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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: tree frog]
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So I just got took a spore print of my first Golden Halo fruit and was so excited to see the color of the spores but when I look at the print it’s just regular old dark purple… I thought this variety was known for having different colored spores? Did the vendor fuck me or does that happen sometimes?

Also, how do yall store spores? I’ve been keeping my prints in the fridge but I worry that the cold will kill them.

One more q: I’ve been getting one or two mature mushrooms from a shoebox at a time, and I don’t feel like running the dehydrator for just two fruits so I keep the ones I pick in the fridge until I have enough to justify using the dehydrator. Is this bad practice? Are there other ways of preserving the fruits like freezing?

Thanks in advance! <3

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ElGringoGrande]
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It happens sometimes.

I store my spores in a mini fridge kept at 50f.  Cooler temperatures are probably fine too.  I put them in a plastic bag that's in a mylar lunch bag to protect from humidity swings.

And storing a few fruits in a paper bag in the refrigerator until you have enough to run your dehydrator is fine.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: tree frog]
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Thanks tree frog!

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ElGringoGrande]
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Wait why in a paper bag? I’ve been wrapping in tin foil.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ElGringoGrande] * 1
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Keeping the environment aerobic avoids early decomposition of the mushrooms. And paper bags absorb some of the water naturally released by the mushrooms, which if left to pool can also encourage bacterial rotting.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Phaethon]
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Makes sense, thanks Phaethon :takingnotes:

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Phaethon]
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:whathesaid:

treat them like you would any other mushroom, like button mushrooms.  After a week they won't be as appetizing so try to eat/dry them before too long.  don't let them sit with water on the outside, smell them before consuming (for bacteria), but also they will be drying out over time in the fridge so it's a balance between keeping them fresh/moist and not letting them get slimey.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: noomer]
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noomer said:


Is this starting to look contaminated in the bottom right?


I'd toss it.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Mr Piggy]
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Is it normal for the substrate to be pulling away from the side this much on the first flush? I feel like it looks dry should I be misting or doing something else to replace the moisture?

Its in a 66qt ez dial tub with the extra hole and two 650g bricks of coir with a 6l pseudo-casing hydrated with 4.6ml/g of coir.

Ambient temps inside tent are around 72°f and RH of 50%, I just increased RH to 70-80%.

I also have two 4in clip fans running for air movement i think im going to turn one of them off.





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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: RhyzoPhreak] * 1
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RhyzoPhreak said:
Is it normal for the substrate to be pulling away from the side this much on the first flush? I feel like it looks dry should I be misting or doing something else to replace the moisture?

Its in a 66qt ez dial tub with the extra hole and two 650g bricks of coir with a 6l pseudo-casing hydrated with 4.6ml/g of coir.

Ambient temps inside tent are around 72°f and RH of 50%, I just increased RH to 70-80%.

I also have two 4in clip fans running for air movement i think im going to turn one of them off.






substrate may have been a bit on the dry side but I've found that it depends on the genetics you're using.  I'm of the opinion that if you can't get the hydration just right for conditions/genetics, you're better off too dry than too wet. 

you have a decent bit of fruit developing and those are 90% water, so the cake will necessarily shrink.  if these are cubes, the fans and tents are unnecessary.  unless your tubs are gasketed, they're likely leaky enough to provide the requisite FAE, and if not you'll know pretty quickly because mushrooms are good about expressing that with the typical uncharacteristic stretching/tapering/small caps.

good luck!

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: RhyzoPhreak] * 3
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You have a tub with holes so you shouldn’t need any fans.

In my experience the substrate pulling away is perfectly normal. I don’t wait for second flushes, so I just focus on cultures that grow as much as possible on the first flush, and by the end of the flush the substrate shrinks a lot.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: LyleChipperson] * 1
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Could this be some kind of bacterial contamination on my enigma a lot of the blobs are poping up and ending up yellowish brownish color ?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: LyleChipperson] * 1
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LyleChipperson said:
You have a tub with holes so you shouldn’t need any fans.

In my experience the substrate pulling away is perfectly normal. I don’t wait for second flushes, so I just focus on cultures that grow as much as possible on the first flush, and by the end of the flush the substrate shrinks a lot.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: callmehippie]
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Thanks guys! They are in a grow tent because I do all my cult stuff in the garage and its the only way to keep the temp stable. I thought I read somewhere that you need some amount of air movement in the room for the tubs convection to acure but if thats bs I will kill the fans when I get home. I already panic misted it but I will be sure to LITFA for the rest of the flush.

I'll take some pics of my grow space tonight and post it but it's basically just a 4x8 grow tent with a stack of tubs on one side, and a space heater hooked to a thermostat, a small humidifier, and a wire shelf for my spawn jars on the other.


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Edited by RhyzoPhreak (02/28/26 06:02 PM)

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Rukus]
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Rukus said:
tree frog said:
Well let me reverse that, the biggest factor is probably the fact that your friend was on an ssri. But if you would have fed him 3g of penis envy he likely would have noticed.

Don't assume that your mushrooms are bunk based off of your friends cross tolerance in other words.

When I was on SSRIs I would generally eat 5g of b+ and still be mostly functional.  Prior to starting them, an eighth was about equivalent.

Edit:  and sorry to try to elaborate, the SSRI is the largest factor.  I think I muddied the water, but my point was your friend probably would have tripped if they would have taken a larger dose or you would have fed them stronger genetics like penis envy.


I understand ya man and I appreciate your time responding to me.

His GF ate 1 G and felt not much either. So probably a combination of low potency mushrooms and his SSRI.

I wonder if the cheap dehydrator I have gets too hot?

I've got some ochra genetics on order will try going them next!



I hate to be that guy……

But tree frog is right. It’s more than likely the SSRI.

I have an acquaintance that wanted to try for the first time and told him to try 1g to dip his toes. Didn’t feel anything. So I had him up it to 2.5g (B+) and he still didn’t feel anything.

Down the road, I gave him some fresh ABV and told him to go with 2g. He felt something but not a lot. This was a harvest that my spouse took a little less than  1g from and kinda felt it, multiple friends took 3g and myself and had great GREAT times.

The SSRI’s do things to the brain and a lot of it counteracts shrooms. Told that person I’m sorry but if he has a valid reason to be taking the SSRI’s that’s priority but couldn’t help them anymore.

Until you can test drive them you won’t know. But I wouldn’t stress it. That will affect your trip more than anything.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Rukus] * 1
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I agree on the ssri, that'll make it harder to trip for some. I use a cheap amazon dehydrator too. White circle tray jawn with a little chef on it. Was like $30. Never had any issue with potency.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Pickyourpoison33] * 1
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Pickyourpoison33 said:

Could this be some kind of bacterial contamination on my enigma a lot of the blobs are poping up and ending up yellowish brownish color ?


Yeah something going on there. Might be bacteria.. might be an invader mold. Hard to diagnose with mutants. Is it fuzzy or smooth? Looks fuzzy on my end but that doesn't mean anything lol.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: the_chosen_one] * 2
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I've destroyed mushrooms with heat only once. And to tell the truth, I don't even remember whether I bothered to eat them. Tried to dehydrate in the oven with the door cracked open. Great way to toast mushrooms if you need something to sprinkle on a bowl of onion dip or some shit like that. That's about it. I immediately ordered a replacement for my crapped-out dehydrator.

The heat on a cheap dehydrator is not going to affect potency, at least not in any way that you'd notice. Remember that the heating element is situated in the base (or up top in some, I guess) and then the hot air is pushed through the trays with a fan. There's just not really any way for the heat to "overheat" whatever is on the trays, at least not if it's mushrooms.

People feel and say weird shit, that's part of the reason I work really hard to homogenize larger harvests into standardize batches of powder. Or make large batches of tea and freeze them. When you know that 10 different people all ate the exact same thing, it's a lot easier to see when one of them just has a freakishly high natural tolerance, or is on SSRI's, or forgot to tell you that they did molly for 3 days straight before eating them, or did so many other drugs that they didn't even notice they were tripping their face off, or whatever. What you REALLY don't want to do is casually take someone else's word that "those are bunk," and then inadvertently eat/recommend a heroic dose.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: B Traven] * 1
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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Nichrome] * 1
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One of my jars started growing mushrooms before it finished colonizing. What should I do?

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