Jrey16 said:

This is my first time working with a Penis Envy variety. The 3 plates colonizing are Starry Night APE. I made these transfers around a week and a half ago and there's barely any growth compared to the other plates I made transfers to with "regular" cubes. The other plates are almost fully colonized with nice rhizomorphic growth. These SNAPE plates' mycelium are totally white and is colonizing very slow. Is that normal or okay? And is it normal for PE varieties to take this long to colonize on agar? I use LMEA btw. 10g LME, 10 grams agar to 500ml of water. And I am also wondering if there is a way to make plates colonize faster like use a totally different agar recipe or lower the nutes for example? If not, it's okay. I'm fine with waiting lol

Sorry I didn't get a better picture. I was in a rush and didn't wanna take it out to take pics

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RoboShroom said:

whats the warmest i can keep my inoculated grains at? my room gets to like 60 degrees over night and its taking the process for ever. I want to warm the inoculation, but not too much

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Here is the tub in tub incubator I use from the original fanaticus website (originator of Psylocybe Fanaticus [PF] tek) because my room also gets to about 60 at night.



I use clear 45qt tubs from Costco with lids. They also have a little spot where you can zip tie them shut - I use paracord to tie the tubs down so the water level is higher. I use the same setup for my agar but set a bit warmer.

BonsaidMycelium said:

Hey Stipe, you have any guides for making/using agar? Just watched PGT's video on YT, seems pretty straight forward. Curious what you do.

Thanks

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Smellyhobbit said:

Substrate and adjacent mushrooms will bruise when you pick a fruit, yes.

What’s your fruiting chamber like? Conditions aren’t looking so hot in there

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DV8DUG said:

Smellyhobbit said:

Substrate and adjacent mushrooms will bruise when you pick a fruit, yes.

What’s your fruiting chamber like? Conditions aren’t looking so hot in there

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Is it the fuzzy feet that clues you into unfavorable conditions or is there something else I'm missing?

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Smellyhobbit said:

DV8DUG said:

Smellyhobbit said:

Substrate and adjacent mushrooms will bruise when you pick a fruit, yes.

What’s your fruiting chamber like? Conditions aren’t looking so hot in there

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Is it the fuzzy feet that clues you into unfavorable conditions or is there something else I'm missing?

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Substrate looks dry. No visible moisture in those pics. Instead of it being fluffy it’s kinda “gluey.” If that makes sense. The stipes also have started peeling, which is an indicator of too much FAE as well. The fuzz isn’t that concerning. Within typical range. Fuzzy feet is usually a bit “hairier” and less cottony and the result of the reverse problem of not enough air.

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