Provides answers to frequently asked questions and debunks commonly believed myths about magic mushrooms.
- How can I grow lots of shrooms, fast?
There is no quick and dirty way to start producing massive flushes from the start.
- Which mushroom cultivation book should I buy?
Paul Stamets and J.S.Chilton: The Mushroom Cultivator
- How should I crumble the substrate?
There are several ways, all of which are similar.
- How long does it take for a pin to mature?
It takes anything from 2 - 5 days for a P. Cubensis pin to mature.
- When should I harvest?
Harvest casings all together over a course of 1 day for best results.
- How do I harvest a mushroom?
A mushroom is best harvested by being pulled off the casing or cake with a twisting motion.
- Is it possible to cross 2 strains?
A hybrid would result from the mating of a monokaryon of one strain with a monokaryon of another strain.
- Is there a difference in yield if I use multispore inoculation or an isolated strain?
There is a difference.
- Where can I find supplies in the USA? (longer list)
This is a short listing of common supplies and equipment used in amateur mushroom cultivation.
- What should I do after harvest?
Cakes: You clean the cakes of all aborts and place it back into the fruiting chamber at 95%-100% humidity.
- What are some acute psychological and physiological effects of psilocybin?
Acute psychological and physiological effects of psilocybin in healthy humans: a double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-effect study Felix Hasler , Ulrike Grimberg, Marco A. Benz, Theo Huber and Franz X. Vollenweider
- Can mushrooms be smoked?
There continues to be controversy around whether or not smoking psilocybin/psilocin containing mushrooms can produce a psychoactive effect.
- How do shrooms work (very simplified)?
psilocybin
- Where can I find supplies in the UK?
When I first started it was like a maze of names and phrases I had never heard of before in my life.
- Where can I find supplies in the USA?
Most supplies can be ordered online from our various Shroomery Sponsors.
- Why do different species and strains of mushrooms have different highs?
All active Psilocybe mushrooms contain the same main substances which are psilocybin, psilocin and to a lesser degree baeocystin and norbaeocystin.
- What are the gold flakes on the caps of my mushrooms?
The gold flakes people sometimes see on the dried caps and stems of their mushrooms is vermiculite.
- How long does psilocybin / psilocin stay in the body?
Once ingested, most of the psilocybin is converted into psilocin within the first hour.
- Does tripping change your range of hearing?
Although it may seem that tripping causes you to see and hear things sharper the truth is that only your perceptions have changed.
- Is there strychnine in mushrooms?
No, there is no strychnine in mushrooms.
- How do shrooms work?
The answer to this question is somewhat complex and not 100% understood by scientists.
- What is the difference between Amanita muscaria (Fly agaric) and Psilocybe mushrooms?
General differences Psilocybin/Psilocin Mushrooms Mushrooms that
contain the hallucinogens psilocybin and/or psilocin belong mainly to
the genera: Psilocybe, Conocybe, and Panaeolus.
- Can one go insane while tripping on mushrooms?
The answer to this question is not a simple yes or no, even for the average person with no emotional or psychological problems or any family history of mental illness the answer is surely an un-equivocal no.
- Are there long-term effects of taking hallucinogenic mushrooms?
There are no long term physical effects from ingestion of mushrooms containing psilocybin and psilocin.
- Why do some people puke on shrooms?
Many people experience nausea and/or vomiting during mushroom experiences, especially with larger doses.
