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shredder
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when exactly to pick?
#11180666 - 10/04/09 02:09 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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aight so i have some P.E.S hawaiians in the terrarium and one of the mushrooms has broken it's veil yet it is still so small, should you wait for the cap to flatten?
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myco_mikey_mo
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: shredder]
#11180689 - 10/04/09 02:13 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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no. pick just before the veil breaks. or just after (depends on if your going to make a print or no) if the veil breaks you will just get spores all over your FC. deff. pick the big one in the pic. i always pick just as the veil breaks
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StratosFear
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myco_mikey_mo said: no. pick just before the veil breaks. or just after (depends on if your going to make a print or no) if the veil breaks you will just get spores all over your FC. deff. pick the big one in the pic. i always pick just as the veil breaks
I've always read that you should avoid getting spores all over the FC. What I don't understand is the reason why... Can it cause some sort of contam problem?
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myco_mikey_mo
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can cause contams, spores taste like shit if they get on other mushies, if you have any nutrients anywhere some can actually start to grow myc. and it just makes a mess of everything. honestly it doesn't cause a HUGE problem, but in this hobby you want everything to be protocol. so its a good habit to get into picking right before the veil breaks. also some people (including myself) feel that the potency of the mushie stops the second the veil breaks, so if you pick after the tear then the mushies still may be gaining water weight (and water is valuable in your cakes) without gaining any extra psilocybin.
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truskool
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myco_mikey_mo said: can cause contams, spores taste like shit if they get on other mushies, if you have any nutrients anywhere some can actually start to grow myc. and it just makes a mess of everything. honestly it doesn't cause a HUGE problem, but in this hobby you want everything to be protocol. so its a good habit to get into picking right before the veil breaks. also some people (including myself) feel that the potency of the mushie stops the second the veil breaks, so if you pick after the tear then the mushies still may be gaining water weight (and water is valuable in your cakes) without gaining any extra psilocybin.
Well said
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: truskool]
#11181253 - 10/04/09 03:59 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks a lot for the quick answer...
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shredder
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ok so i got a cake that is in the picture posted above and several of the mushrooms on the cake have broke their veil yet their only a couple inches, maybe 3 inches long and still so small, should i still pick them?
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Doc_T
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: shredder]
#11185549 - 10/05/09 08:25 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Pick.
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feelfunny
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: shredder]
#11185553 - 10/05/09 08:26 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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PICK NOW PICKED TO LATE
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Doc_T
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: feelfunny]
#11185560 - 10/05/09 08:29 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oh, this is fun! Pick now:
Picked too late:
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feelfunny
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: Doc_T]
#11185566 - 10/05/09 08:30 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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now to late
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Doc_T
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: feelfunny]
#11185572 - 10/05/09 08:32 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Now, or a few hours ago:
Too late:
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feelfunny
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: Doc_T]
#11185581 - 10/05/09 08:33 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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now
to late
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Doc_T
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: feelfunny]
#11185590 - 10/05/09 08:35 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm out of 'too late' pics. Anybody else?
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feelfunny
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: Doc_T]
#11185606 - 10/05/09 08:41 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Doc_T
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: feelfunny]
#11185633 - 10/05/09 08:51 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Too late unless you are making prints, in which case it's just right:
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feelfunny
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: Doc_T]
#11185640 - 10/05/09 08:54 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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pick now unless you want more scared shoomies
or later
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shredder
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: feelfunny]
#11185729 - 10/05/09 09:19 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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haha, well alright then folks, good enough for me!
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ovechkin57
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: shredder]
#11185771 - 10/05/09 09:32 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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So Im confused... I know when its too late from all the pics... but still not when to pick exactly ... before or after the veil breaks...? Can I pick some and then leave some to take prints from? Can someone give me a link of how to refill a syringe. Thanks... sorry to hijack this thread.
and hasnt everyone pretty much come to the conclusion that mushrooms taste like shit? hell even edibles taste bad IMO... why does it matter if spores get on them? or are they actually THAT bad? I feel like it would be worth the extra growth... or is this partially because they lose active chemicals as they get older?
But Im on my first grow, and you are all on your 10000th.
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george castanza
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Re: when exactly to pick? [Re: ovechkin57]
#11185802 - 10/05/09 09:38 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Pick some leave some, pick when you want, pick when you can, just so long as you pick.
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