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Re: The official Psilocybe natalensis/ ochraceocentrata thread.

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#29603157 - 06/13/26 07:43 AM (2 months, 29 days ago)

Boy these guys are MAD rn.

The shape of the colonization on that one tub is expected, I spawned two separate pints on either side. They were happy (if a bit fuzzy) during colonization, but now that they're knotting up, bruised to high hell.

I'm thinking it's gotta be temps. They've been running 75-80. Last time I ran this culture (w no problems) it was in my living room at probably 65-72.

Dropped them to a lower shelf. Praying. My portable desk ochra (in a pint jar in the office) is happy as a clam. Supports the temp theory.

At least it's doing this.

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Re: The official Psilocybe natalensis/ ochraceocentrata thread.

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#29603202 - 06/13/26 08:58 AM (2 months, 29 days ago)

Haven’t grown ochra for a while. PF cake that won’t let go of the lid. Birthed it yesterday, dunked overnight and I’ll coat it in coir today.

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#29604331 - 06/14/26 10:16 PM (2 months, 27 days ago)

Advice for growing these? Looking into black cap...

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#29604341 - 06/14/26 11:06 PM (2 months, 27 days ago)

Just like a cube, bud.

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Re: The official Psilocybe natalensis/ ochraceocentrata thread.

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#29604379 - 06/15/26 01:30 AM (2 months, 27 days ago)

:whathesaid:

Rasmodius said:

Boy these guys are MAD rn.

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I'm thinking it's gotta be temps.

BTW, it was temps. Dropped them to about 68 and they're cheering right up.

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Re: The official Psilocybe natalensis/ ochraceocentrata thread.

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#29604612 - 06/15/26 12:31 PM (2 months, 26 days ago)

Rasmodius said:

BTW, it was temps. Dropped them to about 68 and they're cheering right up.

That’s interesting- good to know. I’ve only ever grown them in my basement where it’s 66-68 all year.

I guess I did try incubating them in a heated tub with my pans one time and they didn’t do shit (just sat there not colonizing). I assumed it was either a problem with the substrate or bacteria. It didn’t occur to me that they might just be too warm.

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#29604670 - 06/15/26 02:47 PM (2 months, 26 days ago)

I’ve been trying out totes to see how the species grows in it and I’m a little bit confused. Everything that I get from a tote falls over and looks all gnarly compared to a Martha.

This is from the greenhouse. The only thing that I can think it has to do with fresh air exchange.

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Re: The official Psilocybe natalensis/ ochraceocentrata thread.

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#29604714 - 06/15/26 03:53 PM (2 months, 26 days ago)

100 percent it's fae. Also sunlight is a factor, the sun will encourage straight beefy grows

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#29604914 - 06/15/26 09:59 PM (2 months, 26 days ago)

Grown out T2 ochra plates. Got some WBS, mostly white/red millet prepped for noc tomorrow.

How do they look?

This one has some dark spots that can only be seen when lit from the front. They have not changed in appearance, and could be air bubbles. The agar was poured chunky and several plates have bubbles in them.

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#29604929 - 06/15/26 10:23 PM (2 months, 26 days ago)

99.99 said:

This is from the greenhouse. The only thing that I can think it has to do with fresh air exchange.

Are those two grows from the exact same culture?

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#29604971 - 06/16/26 12:34 AM (2 months, 26 days ago)

GerryD said:

99.99 said:

This is from the greenhouse. The only thing that I can think it has to do with fresh air exchange.

Are those two grows from the exact same culture?

Yes they all came from the same agar dish

But same with these jack frost
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Re: The official Psilocybe natalensis/ ochraceocentrata thread.

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#29605057 - 06/16/26 06:27 AM (2 months, 26 days ago)

I am exclusively a shoebox to double shoebox size grower and my fruits grow straight. Depending on the container I’ll do 2-3 holes low on the long sides, 1-3 holes close to the lid on the short sides, about 8 mm size.

Some boxes with 1 hole on top struggle for fae sometimes, so I’ll unlatch the lid, flip it, or flip and offset it 2-3 mm on the long side. This gives me enough air to get happy fruits.

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#29605118 - 06/16/26 09:06 AM (2 months, 26 days ago)

LyleChipperson said:

I am exclusively a shoebox to double shoebox size grower and my fruits grow straight. Depending on the container I’ll do 2-3 holes low on the long sides, 1-3 holes close to the lid on the short sides, about 8 mm size.

Some boxes with 1 hole on top struggle for fae sometimes, so I’ll unlatch the lid, flip it, or flip and offset it 2-3 mm on the long side. This gives me enough air to get happy fruits.

Oh yeah, I think someone posted a setup like that a while back (looked like a mini ez dial tub). I’ll give that a try and also the offset lid. Just flipping the lid or doing a dub tub doesn’t seem to give me enough FAE.

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Re: The official Psilocybe natalensis/ ochraceocentrata thread.

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#29605211 - 06/16/26 11:46 AM (2 months, 26 days ago)

WTF do I do with this thicccc ass overlay?

It’s maybe an inch thick on 2 tubs

On one tub it’s maybe 1/4 inch thicccccc

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#29605213 - 06/16/26 11:51 AM (2 months, 25 days ago)

You can peel it off or let the pins push through. I always wait for full overlay, then roll it up like a carpet with a plastic scraper thing to get the overlay out, mist the surface and let it rip, usually see pins about a week later.

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#29605214 - 06/16/26 11:53 AM (2 months, 25 days ago)

Even the one with the thin overlay?

All 3 tubs look fully colonised.

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#29605215 - 06/16/26 11:57 AM (2 months, 25 days ago)

If it's a thin overlay I see what comes first, bruising or pins, bruising, I peel, pins, I let it ride :awedance:

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#29605220 - 06/16/26 12:20 PM (2 months, 25 days ago)

I vote to leave it and see what happens, I've had 2 good cultures so far and both fruited straight through a thick overlay.

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#29605246 - 06/16/26 01:13 PM (2 months, 25 days ago)

Slowest ochras ever?

This is from the same print I was told was over a year old and took a month to germinate on agar. Still trucking along at the same leisurely pace.

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#29609181 - 06/22/26 09:19 AM (2 months, 20 days ago)

Very happy with the tubs but any idea why they’re so long and thin?

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