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OVOIDS in Europe 1
#14365821 - 04/28/11 08:54 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Introduced 4 years ago in Europe, Ovoids are now spreading in all directions. Today I found the first babies from this year near a little pond, two miles away from the original patch.
Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata pins (Bethany strain) April 28, 2011


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Very nice!
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I like the blue pins!
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Gravity]
#14365874 - 04/28/11 09:10 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Toe_Jam]
#14366250 - 04/28/11 10:54 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Very nice, whereabouts are you?
Here in France (Nièvre) it hasn't rained for over a month...driest spring since 1955. *Feels Bad Man*
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: obi]
#14366313 - 04/28/11 11:07 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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obi said: Very nice, whereabouts are you?
Here in France (Nièvre) it hasn't rained for over a month...driest spring since 1955. *Feels Bad Man*
Switzerland, north of the Alps. A few days ago, we had a few isolated but heavy rainshowers and it was obviously sufficient to induce fruiting.
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe *DELETED* [Re: Sporulator]
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Spilalot]
#14368201 - 04/28/11 05:13 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Fuck yeah,ovoids in Europe Good job sporulator
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Spilabit said: especially after being told that this species might not do particularly well in england , due to them only being found consistently in wild, Riparian habitats , and not wood chips ? .
Where did you hear this from,they most certainly do grow on woodchips,they actually thrive on em.
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Very cool, reminds me of http://mushroomobserver.org/55427
Its great to see you back btw.
I recommend picking them, then washing them in water before you put then in the dehydrator, then pouring the spore water around fresh wood chip beds. It only takes a minute and works pretty well.
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Sporulator


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Alan Rockefeller said: Very cool, reminds me of http://mushroomobserver.org/55427
Yes, those mushrooms on MO look familiar to me. 
Thanks for the tip Alan, and thanks for all the nice comments!
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holy jeeezus those are nice man!! dont know how i missed this one!
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Sporulator said: Introduced 4 years ago in Europe, Ovoids are now spreading in all directions. Today I found the first babies from this year near a little pond, two miles away from the original patch. I hope they will mature.
That is so nice! +5
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German Kahuna said:
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Sporulator said: Introduced 4 years ago in Europe, Ovoids are now spreading in all directions. Today I found the first babies from this year near a little pond, two miles away from the original patch. I hope they will mature.
That is so nice! +5 
Thanks! They have already crossed the border to (southern) Germany!
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Ah, I knew I know you!  Why did you change your username?
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German Kahuna said: Ah, I knew I know you!  Why did you change your username?
Well, I had some "security problems." Everything is ok now, but sometimes it's better to change names and places...
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It's very cool to see the spreading of a new species right before our eyes. Apart from the ovoids what other species of wood lovers do you have over in Switzerland? Brilliant pictures by the way.
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe *DELETED* [Re: avidpicker]
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Spilalot]
#14374854 - 04/29/11 09:27 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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They love wood chips.
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Kaiser]
#14376168 - 04/30/11 05:25 AM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Kaiser said: Apart from the ovoids what other species of wood lovers do you have over in Switzerland?
Hallucinogenic species in Switzerland:
Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe cyanescens Panaeolus cinctulus Pluteus salicinus Inocybe aeruginascens (rare species) Inocybe calamistrata (hallucinogenic and toxic, causing nausea, do not eat them) Inocybe corydalina Inocybe haemacta Gymnopilus purpuratus (introduced, non-native to Switzerland) Mycena cyanorrhiza (hallucinogenic and toxic, causing nausea, do not eat them) Panaeolus cyanescens (grows only in the southern parts of Switzerland, because of the mediterranean climate)
Psilocybe semilanceata is the most frequent active species in Switzerland. It grows everywhere on pastures between 600 m and 1700 m (1970 ft. - 5270 ft.) but not on the plains. The highest situated finding place was 2167 m (7109 ft.)
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semis and pan cyans in the same country!!! wtf eh, that is so cool!!
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Awesome finds man!
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Fractalus]
#14384036 - 05/01/11 05:54 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Absolutely beautiful pics and fruits. Great job and nice thread, keep us updated.
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Thanks. Obviously Ovoids prefer higher temperatures than Psilocybe cyanescens. The first pins appeared when the temps were around 24 ° C ( 75 ° F ).
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Amazing work Sporulator. It looks to be establishing very well.
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Thanks! They grow quite slowly. Last night the temperature was very low, near freezing.
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Nice work man, lovely pics. Do you think this would be possible in sweden to?
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Oboy]
#14401120 - 05/04/11 05:39 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Wow this is great news indeed, thought it strange when discouraged from PS. Ovoideocystidiata being a candidate for UK naturalisation. Heard mention of (and started to see ) VERY aggressive colinisation of woodchips so seemed like it wouldn't be a problem, but it was pointed out that they spread via flood waters onto washed up debris in their natural habitat.
On another note, is 'Bio-Invasion' not a problem? -I would strongly think not as no mycelium is going to overpower a whole forest and afterall these fungi are natures cleanup agents.
-However I have seen a couple of mentions of concerns over species introduction in the archives and wondered if there was any basis to or evidence of this hypothesis?
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Oboy said: Nice work man, lovely pics. Do you think this would be possible in sweden to? 
I think a cold weather species like Psilocybe cyanescens would be the better choice.
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UK Explorer said: Wow this is great news indeed, thought it strange when discouraged from PS. Ovoideocystidiata being a candidate for UK naturalisation. Heard mention of (and started to see ) VERY aggressive colinisation of woodchips so seemed like it wouldn't be a problem, but it was pointed out that they spread via flood waters onto washed up debris in their natural habitat.
On another note, is 'Bio-Invasion' not a problem? -I would strongly think not as no mycelium is going to overpower a whole forest and afterall these fungi are natures cleanup agents.
-However I have seen a couple of mentions of concerns over species introduction in the archives and wondered if there was any basis to or evidence of this hypothesis?
Yes, Ps. ovoideocystidiata is a very aggressive colonizer and fruiter and it thrives on wood chips.
I think introducing another wood-decaying fungi to the UK is not a problem. There are already other introduced alien species in the UK growing on woody debris and they don't cause any damage:
http://www.fungi4schools.org/Reprints/Mycologist_articles/Post-16/Biodiversity/FM02pp006-011aliens.pdf
A much bigger problem are introduced plant species like Heracleum mantegazzianum (giant hogweed).
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Yes remember reading that article years ago, praise be to modern gardening techniques!
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...and there are people saying that OVOIDS don't like wood chips... 

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Jaw dropping clusters , unbelivable actually . 5 more for you my friend .
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Abso-freakin-lutely FANTASTIC work Sporulator, I envy your patch...

(EDIT: sporulator - why is your up close shot so well exposed and clear, while the picture which captures the entire patch in all it's glory [that I would love to nominate for POTM] is underexposed and kinda looks shot through a tube? You should try and get a better picture of the whole patch! )
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Oreganic]
#14430042 - 05/10/11 02:19 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Oreganic said:
(EDIT: sporulator - why is your up close shot so well exposed and clear, while the picture which captures the entire patch in all it's glory [that I would love to nominate for POTM] is underexposed and kinda looks shot through a tube? You should try and get a better picture of the whole patch! )
The patch is huge and it's a very dark place. If I go closer, I can't picture the whole patch. I had to use ISO 1250 and flash.
Tomorrow I will take more photos.
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Oreganic]
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Spilalot said: Jaw dropping clusters , unbelivable actually . 5 more for you my friend .
Thanks!
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Nominated:

Thanks!
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Awesome patch man! Thats some crazy stuff!
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Oboy]
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Impressive clusters INDEED    Wow thats one find cannopy Enjoy the bounty
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Holy cow that one patch will set you up for a whole year!
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Gravity]
#14442310 - 05/12/11 09:14 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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oh my lord sporulator you are the shit!!! what a patch man!! great job.
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So, Sporulator, after being introduced four years ago these patches have all started up naturally? How far is their spread and how many similar spots have you come across?
This is truly awe-inspiring to see such naturalisation in progress. Can't wait to unleash these pups on the Great British countryside! ...
I thought Azure mycelium was meant to be aggressive but it looks half asleep compared to the relentless Ovoid!
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UK Explorer said: So, Sporulator, after being introduced four years ago these patches have all started up naturally? How far is their spread and how many similar spots have you come across?
This is truly awe-inspiring to see such naturalisation in progress. Can't wait to unleash these pups on the Great British countryside! ...
I thought Azure mycelium was meant to be aggressive but it looks half asleep compared to the relentless Ovoid!
I created only one (huge!) patch in Switzerland four years ago and I found six patches till now which started up naturally within 3 miles from the cultivated patch. It's fascinating to observe how they spread on another continent with different climatic patterns. In my experience it is an extremely aggressive species.
Last weekend I found another patch at the edge of a wood chip jogging trail. They are everywhere: On the trail, at the bottom of the logs and around the posts:

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Awesome pics man!
Which species of mushroom is that last one? Looks like Conospike Mouseasharpinus!
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Fractalus]
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I just love it that this mushroom is spreading its love worldwide. Amazing to see how different they look from the ones I gather here in Ohio. Different yet exactly the same..lol. Great work!!!!!!
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Very nice! And I´m happy to hear that they are spreading. I hope ovoids will become common all over Europe soon. 
I will be looking forward for more photos and updates!
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 super awesome pics and introduction of those ovoids Its neat to see them with such variation in appearance in each little environment
That pic of the hedgehog - - - maybe he loves n spread the voids around a bit for ya Its gunna be sweet to see what those area's look like in 5yrs Keep it up
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^looks like they're even munching on that post!
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knarkkorven said: Very nice! And I´m happy to hear that they are spreading. I hope ovoids will become common all over Europe soon. 

With a little helping hand from peeps stationed in different areas their naturalisation can be speeded up ten-fold    ...time to get involved!
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Great thread Sporulator!
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Mikael]
#14451065 - 05/14/11 12:27 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks guys!
A weird find from today. Red ants occupied one of my Ovoid clusters and built a nest all around the mushrooms. 
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Very interesting.
My first thought was of the leaf cutting ants that feed a mushroom living in their nest with the leaf and the ants then eat the mycelium...
I wonder why the red ants chose this particular spot for a nest if they aren't somehow benefiting from it?
Or is it a battle we are witnessing, what will grow up first, mushroom or nest?
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Worker Ant # 1: Holy shit.
Worker Ant # 2: Looks like we found the location for the new hill.
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Toe_Jam]
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I guess Terrence McKenna was reincarnated as an ant
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: Fractalus]
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Might keep the slugs at bay
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Today I made a bottle of spore solution. I went around spraying every wood chip bed I could find. Some people saw me spraying around and I am sure they thought that I'm a weirdo. 


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Breath taking photos dude!
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Re: OVOIDS in Europe [Re: daz01]
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hey man, the jogging trail looks like dentenburg, like in worb, bern canton, but i'm probably wrong. k well i live in bern, and i was wondering if you knew any good places to go mushroom picking around here, i went to dentenburg close to the gumligun area, and didnt find shit. also, if you need any help spreading these around i've got not problem doing that, i live real close to the aare by bern city, so i'm guessing i could even spread spores around there. also another question, could i make alder woodchip little growing area in my garden and just let these mushies grow? add a small new layer of woodchips every month, harvest half of the mushrooms, wash them and take the spore water and spread these even more, and could i even make patchs in the woods?
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CommunistRemix said: hey man, the jogging trail looks like dentenburg, like in worb, bern canton, but i'm probably wrong. k well i live in bern, and i was wondering if you knew any good places to go mushroom picking around here, i went to dentenburg close to the gumligun area, and didnt find shit. also, if you need any help spreading these around i've got not problem doing that, i live real close to the aare by bern city, so i'm guessing i could even spread spores around there. also another question, could i make alder woodchip little growing area in my garden and just let these mushies grow? add a small new layer of woodchips every month, harvest half of the mushrooms, wash them and take the spore water and spread these even more, and could i even make patchs in the woods?
The patch is located near Zurich. If you want to find actives, look for Psilocybe semilanceata. It is the most common species in Switzerland and grows from the end of July to the end of October/November (depending on the weather) in pastures in the mountains. Use the Swiss Fungi Map to find Ps. semilanceata locations: http://www.wsl.ch/dienstleistungen/inventare/pilze_flechten/swissfungi/verbreitungsatlas/index_DE
It is possible to inoculate wood chips by spraying spores on the beds, but it takes time till the bed is colonized and the first mushrooms appear. A much faster procedure is to use this technique, working for all woodlover species: http://www.magic-mushrooms.net/growing-psilocybe-azurescens.pdf
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thanx, but i got a couple other question, do you speak german or french? did you go to the justin bieber concert? and also, how old are you, i mean i cant see anybody in the teens or the early 20's being so dedicated to mushy cause! your a total badass man!
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Harvest is done.    The last pictures of this patch.

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Man Sporulator - I don't think there is much left to be said - those are beautiful man! Congrats!
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 sporulator  Enjoy those beauties Damn just that one clusters stembutts could start another decades worth of patches too Keep up the great work!! Report back how you like em too
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Great pictures.
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Great pictures.
What camera and settings did you use?
Thanks Alan, Wisco and Oreganic and to all others for the nice comments.
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Yes great pics indeed, have my heart set on a Panasonic Lumix DMC LX3 so great to see a similar(?) camera do the biz.
Sorry if I missed it but are these pics from the original man-made 'mother' patch or one of the new locations that have sprouted up?
And also have you, or do you expect a couple of flushes from this spot similar to what would be expected of say Psilocybe Cyanescens?
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Sorry if I missed it but are these pics from the original man-made 'mother' patch or one of the new locations that have sprouted up?
And also have you, or do you expect a couple of flushes from this spot similar to what would be expected of say Psilocybe Cyanescens?
It's a new location, but of course it is possible that I have "contaminated" the place earlier. I guess my clothes are sometimes infested by spores. For example, after harvesting this patch, my hands were literally black from spores.
I didn't notice real flushes yet, it is rather an ongoing process of fructification, depending on the weather. I think they could fruit even during summer, if the weather is cool and wet.
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New Ovoid clusters are popping up along the wood chip trail:
A really aggressive species, the mycelium even attacks logs and planks of coniferous wood (Picea abies):
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Wow beautiful pics (POTM material again) and boy what a cluster!
You've unleashed a monster! 
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  Your patches are a Honor to view And your project is GREAT motivation for the spreading of woodlovers WORLD WIDE Keep up the great work!!! Those pics ARE awesome 
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Fantastic pictures, would love to do a similar project here, thanks for sharing!
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Thanks guys!
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I hope so! 
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Would love to do a similar project here
I think the climate in the UK is nearly perfect for growing Ovoids. 
I found a newly laid out wood chip trail, very close to a pond. Tons of left over wood chips along the trail under the bushes and trees. I inoculated more than hundred spots and my back still hurts.

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Great pics.Wish I was your neighbor. Amazing how aggressive this species is,and at the same time,it seemed to just pop up in the U.S. only a few years back.I wonder how it stayed hidden all these years.I'm guessing it was probably being confused with caerulipes or no one was looking or knew what to look for.So far , to my knowledge, it hasn't been found in N.C.(unless maybe in the mountains) but I think it's possible it would or could grow here. Thanks for the link to the pdf file.I have some weilii and lute prints I may have to try out using those techniques.I need to find somewhere to get sporeprints of the ovoids and caerulipes also, to add to my collection. Again,AMAZING pictures.Thanks for posting them.
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That's some gnarly shit. Nice photos.
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Thanks guys!
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That's a good question.
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I would bet that you can find Ovoids in N.C. Most likely in the eastern slopes of the Appalachians, near rivers and creeks.
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hey man, there a hiking/walking trail here by bern, dentenburg, was wondering if i could inoculate the woodchips that are used for the trail, barely anyone ever passes through there so there shouldnt be much of a problem, but i was thinking that maybe i could take some of the woodchips, make cakes and inoculate that way, and then spawn using those cakes. btw i'm planning on doing psilocybe azurescens.
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CommunistRemix said: hey man, there a hiking/walking trail here by bern, dentenburg, was wondering if i could inoculate the woodchips that are used for the trail, barely anyone ever passes through there so there shouldnt be much of a problem, but i was thinking that maybe i could take some of the woodchips, make cakes and inoculate that way, and then spawn using those cakes. btw i'm planning on doing psilocybe azurescens.
You can use the wood chips from the trail, but the chips must be saturated with water and pasteurized before inoculation.
I recommend Psilocybe cyanescens and Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata. Psilocybe azurescens is a tricky and stubborn species.
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An intruder in my Ovoid patch. 
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Hah, that's freakin cool. What are the odds of that?
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 Two amazing species coexisting! Beautiful photo.
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I have never found morels at that place before. But the morel is not the only intruder. Beside the morel Coprinus micaceus and Lepiota cristata are present in the patch.
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Is it a woodchip morel or a tree root morel?
If it is a woodchip morel please save some tissue for cloning/cultivation.
Either way, I would like to sequence it. PM me if you still have a little bit of it.
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Wow! That is one of the coolest combos I've ever seen! Morels and Ovoids in the same plot... 
Nominated this pic for pic of the month!
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Yeah that is TOTALLY amazing sporulator   Damn that is ONE nice spot Thanks for sharing yet more pics to just  over!!! Happy Hunting - eating - and planting good man
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Nice to see the introduced species co-existing in harmony with several natives species after the query on 'bio-invasion'.
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These ovoids are absolutely THRIVING over there sporulator! You've unleashed a monster!!
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That third pic is AWESOME bro    Great job - thankyou VERY much for sharing pics and info of your beauties Keep up the great work brother hopefully that path will BE ALL OVOIDS next fall
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Let me get this straight: you cultivated Ovoids five years ago, fruited them outdoors, and now they've spread without any further help from you? Wondering if these could be introduced further north, like in Scandinavia. The pictures are stunning. Pure X-rated stuff. This thread is a hit.
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Thanks guys!
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Let me get this straight: you cultivated Ovoids five years ago, fruited them outdoors, and now they've spread without any further help from you?
Yes. Six new patches occurred naturally within 2 miles from the original patch without any help from me.
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Great photos indeed, are your 100 new patches all just small clumps of spawn added straight to already in place chips?
I had a couple of spare PF tek jars colinised and tried this with them, will be interesting to see if anything ever becomes of them.
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"Outdoor cultivation of the wood lovers is possible in the plant hardiness zones 6, 7 and 8. The range can likely be extended also to zone 5, but the beds will need to be protected by applying a layer of fresh wood chips or a thicker layer of straw to survive the low temperatures in winter."
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Yes, and the technique works great. The left over wood chips beside the trail are in perfect condition. I dig 10 cm deep holes in the wood chip substrate and spread about 100 gr. wood chips spawn in every hole. It's possible that already next fall some mushrooms will fruit.
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...a great way to set to helping out with the spread of a species it seems -and no lugging about spades and masses of chips too (as with making a large outdoor bed)!
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Yes, it's much easier this way. It was hard work to plant the original patch in 2007, made of 200 kg wood chips.
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So, has anybody tried planting Ovoids in the UK yet? When would be the best time to do so?
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Have these ever been cultivated indoors? Similar to P. Cyanescens and Azurescens in requirements?
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yep, that's the way it works...the spores go with the wind..Often times people and animals and birds spread it too, just by coming in close proximity to fruiting caps, and they get spores all over their clothes, feathers, fur, hair, etc, and spread it for miles
that's why I like hunting with a bike and biking a long way, because every time I find some, I spread it down the road some more
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Let me get this straight: you cultivated Ovoids five years ago, fruited them outdoors, and now they've spread without any further help from you?
Yes. Six new patches occurred naturally within 2 miles from the original patch without any help from me.
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Patch created earlier this year and Ovoid mycelium happily devouring a local forest floor as we speak... hopefully have one of the first UK sightings this coming Spring.
Any time is good so long as you take the right measures but I have heard in some quarters Spring is best time to lay bed in order for mycelium to gain a foothold before Winter. But if bed is well insulated I'm sure later wouldn't be a problem, just might want to avoid releasing to the elements mid-Winter when in a formative state to give a fighting chance
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