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First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please
#19394179 - 01/09/14 03:19 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Hi guys,
As anal as I was with sterilization (since from reading everyones post it become obvious that it should be the numero uno priority), I just want to make sure I can safely eat these without getting sick since I am first time grower. I had this one cake in the fruiting chamber looking great.

Then, this morning there was one of the mushrooms that the cap fully opened so I harvested it. Around it on the cake where there is protruding mycellium, greenish/bluish tint was observed(see pic2), which was not there yesterday. It's really hard for me to tell the difference if it's green or blue. I had picked off a sample of this area (see pic3).


I did a q-tip test and no color got rubbed off(which is suppose to be good sign). I crumbled and smelled it , and found it to smell normal and feels normally soft to the touch like mycelium normally does.
Then I sliced the harvested mushroom in half lengthwise for drying and found some dark greenish discoloration/not fully white on the inside (see pic4 and 5).


So is it safe to eat this (and mushrooms coming up soon) in your opinion? What is the tell-tale sign that it is NOT safe to eat? Also, is it ok for me to pick off the discolored protruded myclellium from the cake before dunking, or is it safer to leave it alone?
Thanks so much for your time guys, I really appreciate your help.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19394200 - 01/09/14 03:23 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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It is just bruising. Perfectly safe. Leave the mycelium
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: LiquidGlass]
#19394276 - 01/09/14 03:40 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Eat 'em up! I'm a newbie too (so far got 3 dry 0z first grow, not bad), had ones that looked the same. I can tell you that I ate them and other than the usual light stomach upset that can sometimes happen with these things, I was fine (oh, very fine!)
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: thegrump]
#19394317 - 01/09/14 03:48 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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It sounds like the most damage that is going to come from eating those has already happened...
Never. And I repeat never pick apart a cake, it damages the whole thing.
Things to look out for, greens dark and light, blacks, oranges, pinks. Those tend to be really bad.
If you catch a cap already opened, it will start dropping spores. The longer its able to, the darker tint of purple you'll get all over it and the cake and nearby cakes. This is also bad.
Eat up bud
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: blojo02184]
#19397854 - 01/10/14 08:36 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Ok thanks guys I feel better now! That cake yielded 17 fullgrown (3-4") alacabenzi mushrooms, 0 aborts- in first flush! I'm super impressed! (Spores101 are not THAT bad as some people say)
By the way blojo I did not pick the cake apart. I just flaked off a few specks of that discolorated mycellium from the surface (cake intact)
Question: Now that that cake is ready for second flush, apparently I should let it just sit and rest for a little while before dunking. So I washed and dried it and wrapped it in alum foil, but do I leave it at room temp or in the fridge?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19397867 - 01/10/14 08:45 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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how is that letting it rest? the washing drying and wrapping part?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: spacechildo]
#19397934 - 01/10/14 09:06 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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All that greenish blue just means your mushrooms are 
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: spacechildo]
#19397972 - 01/10/14 09:15 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Well i could'nt just leave it in the fruiting chamber with the other cakes in fruiting process (misting, light etc)?! How exactly do I go about the resting phase then??
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398003 - 01/10/14 09:22 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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victor101 said: Well i could'nt just leave it in the fruiting chamber with the other cakes in fruiting process (misting, light etc)?! How exactly do I go about the resting phase then??
leave it in the fruiting chamber, and then use the Neglect TEK. Just leave em.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398033 - 01/10/14 09:30 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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victor101 said: Well i could'nt just leave it in the fruiting chamber with the other cakes in fruiting process (misting, light etc)?! How exactly do I go about the resting phase then??
letting them rest means leaving them alone. You could move all the harvested cakes to one side of the sgfc and mist them less than the rest of the cakes. Keep this up for 5-7 days, then dunk the cake and put it back in the fc.
I usually do this to bulk tubs, but cakes too should benefit from the rest period. If you got pins growing again right after the flush you should just keep misting them normally. Mine sometimes refuse to rest and push out 1,5 - 2,5 flushes before taking a rest.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: spacechildo]
#19398094 - 01/10/14 09:45 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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So did I damage that cake by doing what I did?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398102 - 01/10/14 09:46 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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by the it's been in the fridge a day now!
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398117 - 01/10/14 09:50 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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no it's fine. Just put it back in there and mist as usual. I wouldn't really bother with the rest period with a cake, After you harvest a flush just don't mist it for 1-2 days then resume as normal
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398310 - 01/10/14 10:35 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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victor101 said: I never read the rules before posting and it shows.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: bodhisatta]
#19398323 - 01/10/14 10:38 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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I don't understand am I not allowed to give names? I did'nt think this forum was biased in any way!
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398337 - 01/10/14 10:41 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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victor101 said: I don't understand am I not allowed to give names? I did'nt think this forum was biased in any way!
Well Spores101 is the shittiest vendor around, Just search their name and you'll see how much we love them here. If it were a real vendor(one of the sponsors) you definitely shouldn't put it in your post. These nice people that sell things for microscopic research are not to fond of their product showing up in the cultivation section... It's not good for them so don't fuck them over for being nice to you. It's all in the READ THIS BEFORE POSTING thing at the top of the page.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: bodhisatta]
#19398367 - 01/10/14 10:49 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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I realize how bad a name they are in this forum, but now I'm starting to think it's due to this forum being biased by sponsors. Since there is so many negative reviews of them here i figure I give my unbiased personal experience too for other noobs.
Sorry I won't do it again!
So where can we noobs go for some unbiased/unsponsored reviews then?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398387 - 01/10/14 10:58 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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victor101 said: I realize how bad a name they are in this forum, but now I'm starting to think it's due to this forum being biased by sponsors. Since there is so many negative reviews of them here i figure I give my unbiased personal experience too for other noobs.
Sorry I won't do it again!
So where can we noobs go for some unbiased/unsponsored reviews then?
The sponsors keep this place running. So unfortunately we don't really give a shit about non sponsors. They can come and sponsor the shroomery if they want our business because we like this place and it helps many many many people learn every single day. Google would be the place to find reviews for other places, all reviews are biased in some way. The sponsors here are reliable since they have a community of people making sure they don't loose their luster in the quality department. Spores 101 has been known to send mislabeled spores etc... Chances are every cube variety spores 101 lists is all the exact same and they just printed a label and slap it on your syringe.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: bodhisatta]
#19398441 - 01/10/14 11:12 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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sponsors sell spores for microscopy use. sponsors help this forum exist. we dont advertise non-sponsors here, so edit your previous post.
read the rules to keep from getting banned. the rules makes this all possible.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: spacechildo]
#19398657 - 01/10/14 12:00 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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I understand now!
thankyou for the explanation. I will go edit my post!
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398801 - 01/10/14 12:30 PM (10 years, 20 days ago) |
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I understand! I have edited the post!
I've read some other threads here about that spore company reputation and now I'm hoping that they did'nt send me some other bogus non-cubensis spores?!!?
That would be a shame with all the work I put into this and I probably would just abandon this hobby altogether! : (
From my pics can you guys at least tell if I have cubes here?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19398815 - 01/10/14 12:34 PM (10 years, 20 days ago) |
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What kind of a degenerate self loathing tramp would bother read a forums rules before posting in a forum 
Still - abide by the rules please!
Edited by Skinty (01/10/14 12:35 PM)
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: Skinty]
#19399192 - 01/10/14 01:41 PM (10 years, 20 days ago) |
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So anyone?
Do they look like cubes or not please?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19399199 - 01/10/14 01:43 PM (10 years, 20 days ago) |
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those are cubes
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: cronicr]
#19399256 - 01/10/14 01:50 PM (10 years, 20 days ago) |
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YESSSS!!!!!
thanks !
Edited by victor101 (01/10/14 01:50 PM)
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19416570 - 01/14/14 09:54 AM (10 years, 17 days ago) |
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Is this cube shroom normal, it has a hole in the middle of the cap?
ok to consume?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19416624 - 01/14/14 10:05 AM (10 years, 17 days ago) |
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yes it's fine
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: cronicr]
#19446743 - 01/20/14 09:15 AM (10 years, 11 days ago) |
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Ok it's me again with my first cubensis grow and just would like to let everyone know the result and find out wtf went wrong?!?! So here's the story!
The good:, I cultivated over 20g dry cubensis from first flush of my 4 cakes.
The bad (actually horrible) news: Last weekend I decided to try them, so I ate 2.3g(dry). I was looking so forward to the trip (after a year of searching for some and 2 months of cultivation work). But what happened was, one hour in I felt the body waves. At first the usual ones associated with cubes, but then intensified. Overwhelming waves, annoyed me everything around me, leading to nausea, to puking my brains out, to feeling very weak, verge of fainting! All that lasting hours! I was this close to calling 911. And on top of that there were no visual psychedelic effect whatsoever(which I was looking so forward to).
Was this all just a bad trip and all in my head or what?!
I am completely and utterly baffled. WTF went wrong???? I grew these myself so it could'nt be poisounous shrooms. The shrooms cultivated looked and smelled good. There was no real sign of contamination, except that greenish/bluish tint on the cakes which we dismissed as bruising.
btw this is not the first time I eat magic mushroom (though the most I ate before was 1.5g a couple years ago that I had bought from a dealer)). And defintely no sickness and had nice visuals)
Should I throw everything in the trash and call it quits? Anybody out there could shed some light here please?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19446799 - 01/20/14 09:36 AM (10 years, 11 days ago) |
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That sucks Victor. Don't give up though...it sounds from your description that mentally you were in a good place to trip (feeling excited) but I wonder if there was anything else going on to mess with your mind? Anxiety? Weird shit going on?
If everything around you was annoying you maybe ensure you have a really comfy and relaxed environment. You could try starting with a smaller dose or else super dosing (make sure you have a safe comfortable place to plonk yourself and "let go"). I can find that "between doses" annoy me as I become overly aware of my neuroses whilst also feeling fucked. Better to go all in. Are your shrooms dried? Properly dried? How did you take them? 
Also -maybe you were too expectant. Being overly excited and hypervigilant for signs of say coming up can make you really tense - much better to be as relaxed as possible and able to just roll with whatever happens buddy
Edited by Skinty (01/20/14 09:46 AM)
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: Skinty]
#19446953 - 01/20/14 10:22 AM (10 years, 11 days ago) |
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Take more next time
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PirateSwazey]
#19447332 - 01/20/14 12:06 PM (10 years, 10 days ago) |
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PirateSwazey said: Take more next time
always remember your in control when your high, go in confident
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: cronicr]
#19448224 - 01/20/14 03:24 PM (10 years, 10 days ago) |
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PirateSwazey said: Take more next time
always remember your in control when your high, go in confident
That's easier said than done especially now after what happened! If only I was sure that there was nothing actually wrong with my shrooms and it was only all in my head then it would be so much easier in my confidence next time! What I'm really scared about is real poisoning than just a "bad trip".
The effect I got from this trip was ALL in my body...overwhelming body load and weakness with NOTHING going on in my head- no closed or open eye visuals whatsoever!..maybe this is due to the specific strain(alacabenzi) where it's more about the body high and not much visuals. I personally don't care too much about the body high I'm only interested in visuals.
I got all the bad but none of the good from shrooms as far as I'm concerned!...
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19448234 - 01/20/14 03:29 PM (10 years, 10 days ago) |
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Have a few friends over next time. I never consume alone (never again lol). A group of friends, or even one friend can laugh along with you and generally help with sending good waves back and forth. It is all about setting.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19448298 - 01/20/14 03:46 PM (10 years, 10 days ago) |
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What was your diet like around that time? Did you eat them on a full stomach? Were you properly hydrated by drinking plenty of water?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: LiquidGlass]
#19448417 - 01/20/14 04:14 PM (10 years, 10 days ago) |
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HypnotoadCroaked said: Have a few friends over next time. I never consume alone (never again lol). A group of friends, or even one friend can laugh along with you and generally help with sending good waves back and forth. It is all about setting.
Personnally I think it would be worse with freinds. Like i said i've doon shrooms alone in the past with no problem.
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LiquidGlass said: What was your diet like around that time? Did you eat them on a full stomach? Were you properly hydrated by drinking plenty of water?
Drinking plenty water! I gulped down the shrooms along with a peanut butter/nutella sandwich. (I had eaten a breakfast meal 3-4 hours before that)....hmmm maybe that's the problem- maybe the peanut butter or the nutella had conflict with shrooms. Maybe next time I should just eat the shrooms with nothing!
Either way i think It'll be a while now before I get the courage to try again. All this shroom with nowhere to go now!!!! Damn!!!
I will not give any of my batch to my freinds until I try them myself again (one day)and find that it was me and not the shrooms fault as I don't want to make them sick too!
If you guys like, I can send one of you(who has lots of experience with growing/ eating shrooms) some, and you can let me know if they were good after all- any volunteers?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19448432 - 01/20/14 04:18 PM (10 years, 10 days ago) |
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You could post pics and we could give you a good idea if they are good cubensis or not
I always find it is better to eat them on a pretty empty stomach
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
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victor101 said: That's easier said than done especially now after what happened! If only I was sure that there was nothing actually wrong with my shrooms and it was only all in my head then it would be so much easier in my confidence next time! What I'm really scared about is real poisoning than just a "bad trip".
The effect I got from this trip was ALL in my body...overwhelming body load and weakness with NOTHING going on in my head- no closed or open eye visuals whatsoever!..maybe this is due to the specific strain(alacabenzi) where it's more about the body high and not much visuals. I personally don't care too much about the body high I'm only interested in visuals.
I got all the bad but none of the good from shrooms as far as I'm concerned!...
Honestly dude you're state of mind going into it sounds like you were probably still skeptical about wether or not your mushies were ok to eat... that probably had a lot to do with the experience you had... remember set & setting are everything (set refers to state of mind). Your mushies are fine dude, like we're saying:
Try again with more next time!
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PirateSwazey]
#19450070 - 01/20/14 09:52 PM (10 years, 10 days ago) |
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I wouldnt trust anything that looks like that, you might end up getting high if you eat them.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PNW UW]
#19450073 - 01/20/14 09:53 PM (10 years, 10 days ago) |
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PirateSwazey]
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LiquidGlass said: You could post pics and we could give you a good idea if they are good cubensis or not
I always find it is better to eat them on a pretty empty stomach
The pics are at the beginning of this thread. The remaining shrooms i cultivated looked even better.
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Honestly dude you're state of mind going into it sounds like you were probably still skeptical about wether or not your mushies were ok to eat... that probably had a lot to do with the experience you had... remember set & setting are everything (set refers to state of mind). Your mushies are fine dude, like we're saying:
Try again with more next time!
MS potency can vary a lot 
You may be right! I did have anxiety about if my shrooms were good or not, since this is my first time growing and I did run into some issue as discussed in the beginning of this thread! I was especially concerned about the blue/green color on the cakes when fruiting. It's still really hard for me to convince myself it was truly bruising and not contams, since I have no experience. Maybe that anxiety took over during my trip!!
But could my physically feeling horrible deter my trip to the point of having no visuals(closed-eye) whatsoever??
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
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victor101 said: But could my physically feeling horrible deter my trip to the point of having no visuals(closed-eye) whatsoever??
I think so, yes.
You would not believe the power of the mind over the body.
What I think happened is you were apprehensive about the possibility of getting sick from eating the mushies, which would be safe to eat even if trichoderma sporulated on them (but it didn't), and that mindset took the driver's seat of your trip. The mind poisoned the body and there you had the excess physical discomfort.
When I was younger I used to throw up EVERYTIME I ate mushrooms because it was a preconceived thing I had in my head... "I'm going to eat these mushies and have a good time, but I know it's going to make me puke before I start tripping." - that was my self talk.
After I didn't puke one time, I've never puked again... and I've never had that mindset going into it again either...
There's always the possibility that you got unlucky with the potency, which is why I followed the prescription of McKenna & told you to take more next time 
Best luck & happy days bud~
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PirateSwazey]
#19457733 - 01/22/14 02:01 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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Thanks guys for assuring me I appreciate it!
I read in this forum about lemontek which sounds really appealling to me since some people who normally get nausea from munching on shrooms, seem not to with the lemontek. This is apparantly becuase the "digestion/breakdown" has already begun and so the the body has less digestion of it to deal with.
Do you think i should go down this route?
Also, about how to make a lemontek, i read you crush the shrooms and soak in lemonjuice for 1/2 hour, but do I strain out the shrooms before drinking or do I leave em in?
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19457748 - 01/22/14 02:06 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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I actually got more nausea from the lemon tek but that's just me. I only make tea these days.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: mushmagic]
#19457781 - 01/22/14 02:14 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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4-6 grams dry is the way to go. My favourite way to take them is ground up in a bud buster/grinder and mixed with melted chocolate/hot chocolate. The chocolate is a mild maoi and actually slightly intensifies the trip. Being ground to dust like that makes the trip come on quicker and be more intense, but doesn't last as long also doesn't seem to cause any digestive issues - nausea etc. I've seen many people puke from eating whole mushrooms. Never caused me to do it though.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: vikingsc]
#19457798 - 01/22/14 02:17 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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I also like to add the mixed mushroom dust/ melted chocolate to ice cube trays and freeze them and have a bunch of prepared "chocolates" in the freezer for whenever you want one or two.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: mushmagic]
#19457806 - 01/22/14 02:18 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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Check out my tut on how to make chocolates.
It's super simple & I bet it will help with your stomach.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PirateSwazey]
#19457827 - 01/22/14 02:22 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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PirateSwazey said: Check out my tut on how to make chocolates.
It's super simple & I bet it will help with your stomach.
Nice. That's pretty similar to how I do it. The double boiler is a must^^^^^^^ but I don't like dark chocolate so I just melt chocolate bars. And ice cube trays will work if you don't have a mold like that.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: vikingsc]
#19457863 - 01/22/14 02:30 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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vikingsc said: The double boiler is a must^^^^^^^ but I don't like dark chocolate so I just melt chocolate bars. And ice cube trays will work if you don't have a mold like that.
That's not a double boiler, just 2 pots that are similar sized 
I really think the dark chocolate helps with the taste... it's easier to set too.
No need for a fancy mold, I just like to deliver a professional looking product
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PirateSwazey]
#19457919 - 01/22/14 02:45 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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vikingsc said: The double boiler is a must^^^^^^^ but I don't like dark chocolate so I just melt chocolate bars. And ice cube trays will work if you don't have a mold like that.
That's not a double boiler, just 2 pots that are similar sized 
I really think the dark chocolate helps with the taste... it's easier to set too.
No need for a fancy mold, I just like to deliver a professional looking product 
Ya, that's what you call a "double boiler" when your not directly heating the pot, but heating it from the boiling water in the other pot below. A large metal bowl on top of a pot of boiling water is what I used for a double boiler.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PirateSwazey]
#19457935 - 01/22/14 02:48 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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hmmm too much work for me for the chocolate recipe, but thanks anyways.
I think I'll go the tea route then, along with some ginger.
But I'll wait for a few weeks to pass by first before trying one more time!
I'll be back and let you guys know the result.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19458030 - 01/22/14 03:06 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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victor101 said: hmmm too much work for me for the chocolate recipe, but thanks anyways.
I think I'll go the tea route then, along with some ginger.
But I'll wait for a few weeks to pass by first before trying one more time!
I'll be back and let you guys know the result.
Thanks
Not really as hard as it sounds. Pretty easy and worth the couple extra minutes. But do it however you like. They are your mushrooms after all.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19458059 - 01/22/14 03:12 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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I hear ya OP, the chocolates are a bit much to make for just yourself.
They are a nice treat to give away though...
I passed some out at Widespread Panic on NYE and got alot of 
@viking: Ya ya I know that's technically a double boiler but they also sell designated "double boilers" at the stores... which is totally unnecessary.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: PirateSwazey]
#19458160 - 01/22/14 03:33 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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PirateSwazey said: I hear ya OP, the chocolates are a bit much to make for just yourself.
They are a nice treat to give away though...
I passed some out at Widespread Panic on NYE and got alot of 
@viking: Ya ya I know that's technically a double boiler but they also sell designated "double boilers" at the stores... which is totally unnecessary.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: vikingsc]
#19458201 - 01/22/14 03:43 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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Lately iv been getting nauseated from shrooms regardless of how I take them. I find if I make myself puke right as I start peeking I still trip hard but the rest of my night is much more pleasant.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: MudaFuka]
#19458284 - 01/22/14 03:59 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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MudaFuka said: Lately iv been getting nauseated from shrooms regardless of how I take them. I find if I make myself puke right as I start peeking I still trip hard but the rest of my night is much more pleasant.
Have you tried grinding them to dust and adding em to chocolate? Doesn't hurt to fast for a while ahead of time if you're prone to puking on them.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: vikingsc]
#19458297 - 01/22/14 04:01 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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^^^^ It can make the trip more intense on an empty stomach as well - and there's nothing to puke on an empty stomach
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: vikingsc]
#19458326 - 01/22/14 04:06 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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I generally take them on an empty stomach witch is why I don't mind puking so much. I think I'm mainly getting sick because Iv been very stressed out lately. Also Iv been forcing bad trips to try and work out some things in my head.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: MudaFuka]
#19458372 - 01/22/14 04:12 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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Ahhh. Like they say - no such thing as a bad trip - just challenging ones
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: MudaFuka]
#19458382 - 01/22/14 04:13 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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victor101 said: hmmm too much work for me for the chocolate recipe, but thanks anyways.
I think I'll go the tea route then, along with some ginger.
But I'll wait for a few weeks to pass by first before trying one more time!
I'll be back and let you guys know the result.
Thanks
DO not disregard the chocolates, they are definitely worth the effort and especially in your situation. They make the mushrooms easier on your system and make for a great trip. Better though to use real chocolate and not hershey/sees/nestle . . . They have artificial flavors so maybe not as much actual cocoa/cocoa butter
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: LiquidGlass]
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: vikingsc]
#19458437 - 01/22/14 04:20 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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Although I don't mind just melting milk chocolate bars myself.
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: vikingsc]
#19458453 - 01/22/14 04:22 PM (10 years, 8 days ago) |
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I also just melt chocolate bars, but good real chocolate bars
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: LiquidGlass]
#19858914 - 04/17/14 08:07 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ok I know it's been a while but here is an update of my second experience eating my shrooms. This time I took them as tea on empty stomach as was recommended. Again, the experience was horrible. No visuals just 8 hours of extreme disgusting feeling in body. Nausea, weakness, couldn't even standup, stomach upset,etc... I took shrooms about a year ago that I bought thru dealer and it was great. I got great buzz/visuals with very little body discomfort. So I threw away my 30grams(dry) of hard work. I kept 10grams for my friends to try, but after hearing about my experience with them, no-one wants them. I still think it's this type of shrooms (alacabenzi)that is the reason for the bad experience, but not sure. All I know is I don't think I'll ever do shrooms again, which is a shame!!! : (
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19859676 - 04/17/14 12:27 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Or just do cubensis
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: LiquidGlass]
#19877010 - 04/21/14 07:51 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Alacabenzi IS cubensis. It's a strain of cubensis!
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Re: First-time grower need feedback if my shrooms safe to eat please [Re: victor101]
#19877795 - 04/21/14 12:37 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Very strange. I never get any stomach discomfort. It's sacreligious to throw away good mushrooms.
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