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jdirty
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Few Quick Questions - With Pics
#6756180 - 04/06/07 11:18 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I've been keeping my eye on this patty ever since it pushed out a few tiny cubes. Things are starting to get active, and it has produced 3 mature cubes so far, their small, but I have a feeling these things are packing some heat.
 I can count at least 8 more pins starting to show through different crevices.
 I clipped that little group of inactives, and if you look behind that green plant growing out of the patty, there are a few very small pins showing through.
 I went ahead and clipped that green plant so it wouldnt interfere with the developing mushroom, this is one day later.

A few days ago the temps dropped down to the mid 50's, and the humidity dropped pretty low. I decided I would be able to provide a better environment for the fruiting stage, with little or no effort.
The patty was fairly dry when I plucked it from the field. It seems to be a little drier than what it was when I first brought it back. I have the patty sitting in a container with wet paper towels. I did not set the patty directly on the towels, there was a plastic insert included with this container that allows about a 1 inch gap on the bottom. I saturated the paper towels, and the bottom of the container has channels for water. The container has a clear plastic lid that does not fit snug, and it's been in this makeshit fruiting chamber for a day.
These little guys looked fairly healthy when I brought the patty inside, they was growing wierd, the one cap was opening sideways. Now only after 1 day it seems that these guys are in trouble.
 And over the past 2 days that I have brought it inside away from the colder temps, it seems that as the caps start to open, it cracks along the side of the cap. Look at these two cubes, they are at least a day older then all the rest, because these guys were opening caps when these other pins werent even thought. Notice the curling, and the multiple cracks in the cap. I have no clue, but I would guess thats caused by not enough moisture.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
The first few cubes that was already matured before we plucked it seemed quite healthy, but if you look at the cubes that are growing now, they seem like there struggling. A two bigger onces are shriveling, and wide cracks forming along the cap.
I'm pretty sure its because the patty is real dry. I've let the patty sit in the chamber all day, with plenty of humidity and good temps around 80. I though the patty would absorb some moisture that the chamber was catching, but its still bone dry, and it seems a few other small shrooms are showing signs of lack of water.
Is there an easy way to go about getting some water to this thing.. any suggestions would be helpful.
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: jdirty]
#6756226 - 04/06/07 11:35 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I say spray well with a 10% solution of peroxide/water, and set on perlite instead of paper toweles. Definately from no humidity
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jdirty
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: resin]
#6756247 - 04/06/07 11:43 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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ok, sounds good. I dont have access to any perlite right now, I'll be able to get some tomorrow evening or sometime sunday. The patty is not sitting on the paper towel. I lined the bottom of the container with paper towels, then I laid the included insert inside the container on top of the towels. I placed the patty on top of the seperator, so the patty sits about 1 inch above the saturated paper towels. The bottom of the container has water channels, which allow more storage of water, without flooding shit out.
I wanna make a good effort to getting the most out of this patty. It just started sproutin', and every day I can count 4 - 5 new pins poppin out.
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: jdirty]
#6756304 - 04/07/07 12:09 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I understand the perlite is highly recommended, I just cant get ahold of some prolly until monday. The patty is sitting on a spacer, to prevent contact with the paper towel.
10% peroxide.. Is this a common ratio, or a round about estimate that works for almost everyone?
So even though it is fruiting, and there are pins popping out all over the patty, its still safe to spray with the solution?
Does anyone know what a general lower temp limit for wild cubes? Despite the coolness, when I decided to bring it inside, the fruits all seemed to be strong and healthy. I know its a little chilly out right now, but if the temps are gonna stay in a safe range, then I might just throw this thing in my back yard. The nighttime humidity prolly would be more affective then anything I can set up for it.
Would I have a higher success rate bringing them into a controlled enviroment tailored to the shrooms specifications?
I know my first objective, and thats to get some moisture in.. so ima go do that now. thanks
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: jdirty]
#6756425 - 04/07/07 01:02 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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80 is a tad bit warm for something thats been living outside in cooler spring time temps id shoot for closer to 70 if posible and hurry up and get some humidity on that thing you wont regret it.1 part peroxide to 10 parts water common practice or you could just boil some water for awhile let it cool in spray bottle and spray it spray it and spray it some more. good luck bro
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: jdirty]
#6756720 - 04/07/07 03:05 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Don't eat the wrong ones.
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: budmanman]
#6761129 - 04/08/07 12:41 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Update
Began spraying the patty with water. How often should I do this? There are several new pins coming out the side of the patty, any recommendations on light? I have it underneath a table, its pretty dark.
I harvested two more today, and was surprised by the instant bruising. I've never seen one turn blue so damn fast. After clipping the first one off, the whole end of the stem was dark blue/green before I could set it down to clip the other one.
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Edited by jdirty (04/08/07 12:55 PM)
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: jdirty]
#6761224 - 04/08/07 01:12 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Make sure they are actually cubes before you eat em. Did you put the spores on this patty yourself?
There are some look a likes out there...but those look legit.
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: BlehMaestro]
#6761610 - 04/08/07 03:10 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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No, the patty was already flushing and when I picked it up, a piece broke off revealing the entire inside structure of the patty completely colonized with mycelium. They are definetely cubensis, they had a few inactive species on the patty, you can see them in the first and second picture.
You speak of look-a-likes.. does those look-a-like's mentioned bruise blue, and drop dark purple spores? The area where I clip the harvested fruits instantly turn blue, both on the cap, and the remaining stem below the clip line.
I dont understand the doubtfull responses, these are definetely cubensis mushrooms. I just now took a pic to show the color of the area where the mushroom was growing after clipping. It's a tad fuzzy, dont know whats wrong with my macro, but it's definetely bruising like a pscilocybe cubensis. Look at the area within the orange squares, you can clearly see the mycelium underneath where the shroom was growing.

The fruits are very small, I prolly shoulda just left this thing outside instead of getting paraniod about temps. But there is still potential in the now lightly moistened patty. Since I started spraying it, I count 6 new pins poppin out the side.
I said earlier that when I picked up this patty to bring it inside, a nice sized chunk of the patty broke off, revealing the mycelium. It seems that these new pins are all growing from the patches of mycelium that was exposed when the patty broke. What would be the risk of maybe breaking this big patty up into 2 or 3. Is the chance of killing the mycelium higher then the chance of possibly making it fruit more?
What about this spraying shit, i asked in my last post about frequency of spraying, once.. twice?
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: jdirty]
#6761882 - 04/08/07 04:18 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I would say just mist it in the same manner as a casing or cake. 2-3 times a day. Don't spray it directly just allow a mist to fall on it.
Those are defiantly cubes theres no doubt about that, I see the inactive species all the time in the same patty's as cubes. I'm in FL its about the same temperatures here but it froze last night weird weather this time of year, everyone was calling the last frost a month ago.
Good hunting, and good luck hunting.
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jdirty
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Re: Few Quick Questions - With Pics [Re: jdirty]
#6762384 - 04/08/07 06:46 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Update
I must be doing something right, since I started spraying, new pins are everywhere.. I've been able to maintain a moisture level high enough for condensation, but I've only been able to get condensation if I put a plant light close to it. Can that extra light hurt? It seems that since I put the light on it, about 6 hours ago, a new pin is forming out of the same area of a harvested shroom, it's almost an 1/8 inch long in just 6 hours. Maybe I shoulda put this light on em earlier. I dunno
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