how to grow mushrooms the easy way

canndo

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No, this method is not for bulk production, you are wasting your time ramping up a grow simply by increasing the number of jars, about 3 cases is all this was ever meant to do at once.
 

zamzia

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I'm finding it impossible to locate 1litre jars and anything bigger than a 6 litre 'high dome' pressure cooker here in the UK. Would 500ml work?
 

dank smoker420

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hey canndo i hear that with some spawn you have to soak it for around 24 hours so the endospores "hatch" and can be killed by the 90 min PC. does popcorn not have the same endospores or WBS or Rye? i believe i had a problem with the bacillus that causes wet spots. and i believe it is from not soaking my WBS long enough. I just dont wanna lose more time and money with the popcorn.
 

canndo

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hey canndo i hear that with some spawn you have to soak it for around 24 hours so the endospores "hatch" and can be killed by the 90 min PC. does popcorn not have the same endospores or WBS or Rye? i believe i had a problem with the bacillus that causes wet spots. and i believe it is from not soaking my WBS long enough. I just dont wanna lose more time and money with the popcorn.
You can let your corn go for a day or so, so that the endospores germinate and then do your sterilization, yes. I've done it with pesky batches, but 4 hours at 15 lbs will kill about anything.
 

dank smoker420

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You can let your corn go for a day or so, so that the endospores germinate and then do your sterilization, yes. I've done it with pesky batches, but 4 hours at 15 lbs will kill about anything.
so i could essentially PC for 4 around 4 hours without the 24 hour soak and i should be sterile?
 

MadDog607

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Cool. I never thought of fruiting right in the jar. I think one of these would look nice as a center piece on my living room table. When i make jars i usually end up with one that is only half full and throw it out. Def going to use it next time.

Not sure if this was mentioned, but if you want a really good pinset you need evaporation from the top of the casing. a little misting with distilled water and fanning 3X per day for 3 minutes will do. This is for bulk only. Not sure about cakes.

As far as tamms if you think you may have a tam simply smell it. If it smells like shrooms you are good. If it smells funny or bad most likely you have a tam.
 

canndo

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And of course if the contaminant is a strain of aspergillis, you will have inhaled a carcinogenic toxin. I am fairly certain I contracted pnemonia from exposure to a black pin mold. Don't sniff contaminants. This Tec was not designed for fanning or rapid respiration or evaporation and it is not needed for such small surface areas.
 

MadDog607

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Yeah i wouldn't go sniffing any black tam. I wear a mask over my mouth and nose when i work with shroomies and i forgot not everyone does. Sorry if anyone got hurt.
 

canndo

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Yeah i wouldn't go sniffing any black tam. I wear a mask over my mouth and nose when i work with shroomies and i forgot not everyone does. Sorry if anyone got hurt.

People, especially folks who grow plants, don't realize that the other kingdom tends to make very very nasty stuff and when it is concentrated can cause serious and permanent damage to people. people should lend a care to what it is that they are spreading around when they seek to cultivate molds and fungus. they are oftens soooo afraid of mushrooms as being so poisonous as to refrain from even touching them but have no problem getting spores up into their nasal passges and lungs. Hell, even oyster mushrooms can cause resperatory issues when the spore load is high enough, and a heavy cub grow will taint the entire house purple.
 

toronjadeoro

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Thanks for a great post! I know you mentioned in your first entry that you need 2 syringes of "what have you." Does this really mean I can use any variety of psychedelic mushroom at all? Specifically, I have these varieties in mind: a. Psilocybe cyanescens : Wavy Cap b. Panaeolus (Copelandia) cambodginiensis : Thailand, Suphanburi Goliath(TM) c. Panaeolus (Copelandia) cyanescens : Hawaiian d. Panaeolus (Copelandia) cambodginiensis : Sandose Domesticate

I probably chose some difficult varieties for a 1st time grower, but this technique seems very promising if it will work for all of these. I had thought that some varieties required manure, etc.

Also, the only coir I have access to is pretty rough stuff. It is not homogenous at all, but it is coconut fiber. It is literally long, somewhat moist shreds and strings of coconut fiber stuffed into a bag and sold in the Caribbean (I don't think it is processed, and it is definitely not compacted into shapes). Could I use this and if so, would you recommend I prepare/decontaminate/homogenize/dry it in some way before using it? Thanks!
 

canndo

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Thanks for a great post! I know you mentioned in your first entry that you need 2 syringes of "what have you." Does this really mean I can use any variety of psychedelic mushroom at all? Specifically, I have these varieties in mind: a. Psilocybe cyanescens : Wavy Cap b. Panaeolus (Copelandia) cambodginiensis : Thailand, Suphanburi Goliath(TM) c. Panaeolus (Copelandia) cyanescens : Hawaiian d. Panaeolus (Copelandia) cambodginiensis : Sandose Domesticate

I probably chose some difficult varieties for a 1st time grower, but this technique seems very promising if it will work for all of these. I had thought that some varieties required manure, etc.

Also, the only coir I have access to is pretty rough stuff. It is not homogenous at all, but it is coconut fiber. It is literally long, somewhat moist shreds and strings of coconut fiber stuffed into a bag and sold in the Caribbean (I don't think it is processed, and it is definitely not compacted into shapes). Could I use this and if so, would you recommend I prepare/decontaminate/homogenize/dry it in some way before using it? Thanks!

Some of those are real tough to grow and not suitable for this method. Start with cubes and then do your research.
 

dsyas

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will pint jars be ok for this tek and also where is it I can find this 25lb bag popcorn
 
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