Here's the Cambodians (with cig pack for size comparison):

And the motherload of Ecuadors:

Now I can take over the world!!! Muahahahhaha! Seriously though, I'm really happy cause new pins are already starting for both strains. Hope they keep em coming

[This message has been edited by another_dimension (edited April 11, 2000).]

Peace

As far as growing, with identical conditions, (PF tek, perlite humidification, 10 gallon aquariams, 5 cakes per terrarium, exposed to 4-6 hours light a day from above), the Ecuadors were way ahead pinning and fruiting, but I believe the Cambodians have now caught up in first flush yield. I don't have the dry grammage yet, as they are in the process of drying. Yield seems about the same, the Cambodian fruits are smaller though, some of the first bunch that grew had very spindly stems, and they grew in loops and swirls (maybe due to light reflecting off of perlite, although the Ecuadors grew straight). I also had a bunch of 'miniature' Cambodians, these fruits matured and the cap opened, etc, but the cap was only a cm in diameter, if that. I did get larger Cambodian fruits too, but not to rival the Ecuadors.

So, in summary, the Cambodians grew a few days behind the Ecuadors (could be due to 'weak' syringe, as was from Ryche's first batch). They also grew smaller fruits, some with very thin and windy stems. Overall yields from the first flush were roughly equal. Both look great, and I can't wait to report on their effects.

I believe (can't know for sure till after the weighing) that the Cambodians first flush has overtaken the Ecuadors yield wise. The Ecuadors second flush seems to be producing fewer, larger shrooms than the first flush.

P.S. The jars were incubated at 86 degrees Fah, and fruited at 70 degrees.

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That was the plan (this weekend that is, not 5 g's), but unfortunately i'm getting fucked hard by most everything, so plans are delayed until next weekend. Only the Equadors are ready for consumption, so they'll be going first most likely, although the Cambodians might if they hurry up drying.

My dessicant chamber seems to be drying extremely slowly, it takes like a week to thoroughly dry the shrooms out (not quite even cracker dry), so is it necessary to dry them out by some other method somewhat before throwing them in the dessicant chamber?

>>another_dimension, did you keep the cakes
>>on the perlite during the fruiting stage,
>>or did you keep them off the surface with
>>a lid or something?

directly on the perlite, perlite is extremely wet, but no fatasses have resulted.

>>Next time try casing, your shrooms will be
>>even bigger.Mix your cakes with cow manure
>>and you will get giants.

last time i tried casing nothing grew for weeks and was finally lost to contamination... i think the mycelium went into hybernation or something. anyway... i decided to get much more experience growing before i tackle casing again.

[This message has been edited by another_dimension (edited April 13, 2000).]

Peace

-my 2 centz

The ecuadors on the other hand are the complete opposite for me and others I've talked with, there a very relaxed.. lazy, almost dreamy high. Couch potatoe mushrooms

-peace-

agent orange

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Off of 5 Cambodian cakes: 11.9 g
Off of 5 Equadorian cakes: 15.8 g
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Funny that Dan gets so much crap for that, considering the fact that potatoe is also a correct spelling of potato (they are both in the dictionary!).