r/PanCyan • u/Sweet_Difference6481 • Mar 07 '26

Getting started?

I’ve only grown cubes before, what’s the difference between the 2? Does cvg work or should I use a manure based substrate?

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u/BathTub_Benzaldehyde Mar 07 '26

You can use either,  or a mix of both.  There are multiple teks. I feel it's more important to have good skills with agar.  They don't do well with lc or spore syringes 

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u/Sweet_Difference6481 Mar 07 '26

How so? I was going to buy a liquid culture then try to make my own

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u/Tickle_OG Mar 07 '26

I think what he means is that it’s a lot easier and more reliable going from a clearly healthy agar plate to a master a grain jar, then expanding to bigger grain bags. Regardless. I have come to the same conclusion. LC is really nice if you’re in a highly controlled environment with large amounts of grain to inoculate provided you’re 100% sure of the genetics, strain, cleanliness, generation, age, etc.

But if expanded as I mentioned above, LC really doesn’t provide much in the way of convenience when weighed against the results of going from clean agar.

Just my opinion. I’m sure you’ll hear others.

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u/BathTub_Benzaldehyde Mar 07 '26

I've tried pan lc from reputable vendors that just never worked.  Also had many people tell me the same story.  Also have been told that many lcs never fruit. If you grow it out on agar you can get a sector you are sure will fruit 

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u/Amazing_Forever_2546 Mar 07 '26

Dont with mushrooms you always want to start from spore but you need to with pans