- What do these mushrooms grow on?
Active mushrooms grow on a variety of things (substrate) but primarily they grow on horse or cow manure, dead wood or mulch, and on the ground in the grass. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- Which species can be found growing where and when?
A listing of Psilocycbin containing mushrooms species and their data. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- When can I find the most common active mushrooms?
Psilocybe mushrooms can be found from Spring to Winter. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- Which is the best field guide I can buy?
First of all, you should realize that there is no book which contains all species. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- Are there any special things I need to take to go hunting?
What you take to go mushroom hunting will be different depending on what kind of hunting trip you are going on. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- Are there any other mushrooms that I should know about?
The world is filled with many different mushrooms. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- What kind of active mushrooms can I expect to find?
Descriptions & Pictures Of Commonly Found Mushrooms (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- What are the optimum P. cubensis growth parameters?
Psilocybe cubensis Growth Parameters taken from Paul Stamets and J. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- How do I initiate pinning on a casing?
Once the mycelium has appeared in the valleys of the casing layer it's time to trigger primordia formation. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- How long does it take for a pin to mature?
It takes anything from 2 - 5 days for a P. Cubensis pin to mature. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- Why is there mycelia growing on the stems?
If the conditions are too moist at the point where mushrooms enter their last fruiting stage, some mycelium can grow on the stems. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- When should I harvest?
Harvest casings all together over a course of 1 day for best results. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- How do I harvest a mushroom?
A mushroom is best harvested by being pulled off the casing or cake with a twisting motion. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- I want to construct a HEPA hood. How do I match a blower to a HEPA filter?
Every filter has a different "resistance" when air blows through it at a certain speed, this resistance is called the "static pressure". (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- 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. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- How much and when do I water?
Live in arizona or Seattle? (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- How long will the patch stay?
Basically forever. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- When will I see a flush and how much?
I got my flush in about 3 weeks. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- But Moe! what about..............Contams?
Some fat hoe named Mother Nature gets all her microbes and UV rays in check to help us 'mushroom farmers' out. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- Which species can be cultivated outdoors on woodchips?
The species are: Psilocybe cyanescens, Psilocybe azurescens, Psilocybe subaeruginosa, Psilocybe bohemica, Psilocybe arcana, Psilocybe serbica. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
- Which climate zones make the cultivation of woodlovers possible?
Outdoor cultivation of the woodlovers is definitely possible in zones 6, 7 and 8. (01/01/90 12:00 AM)
