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RomeoPapa
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: TheMadHatter420]
#24671396 - 09/29/17 09:07 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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I put 1000 plugs of shittake in some fresh cut oak logs last spring and made a bunch of 5 gallon batches of morel slurry to splash around the yard.
As far as edibles, I haven't tried to bring them inside yet. I probably could. IDK. My agar and grain teks are good enough to get some success. Plenty for this old boy!
I've discovered that '00' capsules and the cap em quik machine works awesome for taking the "bulk" out of your bulk grows. Instead of an ounce to a quart jar I can fit at least 400 capsules in one and that's over 8 oz
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: PsiloPsychIn]
#24671407 - 09/29/17 09:10 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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People just think I'm only into the weird science of edibles and that I've turned into some kind of food foraging health nut. Which is all true and extremely distracting. Only a few people know and they've been my friends forever and don't have loose lips.
And also my therapist but he's a cool dude and paid well enough. Plus he's bound to keep that shit to himself and would never compromise my health by doing so.
Edited by TheBlackCat (09/29/17 09:15 PM)
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Boogieman47
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: PsiloPsychIn]
#24671492 - 09/29/17 09:33 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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PsiloPsychIn said: Nice confession Papa" I feel your pain ... well I used to. Sneaking around my own home to hide it from the kids. The "kids" are now 20 and 17 almost 18 and they know so I don't worry so much.
However, every once in a while I tell them that no matter how "cool" they think their friends are that they can't control who they will talk in front of and Dad could easily locked up for a long for my personal grow (I grow to help my wife with her depression... and because I love mush cult) if their friends said something in front of the wrong person.
Oysters, Black Poplar, and Shitake all day! Actually I just tell them never to mention it because for any young person mushroom = Shrooms!
Shit even older people think psychadelic when mushrooms are mentioned and im like not all shrooms are actives im 30 and have seen teens to people twice my age go right into thinkin boomers ...
Im not afraid to tell peoole i grow edible mushrooms cause ill getinto the whole red reishi for my grandma bit is why i started then after explaining how its cool to grow your own food they pretty much dont wanna listen to the borning talk no more haha
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RomeoPapa
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: TheBlackCat] 1
#24671498 - 09/29/17 09:35 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Here's one: I Confess. When I found this site last year it was because I was searching for a way to make meth. A recipe I guess. It was starting to eat into my bank account and then the ole lady got a dui. I read some things about shrooms kicking addictions and I thought I'd give it a go.
Well. A year later: she's clean as a whistle. And I put the glass dick down as well. We both did cold turkey. We both gained weight like a mofo, but we are working on that now.
In the meantime I've developed an addiction to cultivating! I've tripped several times on my own my shrooms, but there's just something about making those little thingsl grow and come to life. It's mesmerizing in a way.
Well that's a shorty of my story and I'm not much of a storyteller. I do attribute this site for my successes. And mot just for the info to grow.
RP
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: RomeoPapa]
#24671505 - 09/29/17 09:37 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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PsiloPsychIn
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: Just_A_Noob]
#24671583 - 09/29/17 10:07 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Congrats on kicking the addiction and dialing in to a healthy obsession!
A friend of mine has a partner who is a meth addict... as in a decade or more. He's high functioning but would like to kick it. Do you think tripping had anything to do with you stopping?
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: PsiloPsychIn]
#24671593 - 09/29/17 10:14 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Decided to copy this over since it counts as a confession.
I'm an adult. I have a new Verdant pro butane torch. It's creme brulee and mad science for me all day long now.
I need to be less awkward when I have conversations with strangers cause yeah.
Standing five feet from the counter in this small tiny smoke shop I look at the counter guy and blurt out "what do you have for lighters. Counter guy smiles and waves his hands at the bics and other lighters behind him like he's performing a magic trick. I stare at him for a second and say "I was thinking something more like a torch. He picks up a small torch lighter and flicks it. "no I need something stronger because I need to flame sterilize some stuff.' His eyes seem to get a little twinkle in them and then I hear him say wait as I'm saying thank you ant turning to walk out the door.. In a flash he was on the other side of the counter. He picks up this sexy looking red torch. I look at the 30 dollar price tag then at him. He seems to read my mind and then grabs a can of butane jams it in the back and flips the switch. Whooooshhhh. The little thing is a beast. I say throw in that big can of butane for 5 bucks and you got a deal. I said this is definately better than my bics and he smiles and says yeah this should really speed things up.
I feel like every interaction trying to get some of the weird suspicions shit I do is always awkward when you are dancing around the truth.
Edited by TheBlackCat (09/29/17 10:17 PM)
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RomeoPapa
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: TheBlackCat]
#24671639 - 09/29/17 10:44 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psilo: Yes, it had a big part of it. I didn't know who I was anymore when I looked in the mirror. I knew if I didn't put the pipe down right then, there was no going back.
There was too much at stake. My kids, my job, house, my name.
Meth is wonderful at first and that's what's terrible about it. It Will tear a person down and make them useless, eventually. Whether or not they get caught up in legal B.S..
I'm not the person I want to be yet, but I'm working on it. And yes I think psylocibin has been a factor in that journey. Maybe just growing them and bring an organism from spore to fruit has given me a vision.
Maybe I'm just being emotional, idk.
I wish you and your buddy the best of luck and fortitude to get past his problem.
RP
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: TheBlackCat]
#24671650 - 09/29/17 11:03 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Got a few things to confess:
When I started growing mushrooms I made some pfcakes with rye flour. Didn't soak it before steaming or anything, so they came out horribly contaminated with bacteria (which I only noticed weeks later). I was still so very proud of my first grow, 3 of 6 glasses survived prep and colonisation, while 2 came out too wet and one got moldy. I even took some photos, which I never posted on here, although I promised to do so. The second time around, 4 cakes this time, all perfectly prepped with freshly ground brf and expertly measured water content, they all went into fruiting without any signs of contams and lasted till their 3rd or 4th flush. Everytime I looked at those pure white, non-slimy cakes i was ashamed for the mess I made the first time, so I never got to take any pictures of those, didn't want to be reminded of my noobishness.
That's all in the past though. I don't grow anything right now, my girlfriend hates all and any kinds of myc, and I'm considering to, dunno, break up with her? Growing _something_ is pretty much the one activity I don't want to live without.
Last shroomy confession for now: Three days ago I went to the doc because of pain in the back. He told me to take a walk, so I ventured into the local woods, got myself lost between thousands and thousands of amanitas, boletes, mycenas, and ended up with more pain than before because I wandered around aimlessly for 6 or 7 hours.
I gotta say thanks to all of you though. I'm pretty much checking the thread 3 times a day, It's become kind of an important part of my life after more than 350 pages, and you're all inspiring me to start growing shrooms again in the future, when the time is right. Thanks for making me smile, thanks for touching my heart with your stories, thanks for showing me that there's always more than one way to solve a problem.
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TheBlackCat
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: Camouflage]
#24671687 - 09/29/17 11:41 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes RP growing can be awesome like that.
I confess I just did the shittiest bunch of agar ever. I didn't let the agar steam off enough before putting on the lids before the pc. Everything had puddles in it and it caused a but load of contams from trying to pour out jars. Lost all my APE jars. But a funny thing happened. Some Lucy spores got stuck to the liquid left on the side of the jar from pouring. They germinated and are growing on the glass. Damn Hammy's lucys could survive the apocalypse.
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RomeoPapa
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: TheBlackCat] 1
#24671775 - 09/30/17 01:35 AM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hell yes camo. Thank you for sharing. I'm the same way as far as pics. Idk why but tonight I needed to purge my thoughts and feelings.
I'm glad you shared yours as well. Maybe we both won't lurk so much and contribute more to these boards.
Even noob content counts!
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LizardWizard
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: TheBlackCat]
#24671855 - 09/30/17 04:09 AM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Boogieman47 said:
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PsiloPsychIn said: Nice confession Papa" I feel your pain ... well I used to. Sneaking around my own home to hide it from the kids. The "kids" are now 20 and 17 almost 18 and they know so I don't worry so much.
However, every once in a while I tell them that no matter how "cool" they think their friends are that they can't control who they will talk in front of and Dad could easily locked up for a long for my personal grow (I grow to help my wife with her depression... and because I love mush cult) if their friends said something in front of the wrong person.
Oysters, Black Poplar, and Shitake all day! Actually I just tell them never to mention it because for any young person mushroom = Shrooms!
Shit even older people think psychadelic when mushrooms are mentioned and im like not all shrooms are actives im 30 and have seen teens to people twice my age go right into thinkin boomers ...
Im not afraid to tell peoole i grow edible mushrooms cause ill getinto the whole red reishi for my grandma bit is why i started then after explaining how its cool to grow your own food they pretty much dont wanna listen to the borning talk no more haha
Indeed the best way to stop ppl from asking too many questions, just start telling them about medicinals and what they can be used for, your flowhood and how it works, agar and nutrients, sterilizers, basically everything that's magical to us and nothing about the magic they are thinking about. Usually eyes will glare over in under 2 minutes.
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RomeoPapa said: Here's one: I Confess. When I found this site last year it was because I was searching for a way to make meth. A recipe I guess. It was starting to eat into my bank account and then the ole lady got a dui. I read some things about shrooms kicking addictions and I thought I'd give it a go.
Well. A year later: she's clean as a whistle. And I put the glass dick down as well. We both did cold turkey. We both gained weight like a mofo, but we are working on that now.
In the meantime I've developed an addiction to cultivating! I've tripped several times on my own my shrooms, but there's just something about making those little thingsl grow and come to life. It's mesmerizing in a way.
Well that's a shorty of my story and I'm not much of a storyteller. I do attribute this site for my successes. And mot just for the info to grow.
RP
Congrats man! Good to see someone kicking a dangerous habit like that.
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TheBlackCat said: Decided to copy this over since it counts as a confession.
I'm an adult. I have a new Verdant pro butane torch. It's creme brulee and mad science for me all day long now.
I need to be less awkward when I have conversations with strangers cause yeah.
Standing five feet from the counter in this small tiny smoke shop I look at the counter guy and blurt out "what do you have for lighters. Counter guy smiles and waves his hands at the bics and other lighters behind him like he's performing a magic trick. I stare at him for a second and say "I was thinking something more like a torch. He picks up a small torch lighter and flicks it. "no I need something stronger because I need to flame sterilize some stuff.' His eyes seem to get a little twinkle in them and then I hear him say wait as I'm saying thank you ant turning to walk out the door.. In a flash he was on the other side of the counter. He picks up this sexy looking red torch. I look at the 30 dollar price tag then at him. He seems to read my mind and then grabs a can of butane jams it in the back and flips the switch. Whooooshhhh. The little thing is a beast. I say throw in that big can of butane for 5 bucks and you got a deal. I said this is definately better than my bics and he smiles and says yeah this should really speed things up.
I feel like every interaction trying to get some of the weird suspicions shit I do is always awkward when you are dancing around the truth.
I wonder what he was thinking what you were sterilizing. I'm totally seeing this starburns*-type of guy looking looking at you with twinkles in his eyes. (*community)
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NothingsChanged
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: RomeoPapa]
#24671946 - 09/30/17 06:49 AM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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RomeoPapa said: Even noob content counts!
Believe that. We are all in this Together. (Trying to survive this crazy place called Earth)
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: NothingsChanged]
#24672221 - 09/30/17 09:50 AM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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When i found thia site the first time it was 15 years ago and i was in high school. I read what i could, got real excited and ordered a syringe..from pf i think. Told my mom i was working on a school project and had her help me prep grains rofl..she was not fooled but helped me anyways..they all contamed was a disaster. Made it back 15 years later doing agar and doing well..guess this is where i was suppose to be all along.
Side note.. She still helps me prep grains lol
Edited by Variegated (09/30/17 09:52 AM)
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tryptkaloids
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: Camouflage]
#24672509 - 09/30/17 12:39 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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TheBlackCat said: His eyes seem to get a little twinkle in them and then I hear him say wait --- and says yeah this should really speed things up.
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LizardWizard said:I wonder what he was thinking what you were sterilizing. I'm totally seeing this starburns*-type of guy looking looking at you with twinkles in his eyes. (*community)
He's one of us. amateur mycology is WAY bigger than just the shroomery.
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Camouflage said: I don't grow anything right now, my girlfriend hates all and any kinds of myc, and I'm considering to, dunno, break up with her? Growing _something_ is pretty much the one activity I don't want to live without.
in order for a relationship to flourish both partners must have something to throw themselves into alone. a Hobby, a personal goal, otherwise all you have is the relationship and you will fall even harder when it ends.
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Camouflage said:I gotta say thanks to all of you though. I'm pretty much checking the thread 3 times a day, It's become kind of an important part of my life after more than 350 pages. Thanks for making me smile, thanks for touching my heart with your stories, thanks for showing me that there's always more than one way to solve a problem.
I gotta just say that all of this is felt in my heart too, people say the shroomery is turning into facebook. but it's not, facebook is so vast that you will never encounter someone you are arguing with twice. that's the difference. this is a community, we may not like everyone we see post but that doesn't mean we aren't connected in ways we can only hope to express. I love you all and wish yall would stop taking shit so seriously sorry for bringing up the past
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: tryptkaloids]
#24672589 - 09/30/17 01:20 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ive always wanted to have a party with pf cakes floating in the punch bowl.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: NothingsChanged]
#24673015 - 09/30/17 04:15 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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they've gotta be fruiting otherwise nobody will drink it lol
-------------------- "Remember, kids, the difference between science and screwing around is writing it down" -adam savage Flowchart for Recommended plan of action. Learn the tried and true way to grow mushrooms Use the Damn search engine After you know what you're doing, take a break Pick a book, Make some chips! Josex said:Don't take the site seriously bro, ain't worth it.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: NothingsChanged] 1
#24673017 - 09/30/17 04:15 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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I was thinking the other day how cool it would be to have a psytrance party with bioluminescent fungi as decoration.
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Re: TRUE CONFESSIONS - of an amateur mycologist *DELETED* [Re: LizardWizard]
#24673027 - 09/30/17 04:19 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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I confess I had a mini heart attack when my landlord texted me saying meet me downstairs she wanted to talk and when I walked outside I see two cop cars and cops next to her I thought to myself oh shit I'm in trouble
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#24673031 - 09/30/17 04:20 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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true confession; cant wait to get back to the states monday and start a new lab.
another confession; i miss ice, running water, and electricity...
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