Anyone like shrooms?

I have shroomed to many times to count and one thing is for sure i hate my dealers runnin out on me an me havin to wait hella long b4 they recop an i was wondering if u have any tips on how i would seriously start growin shrooms (prefably cubinses) i live in california and i have no experince groing them

same question here where can i obtain spores from?

www.spores101.com is by far the best company.

Spore works

and Ralphster.com also are trust worthy sites in my experience, but none of them have as fast of shipping, and rock solid customer service. If you have a problem or something you can just talk to someone at spores101.com

Most of the other sites no one answers the phone or will help if you have a shipping problem.

If you are from Cali, you have to find some where out of state to have them shipped to and then have that person send them to you. It is the only way because the spore sites wont ship to cali, GA or ID. Just how it is.

Hey man, I got a lot of questions, heh

I really want to get this going though, as soon as my questions below are answered Ill order my spores.

mycology101 said:

Before fixing the lids, poke one hole the size of a pencil in the center of each lid and a couple smaller holes around that one.

then cut a circle of tyvek the same size as the lid. Place a couple drops of silicone on the top of the lid disk with holes in it, and fix the tyvek circle on top of that.

In the center of the tyvek, where the large hole is in the metal jar lid disc, place a large glob of silicone. This will act as a self healing port to later inject with a spore syringe.

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This part somewhat confuses me


So you pop a hole in the metal disc part of lid, then cut a circle of that tyvek and place this tyvek on top of the metal lid, then add sillicone ontop of the tyvek?

Where do I get the tyvek, and canning jars that size? I could only find some small jars at the Target, and they have shoulders



In the pics where you have the garbage bag with 1/4 grain 3/4 vermiculite, are you using plastic instead of a lid? What's an easy way to seal the top? And are there different pictures used in the tutorial, because it seems like there are two garbage bags in the bin, and then there is one large one?

Also, when pressure cooking the vermiculite, the foil and silicon protects the grain? I've never used a pressure cooker, does it cook through the jar? :\

Thanks in advance for the answers, I want to get a bin going ASAP

How big are the holes that are stuffed with that pillow stuffing?

You dont put vermiculite ontop of your substrate like they do with PF tek?

Also: How many quart jars a bin?



edit: Last question: How many jars can be inoculated with a 10ml syringe?

This the stuff?

Had to chime in: The last time I ate 'shrooms was last April, with my two brothers-in-law. Everyone in town for a family wedding, we got chased from the house for a bridal shower. So we go out drinking, then someone whips out fungus... Real mature, we end up at a park.

Keep in mind we're all at least 30 years old. A dispute between the other two erupts, over who gets to hold the fuckin' things. One, who's sort of the family Cholo, hauls off and socks the other, a corporate sales-type. One sprints into the fog, another bleeds. Did I mention we were frying?

I handed over my stocking cap for a towel and we walked back. The women began calling, right on time. I said, "Look at it this way. You're 35 years old. This is the last time you'll ever walk home from the park with a bloody nose. Enjoy it."

"edit: Last question: How many jars can be inoculated with a 10mil syringe? "

10 i use 1 mil per jar
go to wal-mart to get jars
if you dont have a pc you can use 2 cups vermiculite 1 cup brown rice flour and 1 cup water . first add verm to bowl then the water mix till it is holding all the water
then add you brown rice flour mix till it looks nice fluffy add to jars then you just give them a stem bath in a pot of water for 90 min. as far as the tops go you can use micro spore tape to cover them .just drill 4 holes in the lid then cover with the tape and then place your al-foil on top of the jars and cook.
here is a good link http://www.mushroomvideos.com/BRF-Pf-Tek
not trying to step on any feet it just seem easy to me and i feel it is easier for the noobs to .

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By the way if you can not find the brown rice flour you can make it yourself by using brown rice and grinding it up in a coffee grinder until it is powder. I use a fine sifter to remove the rice that didn't get ground up enough and redo it in the grinder. 1 bag of rice will make @ 4 cups of ground flour. Cheap to buy.

ltz40055 said:

"edit: Last question: How many jars can be inoculated with a 10mil syringe? "

10 i use 1 mil per jar
go to wal-mart to get jars
if you dont have a pc you can use 2 cups vermiculite 1 cup brown rice flour and 1 cup water . first add verm to bowl then the water mix till it is holding all the water
then add you brown rice flour mix till it looks nice fluffy add to jars then you just give them a stem bath in a pot of water for 90 min. as far as the tops go you can use micro spore tape to cover them .just drill 4 holes in the lid then cover with the tape and then place your al-foil on top of the jars and cook.
here is a good link http://www.mushroomvideos.com/BRF-Pf-Tek
not trying to step on any feet it just seem easy to me and i feel it is easier for the noobs to .

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Yeah I've already watched all 4 parts, but I really dig mycology101's method, he said with the brown rice flour more jars are contaminated and I dont mind spending extra time/ money in the beginning to get the best results possible (to an extent)

all that tyvek is overkill, simple micropore plaster from the pharmacy will do....

ANC said:

all that tyvek is overkill, simple micropore plaster from the pharmacy will do....

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Two thumbs up!

ANC said:

all that tyvek is overkill, simple micropore plaster from the pharmacy will do....

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Can you tell me how to construct the lid? mycology101 is MIA

I actually thought 4 holes around the edges would be better for a culture to grow, it seems like it would be faster... What do you think?


And should I use a barrier of dry vermiculite like they did with the PF tek? mycology101 didnt mention that but I think it sounds quite logical

Sr. Verde said:

Can you tell me how to construct the lid? mycology101 is MIA

I actually thought 4 holes around the edges would be better for a culture to grow, it seems like it would be faster... What do you think?


And should I use a barrier of dry vermiculite like they did with the PF tek? mycology101 didnt mention that but I think it sounds quite logical

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If you follow the four videos you will be able to do this, easily.

the vids i posted will explain this quite nicely

Enigma said:

If you follow the four videos you will be able to do this, easily.

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ltz40055 said:

the vids i posted will explain this quite nicely

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Yeah, I did watch the videos...


mycologys tek doesnt use a layer of dry vermiculite, pf tek does. So I ask my question again, should I add a dry layer of vermiculite.

I suppose I will use the pf tek tops, because mycologys lids are too complicated it seems.


And I'm trying to do a bulk method, which is why I want to do a bin instead of cakes in a fruiting chaimber

Its simple man, the holes aren;t magic, just drill/punch a hole in the cap, and stick the plaster over it.... certainly is a shitload easier than useing tyvek.
Put a small layer of verm in the bottom of jar to absorb myc piss and condensation, and one on top to form a barrier for dust and contams...

ndangerspecimen101 said:

Cow infested mushies will totally look different from ones growing in your home... it may be a different strain altogether!

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I'm from Jax FL. and the shrooms we get from our cow shit are called common large psilocybe and will make you loose your mind!

great info man but i have a few questions: where do you put the air stones and what is going to turn completely white??

I also have 2 questions because I have never done this before and plan on growing shrooms. Great thread by the way + rep. From what I gather 1 10 ml syringe will make 10 jars with 1 ml in each jar. Will those 10 jars be enough to mix with a large rubbermade tub with 3 to 4 inches of vermiculite and fill it with shrooms? Also I hear about 1st 2nd and 3rd flushes. What is a flush? Does that mean that when you pick your mushrooms that more will grow back 2 or 3 times on there own or do I have to do something to induce that? Sorry for the noob questions but I would greatly appreciate the info!