Posted by PsiloPsychIn (06/29/14 02:02 AM)
Thank you for this detailed description of your experiments. It really is a surprise how the PFTek works so well at creating the basic inoculate and then also learning that the cardboard is the critical element to induce fruiting. My garage is about 40-50 degrees (and colder in winter) and seems like a good place to give this a try. You don't mention exposure to light during fruiting. Do you think that is helpful?
Thanks again. 

Posted by YoYoBo (02/01/08 04:38 AM)

    I have 3 PF cakes of Azurescens & 3 PF cakes of Wavy caps. They are currently innoculating in a small cooler. The cooler is kept at a steady 73 degrees by the use of a small 9 watt fluorescent bulb that is enclosed in a tin can and made light proof by wrapping it in alumnimum foil. It emits just enough heat to keep the cooler at 73 degrees.

    Once the cakes are all thoroughly colonized, I will try out this experiment to see if it works. I will probably use the exact same cooler because I can control the temperature using the light bulb method. Then once all the cardboard is colonized, I mean to open the cooler and set it outside as the temperature here is around 50 degrees. I'll put some plastic over it with allowance for gas exchange and see if these babies fruit. If they do, I'll take some pictures and post it @ the shroomery, mycotopia, etc. If it does not work, I probably should post it as well - stating my experiment, citing this page, and detailing what actually happened.

    Peace for now

Posted by zoomerang (12/30/07 05:53 AM)

Thanks for keeping such detailed notes of your p.azuascens experiement.  It sound's like you do live in a region where temperatures (and natural habitat) had to be recreated by way of invention, patience, and persisitence.  I commend you (and thank you!) for sharing your experience with growing these oftentime difficult to do so strain with us.  I once pondered the idea of going indoors with them myself, but after reading so many "next to impossible" writings on the subject, I became dishearted on the matter, especially since I recently moved within a two hour drive of where these "azies" grow, even prolifically so, just recently and yet have failed to find any.  I know its getting pretty late into the year, but after my recent trip to the far nothwest corner of Oregon (it was just after our November storm so it was a washout!), I've decided that I'll try again next year perhaps a bit earlier in the month of November and spend a couple of days up there---just for the fun of it.  I'd love to stumble upon some of these rare and potent beauties.  Meanwhile, I am now quite tempted to try your method blended with the PF as well and give it a shot.  Afterall, I do think I migh be able to simulate the environment for the p.azures a bit better where I am, in fact, I might even take a drive up yonder and grab me a boxfull of Astoria or Hammond groundcover and bring it back and see what I can do, what the heck!  In any case, thank you for your post and ray of light post, but I did have one question:  When you say 'lay soaked cardbord over the sliced cakes,' are you saying to sort of "case" the cakes and add some sterile, soaked cardbord over the cake chunks?  If I am following you thus far, I would imagine the cardbord would be very soaked, and very thin?  Your feedback would be gratly appreciated and I will follow up on my flying saucer journey- - -indoors.

Thanks,

Zoomerang