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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: wisp]
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Those are very nice Tripsis. I can't wait to start some.

:peace:
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: robanero]
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Beautiful.  Strain/Source?

Standard supplemented sawdust (bran/hardwood,etc.)?

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: MycoAu]
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Okay, maybe this is an idiot observation here, but... that looks a lot more like Ganoderma applanatum (artist's conk) to me.  I find these all over near my home growing on tree stumps.  The G. lucidum mushrooms I've found tend to be more antler-ish, and a lot redder than that.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: MycoAu]
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i use small pieces (2 x 2 cm), boiled for 2 hours. let cool and warm again.

you start pinning in an FC?


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: x7x_x7x]
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It's lucidum.  Applanatum is brown on the top surface.  Plus, there is the ever-distinctive staining of the pore surface when scratched.

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: MycoAu]
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Yes, its definitely lucidum. Good grow, btw, congrats!

I slice them thin and use about a cupful of slices per 5 cups of water, boil for 2 hours.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: denger]
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Beautiful!

Most of the sources I have read suggest a daily dosage of 3-5 grams dried, which I think is equal to 12-20 grams fresh. I have had success in placing fresh antlers in a heavy duty blender and pulverizing them before boiling. (Wouldn't try it with large pieces or dried pieces though.)

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: wisp]
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Nice work Tripsis!!! Those look fantastic.

Lipa

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: lipa]
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Thanks everyone.

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Strain/Source?

Standard supplemented sawdust (bran/hardwood,etc.)?


The strain came from lipa.

I wouldn't say that it is quite standard supplemented sawdust, but close enough. The block was made using hardwood sawdust supplemented with weetbix (a wholegrain cereal available here in Australia) and possibly some bran or coffee too. Spawn would have been wheat spawn.


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you start pinning in an FC?


Pinning actually started spontaneously inside the bag while it was still sealed up. Once I noticed I opened the bag and moved it into a greenhouse. After a while in the greenhouse though, the block was attacked by mites, flies and mould, so I moved it into my garage and hosed it down each day. That took care of the contaminants. There was no additional humidity bar ambient humidity, but that did not appear to hinder growth at all.

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: wisp]
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Looks great man :wink: i just moved mine outside also :wink: should give a great boost.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Juke Adro]
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Lovely, excellent block, i would never have thought of weetbix as a supplement, cool idea!


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: solumvita]
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Lovely work and photos! Coir was a dud for mine also.
Where they soggy weet bix?

My next block is sawdust, hydrated with the water from boiling pasta-pinch or two of salt, dash of live oil. Might also chuck in any uneaten pasta.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: wisp]
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I usually brew up strong batches of ganoderma tsugae tea, ill use several medium specimens for 20oz water, if you have never tried it be prepared for the taste...it is extremely bitter.

You can dry them out then run them over a cheese grater then put em in the blender to powder them and put some in capsules, just dont put large pieces in your blender, they will break it.

cant tell you a dose because i never weigh doses out with these or any mushroom:mushroom2:

i would eat 3-5 capsules a day, or more if you want.:cool:

but anyways awesome grow:grin:

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: weiliiiiiii]
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Where they soggy weet bix?


No, they were not soggy weetbix, at least not when I added them to the sawdust. They were actually organic weetbix fished from the dumpster, but the bloody moths got to them before I did, so they became mushroom food.

Thanks for the info weiliiiiiii. That extremely bitter taste is what has put me off trying the last ones I grew (which I still have from months ago), but my girlfriend and another friend is interested in trying the tea, so I'll have a shot at it then.

The capsule idea is a good one. Always a painless way of ingesting foul tasting dried mushrooms. Maybe a coffee grinder would do well at turning them into a powder?

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: wisp]
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I remember reading that the good stuff had to be extracted in boiling water...and sometimes alcohol. There is some doubt about the efficacy of popping pills of dried tissue/spores, that haven't undergone any extraction process.

A big pot of tea makes for a great party-we tried it for the "heart opening" effects, and it sure seemed like everyone was extra nice. Might also have been the home made mead, but I've now got a bunch of Reishi drinking friends.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: worowa]
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Okay, okay.  I'm feeling like a real idiot here. 

I've found very small reishi in duff around a tree and they were a deep red color.  I didn't get a chance to take a tissue culture of them before they got tossed out.  (Not by me!)

I've seen big clusters of polypores that look like those on tripsis' pics growing on a stump, in full sunlight.  I assumed they weren't the genuine article, because they weren't the same deep red.  Also, when I cut into them it looked as if there were multiple pore layers.  This, I thought, indicated it was a perennial fruiting.  I guess I was incorrect!  I'm going to check that stump tomorrow.

So does the amount of sunlight the fruits receive determine the cap color?  People always have pictures of deep red, shiny fruits, but that may be because they're not exposed to as much light.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Paresthesia]
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Some reishi are more yellow, or even purple, than red. This particular strain seems more yellow and to have more variability in fruiting body shape than the traditional Chinese Red Reishi.

I know we also have G. curtisii, G. oregenense, G. resinaceum and G. tsugae growing in the U.S., with perhaps other species (or sub-species) yet to be separated out.

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: frankenstoen]
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i have never seen such a prolific fuiter as yours.  even at fungi perfecti i was told that they only get 1-2 fruit bodies per block!  great job!

here are some of mine.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: wisp]
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Beautiful!


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: frankenstoen]
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frankenstoen said:
I know we also have G. curtisii, G. oregenense, G. resinaceum and G. tsugae growing in the U.S., with perhaps other species (or sub-species) yet to be separated out.


Yesterday afternoon I went by the park where I found some ganodermas, and collected a few that still seemed fleshy.  All the others I've seen are dead and decaying, already being munched on by blue-green mold.  They look almost exactly like Tripsis' reishi.  I took a few tissue cultures yesterday but I'm not sure they'll take.

I'm pretty sure the ones I found are Ganoderma curtisii considering my location.  The really immature fruits are a deeper red, while the mature ones are that yellowish-ochre color.

Where did this strain originate?


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Paresthesia]
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Where did this strain originate?


You'll have to ask Lipa that. I would be interested in knowing myself, it's a very productive isolate.

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: LochRaven]
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these are form fungiperfecti?


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: x7x_x7x]
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Well, the G. curtisii/lucidum cultures I took are going pretty well.  I had a hard time finding tissue that didn't require sawwing to remove, but I managed to scrape off some of the tissue between the top and the pore layer.  There's a little activity on the plates, but oddly enough, it seems to be growing faster on pasteurized cardboard.  I can see why this is labeled a "plant pathogen" on some USDA/forestry  sites!


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Paresthesia]
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Wow i didnt notice this threat! :O
tripsis this pics are very very very beautiful :yesnod:

I see trees behind the log on the last pic, is it warm outside there? ^^


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: dstark]
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Thanks dstark. Yes, it certainly is warm here at the moment, it's the middle of summer. Temps have been reaching in excess of 35°C around here lately.

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: wisp]
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I've been trying to find info on growing Ganoderma when I found your post and shroomery on a Google search. Can you direct me to any useful info on growing Ganoderma? I grew some shrooms way back in the early 80's from a kit - once. I'm very interested in Ganoderma after being introduced to it recently and getting an energy and clarity that is incredible. I'd like to learn how to grow them and have read in several sites that it's impossible outside of a lab/ business enterprise. Do you know of a good primer to lean from. Thanks!

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: surfecss]
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Check the FAQ

Try the Search

And finally, look up the name Paul Stamets.

If that's not enough to get you started, don't even bother.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Servator]
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Whoa, damn.  I thought we were trying to encourage people to grow their own food and medicine. :grin:


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Servator]
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kick around this website! you'll find the info you need to grow the mushroom ; )

welcome

and trispis, beautiful reishi!!
im from aus originally, talk of the summer is nice, at least though- this arkansas bush is a lot kinder to me than the wisconsin bush where i was last winter:thumbup:


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Paresthesia]
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He has been here since sliced bread, and gave some info which IMO was fine.


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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: wisp]
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tripsis,
absolutely beautiful grow of the ganoderma lucidum. didn't see this earlier this year and i am just cruising around the forums today checking on things. congrats on your great skills.

houdinihar

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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: houdinihar]
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Lipa do you still have this Ganoderma? If so could I get some?

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