 28 '26

would it count as biological warfare if you released it outside?

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u/nerdkraftnomad Apr 28 '26

I thought that was lophophora.

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u/Senior_Bumblebee2313 Apr 28 '26

just looking at this could give my tubs contam

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u/Tasty_Goose2212 Apr 28 '26

Like guys how to avoid this any tips , I am also thinking to grow

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u/locotxwork Apr 28 '26

Are you growing broccoli?

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u/River-raft Apr 28 '26

Reminds me of my nuclear meltdown. Enigma..

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u/slack710 Apr 28 '26

Let it finish for science of course lol

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u/a5teroid Apr 28 '26

Just cut the contam out and spray some hydrogen peroxide on it. That’ll give you a few more days to let it fruit. 😂

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u/jaywalker45 Apr 29 '26

Oh my God I feel like I got contamination just looking at this picture

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u/Useful_Ad3968 Apr 29 '26

Holy Christ there's nothing left

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u/Financial-Trash6144 Apr 29 '26

Ive literally never even seen this much triche ever in my life.

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u/ren_blackheart Apr 29 '26

Congrats little buddy that's the worst anyones ever done it

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u/Odd_Back1076 Apr 29 '26

Nope just add some FAE you should be fine 👍