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agreedwitboardrule
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Why do you do it?
#19259105 - 12/11/13 08:26 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey guys,
I think this forum is great and have enjoyed the mushroom growing process so much already.
I love trying new things and developing new skills and abilities so I'm excited about the whole growing mushroom thing.
I was wondering today.....what got everyone else into it? Why did they start? What have you gotten out of it as you've been doing it?
I only started two weeks ago and personally started for these reasons:
1. I want to consume Shrooms of the magical variety.
2. I want to learn a new skill and understand how Mushrooms grow and develop and how to do it all.
3. I get to meet some new people and understand a different way of thinking about things, one noticeable thing would be the 'patience' aspect of growing, which i find hard as I check the shrooms at least 3x a day, thankfully they are growing fast enough that it's fun to do so every time.
Looking forward to your replies.
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gardenstate
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Well I'm also just getting into this, I gave growing a try a few months ago but I REALLY half assed it and I plan on giving it a lot of more effort.
Main Reasons for me:
1. It's super dry around here I have personally never gotten to experience them and I have wanted to for a really long time. I have tried other natural hallucinogens such as salvia, HBWR, syrian rue, ect. But shrooms just seem so amazing I can't wait.
2. I have a background of ethnobotany and if you could see my room you would understand! Growing plants is a huge hobby of mine and the whole mushroom growing has always fascinated me.
3. There is a simple enjoyment of doing something other people don't want you to do, especially when you are helping to grow species which are in danger of law. Think about how rare and endangered some of the species would be if there weren't a group of people like us preserving them?
anyway that's why I'm getting into it good thread idea!
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SupaThaRipper
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Re: Why do you do it? [Re: Nakor420]
#19259138 - 12/11/13 08:38 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I started it to make some money on the side. Now I spend all my money on this hobby because i enjoy it so much :P
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gardenstate
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SupaThaRipper said: I started it to make some money on the side. Now I spend all my money on this hobby because i enjoy it so much :P
Hahaha I did forget to mention the money does help! But most of mine will be given away to my friends! In our area a small amount of the harvest should pay for enough to get another round going!
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Nakor420
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I do it because:
1. I treat my depression with it with great success
2. I'm going to school for mycology and it's great practice and research for my chosen field.
3. I like being cool...
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SupaThaRipper
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True. I do enjoy hooking my friends up super fat with them.
"I like being cool" lmao
Edited by SupaThaRipper (12/11/13 08:47 AM)
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SamhainJ
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I originally started so i wouldnt have to pay for shrooms and to makesome spare cash, but then when i got growing i found that i enjoy growing them more than eating em.. although eating em is pretty rewarding too..and when friends ask to buy em i just give em free mushies..
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gardenstate
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SupaThaRipper said: True. I do enjoy hooking my friends up super fat with them.
"I like being cool" lmao
Plus all my buddies always hook me up so it's a good little trade saves everyone money lol
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agreedwitboardrule
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Happy to read ur replies so far, looking forward to more.
I'm impressed that this board seems to be mostly mature people and no trolls
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36fuckin5
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I started cause I wanted to trip. I'd eaten them once before and then couldn't find them for a few years. At a certain point I decided that they had to come from somewhere and that I was smart enough to figure it out. So I did.
Nowadays I don't trip much, I just like to grow. A few tubs of Cubes and some exotics and edibles keep me busy.
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Re: Why do you do it? [Re: 36fuckin5]
#19260679 - 12/11/13 02:55 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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cronicr



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i started because acid went away, i continue because of the journey. i've cut back on my cube grows over the past couple years due to my lack of tripping so i try my hand at exotics to keep my interest fresh
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Re: Why do you do it? [Re: 36fuckin5]
#19260707 - 12/11/13 03:00 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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36fuckin5 said: I started cause I wanted to trip. I'd eaten them once before and then couldn't find them for a few years. At a certain point I decided that they had to come from somewhere and that I was smart enough to figure it out. So I did.
Nowadays I don't trip much, I just like to grow. A few tubs of Cubes and some exotics and edibles keep me busy.
Exactly 
Except i didnt want to trespass anymore to 'find' em!

they pretty much find me now! and i it!
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Re: Why do you do it? [Re: 36fuckin5]
#19260750 - 12/11/13 03:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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36fuckin5 said: I started cause I wanted to trip. I'd eaten them once before and then couldn't find them for a few years. At a certain point I decided that they had to come from somewhere and that I was smart enough to figure it out. So I did.
Nowadays I don't trip much, I just like to grow. A few tubs of Cubes and some exotics and edibles keep me busy.

pretty much my story to the T.
Tried them a long time ago. Town dried up for years I hadn't seen anyone with some. Looked into how to grow them and got started a week later.
It became so interesting to me that I stuck with it. I grow more than I ever need, I occasionally will trade some for some weed, but have never sold any. I often will let people just have them if they're interested in them rather than give a shit about the 30$ I would make off of someones trip.
Now I'm just trying to get good isolate cultures to save so I can grow them out whenever I feel like I want to trip or help someone get started out.
I'm looking to try my hand with some exotics. I actually just put something about pan cyans in my signature a few minutes ago.
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yeah bod exotics will teach you way more about shit then cubes can, cubes are like weeds there so forgiving
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Re: Why do you do it? [Re: cronicr]
#19260764 - 12/11/13 03:12 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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cronicr said: yeah bod exotics will teach you way more about shit then cubes can, cubes are like weeds there so forgiving
exactly, I want to see where my skill is at, I'm looking for a challenge now to test my merit.
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Camtaro420
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I've always had a fascination and I recently found out IT"S COMPLETELY LEGAL TO GROW IN MY STATE MWAHAHAHA.
So most importantly I want to grow my own, so I can eat them myself, hopefully so one day I won't vomit on them like some sugar rushed 4 year old little girl the day after Halloween.
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Re: Why do you do it? [Re: Nakor420]
#19260857 - 12/11/13 03:28 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I suffer from depression and some compelling research has convinced me that cubes are worth a shot.
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PirateSwazey



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I grow to help spread the experience 
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PussyFart
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I only grow cubes.....I do it to combat world hunger.
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bodhisatta 
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MustardTiger66 said: I suffer from depression and some compelling research has convinced me that cubes are worth a shot.
Take them when you're the most 'up'
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I should also add hat the hobby itself is very rewarding. I've learned so much and I haven't even scratched the surface.
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bodhisatta said:
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MustardTiger66 said: I suffer from depression and some compelling research has convinced me that cubes are worth a shot.
Take them when you're the most 'up'
Few and far between but I had considered this. Your experiences?
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bodhisatta 
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Re: Why do you do it? [Re: PussyFart]
#19260889 - 12/11/13 03:36 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Notahacker420 said: I only grow cubes.....I do it to combat world hunger.
They're choc full of that new health food trend ego-oxidants
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Camtaro420
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bodhisatta said:
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MustardTiger66 said: I suffer from depression and some compelling research has convinced me that cubes are worth a shot.
Take them when you're the most 'up'
And with a good plan in mind like your favorite kind of music and a nice place to sit/lay and trip!
I failed to mention the reason why I want to grow/eat is because it helps tremendously with realigning my mind from the all over the place feeling I get from my ADHD. When I take them often enough they keep me from my outbursts.
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bodhisatta 
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Quote:
MustardTiger66 said:
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bodhisatta said:
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MustardTiger66 said: I suffer from depression and some compelling research has convinced me that cubes are worth a shot.
Take them when you're the most 'up'
Few and far between but I had considered this. Your experiences?
I just would hate to see someone in a already depressed state have a bad trip. No experience(with clinical depression) but I would start there just so you don't end up having a really shitty time. I ate them when I was around 16 after finding out a chick cheated on me, had a bad time.
Never had a bad time ever since though.
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PirateSwazey



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bodhisatta said: They're choc full of that new health food trend ego-oxidants
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KnownPown
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It gives me something productive to do, friends enjoy free trips, and I feel like a cool scientist
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elasticaltiger
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I started because I wanted to trip and get rich off of mushrooms.
Now I just grow for fun. I wanted to trip again because my first experience was way too intense (full 8th of ps. cyans) and I wanted to try something lighter.
I tripped maybe 8 times after growing. Now I think I'm done. The constant psychedelic lifestyle just isn't for me. I may trip again someday but now I really just enjoy the sterile procedure and watching my babies grow. The dry specimens just sit in my pantry with desiccant. Not sure what I'm going to do with them. Maybe throw a huge party someday? But there's no one in my area who wants to buy a fuck ton of mushrooms so I just gave up on the idea of ever selling them to anyone.
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I grow for results, and to have them handy whenever the moment feels right. Been doing this almost a year and a half and have only done them once in my life. Its a fun hobby for me.
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anne halonium
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i do it cuz i like to be able to throw a 500 peeps party on a whim.
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Stromrider
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Cause it's awesome
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TheApprentice
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I don't know why I do it anymore. I guess I do it for the opportunity it can provide.
you can get a lot more places with a bag full of cubes than without.
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agreedwitboardrule
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examples?
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Re: Why do you do it? *DELETED* *DELETED* [Re: SupaThaRipper]
#19264217 - 12/12/13 03:49 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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twistedty
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soicyboy97 said:
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SupaThaRipper said: I started it to make some money on the side. Now I spend all my money on this hobby because i enjoy it so much :P

in edibles i hope
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