Shriom said:

Reliable vendors for ps. Tampanesis spores in the eu

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Shriom said:

Reliable vendors for ps. Tampanesis Tampanensis spores in the eu

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KlarnEvil9 said:

CaptainPuffy said:

MycCycle said:

CaptainPuffy said:

Has anyone experienced issues with mushrooms not being potent as a result of blood pressure medicine? I know SSRIs can have that effect, but I couldn't find anything about BP meds.

My last batch of shrooms bruised blue when picked, were dried in a dehydrator for 24 hours and crushed into powder with the slightest touch. I made 5g into tea, and felt next to nothing. I was sober enough that I could've driven had I needed to.

It's been a couple months since my last attempted trip, so I don't think it's tolerance.

I'm leaning towards genetics being the culprit. I made gummies out of my previous batch of shrooms and felt nothing as well. They both came from agar plates made from the same non-vendor syringe. The only hesitation on blaming genetics is because I've read that unless you have a monoculture, even LCs can give different genetic expressions. It seems unlikely that two different batches grown from different agar plates would end up with shit genetics, thus I'm wondering if the problem could also be me.

How often do more experienced growers end up with shrooms that are duds?

Any insight into this is welcome

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Beta blockers should not by any means interact with the serotonin receptors, but it's hard to tell without knowing exactly which meds you are on.
Do you have anyone in your life who could try these shrooms of yours?

I have never mixed psychedelics and beta blockers before, but I have used them.
The beta blockers calm me down and inhibits the fight or flight response.
Psilocin do not act on those receptors.

I'd think the opposite would happen, where beta blockers could slow down your metabolism, dragging out the experience and potentially help you stay calm.

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Thanks for responding.

I take Peridiperol (sp?). It's not a BB, it's an ACE.

I don't know enough about them to say the difference.

I'm going to give some to my MIL, but she's on way more medicine than anyone I know, so it's not the best test case.

Edit: Google seems to think that ACEs can lower serotonin levels and effect the way things are absorbed through the stomach. Seems like a likely culprit.

Do people on SSRIs just take way more to break through that barrier?

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If that is the case with your BP meds about serotonin, perhaps taking 5-HTP before dosing could help. I take it every day as a mood booster (I don't have much natural serotonin), and I usually take a double dose before taking shrooms. Seems to make a little difference with me, like it kinda turbo-charges the shrooms. YMMV of course, but maybe something to look into. Definitely check for any potential interactions with your meds before taking.

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Organboy said:

Quick Question:
B+ in fruiting conditions (AIO bag cut open after break and shake colonization in a clean Sterilite tub) for about a week with FAE, occasional wall misting and warming pad on low heat intermittently, but I haven’t noticed any real change/ growth. I can tell a few hyphal knots were beginning to form but they haven’t gone beyond that. Is this something I could doing better or has this grow been contaminated?
Many thanks!

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DiogeneseK9 said:

My concern is this has been like this for several weeks (almost 4). Its NOT super dry but I don't know if its wet enough. There is ONE mushroom growing...and that's it. Was thinking of getting some of the dirt manure mix and breaking up this mycelium and mixing it with the soil that is more wet and seeing if it improves? Or I wait longer?

Something seems wrong but there's no mold. Just feels like nothing is happening. Any thoughts on how to stim some growth? Should I turn on the humidifier or the fan? Normally it's covered and there are air holes with filters on them. These are PE.

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fiddle_head said:

Senescence happens to everything. It is the telomeres at the terminal ends of your chromosomes becoming untethered to Weezer's Sweater Song. It looks just like it too. Like a ball of yarn coming slowly unraveled and disintegrating into enzymes.

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CaptainPuffy said:

I can't seem to find the trading forum on my list. I should have enough posts and have definitely been here long enough.

Would someone be so kind to dm me a link?

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Fiet said:

Finally my P. Nats Jar is ready for Bulk and G2G. I Spawn a 1:2 Ratio i belive in a Ziplock i poke small holes with a needle for air exchange.

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MycCycle said:

I just did the same thing (well, yesterday).

Should work like a charm, but I've yet to experience it first hand

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fahtster said:

I use these just like you would a shoe box... small 1qt spawn grows either for testing out a culture or if you have suspect bacterial spawn etc.

For colonizing, I just fold the bag top over EDIT: April 2023.  You can pull the bag up right away if you’re finding it’s faster or if you’re working with questionable spawn.  Nowadays, I just pull the bag flap up right away.  I use to have a fan running in my grow area so the bags tended to dry out a bit too much unless I folded them over.  Now I have no fan running so the flap stays up from the start.  If you’re working with questionable spawn, the more FAE during grain recovery after spawning, the better (ofc to a point but you don’t want to provide an anaerobic environment for bacteria to overcome the exposed grain surface)


9. After the 4-6 days it takes to colonize, I pull the bag top up to start fruiting.. you can take the container off the bottom if you want (the bag will be stuck to the sides of the sub and act as a liner). I tend to leave them on


Faht

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MycCycle said:

Yeah, I've read through it.

They're tucked away like that in cold storage because I want to delay them.

They should have GE as I haven't choked them completely.

[DISCLAIMER: No TEK was followed that day]

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ThurmanMurman said:

Has anyone had an issue with SFDs from Amazon not working as intended?

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Axman said:

ThurmanMurman said:

Has anyone had an issue with SFDs from Amazon not working as intended?

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I've had the sticker SFDs get sucked into the jar before, not sure if it was because there was still adhesive on the lid from when I previously used Micropore or not. Out of 40+ lids I've only had one or two fail. I'm considering doing what nektar61 does and adding some red RTV around the edges an an insurance policy. I'm also doing stickers on top and bottom, If I switch to the Red RTV I'll probably just do top only

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