Can you tell what this is? Any ideas? Here, try looking closer.
That nasty blob of chunky, hideous, mushroomy grossness is my first attempt at growing a SCOBY. And it is absolutely lovely! I thought it was contaminated for a short while- but it turns out it was just bubbly. It is now lovely and thick and ready to be used in my first real batch. YUM!
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I thought I was being so smart and crafty when I made markers for the seeds that I planted a few weeks ago. I somehow failed to take into consideration the fact that I was using wooden skewers and an ink pen on paper. Huge surprise- all of my tags ran. So now I have no idea how much of what I planted and in what containers. The alternate good news is that most of my seeds have already come up- if only I knew what they are!
I made a tiny little makeshift greenhouse out of a plastic storage container and plastic wrap. I've only watered twice and the humidity level has been great. I mentioned before that I'm using my SAD light as a grow light, and it seems to be doing the trick. I had seeds coming up after 3 days.
2 comments:
Eeewwww! Kombucha - and the stuff it's made of...heebie jeebies commence now.
My best friend makes the stuff all the time. Too bad she's in Monterey, CA - or I'd have her send you some. But I'm sure you'll get it right.
Your little seedlings look so happy with their SAD light ; )
Still makes me chuckle. It's been great seeing you over at my blog.
Best,
Tara
http://elanvitalanthology.blogspot.com
Too bad you're not in PDX, I have tons of them!
How long had you been brewing that? Sometimes if the culture you start with is weak, it takes kind of a long time to get out of the puny stage. Then again, some of them fail for no reason. I usually judge more by smell than I do by looks.
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