Hello. Why do some spore prints stick to the side of the beaker when added to sterile water and during the syringe filling process. Ive had nice dark prints wasted due to no spores being sucked up and all were stuck to the glass beaker! I was told to add a bit of "jet dry" or similar water wetter and that did seem to help but I dont want to have to add anything such as that. Some prints mix great and fill up nicely but some dont. Thank you
I had to laugh when I saw the bottle tek! For over a decade I've used 2 liter pop bottles cut in half about 1/3 up from the bottom, leveled the cut edges and made an inch high slice in the upper part so it will fold in enough to fit back into the bottom half. Then i put about 1 cup of perlite and enough hydrogen peroxide to saturate it and then add an inch layer of sterilized vermiculite. The vermiculite must be sterilized or it will autocontaminate with trichoderma mold. Baking in the over for dry heat sterilization is fine but I fill quart jars to almost the top and add water until there's about 1/2 inch in the bottom and pressure cook it. This acts as a casing layer, moisture reserve and it keeps fruitbodies from growing upside down as a photogenic response to light reflecting from the perlite layer which is just another moisture reserve. Then I pop either a half pint or a pint PF Tek cake in (or make a sandwich with 2 half pints and add a spoonful of the vermiculite on top of the cake as a second casing layer. I only use peroxide with these and at each harvest the cake gets a thorough spray down with peroxide. For air exchange I take the pop bottle cap off and stuff a cotton ball in there or use a coffee filter and twist tie to seal it off. Half ounce per 1/2 pint cake is the usual end dry weight with 7 gram first flushes.
@Леонид Yes, during bulk colonization period (when air vents are closed) keep the tub in a dark place. The temperature range is around 70-80F or 21-27С. You don't need neither fresh air exchange nor misting/humidifier for this period, just forget about it. Keep the tub closed and wait for 80-100% of top layer colonization. After that you can open air vents (make sure to protect them with polyfill or micropore tape). Good luck 🤞
@G The optimal temperature is 122°F or +50°C. The higher temperature over 140°F or 60°C is not critical for potency loss, but mushrooms are easy to burn and spoil (this happens very often to newbie growers).
Drying time depends on the weight and size of mushrooms. Typically, it takes from 5 to 12 hours. You can start with 5-6 hours, check the results and decide to continue or not. Properly dried shrooms for long-term storage should crisp, like chips (or like fruit chips).
More details in full guide here: https://shroomok.com/en/wiki/How_to_dry_and_store_psilocybe_mushrooms
@mtk However, there is a disadvantage of using non-transparent tubs. You won't be able to notice possible signs of contamination on the bottom and from the sides of your mushroom cake
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OMGoodness yeah mind blown and also makes perfect sense.
Would love update pics @D!ngo !
I inoculated coffee grounds and this happened
cut them up with scissors first. and take the crap off the bottoms!
First Albino Penis Envy grow
What was the size of the cakes, what was your spawn:substrate ratio?
Magic mushrooms growing statistics with charts
Clone that albino looking one!
First ever grow. MVP strain of magic mushrooms
Just came across this article today and I'm curious that see how this turned out for you You got any updates you can share please?
I inoculated coffee grounds and this happened
Hello. Why do some spore prints stick to the side of the beaker when added to sterile water and during the syringe filling process. Ive had nice dark prints wasted due to no spores being sucked up and all were stuck to the glass beaker! I was told to add a bit of "jet dry" or similar water wetter and that did seem to help but I dont want to have to add anything such as that. Some prints mix great and fill up nicely but some dont. Thank you
Liquid psilocybe spore syringe
Very helpful, I learned a lot. Thanks
Different approaches to drying shrooms
hi! can i have some sources about the yellow liquid color one?
Mycelium metabolites or mushroom pee
I had to laugh when I saw the bottle tek! For over a decade I've used 2 liter pop bottles cut in half about 1/3 up from the bottom, leveled the cut edges and made an inch high slice in the upper part so it will fold in enough to fit back into the bottom half. Then i put about 1 cup of perlite and enough hydrogen peroxide to saturate it and then add an inch layer of sterilized vermiculite. The vermiculite must be sterilized or it will autocontaminate with trichoderma mold. Baking in the over for dry heat sterilization is fine but I fill quart jars to almost the top and add water until there's about 1/2 inch in the bottom and pressure cook it. This acts as a casing layer, moisture reserve and it keeps fruitbodies from growing upside down as a photogenic response to light reflecting from the perlite layer which is just another moisture reserve. Then I pop either a half pint or a pint PF Tek cake in (or make a sandwich with 2 half pints and add a spoonful of the vermiculite on top of the cake as a second casing layer. I only use peroxide with these and at each harvest the cake gets a thorough spray down with peroxide. For air exchange I take the pop bottle cap off and stuff a cotton ball in there or use a coffee filter and twist tie to seal it off. Half ounce per 1/2 pint cake is the usual end dry weight with 7 gram first flushes.
Bottle-tek or how to grow mushrooms in plastic bottles
Ate my first nutcracker boomers last night. Fantastic good time. Highly recommended
Cubensis Nutcracker magic mushrooms
Please, tell me which exact lamps need to be used and at which stages?
Making mushroom cake, spawn to bulk, and casing
Я внимательно изучаю материал! Благодарю.
Different approaches to drying shrooms
@Happy_cappy What a kind comment! I’m happy to know this guide is useful to you. All my love and thanks to you ❤️
Mushroom pinning, fruiting period and mushrooms growth conditions
@Jackie No problem if you use DRIED mushrooms :)
Read this before putting your shrooms in fridge
@Леонид Yes, during bulk colonization period (when air vents are closed) keep the tub in a dark place. The temperature range is around 70-80F or 21-27С. You don't need neither fresh air exchange nor misting/humidifier for this period, just forget about it. Keep the tub closed and wait for 80-100% of top layer colonization. After that you can open air vents (make sure to protect them with polyfill or micropore tape). Good luck 🤞
Making mushroom cake, spawn to bulk, and casing
@G The optimal temperature is 122°F or +50°C. The higher temperature over 140°F or 60°C is not critical for potency loss, but mushrooms are easy to burn and spoil (this happens very often to newbie growers).
Drying time depends on the weight and size of mushrooms. Typically, it takes from 5 to 12 hours. You can start with 5-6 hours, check the results and decide to continue or not. Properly dried shrooms for long-term storage should crisp, like chips (or like fruit chips).
More details in full guide here: https://shroomok.com/en/wiki/How_to_dry_and_store_psilocybe_mushrooms
First Albino Penis Envy grow
@mtk However, there is a disadvantage of using non-transparent tubs. You won't be able to notice possible signs of contamination on the bottom and from the sides of your mushroom cake
DIY Monotub Tek. How to build monotub for mushroom cultivation
@mtk Yes, you can use non-transparent plastic boxes. You can see an example with black boxes at the end of the current article ;)
DIY Monotub Tek. How to build monotub for mushroom cultivation
No way that's jack
Jack Frost or not?
Can i grow in un transperant. plastic box
DIY Monotub Tek. How to build monotub for mushroom cultivation