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
Hi, I wanted to share my Joe's dead easy method for mushroom chocolate. It is easy and uses very low temperature:
Ingredients:
- Very dry magic mushrooms (6g for example)
- Dark Chocolate drops / callets / pallets (100g for example)
Equipment:
- Coffee grinder
(Warning: a coffee/espresso "CONE GRINDER" did not work for me, switched to blade based "herb grinder")
OR If you have no grinder you can also a mortar, but it gets pretty dusty soon...
- Thermostat to constantly get temperature of the molten chocolate (This is essential for this method)
- Pot / pot for water bath
- Form to fill chocolate in
Instructions:
1. Grind the shrooms as fine as possible.
2. Heat the chocolate in the water bath
3. Add shroom powder, stir well
4. Fill chocolate into form(s)
So sounds simple but here is the trick. You NEED to get into the topic of "Tempering chocolate" there are 1001 links to be found on the net. Tempering chocolate is not only important to get a nice "non sticky" chocolate with a nice surface but also to get the chocolate out of the form(s) in absolute mint condition (!).
So I used the the following "Tempering chocolate guide", Together with dark chocolate callets from the same manufacturer:
https://www.callebaut.com/en/chocolate-video/technique/tempering/callets
Instructions with tempering:
1. Grind the shrooms as fine as possible.
2(a) Important: Keep 10-15% of chocolate callets for later(!)
2(b) Heat the chocolate (pot) in the water bath to 41-45 C (ideal temp depends on your chocolate type)
2(c) Take the pot away from heat / water bath. Add the 10-15% chocolate pallets to "do/init the tempering" and stir until you reach about 35 C
3. Add shroom powder, stir well. stir and wait until the chocolate/shroom mix reaches 31-32C
4. Fill chocolate into form(s) (just clean forms, no fat or anything added to prevent sticking)
The results should be great. I think a nice advantage is the low cooking temperature.
sorry man. I missed your last post. Again awesome quality and detail. please forget about my last question you already answered it in detail with this post (https://shroomok.com/en/wiki/Mushrooms-side-and-bottom-pinning)
Hi, I am finally running on 1:3 mix on four 60x40x12cm boxes inside the described tent. All my sensors are currently out of order. So in general I only use a "WLAN based 4 x power socket" running on "Tasmota Home automation" software (Fan-out CO2, and Fogger to get back humidity - hourly). I will send you a nice article/details/fotos soon, steam bath 3000 :)
q: Did you rehydrate (soak) your mushroom cakes in water after the 1st flush?
So my last "caked based" box - I even forgot to soak them before putting them in coco-mix. To be honest I did not experience any bad results from that. I did not manually mist the boxes at all - except about about 100ml per box when I "waited if there would happen anything more after the first flush" (I had no experience about when or how this (2nd + flushes) should happen and if it would be worth to wait instead of using new box).
q: what strain(s) are you growing?
GT, B+, I just can't get the APE running
--
current observations:
- After 3 weeks of spawning my 1:3 mix in the boxes were ready to go (maybe they even would take 1 week longer) and they are currently growing like hell (I am so interested in the 2nd flush results also). I even needed to get a 2nd big dryer hehe...
- I had one bad thing happen :( 3 out of remaining 4 spawn bag (2 ape) got the contam :( So yeah I will try to make a 1:4 or 1:4.5 mix out of necessity...
quick question about the cultivation boxes:
I noticed that about after 2 Weeks alot of mycel was ready on the "outer sections near the box edges" and even 1,3 small aborts could be seen - very few mycel in the center of the box. Is this normal ? I am using about 3 "air holes" per side of the box (holes smaller than in traditional monotube) and I closed them with micropore tape (1 layer). Are the aborts normal or a sign of "to mutch fresh air", maybe even only 2 holes per side or more layers of micropore!
Hey Joe!
What a great news!
I’m glad you have a successful mushroom fruiting.
Did you rehydrate (soak) your mushroom cakes in water after the 1st flush?
Or maybe hard misting on the top layer after harvesting to initiate the next flush?
BTW, what strain(s) are you growing?
Grow tent is a great tech approach and new level in mushroom growing.
Thank you for sharing your journey with so many useful details. This is a complete report that others may find helpful.
And ofc thanks for sharing your fruiting conditions data, love it!
(Yes, CO2 changes are crazy at active stage of fruiting! But CO2 produced by oyster mushrooms will make you even more shocked)
P.S. If you’d like to share an “article by Joe” with more details, photos you can send it to me on e-mail shroomok [at] gmail.com and I’ll create a separate write up ;)
Hey @B! No, Roger Rabbit is not a hybrid. It is a Leucistic TAT (True Albino Teacher) isolation. You can find all species, strains and info about them in Mushroom Genetics Tree here: https://shroomok.com/articles:mushroom-strains
or
or
Very helpful, I learned a lot. Thanks
How to dry and store psilocybe mushrooms
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.
How to dry and store psilocybe mushrooms
@Happy_cappy What a kind comment! I’m happy to know this guide is useful to you. All my love and thanks to you ❤️
Fruiting period. Pinhead initiation, mushroom pinning and mushrooms growth parameters
@Jackie No problem if you use DRIED mushrooms :)
How to freeze fresh magic mushrooms
@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
Forget Monotub Kit. DIY. How to make Monotub for Mushrooms by your own
@mtk Yes, you can use non-transparent plastic boxes. You can see an example with black boxes at the end of the current article ;)
Forget Monotub Kit. DIY. How to make Monotub for Mushrooms by your own
No way that's jack
Jack Frost or not?
Can i grow in un transperant. plastic box
Forget Monotub Kit. DIY. How to make Monotub for Mushrooms by your own
Hi, I wanted to share my Joe's dead easy method for mushroom chocolate. It is easy and uses very low temperature:
Ingredients:
- Very dry magic mushrooms (6g for example)
- Dark Chocolate drops / callets / pallets (100g for example)
Equipment:
- Coffee grinder
(Warning: a coffee/espresso "CONE GRINDER" did not work for me, switched to blade based "herb grinder")
OR If you have no grinder you can also a mortar, but it gets pretty dusty soon...
- Thermostat to constantly get temperature of the molten chocolate (This is essential for this method)
- Pot / pot for water bath
- Form to fill chocolate in
Instructions:
1. Grind the shrooms as fine as possible.
2. Heat the chocolate in the water bath
3. Add shroom powder, stir well
4. Fill chocolate into form(s)
So sounds simple but here is the trick. You NEED to get into the topic of "Tempering chocolate" there are 1001 links to be found on the net. Tempering chocolate is not only important to get a nice "non sticky" chocolate with a nice surface but also to get the chocolate out of the form(s) in absolute mint condition (!).
So I used the the following "Tempering chocolate guide", Together with dark chocolate callets from the same manufacturer:
https://www.callebaut.com/en/chocolate-video/technique/tempering/callets
Instructions with tempering:
1. Grind the shrooms as fine as possible.
2(a) Important: Keep 10-15% of chocolate callets for later(!)
2(b) Heat the chocolate (pot) in the water bath to 41-45 C (ideal temp depends on your chocolate type)
2(c) Take the pot away from heat / water bath. Add the 10-15% chocolate pallets to "do/init the tempering" and stir until you reach about 35 C
3. Add shroom powder, stir well. stir and wait until the chocolate/shroom mix reaches 31-32C
4. Fill chocolate into form(s) (just clean forms, no fat or anything added to prevent sticking)
The results should be great. I think a nice advantage is the low cooking temperature.
Have fun
Magic mushroom chocolate and psilocybin candy recipes
sorry man. I missed your last post. Again awesome quality and detail. please forget about my last question you already answered it in detail with this post (https://shroomok.com/en/wiki/Mushrooms-side-and-bottom-pinning)
What is the best ratio of spawn to bulk for mushroom growing
Hi, I am finally running on 1:3 mix on four 60x40x12cm boxes inside the described tent. All my sensors are currently out of order. So in general I only use a "WLAN based 4 x power socket" running on "Tasmota Home automation" software (Fan-out CO2, and Fogger to get back humidity - hourly). I will send you a nice article/details/fotos soon, steam bath 3000 :)
q: Did you rehydrate (soak) your mushroom cakes in water after the 1st flush?
So my last "caked based" box - I even forgot to soak them before putting them in coco-mix. To be honest I did not experience any bad results from that. I did not manually mist the boxes at all - except about about 100ml per box when I "waited if there would happen anything more after the first flush" (I had no experience about when or how this (2nd + flushes) should happen and if it would be worth to wait instead of using new box).
q: what strain(s) are you growing?
GT, B+, I just can't get the APE running
--
current observations:
- After 3 weeks of spawning my 1:3 mix in the boxes were ready to go (maybe they even would take 1 week longer) and they are currently growing like hell (I am so interested in the 2nd flush results also). I even needed to get a 2nd big dryer hehe...
- I had one bad thing happen :( 3 out of remaining 4 spawn bag (2 ape) got the contam :( So yeah I will try to make a 1:4 or 1:4.5 mix out of necessity...
quick question about the cultivation boxes:
I noticed that about after 2 Weeks alot of mycel was ready on the "outer sections near the box edges" and even 1,3 small aborts could be seen - very few mycel in the center of the box. Is this normal ? I am using about 3 "air holes" per side of the box (holes smaller than in traditional monotube) and I closed them with micropore tape (1 layer). Are the aborts normal or a sign of "to mutch fresh air", maybe even only 2 holes per side or more layers of micropore!
regards Joe
What is the best ratio of spawn to bulk for mushroom growing
That’s not a pan cyan
the biggest pan cyans panaeolus cyanescens I’ve ever seen in the wild #2
Hey Joe!
What a great news!
I’m glad you have a successful mushroom fruiting.
Did you rehydrate (soak) your mushroom cakes in water after the 1st flush?
Or maybe hard misting on the top layer after harvesting to initiate the next flush?
BTW, what strain(s) are you growing?
Grow tent is a great tech approach and new level in mushroom growing.
Thank you for sharing your journey with so many useful details. This is a complete report that others may find helpful.
And ofc thanks for sharing your fruiting conditions data, love it!
(Yes, CO2 changes are crazy at active stage of fruiting! But CO2 produced by oyster mushrooms will make you even more shocked)
P.S. If you’d like to share an “article by Joe” with more details, photos you can send it to me on e-mail shroomok [at] gmail.com and I’ll create a separate write up ;)
What is the best ratio of spawn to bulk for mushroom growing
Hey @B! No, Roger Rabbit is not a hybrid. It is a Leucistic TAT (True Albino Teacher) isolation. You can find all species, strains and info about them in Mushroom Genetics Tree here: https://shroomok.com/articles:mushroom-strains
Growing Roger Rabbit