Scemilope said:

I use an address for any random rental property with high occupant turnover and drop the letters in a public mailbox near it. I aim for "unremarkable", no stickers or sketches on the outside. I print labels or write legibly, I don't want my letters getting any extra attention. Smooth is fast.

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BeefSupremeJr said:

yes! i put them in a wool carhart beanie and kinda shake em.  like the jesus cleans his bowling ball

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Stipe-n Cap said:

Big Jon said:

I’ve read Teks that suggest heat sealing bags for truffles making PRIOR to sterilization and I have read Teks that suggest leaving the bags open (not heat sealed) but still folded underneath the bag with a plate on top to prevent it clogging the vent.

What’s the difference between heat sealing the bags of grain prior to sterilization and NOT heat sealing the bags, if any,

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No requirement whatsoever to pre-seal bags. This will explain in detail:

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Sri3mmm said:

Better pic

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Pin said:

callmehippie said:

Smellyhobbit said:

I guess in the medical field they use needle holders/foreceps or something. They look kind of like hemostats but they don't have the grooves. Basically do the same thing. just a pair of scissor looking intruments that clamp and lock. This seems to be the recommended way to use it. I never heard of anybody using their fingers before. You really surprised me with that one.

I was wondering if anybody else is uses any other type of tool or something. The pliers I use are really heavy and big and sometimes they've bend the shit out of it.

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I use my fingers and it's kinda hard to get the blade on the handle... geez I'm and idiot. Yeah I'm going to end up slicing the shit outta myself if I keep that up. Going to need to change this.

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I just use pliers.

fahtster said:

RoscoeReturns said:

Actionsaurusrex said:

Looking for more guidance on sending letters international before doing a giveaway.

I haven't been putting a return address on things sent in the US because it isn't required.
This seems to imply that will get things hung up internationally

Found this great info already:
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/28788718#28788718

Stamps are easy enough:
https://www.usps.com/international/first-class-mail-international.htm

Link to a thread or some advise from experienced folks would be appreciated.

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Just because you need a return address doesn’t mean it has to be YOUR address. Take a hint from Jake and Elwood. 1060 W. Addison.

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I like to put random mushroom farm addresses as the return so if something does happen and it gets “returned”, there’s still a chance it gets used lol

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Jebi said:

fahtster said:

RoscoeReturns said:

Actionsaurusrex said:

Looking for more guidance on sending letters international before doing a giveaway.

I haven't been putting a return address on things sent in the US because it isn't required.
This seems to imply that will get things hung up internationally

Found this great info already:
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/28788718#28788718

Stamps are easy enough:
https://www.usps.com/international/first-class-mail-international.htm

Link to a thread or some advise from experienced folks would be appreciated.

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Just because you need a return address doesn’t mean it has to be YOUR address. Take a hint from Jake and Elwood. 1060 W. Addison.

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I like to put random mushroom farm addresses as the return so if something does happen and it gets “returned”, there’s still a chance it gets used lol

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Dude!  You might get someone busted that way I would assume, based upon my bias towards any kind mushroom growers. Make the return address go to something corporate with lots of turnover, like an urban fast food restaurant.

Hell it would probably just disappear in an urban place like that if it returned.  And if it didn't, any investigation should be either pinned on someone already under suspicion or most likely no one at all.

Just spitballin here

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callmehippie said:

Back when I used to live in an apartment I always got mail from the previous tenants mixed in with mine . I used to just use their info. That way if anything ever came

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Myndful said:

What's the best protocol for working with plate pins?

Do I wait for the plate pins to grow out and transfer?

Or work with the small fruit to another agar plate?

Or drop the plate pins to grain?

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Myndful said:

Much appreciated
So am I right in assuming of a plate pins it's contam free? (With no obvious sign of contam seen)

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Mark_M said:

PinePalace said:

Mark_M said:

First time grower. Grain bag… Is this getting close to fruiting time? Or how to know? Thanks!

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See how the mycelium is clumping & has tiny tiny little dots?
Those are called “hyphal knots” & “primordia” which form after full colonization and signal the beginnings of fruiting

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So I did go ahead and cut the top of the bag open a few weeks ago now (19 days). The top area was not fully colonized but quickly did over the next four or five days. Now it looks like this, which I'm imagining is like about ready to fruit? What's the longest after letting it have some air that I would expect fruiting to start? I open it a couple of times a day for 30-40 minutes, then clip it loosely shut the rest of the time.

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