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Mescalinedreamz
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Registered: 07/07/15
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Last seen: 8 years, 5 months
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I am new here, and want you're input on vendor fakes
#21981395 - 07/22/15 06:17 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I am old! I first tried pftech in 96' and ordered the original pftek. I was so excited to get that spore syringe in the mail! I steamed my cakes in a regular pot and injected the spores in open air. I had two cakes that had no mold. I remember those first pins! I only had one flush and it was tiny, maybe 3 normal sized mushrooms and the rest pins. I couldnt find powdered brown rice so I crunched up uncle bens. I had a perlite lined 10 gallon with a bubbler inside a half a cut open 2litre pop bottle along with a fish tank heater inside of that to keep that water warm. I had this on top of a heat vent with towels under. Humidity was great but I think temps were too high.
You can see some mistakes there. The thing I did right was ordering from pftek Well, I was in my very late teens then, so I am a bit older now. I am still making mistakes, I ordered from someone in the vendors list on here. I had thought they were a sponsor since they were listed in the vendors links. www.mushroomprints.com is the place. I ordered the z-strain too, which i read was fake afterward. I ordered on the 19 of June and its now the 23rd of July. I will tell you that they sure are good at making you feel like the spores will show. They are good in the communication department. Anyways, I ordered from a sponsor on the 19th of July and on the 21st I received a tracking number! All for a cheaper price then the other vendor.
If it was easier to make a spore syringe from a print then I would of had no issues. There are so many people in the community that will give free prints that for the experienced its easy. I will be more then happy to give out prints once I have them, but the cycle will continue. The beginner will always go the easy route and maybe purchase from a junk vendor. Easy and the because of fear. Scared of mold/bacteria
I dont know how you advanced guys feel or think now about newcomers. If any of you would want to make a change in this community. I would like to make a suggestion even if things don't change. I think it might be a good thing if the only sites listed on shroomery are legitimate. As a newcomer, my voice can't be heard. But you advanced guys could make a change. I feel that these mushrooms are a gift and should be treated that way. Not for scams. Or do I feel this way because I am a newbie?
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SteveRogers
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Registered: 10/24/06
Posts: 3,450
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Re: I am new here, and want you're input on vendor fakes [Re: Mescalinedreamz]
#21982386 - 07/22/15 10:35 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Mescalinedreamz said: I dont know how you advanced guys feel or think now about newcomers. If any of you would want to make a change in this community. I would like to make a suggestion even if things don't change. I think it might be a good thing if the only sites listed on shroomery are legitimate. As a newcomer, my voice can't be heard. But you advanced guys could make a change. I feel that these mushrooms are a gift and should be treated that way. Not for scams. Or do I feel this way because I am a newbie?
What are you saying here? They are legitimate. All our sponsors are quite good. We like newcomers and are glad to have you back in the game.
Much has changed since you have been here. Look up Shot Gun Fruiting Chambers if your are doing BRF cakes again. Or get a pressure cooker and just do grains then spawn them to a bulk substrate.
This is not advanced though and should be moved by a mod to a more appropriate forum.
-------------------- "General, I am loyal to nothing......except The Dream"
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Toadstool5
A Registered Mycophile



Registered: 01/22/15
Posts: 1,359
Loc: The Golden State
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Re: I am new here, and want you're input on vendor fakes [Re: SteveRogers]
#21982668 - 07/23/15 12:04 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Most of the advanced guys will tell you to learn agar procedures and clean up any dirty cultures through isolation.
Heres a good tek on cleaning up cultures using agar:
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19208976#19208976
-------------------- If you do not know where the mushroom products you are consuming are grown, think twice before eating them. - Paul Stamets AMU Teks Stro's Write Ups
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Green Bastard
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Registered: 02/26/14
Posts: 199
Loc: Canada
Last seen: 3 years, 8 months
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Re: I am new here, and want you're input on vendor fakes [Re: Toadstool5]
#21984153 - 07/23/15 11:24 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Blaming your poor results on a vendor, and not your admitidly sloppy techniques, is kinda a dickish move, eh? And, old? Lol! A teen in the late 90's... Ya ain't old yet, kid!
Plenty to learn here. Follow a solid proven tek, and you'll have some nice cubes in little over a month.
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tonpole
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Registered: 02/12/12
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Last seen: 8 years, 4 months
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Re: I am new here, and want you're input on vendor fakes [Re: Green Bastard]
#22012835 - 07/29/15 12:30 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hey OP, knocking the vendors here is like messing with the shroomerys break and butter, they dont take kindly to it.
My experience with the shroomery vendors here though has been fairly poor, having ran multiple side by side agar plates using a labgrade flowhood with syringes bought from vendors here alongside control plates to isolate environmental/technique contaminations i can say the success rate using 3 or more samples each was roughly 50% with one of the mid sized vendors and 0% with one of the larger vendors, with the control plates remaining sterile. The issue of course was bacterial contamination which isnt something you can easily isolate away from. Even poorer was their response to these findings, if you want professionality you may want to look elsewhere.
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Nicholas4408
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Registered: 08/06/15
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Last seen: 8 years, 3 months
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Re: I am new here, and want you're input on vendor fakes [Re: tonpole]
#22064934 - 08/08/15 10:55 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have a funny smell in a jar got some good mic growing is there anything I can do to save it
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