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Mr.Brain
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P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log
#21769870 - 06/06/15 10:35 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hi everyone,
I just decided to fill another box with some mycelium and write down a little grow log. Incubator: http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/incubator.php
Setup for the box: - 1cm perlite on the ground - in the middle on it about 4*4*1cm mycelium - the middle layer is a ~3-4cm mix of sawdust and small wood chips - the top layer is 1cm soil

The temperature in the incubator is 22-24°C
I'll post the next update, as soon as I can see mycelium anywhere at the side of the box.
If you have any questions or something like that, feel free to ask 
So far, Mr.Brain
Edited by Mr.Brain (06/06/15 10:35 AM)
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21769878 - 06/06/15 10:37 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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1 question why perlite on the bottom?
your room temp would also incubate that fine
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Mr.Brain
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: mustangbob3]
#21769893 - 06/06/15 10:39 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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From time to time I had problems with too much water on the ground in those boxes. When I put in the wood to early for example. I just thought of it as an "insurance", no water is collecting on the ground.
At the moment it's pretty warm here, the incubator has a cooling function already ^^
Edited by Mr.Brain (06/06/15 10:41 AM)
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21769907 - 06/06/15 10:44 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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good luck 
how are you planning to fruit?
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: mustangbob3]
#21769934 - 06/06/15 10:49 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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At the moment my plan would be to wait, until the soil is covered with mycelium, then drop the temperature to 8-10°C and see what happens  Oh yeah and of course wrap the box in aluminium foil so it only gets light from the upside
Another edit  For the cubensis I grew before, I had the feeling the optional blue led light seemed to have a positive effect on the growth rate, I'll watch out, if I can observe something similar here.
Edited by Mr.Brain (06/06/15 10:52 AM)
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21770009 - 06/06/15 11:08 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Oh yeah and of course wrap the box in aluminium foil so it only gets light from the upside
it doesn't matter where the light hits.
temperature doesn't cause Azurs to fruit plenty of indoor grows have been tried in fridges and other temperature controlled methods with 0 results or one or two fruits. soil microbes and symbiotic relationships are required for the fruiting as far as most people are concerned.
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21770024 - 06/06/15 11:11 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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when you say soil on top was it sterile soil or a good living garden loam?
like bodhisatta said generally its thought a living soil or at least the presence of the right bacteria is what helps fruiting as they seem to live in symbiosis with something in the ground.
whats your thoughts on an extended dunk along with cool temps to help start fruiting?
like copying heavy rains.
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: mustangbob3]
#21770038 - 06/06/15 11:16 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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mustangbob3 said: when you say soil on top was it sterile soil or a good living garden loam?
I have it from a mushroom cultivation online shop, they sell it as casing layer soil, it's enriched with calcium carbonate. That's all the info I have on the soil.
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21770050 - 06/06/15 11:20 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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you can prob bet that its sterile then.. like bodhi said lots have tried and succeeded but only minimal fruits. there seems to be a piece of the puzzle still missing and most think its beneficial bacteria or fungi.
not sure what tests have been done to find out what is responsible. nowadays glomus intradices and other such soil bacteria is easy to source but there is so many to try!
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: mustangbob3]
#21770067 - 06/06/15 11:23 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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mustangbob3 said: you can prob bet that its sterile then.. like bohdi said lots have tried and succeeded but only minimal fruits. there seems to be a piece of the puzzle still missing and most think its beneficial bacteria or fungi.
Well, I'll just see what happens, if nothing happens, I may remove just the soil layer from the top, get into the woods, grab some earth and smaller stuff near trees, use this as a new top layer and see what happens then
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21770079 - 06/06/15 11:26 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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i would leave it to colonise and then try the outdoor soil as a casing when it come to fruiting 
you never know
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: mustangbob3]
#21770090 - 06/06/15 11:30 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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mustangbob3 said: i would leave it to colonise and then try the outdoor soil as a casing when it come to fruiting 
you never know 
I mean, whatever is needed, it can't be tooo special, can it? As far as I read almost anybody could grow them in a bed of woodchips in the own garden, if temp is right in your area. So almost anybody must have it in the own garden
Edited by Mr.Brain (06/06/15 11:31 AM)
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21770096 - 06/06/15 11:33 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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yes outdoors can be simpler than cubes imo
whatever they may need to fruit is quite common in nature it seems.
i been doing my first grow of azzies for the last few months and all i have done is chuck is some good garden loam ( a good handful nothing drastic) in hope its enough. 
heres a link if your interested - http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21728044/page/3
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: mustangbob3]
#21770630 - 06/06/15 02:06 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I definitely believe the presence of beneficial bacteria or a similar symbiosis is required too. A friend in the UK had a very prolific outdoor Psi cyanescens grow, then decided to try fruiting indoors.
He dug up a clump of colonized wood chips (hence beneficial bacteria already present) and attempted fruiting in a modified wine chiller; primordia DID form but never matured, only aborted. Besides the bacteria/soil symbiosis, I definitely think they require strong(er) FAE and wetness common outdoors in the fall where Psi. azurescens/cyanescens are indigenous.
I also currently have my first Psi azurescens in progress.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21119350
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: mycomattie]
#21771856 - 06/06/15 08:29 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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mycomattie said: I definitely believe the presence of beneficial bacteria or a similar symbiosis is required too. A friend in the UK had a very prolific outdoor Psi cyanescens grow, then decided to try fruiting indoors.
He dug up a clump of colonized wood chips (hence beneficial bacteria already present) and attempted fruiting in a modified wine chiller; primordia DID form but never matured, only aborted. Besides the bacteria/soil symbiosis, I definitely think they require strong(er) FAE and wetness common outdoors in the fall where Psi. azurescens/cyanescens are indigenous.
I also currently have my first Psi azurescens in progress.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21119350
Since the room temp here is always higher or lower, than the temp in the incubator the fan of the incubator will turn on like every 1-2 mins for about 1 min, so air is exchanged almost permanently
€dit: What about the water ph value? Ever compared the water you use, with the rain water? Does this maybe make a difference?
Edited by Mr.Brain (06/06/15 08:57 PM)
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: bodhisatta] 1
#21771968 - 06/06/15 08:57 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Oh yeah and of course wrap the box in aluminium foil so it only gets light from the upside
it doesn't matter where the light hits.
temperature doesn't cause Azurs to fruit plenty of indoor grows have been tried in fridges and other temperature controlled methods with 0 results or one or two fruits. soil microbes and symbiotic relationships are required for the fruiting as far as most people are concerned.
Aren't azures similar to Ps cyan? 'Cause I've fruited cyans on wood chips in a converted fridge with no problems. Slow as shit, but that goes with the territory.
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: PrimalSoup]
#21772893 - 06/07/15 05:24 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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bodhisatta said:
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Oh yeah and of course wrap the box in aluminium foil so it only gets light from the upside
it doesn't matter where the light hits.
temperature doesn't cause Azurs to fruit plenty of indoor grows have been tried in fridges and other temperature controlled methods with 0 results or one or two fruits. soil microbes and symbiotic relationships are required for the fruiting as far as most people are concerned.
Aren't azures similar to Ps cyan? 'Cause I've fruited cyans on wood chips in a converted fridge with no problems. Slow as shit, but that goes with the territory. 
How did you modify the fridge? How was the result?
Oh, another question, has anyone yet used bark mulch as top layer? I saw this in a pdf, describing how to lay a mushroom bed (Azurescens) in the garden.
Edited by Mr.Brain (06/07/15 07:15 AM)
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21773314 - 06/07/15 09:30 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I don't know if I missed this yesterday, or if this is just going really fast ^^
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: Mr.Brain]
#21773564 - 06/07/15 10:46 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Re: P. Azurescens indoor cultivation log [Re: nobody83]
#21774008 - 06/07/15 01:09 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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