814 Month: November 2020 (page 23 of 28)

Old Ground Coffee

This sample was isolated from day-old ground coffee. I was curious to see if anything starts to colonise it. I expect low growth, due to a lack of…

Water sample from propagated pothos.

I took a water sample from this glass where I put propagations from my mom’s pothos plant that have been sitting in here for way too long. I…

Window sill with cute little bird sticker!

I took a swab sample from the corner of this window sill. I chose this spot because it is where the window opens, so you get air from…

The inside of my garbage can.

I took a swab from the bottom surface of the inside of my bedroom garbage can. I chose this spot because, at first glance it appears quite clear,…

Dead succulent with a green covering on the soil (I am a bad plant mom)

I took a sample of the green soil surrounding this succulent that I accidentally killed.. I have no idea why this plant died, but after it did this…

Sad little dying succulent.

I took a small sample of a leaf with the white fungi on it. I chose this item because I recently noticed this white fungus appear out of…

Soil from a Money Tree

I took a soil sample from my money tree in my house. I decided to sample the soil because my mom and I were curious to see what…

Spotty Maple Leaf

I found this leaf on the ground and cut off small pieces to sample it. It looks unhealthy from the white spots on it, so I’m expecting pretty…

Walnuts vs. Fungus

Im isolating from a bag of walnuts that were bought from the bulk section. There is no visible mold growing on it. The reason I chose this is…

Discoloured Potato

I am isolating from a potato that I found. I picked this because as seen in the photo, some of the tissue is damaged and I am curious…

A Rose (Leaf) By Any Other Name

I took one of the yellowed leaves off my rosebush to sample. The lower leaves are clearly not healthy, and the leaf I took also had some white…

Fig Tree Embracing Fall

I’m isolating from the leaves of the fig tree in my backyard. The leaves are experiencing spotting and decay which is why I chose it. I suspect there…

Attack of the Killer Tomato Leaf

My precious tomato plants are clearly not liking this cold weather, but I noticed that the leaves also have some black spots and fuzz, so I clipped off…

Rye Bread with Blue Mold

Im isolating from the remainder of a loaf of coarse rye bread. I chose it because it already has blue mold growing on it. I do wish it…

The Wrong Kind of Blue Cheese

To sample this, I cut off a small piece of the moldy cheese. I chose this because it’s clearly very moldy and I left it in the fridge…

Sweet but Sad Persimmon

Im isolating from one of my favorite fruits – the persimmon. I chose this one because it has brown/black spots that signify some unhealthy tissue. I expect to…

The Leaf Raker’s Society’s Nightmare

I am a true white girl (and proud member of the Leaf Raker’s Society) so I had bought some pumpkin puree so I could put it in literally…

The Air I Breathe

Im isolating from the air in my kitchen. We recently found a water leak in the ceiling here where there was mold growing around it, so Im hoping…

I Suck at Meal Planning Part 2

Following my post about my cheese, this now some vegan cream cheese that I left a little too long in the fridge. This also has some evident green…

I Suck at Meal Planning

This is some vegan cheese that I never got around to finishing. Looks like there is some evident growth on it so I expect thatSucks cause this stuff…

Jack-No-Lantern

These are pumpkin seeds that I saved from the pumpkin I carved on Halloween. I was planning on roasting them and eating them but unfortunately, I didn’t get…

bread that will hopefully go moldy

I will take a sample from this piece of bread if it goes moldy. I want to know what kind of mold always ruins my bread. I expect…

Sad looking plant

This plant randomly grew under the balcony quite recently. It was healthy for a while but now looks very unhealthy which is why I chose it. I predict…

Very old lipstick

I think I bought this lipstick 5-6 years ago. It has been in my bathroom for entire time. I have had issues of mould on my lipsticks in…

Soil from an outdoor plant

I took a soil sample from this outdoor plant. The plant looks pretty healthy, but I want to know if there’s fungi in the soil. I hypothesize a…

Old carrot from the fridge

I found this carrot in my moms fridge, and figured she hopefully wouldn’t want it anymore. I chose it because it looks pretty unhealthy. I hypothesize it will…

Pretty Purple Bush

I took a leaf tissue sample from this bush outside my front yard. I really love the colour of this bush and It’s been outside my house for…

My cat’s favourite plant to try and eat

I took both soil and plant tissue samples of my mom plant as I wanted to compare the differences in fungal growth. The plant was in decent health,…

Mucky Puddle

I took a water sample from this mucky puddle I found when I was out walking. I chose this as I wanted to know what fungi could be…

Grandma’s Pansy

I took a piece of my grandmas pansy’s which she is trying to bring back to life, so I took a small chunk of a browny/green leaf. I…