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 BillyGrass
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 Psilocybe Cyanescens on Cypress Mulch 
#697536 - 06/24/02 01:18 AM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'm looking for info on using cypress chips/mulch as a substrate for ps. cyans. Any info would be great.
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CLuB99
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Re: Psilocybe Cyanescens on Cypress Mulch [Re: BillyGrass]
#697627 - 06/24/02 03:41 AM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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it won't work!
you need a non aromatic-resinous wood, like alder, fagus, oak etc...
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 Orchidman
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 Re: Psilocybe Cyanescens on Cypress Mulch [Re: BillyGrass]
#699479 - 06/24/02 10:42 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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All the mulches in Toronto seem to be the ones I can't use for my cyanescens. I have been forced to search for alternatives. At Petsmart, I found KAYTEE Aspen shavings used as bedding and litter. It specifically states no aromatic oils. I feel it will be perfect and although I have not used it, I read a tek recommending it. It comes in large bales, and is a bit more expensive but I believe it will be the best. I read a tek saying the cyanescens likes wood shavings like those from a plane. The bedding is made from very fine shavings designed to grab and hold water. They are very heavy once they are soaked.
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DinoMyc
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Re: Psilocybe Cyanescens on Cypress Mulch [Re: Orchidman]
#700432 - 06/25/02 10:42 AM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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sounds good.
be sure you can compress the shavings, the have a tendency to pack loosely, resulting in a large gap for the mycelium to ?jump?..
good luck
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Re: Psilocybe Cyanescens on Cypress Mulch [Re: Orchidman]
#701187 - 06/25/02 03:10 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hey OM--I have those very same bails outside, I think we're experiencing the same difficulty. I had a lead on some freshly chipped alder, but that fell through. . .the only thing available to consumers is CEDAR. People like it BECAUSE it snuffs most everything else out. If you try hunting alder down from utility companies/government agencies, it's a long, unproductive time spent on the phone.
The thing with the kaytee stuff is that it seems to small of a chip size for actual fruiting. I think you need to top it off with something. Soil+grassy plants might be an option. Stamets has something in GGMM about shavings not being the best for final fruiting sub, that the chip size should be larger and variable, a few inches for the big chunks.
Many of the cyans around here fruit just fine off of soil-covered chips, IF there's enough grassy stuff.
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BillyGrass
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 Re: Psilocybe Cyanescens on Cypress Mulch [Re: Suntzu]
#704575 - 06/27/02 03:19 AM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Blimey! In a world of cypresses and nothing useful to do with them. Thanks guys.
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