All things shrooms

[tobh]

Im starting to think you're more of a mushroom farmer than a cannabis farmer

truth be told, i never completed a successful cannabis grow until after i was well versed in growing mushrooms. mushrooms were a catalyst for my green thumb.

shit, anyone that knew me in college knew i grew ok weed but my boomers were legendary. people would get pissed because i'd give them half a stem when they wanted a quarter ounce, then be blown away when they threw that stem portion on a scale and it was over weight. i've got pics buried somewhere of psilocybes the length of my forearm with caps bigger than my hand. twas a different time, and those lessons taught me how to grow some damn fine cannabis now.

 

[GoodShit97]

truth be told, i never completed a successful cannabis grow until after i was well versed in growing mushrooms. mushrooms were a catalyst for my green thumb.

shit, anyone that knew me in college knew i grew ok weed but my boomers were legendary. people would get pissed because i'd give them half a stem when they wanted a quarter ounce, then be blown away when they threw that stem portion on a scale and it was over weight. i've got pics buried somewhere of psilocybes the length of my forearm with caps bigger than my hand. twas a different time, and those lessons taught me how to grow some damn fine cannabis now.

Oh shit man,
I wouldve loved some of them shroomies
I gotta try growing some soon.

 

[tobh]

Oh shit man,
I wouldve loved some of them shroomies
I gotta try growing some soon.

there were good times, and bad times lol one of my last trips was on a 50 grams fresh. went to a rave and ended up bailing because it was obvious everyone else was on whatever pressed pill was floating around that night and being on a hallucinogen with a bunch of half rolling half speeding young adults just wasn't the vibe. ride home was epic. finally decided to go on the up and up shortly after that and put down mushroom cultivation for a decade. shit is like riding a bicycle though. similar to growing weed. difference is i can eat mushrooms, i can't smoke weed. mushrooms don't cripple me with anxiety.

 

[GoodShit97]

there were good times, and bad times lol one of my last trips was on a 50 grams fresh. went to a rave and ended up bailing because it was obvious everyone else was on whatever pressed pill was floating around that night and being on a hallucinogen with a bunch of half rolling half speeding young adults just wasn't the vibe. ride home was epic. finally decided to go on the up and up shortly after that and put down mushroom cultivation for a decade. shit is like riding a bicycle though. similar to growing weed. difference is i can eat mushrooms, i can't smoke weed. mushrooms don't cripple me with anxiety.

Wasnt much of a raver, thought they were cool but im not a fan of pills or powder so i stay away from that stuff lol.

I wanna get into growing mushrooms, I just dont wanna spend the money to get started lol

Wait a minute. You can't smoke? The day weed makes my anxiety go off the wall ill be so sad lol

 

[tobh]

Wasnt much of a raver, thought they were cool but im not a fan of pills or powder so i stay away from that stuff lol.

I wanna get into growing mushrooms, I just dont wanna spend the money to get started lol

Wait a minute. You can't smoke? The day weed makes my anxiety go off the wall ill be so sad lol

nah, i used to be a half ounce a week smoker. i quit for a year, though, and when i tried to pick it back up two hits throws me right into a panic attack. my own shit is even worse, i have to take half a hit and it's still ruthless.

i love the plant, though, that's why i continue to grow it. it saves people around me money because i give the harvests away, and i enjoy the process of production.

 

[Zen_seeker]

there were good times, and bad times lol one of my last trips was on a 50 grams fresh. went to a rave and ended up bailing because it was obvious everyone else was on whatever pressed pill was floating around that night and being on a hallucinogen with a bunch of half rolling half speeding young adults just wasn't the vibe. ride home was epic. finally decided to go on the up and up shortly after that and put down mushroom cultivation for a decade. shit is like riding a bicycle though. similar to growing weed. difference is i can eat mushrooms, i can't smoke weed. mushrooms don't cripple me with anxiety.

So looking forward to no anxiety or panic attacks. Most days the weed is fine. But some days, like the last few weeks, I can’t have one without the other. Sucks.

 

[Kopper1013]

I’ve found my anxiety seems somewhat strain based, sometimes when I have to switch to “manual breathing” I’ll question why I ever smoke the stuff, then other time it’ll be like “I should be like this 24/7” curious thing for sure.
Interesting that when we’re younger (not a real care in the world) we can smoke like chimneys but as we age and real life takes hold (careers, bills, children ect.) that interaction can so much different.
Like you TOBH I enjoy the growing process and taking care of these girls but I give most everything away. Me and the wife smoke a half dozen times a month (more if it’s camping season but never a lot).
I’m am on the hunt for something medical though that will help WITH my day to day anxiety and a good pain killer. There’s gotta be a perfect strain out there for MY needs

 

[ninjadip]

I wanna get into growing mushrooms, I just dont wanna spend the money to get started lol

It's a lot cheaper than growing cannabis.

You can get spore syringes for $20-30, everything else you need is cheap/diy. Imo.

Don't need to start off with a laminar hood, just some diy stuff from the store. A pressure cooker if you want to pasteurize your own stuff, or buy some substrate already cleaned.

If broke kids can grow it under the bed, think what you could do with under $100

 

[GoodShit97]

It's a lot cheaper than growing cannabis.

You can get spore syringes for $20-30, everything else you need is cheap/diy. Imo.

Don't need to start off with a laminar hood, just some diy stuff from the store. A pressure cooker if you want to pasteurize your own stuff, or buy some substrate already cleaned.

If broke kids can grow it under the bed, think what you could do with under $100

Right.
I just dont have any spending cash until after the new year. Kinda sucks but it is what it is, im the only one who can fix it lol.

 

[Observer]

Right.
I just dont have any spending cash until after the new year. Kinda sucks but it is what it is, im the only one who can fix it lol.

I got a spore syringe for 14$ down the drain though, the learning syringe lol.

Training wheels are off now.

Except it looks like there may be a little infection on the side of the glass part, could be just rice maybe.


But this Mycellium looks healthy so I'm sure it'll fight it off if it is.

 

[Observer]

It's a lot cheaper than growing cannabis.

You can get spore syringes for $20-30, everything else you need is cheap/diy. Imo.

Don't need to start off with a laminar hood, just some diy stuff from the store. A pressure cooker if you want to pasteurize your own stuff, or buy some substrate already cleaned.

If broke kids can grow it under the bed, think what you could do with under $100

I just used an upside down bin/tote lol

 

[Observer]

G2G successful?

Time will tale

 

[Observer]

It's a lot cheaper than growing cannabis.

You can get spore syringes for $20-30, everything else you need is cheap/diy. Imo.

Don't need to start off with a laminar hood, just some diy stuff from the store. A pressure cooker if you want to pasteurize your own stuff, or buy some substrate already cleaned.

If broke kids can grow it under the bed, think what you could do with under $100

I'm an example of this lol

 

[Zen_seeker]

Oh shit man,
I wouldve loved some of them shroomies
I gotta try growing some soon.

I’ll let you know how it goes when Aqua hooks me up. If I can do anyone can. (Aqua is doing all the heavy lifting. I just need to NOT screw up the end.)

I have a couple of clear 20L totes for the base and one big one as a hood to work in. Still looking/watching for nice clean directions to drill holes and cover.

Want it to look good and last as well as be functional. DIY+ so to speak.

 

[Observer]

Other jar looks good so far

 

[tobh]

I’ll let you know how it goes when Aqua hooks me up. If I can do anyone can. (Aqua is doing all the heavy lifting. I just need to NOT screw up the end.)

I have a couple of clear 20L totes for the base and one big one as a hood to work in. Still looking/watching for nice clean directions to drill holes and cover.

Want it to look good and last as well as be functional. DIY+ so to speak.

Couple options for holes.

One, heat up a metal coffee can till red hot and press it through the plastic. Don't recommend this method but many use it.

Two, get a big hole saw, and run it in reverse. You run it in reverse because if you run it normally the teeth can get caught and shatter the plastic.

 

[ninjadip]

Couple options for holes.

One, heat up a metal coffee can till red hot and press it through the plastic. Don't recommend this method but many use it.

Two, get a big hole saw, and run it in reverse. You run it in reverse because if you run it normally the teeth can get caught and shatter the plastic.

The not cracking plastic struggle is very real lol. Yes I fucked up my first box, cracked it up. On the second one I kept the drill at its highest speed (forward) and barley pushed at the plastic letting the teeth do all the work. Got 6 holes in this way.

In hindsight this was still risky, but I got the hang of how to do it that way now. I should have done it in reverse I see now.

So is this what I think it is? please tell me yes!! I'm on the edge of my seat

 

[tobh]

The not cracking plastic struggle is very real lol. Yes I fucked up my first box, cracked it up. On the second one I kept the drill at its highest speed (forward) and barley pushed at the plastic letting the teeth do all the work. Got 6 holes in this way.

In hindsight this was still risky, but I got the hang of how to do it that way now. I should have done it in reverse I see now.

So is this what I think it is? please tell me yes!! I'm on the edge of my seatView attachment 17312

yep, those be pins!

 

[ninjadip]

yep, those be pins!

Hell yeah!!!!
What's the next step?
Is it just smooth sailing until first flush harvest?

All hail hypnotoad!!

 

[tobh]

Hell yeah!!!!
What's the next step?
Is it just smooth sailing until first flush harvest?

All hail hypnotoad!!
View attachment 17339

stop misting the substrate directly, only the sides as needed to maintain humidity. in 7ish days you'll have ready-to-harvest fruit bodies.

 

[tobh]

Alright, I have a few agar plates that I inoculated with pan cyan MS between 11 and 14 days ago showing no signs of germination. So, I'm gonna make up another batch of plates and try something a little different from normal. My normal recipe is:

500ml H2O
9g agar
9g malt extract
1g nutritional yeast (sometimes -- this shit is fickle to deal with and requires making a broth before mixing the agar and malt into it as to avoid flakes in the plates)

So, this time I'm going to do:

500ml H2O
9g agar
9g malt extract
5g manure

Will be interesting to see how the germination changes. As a control, I will be making some cubensis plates as well. Maybe the APE will actually get a little more aggressive. The pan bisporus has no problem on the traditional MEA but APE takes forever it seems, and the other cubensis i have simply hasn't germinated either which may be attributable to the spores simply being too old.

Will follow up with an update.

 

[ninjadip]

stop misting the substrate directly, only the sides as needed to maintain humidity. in 7ish days you'll have ready-to-harvest fruit bodies.

They haven't done much since Sunday.

Do you think my air flow isn't sufficient? Have 6 2" holes with polyfill.
I thought I could get a first flush before having to rewet perlite layer. Haven't opened it up to mist or anything as I still see moisture on walls of tote.
I've got a few more pins showing but wonder if it's going slow or just me being anxious.

Don't know if I should open top for a bit to get air in and/or mist walls of tub.

 

[tobh]

They haven't done much since Sunday.

Do you think my air flow isn't sufficient? Have 6 2" holes with polyfill.
I thought I could get a first flush before having to rewet perlite layer. Haven't opened it up to mist or anything as I still see moisture on walls of tote.
I've got a few more pins showing but wonder if it's going slow or just me being anxious.

Don't know if I should open top for a bit to get air in and/or mist walls of tub.

you should be fanning it at least two to three times a day. even though you have the holes you still need to force solid air exchange

 

[ninjadip]

you should be fanning it at least two to three times a day. even though you have the holes you still need to force solid air exchange

Do I need to do this in a clean room? Sorry for newb questions..

Like leave it open for just a few minutes right?

 

[tobh]

Do I need to do this in a clean room? Sorry for newb questions..

Like leave it open for just a few minutes right?

nah, you just want to use the lid to fan the inside of the container for like a minute a few times a day. you want to get actual air movement in there to try and purge the CO2 whereas just opening it up won't do much of anything. you don't need to worry about contamination for now as the substrate is fully colonized.

 

[ninjadip]

nah, you just want to use the lid to fan the inside of the container for like a minute a few times a day. you want to get actual air movement in there to try and purge the CO2 whereas just opening it up won't do much of anything. you don't need to worry about contamination for now as the substrate is fully colonized.

Thank you for explaining!

 

[Observer]

Did a second jar grain transfer

Should I take this cake and put it in a little bin with coco?

 

[Observer]

First jar grain to grain transfer

Shook it the fuck up last night, little bits of mycellium growing all over the place.

 

[tobh]

Did a second jar grain transfer

Should I take this cake and put it in a little bin with coco?

no, i'd use that for another jar of grain/rice/what-have-you. while coco is fairly impervious to contamination such a small amount of spawn is going to take way too long to colonize and produce something.

 

[ninjadip]

i made this 7 day lapse video from stills from once i put the bag into the tub. I should have let it fully colonize.. now i know, i def will next time.
Still ecstatic that it all worked out!
That Mario track was one that was part of one of the big Nintendo data breaches a while back, Gigaleak. They found the original soundtracks used during the production of SNES Mario World.
Eating some of these and playing that SNES classic sounds like a good combo... lol
View attachment Slideshow.mp4

Lossless download (flac) of the song, will blow your mind compared to the compressed youtube version on some HiFi gear.

smw-fortress_1.flac

drive.google.com

 

[Oldsog]

Imo it's easier to buy sterilized grain bags online. A couple places have really good pricing. I have a pc, laminar flow hood and 50lb of milo and it's a pain in the ass to make them. Time consuming, takes at least a full day to make 8 bags

 

[tobh]

Imo it's easier to buy sterilized grain bags online. A couple places have really good pricing. I have a pc, laminar flow hood and 50lb of milo and it's a pain in the ass to make them. Time consuming, takes at least a full day to make 8 bags

that's the biggest problem my buddy is running into. he's having to generate over 100lbs of spawn and substrate bags a week just to try and keep up with the demand of the farmers market he currently sells at. the overhead of buying vs producing might level out in terms of time savings.

 

[Observer]

@tobh so some of the mycellium as soon as it was exposed to air it turned dark blue ?

 

[Observer]

Now I'm just confused lol

Dark blue, but now covered in solid white.

And that little cup looked contaminated but again same thing, dark blue and solid white covering it.

 

[Observer]

Now I want a royale with cheese, damnit tobh.

 

[Observer]

I think it finally got infected but got one thing that doesn't smell bad so far

Otherwise, Im moving soon and I'll get setup more proper and try again in a cleaner environment

 

[tobh]

bruising can happen when the mycelium is handled in any way. Sometimes air can trigger it, sometimes cutting a chunk. If it went back to white healthy growth, I wouldn't write it off as all lost. I've seen older cultures go blue just because of age, even.

 

[Observer]

bruising can happen when the mycelium is handled in any way. Sometimes air can trigger it, sometimes cutting a chunk. If it went back to white healthy growth, I wouldn't write it off as all lost. I've seen older cultures go blue just because of age, even.

ok i wasnt sure if it was something like that or not.

thanks

i got some in a jar growing.

make sense, kept it for a bit and seemed it started to outgrow its food source.

 

[tobh]

ok i wasnt sure if it was something like that or not.

thanks

i got some in a jar growing.

make sense, kept it for a bit and seemed it started to outgrow its food source.

yeah, it'll do that. then it'll bruise and eventually just outright dry up.

 

[Observer]

yeah, it'll do that. then it'll bruise and eventually just outright dry up.

learnin'