This is how are at least this is kind of how my hillbilly pumpkins are growing. When I grew the original variety AKA hillbilly mushrooms and they didn't grow nothing like the pumpkin varieties growing. I tell you I've had pretty good success with the hillbilly strain definitely a good strain for beginners I would think. If you're on you to my college I think that it's a good strain to go with. Anyways nice photo
I'm in awe. I have grown the hillbilly variety and I got me flushes out of that strain when I grew it I tried the hillbilly pumpkin and that's what I've got going right now with a bunch more different strains but it's doing something very unusual and something that I'm not used to seeing still side mushrooms do I've been growing mushrooms now for about 15 16 months and I am not professing that I am a professional matter of fact I'll call myself and Novus because it's practically what I am I want to say that that Mushroom Man looks f****** amazing. I am very jealous lol so serious. I'm not used to how these mushrooms are growing though I thought that they were mutants I know that they're like a mutant of the hillbilly variety but I thought that I was growing a bunch of mutants some of the stalks shoot out like a stalk like other psilocyb mushrooms do and then most of them don't shoot out of stock at all they just start growing a cap right on top of the cake and I never seen that not to my memory anyways but I thought that they were just mutants. Like I said some of them that I'm growing are shooting out with a stalk like normal hillbilly mushrooms but this is Hillbilly pumpkin but most of them on my cake look like they're just producing a pen and then after the pin develops into something it looks like a cap is just on the cake and it just gets bigger and bigger and bigger and it looks like it's just taking over the cake and that area anyways looking at your mushroom here I might be now starting to understand how these varieties of hillbilly mushrooms grow. Great job on the Mushroom Man looks awesome.
I've Störer my shrooms in a jar but not dry but around 50-60% humidity. How long can I keep them and will they loose the rate of psylocibin faster than dry mushrooms?
@PitZahut, You are right that eggshells are mostly made of calcium carbonate, which is beneficial. However, they are not as effective as limestone flour or, especially, hydrated lime. Why?
Due to their low solubility in water and substrate, eggshells release calcium carbonate very slowly, particularly if not finely ground. This makes them less effective for fast pH adjustments in bulk substrates and almost useless for acidic casing substrates.
Eggshells (as well as oyster shells and garden lime) can be used in bulk substrates, but they are not recommended as the sole buffering agents. They are better suited for long-term applications, such as in gardening or soil improvement. Mushroom substrates, which typically fruit for only a month or so, do not require long-term pH adjustments. Instead, they need a quick, short-term pH increase.
What is best to use?
For bulk substrates: Gypsum (as a pH stabilizer) and optionally hydrated lime (as a fast buffering agent).
For casing substrates: Hydrated lime.
Thank you for your comment. I’ve updated this guide and added more details.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Whilst Vacuum sealing in weighted portions is a good idea, be sure to check legality. in the UK the police would use it to show that it is intent to supply.
This information is very useful, thanks so much for sharing, I've only had a little success so far, and after reading this I'm feeling much more positive about my future results.
That is awesome man
A pin coming out of a cap
This is by far one of the best mutant photos I have seen regarding hillbilly variety strains of mushrooms. Nice photo
Mushroom harvest 355 grams
This is how are at least this is kind of how my hillbilly pumpkins are growing. When I grew the original variety AKA hillbilly mushrooms and they didn't grow nothing like the pumpkin varieties growing. I tell you I've had pretty good success with the hillbilly strain definitely a good strain for beginners I would think. If you're on you to my college I think that it's a good strain to go with. Anyways nice photo
I'm proud of Hill Billy shroom blobs #3
Where is the cap at LOL
Hillbilly Pumpkin for Halloween 🎃
I'm in awe. I have grown the hillbilly variety and I got me flushes out of that strain when I grew it I tried the hillbilly pumpkin and that's what I've got going right now with a bunch more different strains but it's doing something very unusual and something that I'm not used to seeing still side mushrooms do I've been growing mushrooms now for about 15 16 months and I am not professing that I am a professional matter of fact I'll call myself and Novus because it's practically what I am I want to say that that Mushroom Man looks f****** amazing. I am very jealous lol so serious. I'm not used to how these mushrooms are growing though I thought that they were mutants I know that they're like a mutant of the hillbilly variety but I thought that I was growing a bunch of mutants some of the stalks shoot out like a stalk like other psilocyb mushrooms do and then most of them don't shoot out of stock at all they just start growing a cap right on top of the cake and I never seen that not to my memory anyways but I thought that they were just mutants. Like I said some of them that I'm growing are shooting out with a stalk like normal hillbilly mushrooms but this is Hillbilly pumpkin but most of them on my cake look like they're just producing a pen and then after the pin develops into something it looks like a cap is just on the cake and it just gets bigger and bigger and bigger and it looks like it's just taking over the cake and that area anyways looking at your mushroom here I might be now starting to understand how these varieties of hillbilly mushrooms grow. Great job on the Mushroom Man looks awesome.
Hillbilly Pumpkin second flush #5
I've Störer my shrooms in a jar but not dry but around 50-60% humidity. How long can I keep them and will they loose the rate of psylocibin faster than dry mushrooms?
For how long dried Magic Mushrooms can be stored
@PitZahut, You are right that eggshells are mostly made of calcium carbonate, which is beneficial. However, they are not as effective as limestone flour or, especially, hydrated lime. Why?
Due to their low solubility in water and substrate, eggshells release calcium carbonate very slowly, particularly if not finely ground. This makes them less effective for fast pH adjustments in bulk substrates and almost useless for acidic casing substrates.
Eggshells (as well as oyster shells and garden lime) can be used in bulk substrates, but they are not recommended as the sole buffering agents. They are better suited for long-term applications, such as in gardening or soil improvement. Mushroom substrates, which typically fruit for only a month or so, do not require long-term pH adjustments. Instead, they need a quick, short-term pH increase.
What is best to use?
For bulk substrates: Gypsum (as a pH stabilizer) and optionally hydrated lime (as a fast buffering agent).
For casing substrates: Hydrated lime.
Thank you for your comment. I’ve updated this guide and added more details.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Green mold contamination aka Trichoderma
Can powder crushed eggshells also be used as an alkalinizer for my bulk substrate? as far as I can tell they're about 95% calcium carbonate.
Green mold contamination aka Trichoderma
I’m shocked at the usefulness of this article. Thank you so very much!
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Whilst Vacuum sealing in weighted portions is a good idea, be sure to check legality. in the UK the police would use it to show that it is intent to supply.
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Mycogone contamination aka wet bubble disease
This information is very useful, thanks so much for sharing, I've only had a little success so far, and after reading this I'm feeling much more positive about my future results.
List of agar recipes for mushroom cultivation
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Mycogone contamination aka wet bubble disease
That's pretty interesting. Don't forget share the experience with this experiment!
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Why 3 months? I just finished mine in 2.
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