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Paul Stamets and J.S.Chilton: The Mushroom Cultivator
- How many syringes can I make with one print?
Several.
- How can I make a syringe?
Likely the best syringe making tek is the Psilocyber's Syringe Tek.
- How can I grow lots of shrooms, fast?
There is no quick and dirty way to start producing massive flushes from the start.
- Which tek is the best for the beginner?
The tek that most beginners start with is the PF-tek .
- Where can I order spore syringes or prints from?
There are several vendors from which you can order spores and supplies from.
- 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 is the difference between a spore print and a spore syringe?
A "print" is a collection of spores a mushroom drops once it has reached full maturity.
- How long does it take for a pin to mature?
It takes anything from 2 - 5 days for a P. Cubensis pin to mature.
- 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.
- What is "cold shocking"?
The uses and misconceptions about cold shocking
- How do i keep my temperature under control
without upsetting the other room temperatures
- How much is the whole thing going to cost me?
When you begin with mushroom cultivation there is some initial cost since you need some items that you most likely don't have laying around.
- Do I need a pressure cooker?
You don't need a pressure cooker when sterilizing PF jars, or when sterilizing boilable instruments such as syringes.
- Which is better - cakes or bulk substrates?
If you are a beginner and want to grow just a few mushrooms, then cakes are better for you since the whole process is shorter and bears less chances of failure.
- Where can I find supplies in the USA?
Most supplies can be ordered online from our various Shroomery Sponsors.
- Is vermiculite dangerous/illegal/unavailable?
Some years ago vermiculite originating from one particular mine in the United States was found to contain certain levels of asbestos and the mine was shut down
- How do I harvest a mushroom?
A mushroom is best harvested by being pulled off the casing or cake with a twisting motion.
- When should I harvest?
Harvest casings all together over a course of 1 day for best results.
- Where can i see pictures related to mushroom cultivation related terms?
A few pictures to key words and parts of the process: Germination Fully colonised Cake pinning Pins growing Cake ready for harvest Veil breaking Caps ready for spore printing Casing ready for spore printing Spore printing Hyphal knots Primordia Overlay Photos by DreaMaTrix More pictures in the Growlog archive and the Gallery.
- How should I crumble the substrate?
There are several ways, all of which are similar.
- Is there a difference in yield if I use multispore inoculation or an isolated strain?
There is a difference.
- 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.
- 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.
- How Do Mushrooms Reproduce?
Notes: This is a compilation of information derived from another post I started at another board about a year ago (11.
