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Therad
Batman


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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: KGB Is Go]
#14408677 - 05/06/11 05:34 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I love a cold and wet winter 
Im was meant to be going back tomorrow to get the pins (these photos were taken on monday, so not pins anymore hopefully!) in the second picture, but my hunting buddy hurt his ankle


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tizjack
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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Therad]
#14408693 - 05/06/11 05:44 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Therad said: I love a cold and wet winter 
Im was meant to be going back tomorrow to get the pins (these photos were taken on monday, so not pins anymore hopefully!) in the second picture, but my hunting buddy hurt his ankle



Cool photos. They have a mystical feel to them
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Anarkiz
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Purplepeopleeater said: I was wondering if any of you had ever stored them in honey?
I remember reading something about honey preservation a while ago. I can't remember if it was dangerous or not, but I googled it quickly and came up with a couple of things:
"While it is sometimes rumored that the Aztecs stored their mushrooms in honey, there is debate as to whether honey will actually preserve the mushrooms. Jonathon Ott states that "embalming in honey is useless for preservation of mushrooms." [Jonathon Ott, Pharmacotheon (City: Publisher, 1993) Notes on Psilocybin Section.] While amateur experimentation has shown that it can be at least somewhat effective, it is not believed that the Aztecs actually employed this technique." -http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_faq.shtml
[Erowid Note: Storing fresh mushrooms in honey can lead to excess water in the honey, which can result in either rotting or fermenting. Caution should be excercised when ingesting fresh mushrooms stored in honey.]
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Anarkiz
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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Therad]
#14408816 - 05/06/11 06:45 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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They're some funky looking photos Therad
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psilosearcher
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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Anarkiz]
#14408994 - 05/06/11 08:05 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hey all. Any idea how long a fresh tea will stay potent?? Do I have to freeze it or can I just put in the cupboard??
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mushypatch11


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Loc: sth est, psyville
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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: KGB Is Go]
#14409092 - 05/06/11 08:47 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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good point use common sense.
the fresher and more virgin the environment, the more safer the subs will be to pick. A sexy trip for me begins with young good quality nice looking subs
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TimmiT


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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: mushypatch11]
#14409227 - 05/06/11 09:28 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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> My assumption is that the council sends people out to remove them and poison the area where they grew so they dont grow back > The removal+poisoning sounds more likely to me
Resist the allure of the tinfoil! Councils don't have secret mushroom squads patrolling the streets, set to seek and destroy random patches of Psilocybes
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Horrie



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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: TimmiT]
#14410858 - 05/06/11 03:21 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Gday ppls
Off on a big hunt today! going to check the spots I have found over the last month and also try and find some new ones. My food dehydrator arrived last night so I can finally store the extras I pick for summer and not waste them! Ill let yas know how I go tonight hopefully with some photos! have a good one!
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Purplepeopleeater
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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Horrie]
#14411516 - 05/06/11 05:44 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I bet if you dried them to a crisp and then made them into dust you could mix them with the honey and it would preserve very well.You just have to start with a small teaspoon to see how potent your honey is.
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ouijah


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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Anarkiz]
#14411789 - 05/06/11 06:36 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Anarkiz said:
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Purplepeopleeater said: I was wondering if any of you had ever stored them in honey?
I remember reading something about honey preservation a while ago. I can't remember if it was dangerous or not, but I googled it quickly and came up with a couple of things:
"While it is sometimes rumored that the Aztecs stored their mushrooms in honey, there is debate as to whether honey will actually preserve the mushrooms. Jonathon Ott states that "embalming in honey is useless for preservation of mushrooms." [Jonathon Ott, Pharmacotheon (City: Publisher, 1993) Notes on Psilocybin Section.] While amateur experimentation has shown that it can be at least somewhat effective, it is not believed that the Aztecs actually employed this technique." -http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_faq.shtml
[Erowid Note: Storing fresh mushrooms in honey can lead to excess water in the honey, which can result in either rotting or fermenting. Caution should be excercised when ingesting fresh mushrooms stored in honey.]
Few people do this, i'm pretty sure honey is an excellent preservative. Shame I hate the taste of honey, otherwise I would try this as well. I'm still trying to find a good way to preserve them other than drying and zip-locking..
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mushypatch11


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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Lucas89]
#14411802 - 05/06/11 06:39 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Lucas89 I can confirm this tek does work, literally seeing the fruits of my labour from a mulched garden bed last season. It also inoculated the neighbours garden bed as its on a slope so im going to try innoculating in buckets
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psyke101
Test Subject


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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Horrie]
#14412122 - 05/06/11 07:48 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Horrie said: Gday ppls
Off on a big hunt today! going to check the spots I have found over the last month and also try and find some new ones. My food dehydrator arrived last night so I can finally store the extras I pick for summer and not waste them! Ill let yas know how I go tonight hopefully with some photos! have a good one!
Cool you got a dehydrator?? Let us know how well it works, Im considering getting one too.
Happy hunting
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Horrie



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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: psyke101]
#14412357 - 05/06/11 08:37 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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All i can say is wow! i expected to be out all day trying to find enough to dry out but by 10am i had found a masssiivvee patch . Even after leaving half i still came home with heaps! I took some photos but cant find the cable, once i do ill throw them up.
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psyke101 said:
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Horrie said: Gday ppls
Off on a big hunt today! going to check the spots I have found over the last month and also try and find some new ones. My food dehydrator arrived last night so I can finally store the extras I pick for summer and not waste them! Ill let yas know how I go tonight hopefully with some photos! have a good one!
Cool you got a dehydrator?? Let us know how well it works, Im considering getting one too.
Happy hunting 
Cheers mate, yeah ill take a photo or two of the contraption now im about to start the drying. It has 3 settings, Medium is about 50 - 55 Degrees Celsius so from what i read that should be ok. Only one way to find out! ill keep ya updated
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psyke101
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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Horrie]
#14412519 - 05/06/11 09:03 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Horrie said: Cheers mate, yeah ill take a photo or two of the contraption now im about to start the drying. It has 3 settings, Medium is about 50 - 55 Degrees Celsius so from what i read that should be ok. Only one way to find out! ill keep ya updated 
How did your hunt go? pics! pics! Im heading out tmoro
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chooken
Between the Earth and Sky



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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: psyke101]
#14412708 - 05/06/11 09:42 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I found my first subs! Woohoo! About 5 small patches all up, only picked a few to make sure they were subs. They are all quite small (not pins) and kind of dried. But after some good rain, I can see a lot of bigger ones coming up 
To put my brother at ease, he wants me to ask some experienced people weather any poisonous or dangerous mushrooms bruise blue - mainly around Melbourne. I can't really get pics of these ones at the moment, but they look like subs, bruise blue and were in the right environment. I'm sure they are, but he still wants more opinions. I should be able to get a webcam pic a little later just to show
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Horrie



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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: psyke101]
#14412802 - 05/06/11 09:59 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hunt went really well mate! Here are the pics as promised! The non subs i posted just because they looked so amazing!
Here is a few i found on their own




I found another lonely one, took a photo and as I got down low i saw this and nearly fell over!! 



these last few are of some interesting ones i saw on the way, also my dehydrator. there is also one of a rogue sneaky mushroom hiding with subs grrrr



Thats all i got for now! ill let you know how the dehydrator goes. Going around to a mates house tonight to Eat some fresh and chill outside with some music and maby a fire, good times!
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ouijah


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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Horrie]
#14412841 - 05/06/11 10:09 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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psylosymonreturns
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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: ouijah]
#14412887 - 05/06/11 10:21 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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holy friggin jeezzus Horrie! those are fat patches man!!
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Stopwhispering
The voodoo peoples




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Horrie said:

That is some crazy ass pin mould going on there should post them here too: Fungus on Fungus action
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Dosile Kouki
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Re: *MELBOURNE/VIC SEASON 2011* [Re: Horrie]
#14413168 - 05/06/11 11:37 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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very nice patch horrie ! i love finding untouched and pristine sub patches like that with mature specimens standing at attention! the only thing that could be better was if they were nice and fresh and waterlogged the the carmel/brown silky caps
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