DubSpore said:

Hey guys just stopping in to let you all know that the ticks are horrible this year. I know how Koods felt when he posted a pic of a tick on the head of his dick. Same thing happen to me! A fucking stick stabbed threw my pants and later ripped a hole in them that I sew shut with some hemp twine from my walking stick. Hahaha I had also eaten a couple gorgeous baby caps while I was hunting.

Whata great experience. . . Minus the tick on my dick.

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Lolololol Good story DubSpore

openmind said:

Can ovoid mycelium (or woodlover mycelium in general) survive being submerged underwater for multiple days?





I ask because.....A year ago I planted a few patches of psilocybe allenii out in a natural riparian woodland habitat. The river that goes through the area is flowing the highest it has in years and it's flooding through out the area. I'm pretty certain at least a couple of my patches are submerged under a few inches to a foot of slowly flowing water. They've probably been underwater for a few days and the river should start receding in a couple days.



Reason I'm asking in this thread is because it seems like the natural habitat where ovoids grow is the same habitat (riparian) I planted my allenii patches, and from following this thread is seems like those ovoid habitats often flood, and ovoids are a woodlover like allenii, so I'm assuming if ovoids can survive such things then allenii probably can too....(and because there's isn't a place on the shroomery to post these sorts of questions, outdoor cultivation forum is dead ).







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I've had really bad luck with flooding rivers like you're talking about.....IME, being submerged for 1 or 2 days is ok but longer than that completely wiped out my colonies in 2013. I found a few very late in the season that were growing from debris that had floated and been redeposited but that was all. Good thing is that now....4 yrs. later, the area is starting to fruit prolifically again after 2 yrs without major flooding.

I've also heard that when you're growing cubes...you're not supposed to dunk your cakes more than 48 hrs. or it will kill the mycelium. Anyway, I hope Adas is right for your sake though.....In any case, let us know.

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i think seeing them for the first time worked some magic, because later that day I checked a creek in walking distance from me that I have searched many times already

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delmarva_bushcraft said:

LOL. Are you from Maryland? We have like 3 sizable parks here bro. I've been going to them for years, I didn't just realize they existed, and neither did anyone with a google maps in their hand. Give me a break, you are acting like he posted secret info - funny.

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TexturedSounds said:

delmarva_bushcraft said:

LOL. Are you from Maryland? We have like 3 sizable parks here bro. I've been going to them for years, I didn't just realize they existed, and neither did anyone with a google maps in their hand. Give me a break, you are acting like he posted secret info - funny.

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You're totally missing the point.  The problem is bringing unwanted attention to those spots.  Obviously no one is claiming property over an area unless they actually own the land (There are certain cultures that I have been feeding over the years and would be really pissed to see them trashed though).  Also, we on this thread provide more than enough info about fruiting conditions and the habitat to look in.  Of course you didn't see them when you weren't looking.  Putting in the time and effort (with only county observations) leads to finding them and feeling accomplished.  And once you've found them, you can easily find ovoids with just google maps.  I do it all the time.  Sometimes even county can be too much info if you know how to read maps.

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koods said:

I dry them with a little heater fan until they are mostly dry them put them in a big dehydrator loaded with calcium chloride to get the remaining moisture out.

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