oh_you_know said:

dont be intimidated! thats what has kept me from trying new things but its actually pretty easyyy.

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For some reason I seem to get many small fruits instead of a few big ones.

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Stusi said:

Nice grow, how are the stems? Hallow or solid all the way through?

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They are completely solid and pretty heavy

I don't think I will be tripping tonight afterall since the wife is home and she is being weird, saying I'm doing too many "drugs" lately. lol Pot and shrooms    I'll see what I can do to fix that.

I have them drying atm.



I have the 2 cakes that I harvested from dunked in a pot by the FC. The other cakes in the FC are pinning. I'll post pics of the pins later.

M11 said:

Dbb5 said:

M11 said:

Don't dry them.  Eat them fresh.  They are much more potent fresh.

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If dried correctly they dont lose potency. At least not a noticable amount.

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Yes, this is true, but psilocin oxidizes during the drying process, therefore making dried shrooms less potent.

I would say that about 25 grams fresh equals about 3 grams dried in my experience.

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NosLaser said:

Nice job.  Cambos are one of my favorites.  And yeah, they can get pretty big under the right conditions. 



That one was 139 grams fresh by itself.

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I don't know how I over looked that photo.....nice lookin' shroom you have there!

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I'm not causing the mutations right?

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Fahkface said:

The difference is indeed not too dramatic, but in my experience it is there.
When it comes to Psilocin rich species, such as Ps. cubensis, or Pan. cyanescens it seems, that fast drying is a lot more important, than with Psilocybin rich species, such as s. azurescens etc.

But what's way more important is -as Nexus1946 already said- proper storing of the fruits.
You can imagine, that a few days of drying isn't as bad, as a few months of improper storage!

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Care to give the cliff notes most important points for long term storage of dried fruits please?

Fahkface said:

The most important point is -as already mentioned- airtight storage. Since the loss of potency is directly connected to the contact of active alkaloids with oxygen, it is reasonable to keep the time, the mushrooms are in contact with air, as short as possible.

Chemical reactions happen faster in warmer temperatures, which is why it's a good idea to store the mushrooms in a cold place.

If you don't have the possibility to air dry them in room temps (with the help a dry room) it would probably be better to dry them in higher temps (the melting point for Psilocin is at about 173°C to 176°C (various statements about that. It's dependent on how it's crystallized though)), so any temps below that won't destroy the Psilocin / Psilocybin. The oxidation process will be sped up by the higher temperatures, but it's probably the better idea to dry them in higher temps, but a shorter time, than to dry them for a long time at room temperature. In the end, it's about the time it's in contact with oxygen, as said before.

So ideally, a fast drying process, a vacuum sealed storage (maybe in a vacuum plastic bag) in the fridge / freezer is the best you can do about it.

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Also I my be wrong but why print the small ones i would think you would want the genetics of the larger ones for future projects. maybee multi spore does not matter when it comes to genetics but I would still assume.

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