Posted by insearchof_56 (10/31/23 02:04 PM)
I keep seeing people referring to t1 and t2 agar, what are they talking about??
Never heard of any of that, as far as I know, agar is agar. 
Are these something that has some sort of chemicals added to it or something??
Posted by Seakayaker (07/13/23 05:04 PM)
For the past 9 months I have been working with azurescens. First on wheat berry and then to oak wood chip. Recently the rate of colonization for wheat berry accelerated such that a 50/50 mix of colonized berry to new berry substrate only took 2 to 3 days to turn fully white. I got out to 12 mason jars and decided this was a little weird. Opened a jar to find it struck me as a little sour rather than mushroomy or earthy. I threw the jars out. 

I now want to know if my wood chips are really growing azurescens. Purchased a small microscope. The mycelleum looks like very fine threads. Every sample I have, whether on agar, wood or grain, looks the same. What concerns me is that when the mycelleum finds a hollow space in the substrate it creates a cottony spot which a understand from some bag growers is not good. I would attach a photo from the microscope if I knew how to add it here. 

Does mycelluem always stick to the surface of the substrate? I know it can sometimes crawl out on glass a bit but that is still on a surface.

Note: when grain is added to a mason jar of wood chip, each grain will create a 1/2" cotton ball around itself until it finds a wood chip to colonize. Does this match other people's experience?

Posted by 3rdiopn21 (05/04/23 09:27 AM)
I am going to experiment with adding some mostly spent mimosa h. Bark to fruiting substrate.  I heard adding tryptamines to mushroom grow may increase potency, especially wood loving types like wavy caps which are already some of the most potent. Maybe there are a lot more plants around there that contain tryptamines and this may account for wavy caps being so potent. I read an article that orange trees roots branches and even fruit contain approximately. 03% n,n,dmt. Wow anybody else heard about that?
Any way I don't think it would hurt adding mimosa h. bark that is mostly spent.  Any thoughts would be appreciated since I'm better at extraction from mimosa hostilis than I am at growing shrooms.

Posted by Queue7 (04/27/23 06:48 PM)
I brought Ape spores and a grow kit  how long do I wait for it to start growing , I started on 21 of April , please help ! Lol
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Posted by Tar0 (04/12/23 08:20 AM)
Ive had a 2 grow bags of PE6 and golden teachers that have shown little signs of colonistation, what can i do to make the process faster

Posted by springy (03/07/23 02:48 PM)
I really trust you guys for advice so here goes my question:  You say the monotub is a good choice. Is this the same as the monotubs I see on amazon? If I have golden teacher spores what else would I need? does the proper substrate etc.. come with the monotub. What do I actually need? Thanks guys!!
Edited 3/7/2023 2:50 PM
Posted by Travistho (11/20/22 03:04 AM)
Please can a y one help me get a wild Queensland cube spore print. I'm in Perth. Thanks in advance. 
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Posted by Brek903 (10/26/22 10:58 PM)
Yo just getting started need some help so I have my jars there white and   And I want  to bulk them I have  coca coir  perlite and.  Vermiculite and calcuim plus minerals.  Will I need substrate  ? For.  Them if I break up the jars and put them in a  storage tub ? 
Posted by deriak (06/07/22 11:42 AM)
How do I post a picture?
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Posted by FF_Mcr (03/30/22 12:17 PM)
I am looking for any information that will help me with my new set up  I have 1.2 x1.2 m hydroponics tent with a 4 inch in line fan with H14 hepa filter on I have a home-made humidifier made from a 60l box and 6 head ultra sonic fogger and a uv light in to keep water clean and hepa filtered fan to push the fog in to the tent in side the tent are wire shelves to sit the colonised blocks on when ready to fruit %u2026%u2026 how offend should I have the fan on for FAE  ? my cakes are 50/50 rye and sub the sub is coco and vermiculite I have not ran the set up yet as I am waiting for my bags to colonise the strains are ape 412 
DC mak the club
makilla gorilla %u2026. Any help or information will be appreciated
Posted by Jackstraw2018 (11/22/21 07:17 PM)
Hello,
II have some all in one grow bags - I know they are a bit frowned upon, but they're just so damn easy and convenient - and they are just about fully colonized.  I will be traveling soon for about a week, and am worried that they will start fruiting while I'm away, and I'll miss/lose the harvest.  So my question is, is there any way to safely prevent/slow down fruiting while at the same time minimizing risk of contamination?  I have read some places that putting them in the fridge should be fine for a week or two.

Thoughts, advice, ideas???

Kind regards and Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by MushyMark (11/24/20 06:11 PM)
Hello and big forum to get around...

I have just started my first grow, this is day 4.

I spent 3 days monitoring various parts of my small flat for a constant temperature and I found it, right here on my desk... So here they live for now.

Want to know suggestions on what to do when they need to be fruited, I have nowhere suitable that is within the optimal temperature range. The airing cupboard is a searing 45 degrees Celsius, thats 113 in old money... I mean Fahrenheit. The next best place is still in the 40's then the next best place is right in a cold spot, it is about 14 degrees in there even in the hottest summers, then there is the kitchen which swings from sub zero to can't stand the heat... I have some heater mats but I am reluctant to use them given that I used them on one grow of cannabis and it cooked the roots... So its concerning because the heater mat specifies that it must have something in contact with it... So would stuffing these fruits or to fruit in the cooler cupboard possibly with a small source of heat to raise the ambient temperature, be OK if the temperature can be raised up by enough to around 20 degrees or room temperature? 

Well anyway, thats my head around the door, thanks be to random search results on something unrelated, seriously, you have Mushroom Lamp as a key word? Or was this google playing up again?




Posted by dm0345sg100 (08/11/20 02:57 PM)
Hello everyone new user here, 1st grow. I have been lurking for a while, doing my research and wholeheartedly appreciate all of the information that I have gathered from all of the experienced members in my pursuit to achieve further mental enlightenment. Spore syringe of Golden Teacher strain inoculated into 4 1lb rye grain spawn bags, done is a SAB w/ sterile technique. 3 of the 4 bags colonized nicely, the other a bit wet and had a funny smell, so I threw it in the backyard. Spawned good bags to h/poo substrate (mixed not layered) applied casing layer at spawn and put into fruiting conditions immediately with medium filled polyfill all around. Located in a basement walk in closet on a shelf, with a hepa filter running in the room 24/7,  ambient temp 77F, A/C running intermittently throughout the day, on a 12/12 light cycle since spawning.   Spawned 08/07/20, as of today 08/11/20 this is what we are working with. Any tips or observations would be greatly appreciated, the white hairs all over the substrate have me optimistic, but want to be sure.  Thank you again for any assistance. 
Posted by DAYTRIPPER-LA-Ca (07/01/20 10:57 PM)
Hell all, first time posting here. I am seeking advice. I have 3 jars that I inncolulated at the same time, all wbs. They are not all equally far along in colinzation (I dont think.) I want to mix them in bulk substrate and do a monotub but not sure if all three are ready to go. Can someone please take a look at these jars and let me know if they are all ready to go. One clearly is, the other two are chunky. 
thanks so much
Posted by Johndoe1017 (06/11/20 12:10 AM)
I ordered a albino penis envy spore syringe today and got the 4 quart of rye seed and 4lbs of minute based substrate on the way as well. Could anyone give me some info on growing bulk. This will be my 3rd grown and I want to know as much as possible so any info would be much appreciated 
Posted by Caputcatapitus (05/20/20 09:26 AM)
I did my first grow and the first flush went absolutely perfect with huge yields. Soaked the cakes for second flush and they started pinning within  day or two. On the second and third flush there is white powder on the caps of the mushrooms. The powder comes in clumps and is more concentrated while the cap is a button but becomes less noticable as the cap expands and seems to.form a spiral patter on on the top of the cap. It wipes off no problem when harvesting and cleaning. Is this a problem for edibility? Should I be concerned? The species is p. Cubensis. Thanks in advance for any info.
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Posted by Motamota007 (04/09/20 04:34 PM)
Hi new member here and grower was wondering if there is any generous people out there that can spare some spores free energy and knowledge of cultivation please send me a message I would appreciate it thank you all and stay safe
Posted by THE_MOLDED (12/09/19 01:45 PM)
Will some 1 please message me , im a new grower ive cheese grated my brf cakes and made my " cake " in a lined monotub for a bulk grow...exept i messed up and added a cm layer of vermiculite before my casing was colonized? 

Is this a problem ? What do i do? 

Do i go back in and risk contaminating by removing the layer of verm? Or will the mycelium colonize the verm too? 

I was supposed to colonize the casing THEN when pinning occored add a 1cm layer of verm ... Ive invested so much time into this im scared ive screwed it all up please message me or something i could really use a BIG BROTHER grower for reference...

Im socially awkward ... Someone open up and reach out ... 

HELP!!
Posted by Love4LifeShrooms (09/05/19 05:53 PM)
I have been navigating this website for a couple of months just reading and studying learning everything I need to know about cultivating cubensis! I have taught myself through the info I have read everywhere actually how to do it from start till now today just harvesting my very first batch of mushrooms!! I was taught in the readings to use the BRF tek and it has been very successful! I haven%u2019t posted anything or asked any questions on here yet because I first read before you ask the question make sure to do the studying!! Hence my studying leading to the success without having to ask any questions!! I will be starting my 2 grow here soon and when I do I will be posting more and adding pics to show what I have been doing that has led me to be successful. And hopefully find some feedback on anything else hat I can do to make it better!! Thank you to everyone on here in providing info to grow these mushrooms!! I am in love!!!
Posted by Krackerjack07 (04/14/19 05:43 PM)
I NEED HELP!! My buddy passed and this was left. They are brf cakes w Cambodian and B . They have a little cotton like on some. I just dunked for the second time and abt a month old. As far as contams i dont see any colors like w mold. R they still good or should i toss em. I understand a little but left me w little info
Posted by Mr. Moose13 (04/11/18 08:15 PM)
I really need some help! My brf cakes are driving me nuts. I put them into fruiting 4 weeks ago and I have picked 2 full mature fruits. I had 6-7 aborts. This is out of 7 cakes. First 2 fruits came fast in the first 3 days. Then nothing for 2 weeks but a couple pin aborts! I'm in a sgft 12/12 light. Mist and fan 3-4X a day. Have small computer fan to help with fae and a humidifier plumbed into the sgft to help keep the RH up. Perlite is plenty moist. I taped up 80% of the holes and I'm getting more pins but they get to 1/8 inch tall and stop. Ive also dunked and rolled but the still seam very moist. WTH AM I DOING WRONG?
Posted by Aprilia356 (07/06/17 11:04 PM)
So very new to the cultivating part not the beautiful benifits though im still in research mode anything worth doing is worth doing right! Im having trouble with the nixed opione the kits please someone tell me why some are against some are for it with me a total beginner please point me in an non waste time direction im not expecting this process fast or easy but i want to obtain a legit understanding thanks so much young grasshopper
Posted by Jrboss (05/18/17 05:02 PM)
Try shroomsupply.com for rye berries I order here
Posted by bodhisatta (02/13/17 11:13 PM)
For the future anyone that finds this. Please post in the forums. No one really comes here to see this.
Shroomery.org/forums
Posted by MarvelousMushrooms (01/29/17 11:53 AM)
Hi there,
Love the website and all the interesting information but please tell me if I am growing mound in my coffee? I thought I had inoculated coffee grounds with king Oyster and Shiitake spore but after 2  weeks there is this fuzz growing mostly on the top of the grounds and not like any of the photos and videos  that show  a pure white thready look. Today some of the jars are looking a bit green which I take is contamination but before this point I would like to confirm what was growing? We have had high temperatures and humidity in the Eastern Cape  South Africa but I think the grounds got s bit dry so have added moisture.They are in a dark cupboard.Evertything has been done according to sterile techniques.I have taken some photos and would really appreciate some advice before I throw it out and start afresh.Some jars were started with the pieces of mushrooms and others with spore syringes. Thanks so much
Posted by mdubbsraps (09/04/15 01:31 PM)
I have a question regarding Mycelium growth in one of the many experiments I'm doing with growing many Cubensis strains, there was a lot of top space I left in this glass case I injected a whole golden teacher syringe into it, the bottom has one spot of mycelium growth but the top appears to be pining, idk if it is or if it's just mycelium growing weird up top or what but someone check these pictures out and let me know if I should put it in a terrium now and just take the tin foil off top or just wait for the mycelium to cover the whole cake
Posted by TripNorth (04/08/14 11:09 AM)
I would like to post a picture of a WBS jar I started, problem is, I can't even start a thread. Any help?
First time cultivator and I would like someone to verify if my growth is mycelium or not....

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Posted by cdmc1984 (12/30/11 03:38 PM)

I think you guys who visit and run shroomery.com should take note in what I say. Probably wont ! I don't give a shit if you do. So here it is sporefarmer.com sucks balls. I have gotten spore syringes from them so far six of them and you can't see shit in them.  Two of them I could count 9 little bitty black specs that you could see through the syringe, on white photo paper with a bright light 75watt bulb.  I would take pics but there is no point you can't see shit thank you asshole at sporefarmer.com NEXT UP tonsoffungi.com you suck too.  Nine bags and five got green mold and four won't grow anything at all and the green mold grew faster then any thing it even grew in two bags i never even inoculated whatever, and just in case you want to argue with me go ahead.  This is my tech asshole OK  first I buy my stuff from supposed reptile dealer get my bags get my syringe, go in my bathroom where I have blocked off windows, doors, and air vents with some 6mill plastic and taped everything off.  Then clean first with bleach then vinegar then 91 iodise alcohol then I spray the room down with Lysol  open my glove box and clean all stuff heat the needle stab it through a small sponge soaked with alcohol wipe the bag down with alcohol.  For one last good clean then insert the needle with the sponge, still on the needle where you have marked the bag with tape inject five cc/ml from sporefarmer.com asshole then tape over with 3m paper tape.  Now i take my tonsof fungie.com rye bags and put them in my tonsoffungi.com incubator at 90% humidity and a solid 86.5F degrees let sit for four weeks and presto nothing or green mold.  Just 2 spots of what look to be misileya about the size of a U.S dime surrounded by green mold asshole fuck you everyone needs a pressure cooker anyways i hope stacie bachna grow in your pelo and you die from emphysema