mold

January 19, 2000

Hi :

It could be the honey is what is causing the problem. The sugars could be

" feeding " the mold. Try leaving the honey out of the formula or

substituting glycerine for it and see if that works.

Cat

October 13, 2001

I can tell you that mold does not grow where the air is moving, so

if you have mold growing on your wheat, the air is not moving

around it and that is easy to remedy. I have been growing wheat

grass since May and have not ever had mold grow until today! I

should have known better but I bought some mini greenhouses to

extend my growing outside in natural light. It was cold (I live in

northern Ohio) and I kept them zipped up because they were

doing so well, and of course, packed! Today I looked and I do

have some mold.( very small amount) I took them out rinsed

them off and they are sitting on the ground now. But do not

keep too wet, and make sure adequate air can move around and

you will have no mold! Bleaching does not kill mold. It might kill

other pathogens but mold can only be killed by sterilization. Its

everywhere and as soon as you sit something down it has mold on

it. Just one of natures ways to recycle what it can. Air is the most

important ingredient to keep it from growing. Joanne

November 21, 2001

Hi ,

Is the neubulizer used for Asthma? doesn't have asthma YET. Both

his Ped and I are just sort of waiting around for it to show up. But if a

neubulizer helps, I'll check into it. As usual, thanks for the information.

How often does use it?

Sandi

March 14, 2003

I'm looking for a ribbon mold. You know the ones that many of see in pink

for Breast Cancer provention. Is there a mold out there like that??

Hi .

Here is one that I found on this site

www.craftcave.com/candle/csm-ribbon.shtml

Raven

March 14, 2003

,

Nielsen Soapwerks carries it.

Look here about half way down the page: <A

HREF= " http://soapwerks.com/supermolds.htm " >http://soapwerks.com/supermolds.htm</\

A>

Lorrie Beach

Canterbury Cabin Handcrafted Soaps

> I'm looking for a ribbon mold. You know the ones that many of see in pink

> for Breast Cancer provention. Is there a mold out there like that??

> Thanks

>

March 14, 2003

Hi!

I have a Milky Way Mold that actually produces a ribbon that you can

either embed in a larger soap, or use as more of a guest sized soap. I

have made the ribbon in a color (whatever the ribbon color is for the

cause you are supporting...) and then embeded it in a clear soap.

Lea

http://www.candleandsoapstuff.com/

Sahr wrote:

> Hello to all~

> I have a question I hope some one can help me with.

> I have this idea and looking for a mold. I know many of you know will

> know what I'm talking about. I'm looking for a ribbon mold. You know

> the ones that many of see in pink for Breast Cancer provention. Is

> there a mold out there like that??

> Thanks

>

June 23, 2004

No I haven't had this happen.How will he treat it?

-- mold

My doctor says that he thinks there may be an overgrowth of mold in

my sinuses/and or systemically. I struggle with craving and eating

refined sugar. When I eat it the sick feeling and congestion get

notibly worse. Has anyone else had this happen to them?

Thank you. moldfree2004

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January 1, 2005

Hi Terry - I'm by no means an expert w/ only several months of

brewing under my belt, but my guess is that the liquid you included

along w/ your scoby wasn't acidic enough, and/or your plastic

container may have been contaminated to begin with. I find that

plastic is harder to clean than glass (always an annoying oily

residue!); further, plastic will probably leach into your kombucha.

I'd try keeping extra scobies in finished kombucha in a glass jar on

the countertop w/ porous material secured over the top. The liquid

will get nice and acidic and will prevent the growth of pathogenic

organisms. As you use liquid from this container to start new

batches, you can replace the amount you remove w/ sweetened tea, as

some on this list do.

Nori

Terry wrote:

Hullo, I put away an extra momma in the fridge (not in the freezer)

in a plastic tupperware-like container. I forgot about it for about

four months, and when I looked at it yesterday I found it was green

with mold! Would that be because I didn't put in the freezer, or

because it was in a plastic container, or a combination of both?

January 1, 2005

Hello Terry

I have stored mothers in the fridge in liquid in a

plastic container for over 6 months with no

problem.Make sure everything is clean.Glass is best.

Chum

--- noric1989 <ncomello@...> wrote:

> kombucha tea

> From: " noric1989 " <ncomello@...>

> Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 23:57:23 -0000

> Subject: Re: mold

>

---------------------------------

Hi Terry - I'm by no means an expert w/ only several

months of

brewing under my belt, but my guess is that the liquid

you included

along w/ your scoby wasn't acidic enough, and/or your

plastic

container may have been contaminated to begin with. I

find that

plastic is harder to clean than glass (always an

annoying oily

residue!); further, plastic will probably leach into

your kombucha.

I'd try keeping extra scobies in finished kombucha in

a glass jar on

the countertop w/ porous material secured over the

top. The liquid

will get nice and acidic and will prevent the growth

of pathogenic

organisms. As you use liquid from this container to

start new

batches, you can replace the amount you remove w/

sweetened tea, as

some on this list do.

Nori

Terry wrote:

Hullo, I put away an extra momma in the fridge (not in

the freezer)

in a plastic tupperware-like container. I forgot about

it for about

four months, and when I looked at it yesterday I found

it was green

with mold! Would that be because I didn't put in the

freezer, or

because it was in a plastic container, or a

combination of both?

January 3, 2005

Excellent advise Nori!

" May the Great and Wise Wolf guide your path " Myrna

April 3, 2006

I've heard of Stackybotris (spelling?) but hopefully black bathroom grout isn't

_that_ particular horror. I'm trying GSE 6 drops per 1/2 pint; will report

results.

>I have done some work with mold remediation. If you have a problem with mold

you might need to have an air sample tested as there is some mold that is

extremely toxic, even deadly. I do know that you can't get rid of mold with

products sold in the stores for the homeowner. If it is in tile grouting you are

only removing the surface mold with hosehold cleaners. You are also spreading

mold spores when you work with it and need powerful Hepa filters to scrub the

air as the mold is being removed. The only way to effectively remove it is to

remove the materisal it is living in such as wallboard, tile brout, etc... Full

strength chlorine or peroxide (not diluted) is used to clean hard non pourous

surfaces.

> Bottom line is....if you have visible black mold ...get a professional.

>

>Diane and Uecker <sunflowr@...> wrote:

> Regarding mold on tiles-there is a web site by a guy who's name is

>, I think. I get his mold newsletter and he seems to feel he

>know how to get rid of mold and does sell some products. I think it is

>Get Mold Solutions and he puts out a e-mail newsletter every week.

>There is a lot of hype but he could be telling the truth. He did mention

>to keep the bathroom exhaust fan going to pull our the moisture. Good

>luck.

>Diane

>Mark wrote:

>

>>About 1 in 10 bleach to water, soak for 15 minutes, rinse and let soak for

remainder of recommended time. Clover, mustard, radish, sunnys and peanuts w/no

mold.

>>If you ever figure out how to permanently clean bathroom tiles you'll get a

tickertape parade down 5th Ave. The mold always comes back.

February 6, 2007

I think I've heard of this book.

sue

For a fun time try http://www.peternoone.com.

For The DC5 fans, please check the updates on Mike at

http://www.mikesmith1964.com

mold

I have been reading a book called "My house is Killing me" written by a home inspector with a great deal of common and professional sense.I went to our basement and opened the humidifier which is hooked to the furnace and discovered a drip system with mesh metal sceen covered in black and white molds. I was sick looking at it. I shut off the water to the unit and took off the filter (yuck) and washed the unit with bleach. I am hoping this may be one of the reasons for my horrible asthma. The book is very worth reading.Dawn

February 6, 2007

THANK YOU FOR THE INFO. YES, MOLD IS NASTY AND SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE SENSITIVE THAN OTHERS. A GREAT RECIPE FOR REMOVING MOLD FROM BATHROOMS AND SUCH IS 1:1 RATIO OF HOT WATER AND BLEACH. SPRAY THE DESIRED AREA AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE FUMES FROM THE BLEACH ARE QUITE STRONG AND HARMFUL. MY FEELING IS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED AND I WOULD CONSIDER LOOKING AT THE FOODS YOU EAT. JOURNAL FOR A WEEK, WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN, GUM, EVERYTHING YOU TAKE A BITE OF, AND ALSO CONSIDER HOW YOU FEEL AFER EATING CERTAIN THINGS. AND CONSIDER STAYING AWAY FROM THE OBVIOUS CULPRITS...DAIRY, EGGS, NUTS, GLUTEN, AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. GOOD LUCK! xyz_dawn1 <xyz_dawn1@...> wrote: I have been reading a book called "My house is Killing me" written by a home inspector with a great deal of common and professional sense.I went to our basement and opened the humidifier which is hooked to the furnace and discovered a drip system with mesh metal sceen covered in black and white molds. I was sick looking at it. I shut off the water to the unit and took off the filter (yuck) and washed the unit with bleach. I am hoping this may be one of the reasons for my horrible asthma. The book is very worth

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February 7, 2007

Absolutely mold can make you VERY ill. I work, well worked as of today, for a commercial/medical air purification manufacturer so I am aware of alot of Indoor Air Quality regulations, standards, and situations. Black mold is the worst and has even been known to cause brain damage and legal awards have been granted to renters and homeowners from landlords and previous owners for being aware of this and doing nothing about it. If you go to the EPA website to IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) section and click on mold you can get decent information on how clean this up and rid yourself as best you can of it. Best, in Texas

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March 29, 2007

you really cant eat wheat grass, it has really tough fibers in it

you can chew it up (getting the juice via chewing it) -- but you'll have a

mouth full of " green steel wool " (some people chew a little bit then spit out

the remains)

incidentally, i just a MOLD TEST KIT for sale at the Raw Spirit site --

looks interesting, but it's around thirty dollars -- it says you can get (or

maybe improvise, i'm not sure) extra petri dishes to do the mold samples and

stretch the life of the kit

if you really wanna test for molds, you do a test outside and one inside to

see if you need to have your place treated for molds

ALSO -- SUZI -- with Easter coming up, you could stop at the dollar store

and get a basket or two (they some that can be used year round usually) -- line

the basket with some good clear bags -- once the roots get meshing together,

you can just lift the whole clump of grass in the basket out for a rinse

the rich green wheatgrass looks great growing in the basket -- even if you

don't eat it -- thick rich green in a square or rectangular basket looks good

for a while -- well, cut flowers only last a week, right ?

happy spring, everyone

jerry

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March 29, 2007

In the past I had a lot of trouble with the mold. So this time around I

bleached all my containers and rinsed them very well before I used them.

I've also rinsed the sprouts 4-5 times per day. I think that's helping.

But only time will tell if it helps now that I've moved some of the early

sprouted seeds to the growing medium in order to keep going until the plants

become salad greens.

Suzi

mold

>I just had to throw out a big batch of broccoli sprouts because they

> were moldy. I have made 5 or 6 batches of sprouts with success and the

> first time I tried broccoli, it molded. I didn't do anything

> differently. I use an Easy Sprouter and I rinse the sprouts and let

> them drain twice a day. Any ideas what might have cause this?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Sharon

>

March 29, 2007

Questions: How old is the seed? Do you let them get too hot while

sprouting? Do you rinse off the unsprouted seeds on day three or four?

All of these things will cause mould. Unsprouted seeds is the worst. They

will go bad fast because they start to decompose causing your sprouts to

go bad also. The older the seed, the poorer the germination. Rinse off

the ungerminated seeds after your seedlings root. Good luck! Let us know

if that works for you.

ernie

mold

Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:10:42 -0700

I just had to throw out a big batch of broccoli sprouts because they

were moldy. I have made 5 or 6 batches of sprouts with success and

the

first time I tried broccoli, it molded. I didn't do anything

differently. I use an Easy Sprouter and I rinse the sprouts and let

them drain twice a day. Any ideas what might have cause this?

Thanks,

Sharon

March 29, 2007

How do we know when the sprouts are done enough? I got my sprouts the day

before yesterday and set them up mid afternoon. Here it is, 48 hours later

and technically day 3 and they are pretty big. I'm not sure what they

should smell like or taste like and I'm not sure what to do with them. I

don't have any greens in the house.

I spread some of them across the top of some soil and put them outside for

now because my growing room isn't set up yet. But I couldn't believe how

little seed it took to plant a whole flat!

I either have to de-hull the rest of the sprouts, drain/dry them and put

them into my stay fresh bags and wait for the greens or I just need to eat

them with some dressing! I guess I'm a little unsure about eating them LOL.

Suzi

mold

> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:10:42 -0700

>

> I just had to throw out a big batch of broccoli sprouts because they

> were moldy. I have made 5 or 6 batches of sprouts with success and

> the

> first time I tried broccoli, it molded. I didn't do anything

> differently. I use an Easy Sprouter and I rinse the sprouts and let

> them drain twice a day. Any ideas what might have cause this?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Sharon

>

March 29, 2007

The first batch of broccoli sprouts I grew I threw out because I thought

they were moldy. It turns out they were fine root hairs growing out of the

broccoli root. You can see the difference using a magnifying lens. My

suggestion is to check the sprouts and see if they are in fact root hairs

rather than mold. I have always used good quality seeds from

Sproutpeople.com and have never (knock on wood) had a mold problem.

Bob

_____

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Sharon Zakhour

Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 5:11 PM

Subject: mold

I just had to throw out a big batch of broccoli sprouts because they

were moldy. I have made 5 or 6 batches of sprouts with success and the

first time I tried broccoli, it molded. I didn't do anything

differently. I use an Easy Sprouter and I rinse the sprouts and let

them drain twice a day. Any ideas what might have cause this?

Thanks,

Sharon

March 29, 2007

Thank you for saying this. I have my first batch of sprouts going right

now. They are growing like weeds and seem to be fine. But I started to see

these fine looking hairs today. When I did my rinsing they went away and

they are so big now I put them under the lights. I din't see the hairs as

much, they smell good and even taste good, the ones I tried. I think that

is what I was seeing too.

Suzi

mold

>

> I just had to throw out a big batch of broccoli sprouts because they

> were moldy. I have made 5 or 6 batches of sprouts with success and the

> first time I tried broccoli, it molded. I didn't do anything

> differently. I use an Easy Sprouter and I rinse the sprouts and let

> them drain twice a day. Any ideas what might have cause this?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Sharon

>

March 29, 2007

That's an interesting idea about growing the grass in the baskets

Thanks!

Suzi

Re: mold

> you really cant eat wheat grass, it has really tough fibers in it

>

> you can chew it up (getting the juice via chewing it) -- but you'll have

> a

> mouth full of " green steel wool " (some people chew a little bit then spit

> out

> the remains)

>

> incidentally, i just a MOLD TEST KIT for sale at the Raw Spirit site --

> looks interesting, but it's around thirty dollars -- it says you can get

> (or

> maybe improvise, i'm not sure) extra petri dishes to do the mold samples

> and

> stretch the life of the kit

>

> if you really wanna test for molds, you do a test outside and one inside

> to

> see if you need to have your place treated for molds

>

> ALSO -- SUZI -- with Easter coming up, you could stop at the dollar store

> and get a basket or two (they some that can be used year round

> usually) -- line

> the basket with some good clear bags -- once the roots get meshing

> together,

> you can just lift the whole clump of grass in the basket out for a rinse

>

> the rich green wheatgrass looks great growing in the basket -- even if

> you

> don't eat it -- thick rich green in a square or rectangular basket looks

> good

> for a while -- well, cut flowers only last a week, right ?

>

> happy spring, everyone

>

> jerry

>

> ************************************** See what's free at

> http://www.aol.com.

>

March 31, 2007

another super effective way to destroy mold is with ozone, the 3 oxygen

molecules are extremly unstable and when coming in contact with mold will

quickly oxidise the mold molecule,and as a bonus the bi-product is O2 oxygen

.the generators are fairly expensive,but i believe plans for a homemade one

can be found online.Joe

Suzi McMullen <smcmullen@...> wrote: That's an interesting idea

about growing the grass in the baskets

Thanks!

Suzi

Re: mold

> you really cant eat wheat grass, it has really tough fibers in it

>

> you can chew it up (getting the juice via chewing it) -- but you'll have

> a

> mouth full of " green steel wool " (some people chew a little bit then spit

> out

> the remains)

>

> incidentally, i just a MOLD TEST KIT for sale at the Raw Spirit site --

> looks interesting, but it's around thirty dollars -- it says you can get

> (or

> maybe improvise, i'm not sure) extra petri dishes to do the mold samples

> and

> stretch the life of the kit

>

> if you really wanna test for molds, you do a test outside and one inside

> to

> see if you need to have your place treated for molds

>

> ALSO -- SUZI -- with Easter coming up, you could stop at the dollar store

> and get a basket or two (they some that can be used year round

> usually) -- line

> the basket with some good clear bags -- once the roots get meshing

> together,

> you can just lift the whole clump of grass in the basket out for a rinse

>

> the rich green wheatgrass looks great growing in the basket -- even if

> you

> don't eat it -- thick rich green in a square or rectangular basket looks

> good

> for a while -- well, cut flowers only last a week, right ?

>

> happy spring, everyone

>

> jerry

>

> ************************************** See what's free at

> http://www.aol.com.

>

April 1, 2007

The only time I have had mold is when I grow Arugula or cress. can't

remember which one gets it, but it only happens when I don't leave the

lid slightly ajar to get some air circulation. I know it is mold because

it disappears (dies) once the lid is off. So I just leave the lid to

the sprouter (baby blanket in a sprout master) ajar and that has

prevented the problem. It is an issue here in Arizona due to the heat. I

know, I know, but it is a dry heat. (Arizona humor) Diane

Suzi McMullen wrote:

>Thank you for saying this. I have my first batch of sprouts going right

>now. They are growing like weeds and seem to be fine. But I started to see

>these fine looking hairs today. When I did my rinsing they went away and

>they are so big now I put them under the lights. I din't see the hairs as

>much, they smell good and even taste good, the ones I tried. I think that

>is what I was seeing too.

>

>Suzi

> mold

>>

>>I just had to throw out a big batch of broccoli sprouts because they

>>were moldy. I have made 5 or 6 batches of sprouts with success and the

>>first time I tried broccoli, it molded. I didn't do anything

>>differently. I use an Easy Sprouter and I rinse the sprouts and let

>>them drain twice a day. Any ideas what might have cause this?

>>

>>Thanks,

>>

>>Sharon

>>

July 3, 2007

Evening

Roussin did extensive test of Kombucha ferments in the mid

1990s and published his findings in " Analyses of Kombucha Ferments "

.. On the subject of mold he writes: " Molds are generally the result

of unclean fermenting containers, utensils, or hands. While it is

possible to introduce airborne molds, the number of spores necessary to

overtake a properly inoculated ferment is more than will generally be

provided solely by airborne contamination. Still, if spore counts are

high and the sugar and tea solution is allowed to sit for more than

eight hours, contamination is a possibility. Aspergillus and

Penicillium have been found to grow in sugar concentrations up to

67.5 percent. Acidification to a pH of 3.0 prevented the growth of

either mold. These two molds, and Mucor, grow on walls, fermenting

vessels, utensils, and counters and are kept to a minimum by adequate

cleansing of the counters and fermenting tools. These molds produce

glucosidase which attacks the glucose end of the sucrose molecule

during fermentation. "

Depending on how you cooled your sweet tea this could be the cause of

your mold problem. Why only 2 of your three batches is any ones

guess. To make my sweet tea I heat about 1/4 of the desired

liquid,steep my tea, add the sugar. I then add about a tray of ice

cubes and the remaining cool water. You might want to give this method a try.

Bill

>I am new at this and I brewed three batches on Saturday and when I just

>now peeked at them I have two batches with mold. These were the last

>two batches to be covered and stored for brewing. I did let these two

>scobies (sp?) set on the counter uncovered while the tea was cooling

>(not good) and then my husband came in the kitchen and started juicing

>carrots and apples (probably not good either, huh?). Do you think any

>of these things contributed to the mold? I am brewing in a bonus room

>that stays around 85 degrees.

July 3, 2007