To the new folks , who might decide to order spores from a vendor. I can say with the absolute confidence that SPOREWORKS, and RALPHSTER are GOOD VENDORS.
Due to the length of time HAWKS EYE has been around, and the never ending good remarks I have heard about the HAWK, I could say with certainty that I would order from him.
MAX , MUSH MUSH, and BIO live outside of my country of origin, so I choose not to order from them. But I have seen alot of good posts about all of them. PF has been around from the beggining. Only hear good things about him and his TEK for begginers. There are other vendors I am missing I am sure, but If I am missing them, it is because I haven't heard anything BAD about them.
The only really negative remarks, and only one good remark, I have heard, have been about SPORE TRADING POST. His prices are outrageous, and his email is SLOW. He also offers SPORES no one else has ever heard of!!!!
If you are a newbie, I suggest buying a SPORE SYRINGE, and do lots of READING before starting. If you want to start trying out agar, get a few dollar prints from the FREE SPORE RING to try first. DO LOTS of READING, and View as many pictures of MYCELIUM in CULTURE as possible, to get a feel for what you are supposed to be isolating. Then get a nice VENDOR PRINT of the strain you want most, from looking at all the pretty pictures, and reading about them from vendors and customers. The key to success is RESEARCH FIRST, EXPERIENCE SECOND. Follow directions, and understand why they are DIRECTIONS to follow. If you do enough research first, and understand the steps and procedures, you will have success. The level of success will increase over time, with experience.
The Research is the SCIENCE of MUSHROOM CULTIVATION, the experience is the ART of CULTIVATION. Stay in the game long enough, and you get a feel for every step.
Mushrooms are sacraments to some, sins to others, intoxicants to everyone.
Be careful with them, don't treat them like BEER, or GRASS. They are nothing Like those!!!!!! I cannot emphasize that enough. They are like nothing else on the planet, you can experience. If you choose to grow, keep it to yourself. If you get caught growing, keep it to yourself and your lawyer.
RESPECT the mushroom, respect the community that surrounds them. Respect others opinions about them, even if they seem irrational to you. Only through direct contact with them can you KNOW what they do. So trying to convince a non user how good they are, ONLY MAKES YOU LOOK CRAZY TO THE SQUARES. Mushrooms are not for everyone, and never ever be the one who turns some stranger on. All hallucinogens are TIME BOMBS. NOT everyone can deal with the states it envokes. It is hard enough dealing with yourself in that place, but to have to take care of someone you don't know, even someone you do in that place can be psychologically devestating.
Be SAFE and enjoy!!!
Many of the vendors are regulars here, and at the forest floor. Read there posts, read customers opinions on the vendors, and make your choice. They all seem pretty damn good to me. If they were not, they would not be able to show there face around the ONLINE MUSHROOM COMMUNITY. And if you still are nervous, SPORES ARE LEGAL in every state except Georgia and California. Outside the USA, I am at a loss. But we have the craziest DRUG LAWS in the World, so I can't imagine it being any stricter.
Spores LEGAL, cultivation Illegal. Talking online in a community like this, is not Probable cause. Talking out on the street to people can be probable cause. If you must Talk about it , do so here in the OMC. Out in the real world, you might want to keep as tidy a ship as possible. What the squares don't know, can't hurt you!!!!!
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