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Mr. shro
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Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated
#25609917 - 11/12/18 04:10 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hello, I have started growing my first batch of mushrooms ever. They are the golden teacher strain and I think they may have been contaminated. I used the pf tek method and then put the cakes in a mono tub.
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keeno
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Mr. shro]
#25609948 - 11/12/18 04:22 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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look alright to me. make some tea out of it and see
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Mr. shro]
#25609950 - 11/12/18 04:22 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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What do you see that you think might be contamination?
And just FYI, there is a contamination forum.
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: jaxteller]
#25609962 - 11/12/18 04:27 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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This is my first time growing and I really donβt know a lot. The stems were black and blue and the tops curled over and got very black. I had seen pictures of the golden teacher strain and all of the tops were golden and not flared out. I was very worried about them but I am glad to hear that they are okay
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Mr. shro]
#25609967 - 11/12/18 04:29 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Black is spores, blue/green is bruising
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: LtLurker]
#25609995 - 11/12/18 04:41 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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the caps flare out when they're getting old ideally pic them just after the veils are breaking
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: keeno]
#25611630 - 11/13/18 10:15 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah as they age and drop their spores the caps will start to fold upward, and if you let them age long enough they will begin to die and rot, which could be the black you see on the caps.
Looks like the only issue you have here is that you waited a little too long to pick them. To reiterate what keeno said, you want to pick them just after the veil breaks.
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: jaxteller]
#25611718 - 11/13/18 10:48 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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They are fine
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: psycho_myco]
#25611774 - 11/13/18 11:13 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Bad fruit will generally look bad IME... judge it as if it were inactive produce... I make tea with questionable fruit and usually have no issues... I've grown to prefer tea over consuming the mushrooms themselves anyways; i like taking quite substantial doses, and 35-45 dry grams don't sit well on my tummy lol
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Caps McGee]
#25612149 - 11/13/18 01:41 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah for sure, if you ever think your fruits look questionable (as long as they aren't obviously mold-covered or decaying lol) just make tea. Boiling water will kill pretty much anything that could harm you.
And damn Caps McGee, you're really out here giving "heroic dose" a whole new meaning
Happy exploring everyone!
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: jaxteller]
#25612188 - 11/13/18 02:03 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Next time show us your cakes dood. We cant twll if dry fruits came from a contamined cake, monotub or a pile of cow shit 
Congrats on making it this far
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Sofaking420]
#25612235 - 11/13/18 02:25 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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They look fine, the bluing is good, shows good potency. Eat up man, also for future reference you can eat mushrooms from contaminated cakes. If youβre really trepidated just make a tea. Either way those are fine to eat, just dry them out, or eat fresh whichever. Enjoy
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Caps McGee]
#25612284 - 11/13/18 03:03 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Caps McGee said: Bad fruit will generally look bad IME... judge it as if it were inactive produce... I make tea with questionable fruit and usually have no issues... I've grown to prefer tea over consuming the mushrooms themselves anyways; i like taking quite substantial doses, and 35-45 dry grams don't sit well on my tummy lol
You.. You take 45 grams in one sitting? Not in 10 or 15 sittings? What are you?
I think the most I've had at once is about 10.
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: bighelper]
#25612322 - 11/13/18 03:22 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Lol, yes... largest single dose thus far was 46.5g... I ate 100g in about 22 hours, a month or so before that... only used 14g for tea this weekend, but considering almost a month hiatus for a 50g trip for my birthday coming up
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Caps McGee]
#25612357 - 11/13/18 03:37 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Caps McGee said:i like taking quite substantial doses, and 35-45 dry grams don't sit well on my tummy lol
My god, Iβm straight of like 3.5 dry. Iβm curious to know how your brain thinks with that dosage π
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Rylinski] 1
#25612378 - 11/13/18 03:49 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Infinitely... I can't begin to explain it beyond ineffable, beautiful, startling, and insightful... I lose any sense of the reality I exist in on my serotonin trips, and am granted access to the wealth of knowledge of the universe(s)... I wish I could do it without the mushrooms, but if that's what it takes... I typically base-jump at the peak (smoking harmala and dmt infused parsley) for a supercharged 20 minute peak of insanely incomprehensible imagery, and are generally given the keys to the reality generator, in a place I call the green room, during the comedown... I'm learning more and more how to create and control aspects of created landscapes: including the flow of time, degree of lighting, contrast, etc
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Caps McGee]
#25612709 - 11/13/18 06:30 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Caps McGee said: Infinitely... I can't begin to explain it beyond ineffable, beautiful, startling, and insightful... I lose any sense of the reality I exist in on my serotonin trips, and am granted access to the wealth of knowledge of the universe(s)... I wish I could do it without the mushrooms, but if that's what it takes... I typically base-jump at the peak (smoking harmala and dmt infused parsley) for a supercharged 20 minute peak of insanely incomprehensible imagery, and are generally given the keys to the reality generator, in a place I call the green room, during the comedown... I'm learning more and more how to create and control aspects of created landscapes: including the flow of time, degree of lighting, contrast, etc
My god. My fucking god. Thank you.
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: bighelper]
#25612714 - 11/13/18 06:32 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Lol I think I'll stick to raw L...
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Failboat]
#25613984 - 11/14/18 10:20 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Raw L?
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Re: Need help knowing if my mushrooms are contaminated [Re: Caps McGee]
#25613988 - 11/14/18 10:23 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Acid I'm assuming. Heavy doses are fun. If you're prepared for it, it's truly a fun ride. Kinda like a roller coaster in space lol
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