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Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020
#26975152 - 10/08/20 09:16 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey Fellow Shroomerite's I dunno if any of you have had any luck yet.
I've had no luck looking for libs this year. A poxy 2 little ones. But checked a spot from last year and boom 25g of wavy. I know it's not a very big find for ways. As it's normal around the Oz dry mark.
But it's better than nothing.
I'll post a pic soon.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
#26975319 - 10/08/20 11:30 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Spent many hours examining lots of ideal wavey cap habitat near London in the last few days but nothing. Do you know what ideal climate is required, or estimated typical time of year, for these guys? Does it have to be a bit colder than it is in the south east at the moment, like for libs?
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: shroominvader]
#26975369 - 10/08/20 11:52 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I thought It had to be a lot colder. But I Google searched them checked Wikipedia and I'd said between 18 and 10 degrees.
To me knowledge and my surprise that's warmer then libs. I went and checked a spot which is defo UK bred not imported on woof chip And there they was.
Will defo keep going back every week now. It's pretty safe as the man who owns the house died and it is now empty only trouble now is I don't do the upkeep of the garden so have to sneak in and everything is over grown.
I haven't yet looked at the wood chip location.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
#26975459 - 10/08/20 01:00 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've always done best around bonfire night in Yorkshire for cyans. Never really seen them much earlier than the week before.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: shroominvader]
#26976515 - 10/09/20 06:31 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey, have been looking in London as well, around lower Clapton (Hackney). There are lots of wood chip areas, both around the parks and also in forested areas on hackney marshes. Lots of other wood lovers popping up but no cyans.
Where are you looking?
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Hoatzin]
#26976534 - 10/09/20 06:53 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hoatzin said: Hey, have been looking in London as well, around lower Clapton (Hackney). There are lots of wood chip areas, both around the parks and also in forested areas on hackney marshes. Lots of other wood lovers popping up but no cyans.
Where are you looking?
Richmond/Kew here. Will post if I have any luck.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: shroominvader]
#26976818 - 10/09/20 10:46 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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went out today and found these and would like some help on the ID, the stems look off for lib caps but could i pls get a second opinion? the were found maybe 20 foot away from a tree which makes me doubt these as well but its all i could find
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Bazzzzzzz]
#26977089 - 10/09/20 01:34 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nice one basil, good find. Yeah it's still early for the cyan season.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: ThePump]
#26977514 - 10/09/20 07:23 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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cheers man, do you reckon theyre magic?
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Bazzzzzzz]
#26977809 - 10/10/20 12:30 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Bazzzzzzz said: went out today and found these and would like some help on the ID, the stems look off for lib caps but could i pls get a second opinion? the were found maybe 20 foot away from a tree which makes me doubt these as well but its all i could find

Id defo say they are not liberty caps.
I thought it was early as well. Went to the patch again yester and got 3 more tall mature fruits and couple small ones.
I'm gonna leave it a week or 9 days now so hopefully they be a bumper amount. This year I'm making sure to cut or snap the shroom as to not destroy any mycelium. As I believe me and friends may have fucked up a field or two in the past.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
#26986420 - 10/15/20 04:15 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm really hoping that this is the year I find my first Cyans.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Mice-Helium]
#26986954 - 10/15/20 12:14 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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A few more I found yesterday.
This patch should hopefully kick off prior when temps go lower . At the moment it's my only spot producing nicely.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
#26986990 - 10/15/20 12:33 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Should I be worrying that my wavy cap patch hasnt started producing mushrooms yet?
The patch I found last year hasnt shown any signs of mushrooms yet could the council have spread it with fungicide or something?
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No I think I'm just lucky tbh
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
#26987999 - 10/16/20 06:50 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nice finds BasilBush, whereabouts are you? (Not asking for a postcode just a general region)
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i got couple of tubs (that are hopefully) on for this season and ain't see a pin yet. not gonna worry til well into Nov tho
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: ShroomAnon]
#26988783 - 10/16/20 04:18 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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oh snap basil those are pretty huge cyans! should clone those suckers to cardboard!
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Quote:
greenbeanmachine said: Nice finds BasilBush, whereabouts are you? (Not asking for a postcode just a general region)
A town in between notts Lincoln Grantham and mansfeild. Should be able to get
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
#26990272 - 10/17/20 03:48 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've got a couple of patches that have started on the south coast.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: ThePump]
#26997415 - 10/22/20 06:57 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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seems pretty quiet on shroomery for uk cyans.
ive picked some on the south coast.



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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: ThePump]
#26997842 - 10/22/20 12:10 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Are they from a cultivated patch? Seems a bit too warm for most. Although, I've had raised beds in my old garden fruit in late August before, I've never seen them in the "wild" before the 1st of Nov.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Amino]
#26997918 - 10/22/20 12:57 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Have been looking, no luck. Been scanning quite regularly round a number of woodchip beds in built up areas around Hackney, as well as Hackney marshes.
Saw a number of parasol mushrooms today, and plenty of smaller wood lovers. No cyanescens yet.
Does anyone know the ideal temp for fruiting? Still hitting 16 celsius + here so assume it's too warm.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Amino]
#26997988 - 10/22/20 01:40 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Cooler than 10C day time temps in my experience. Although, as stated above, they can vary quite a bit. These fruited in the last week of August from a raised bed in a landscaped city park type area. Excuse the poor quality, had to screenshot it off my old instagram.
 Good luck hunting, but don't be put off it's still too early really. I'd recommend landscaped areas when the temps drop, like ornamental gardens etc... always had more luck there than other urban areas. I assume they probably get watered all summer.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Amino]
#26998161 - 10/22/20 03:26 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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They are from 2 wild patches. I have picked them in October for the last 8 years on the south coast. Occasionally in late September.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: ThePump]
#26998382 - 10/22/20 05:35 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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ThePump said: seems pretty quiet on shroomery for uk cyans.
ive picked some on the south coast.




Wow lovely clusters, do you know if they fruit in the North, or are they more common down South? Never found any over here (not really looked either, but this year I'm keeping my eyes a lot more peeled)
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Mice-Helium]
#26998457 - 10/22/20 06:19 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Mice-Helium said: I'm really hoping that this is the year I find my first Cyans.
Same here, Hoping to get luckier than I have with the lib caps in east Yorkshire.
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Have a look through the official UK cyan distribution thread.loads of info on there from the last ten years!
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: ThePump]
#27000073 - 10/23/20 04:52 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks for the heads up! I will check it out now.
I've broadened the species i'm searching for thanks to another thread on here.
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Hi, if anyone can help me to ID these it would be much appreciated! found today after extremely heavy rain in the south east .
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Quote:
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Hi, if anyone can help me to ID these it would be much appreciated! found today after extremely heavy rain in the south east .
All of them look like Psilocybe cyanescens to me.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: shroom28]
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Thanks a lot shroom28
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nice finds

keeping eyes peeled but good year for libs so far and not really tried hard to hunt no sign of life in my cyan pots or outdoor spots yet. still hopeful but maybe next year...
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: ShroomAnon]
#27015098 - 11/01/20 04:44 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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big patch found today (SE) anybody able to confirm for me? first year going for the wavy guys so all help is kindly appreciated :p
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Just thought i’d post another picture , hope that’s a bit clearer
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You should start a separate I d thread for them. They look good but can't say for sure from that photo. If you spore print them you'll have a good idea.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: ThePump]
#27016778 - 11/02/20 05:34 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Not a lot but got 1.6 dry from my spot yesterday, a lot of aborts and pins coming trup. Also you can see a very dense mycelium network. Hope I haven't damaged anything big time as I did take some and added to some woodles chips hoping to start a patch off next year.
Went lib hunting in the rain and managed to get 2.5 dry grams in 30mins. I love knowing my spots and where I'm guaranteed to do well when there out.
A mixed bag total of 5.1gs now. Wish I didn't let the earlier 2.5gs go now.
I'm not going to be greedy this year . If I can make it to 14th I'll be happy that'll keep me going until late I can get a cube operation up and running.
Anyone know the perfect temp for cyan mycelium to florish?????
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
#27018641 - 11/03/20 03:14 AM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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In contrast to BasilBush here are some very small and not so wavy Psilocybes I found yesterday (West Country)


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Those look like Alennii to me. Have there been any reports of them in the UK?
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Not typical shapes for cyanescens are they. Several TIs identified them as so last year and this year, but one thought they were Stropharia caerulea.
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No pics as lost my phone but found 5 fruits at a patch the council dug up last year im hoping so many more later as this was the moSt productive of my patches 2 years ago.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: BasilBush]
#27023452 - 11/05/20 03:15 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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are these also found in dense shaded wooded areas, when I was out looking for libs and amanita I found a lot of disposed wood chips, maybe going to be worth revisiting. what are the best habitats to find these beauties? I should be studying for a a mock exam, looks like my excuse for a intoxicating desire to find psilocybin won't go down to well. oh well we live and learn.
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Re: Official UK Wavy Cap Thread 2020 [Re: Plutes]
#27044414 - 11/17/20 06:57 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Any finds in the South West yet? Just had a few days of rain but still waiting for a temperature drop (around 12 degrees during the day). Do you reckon it’s worth looking yet?
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Always worth a look if u ask me. Even if u dont find owt ots fresh air and scouting potential spots to inoculate yourself
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