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So first week...
Got a sterilised plastic tub with brown rice flower and vermiculite around a 50/50 mix. Pierced six holes along the edges with spores and covered with tape, unfortunately put too much on one side but it shouldn't make too much of a difference, maybe it'll take a bit longer.
After 3 days in a dim room noticed no change so put in complete darkness, 2 days later and we have growth! All signs look good so far most importantly no smell, when it smells of farts you have a problem.
Will leave this for another week until atleast 50% is white and furry then will take off the taped up holes and let it breathe a bit, two weeks after that I should be left with a big white cube ready for fruiting.
Been so long since I did mushrooms, really looking forward to this!
Its hard to predict these guys, one day they make next to no growth and the next they have spurted like crazy.
I am planning to give them a day or two then I will remove the taped over holes and allow them to breathe a bit now that 50% of the tub is colonised.
Took some close ups of the stringy mycelium.
Everything so far going as planned!
Its really difficult to predict how this stuff grows, a couple of days nothing happens then the next day its speeding ahead.
I am really just waiting for this to finally turn into one white block which should happen by the end of this week or maybe mid week next week and as soon as it does I will be fruiting it but its better to be patient with this and not rush it, I was generally expecting it to take a month to spread the mycelium anyway.
Everything is going as planned with no signs at all of bacteria or infection which is always a good thing.
So I am happy with the growth on this now and will be looking to start fruiting towards the end of the week. The pot has a great mushroom smell to it now, just smelling it made me hungry!
My biggest concern in this early stage was bacteria but I am happy to say the only smells in this is a delightful mushroom smell.
Ok now time to start fruiting...
1. Remove the protective layer of grit to assist the pins.
2. Remember to add foil on sides or it could fruit from the sides or bottom, then the stalks would rot in the substrate and it would get infected, that would be bad.
3. Into a humid bag, not too wet and definitely not soaked, just misted.
4. Keep under a light, BUT NOT SUNLIGHT! , For at least 2 hours to get things started.
5. Air out bag in morning, afternoon and evening to get rid of C02 build up, as I am lazy probably just morning and evening...
6. Every 3 days good to take out of bag for 5/10mins to get some air, empty pooling water in bag and re-air the bag.
I am hoping by next week it will have a fluffy cotton wool like layer over its surface, I expect this stage to be at least 2 or 3 weeks until I see any real growth.
Still smells mushroomy and tasty.
Not much growth this week, after 4 days I noticed no change at all so I scrapped some further layers of grit away, added some more water, put it in my grow tent and made sure I aired out the bag and tub twice a day, a couple of days later and I noticed some fuzz beginning to form. The bag stinks from C02 build up so I really must not be lazy and remember to air it out regularly, the tub itself still smells fresh and mushroomy.
I am a couple of days behind schedule but should'nt be too much of a delay.
And we have growth!
As the mushroom community is full of know-it-all's who know nothing let me explain what we have here;
The white carpet fluff is the Hyphae layer, those little tiny white balls you see are Hyphal knots and those little things that look like baby shrooms are exactly that, Primordium Pins. The fluff becomes a ball, the ball becomes a pin and the pin grows into a mushroom fruitbody.
Though admittedly there is not that much to look at other than white fluff and bumps it does mean everything is healthy and growing as it should.
To really kick start this process I water them with a few drops daily, work it round the tub then drain off any excess, I also hold the tub up to the fan for 30sec to push the air into it.
On another pro side, these shrooms let off a lot of Co2 which my plants seem to enjoy as they are all frosting quickly, its good when everything seems to work well in its own microclimate.
Started up on the next flush now, still growing slow as ever but I'm sure they will surprise me as they did last time.
Trying to write this diary on them is interesting ...wish the letter characters would stop dancing around with each other.
So the first batch was harvested. I gave them a try to get the dosage right.
13g Wet low dose, tried them and didn't get much other than very relaxed and laid back. Felt an overall feeling of well being and happiness but little else.
24g Partially dried, mixed with food. Where to begin... First 20mins felt like I downed 6 beers, 40mins felt like I downed a bottle of wine, 1 hour in and my body started to dissolve and reality began to melt away.
Spent the next hour and 30mins watching "Good Boys" and seeing alien Jellyfish appearing on the walls, tunnels made of fingers/eyes/faces/plants appearing from nowhere, seeing lights pulse into different colors, flashes of white blips around the room and a very alien face from a different dimension appearing on the ceiling swaying back and forth smiling at me.
I found my way into the bathroom and looked in the mirror and saw myself appearing as hundreds of different people of different times and races in different parts of the world going all the way back to caveman times then back further to fish climbing out the sea and even cells dividing, even saw other planets and alternate versions of reality/dimensions ...my eyes by this stage were giant black holes that were watering and I had a slightly disturbing grin on my face, I looked completely insane.
After telling my partner I was infact an alien jellyfish creature that came to earth to learn about human beings and that I found "mortals" very interesting in their behaviours I escaped into a black room in my house where I saw hundreds of beings all around the room holding hands and observing me, they were all made of patterns and complex shapes and seemed to be swaying in a slow dance to me. Then things got very personal, I felt a connection to all of my ancestors,I felt like thousands of people were looking through my eyes and the ALL MIGHTY himself "spoke" to me and told me about what it was, what humans are, the meaning of life, the evolution of man, how reality spoke to humanity and also how the earth itself speaks to human beings and influences their decisions and hundreds of other "facts" that would be far too insane to describe in this journal. For a few minutes I thought I was God itself.
I was starting to come down and by this stage I felt very at peace with myself, everyone else and the universe (that was speaking to me), the idea that pain and suffering could even exist at this stage was completely foreign to me, at this moment I felt everything and everyone had purpose in the universe, nothing was truely good or evil just a different aspect of "all that is".
After regaining some composure and remembering I was human, I spent time with my partner and had a long in depth conversation with her about our relationship, the house we live in and where we are going, it was an invaluable conversation where a lot of issues were solved, the come down lasted nearly two hours until my eyes returned to normal shapes.
This is a very feeble explanation to what I experienced as what I truely experienced I can't accurately describe, it was truely incredible and life changing. I feel I could go on a higher dose next time but it was a BIG experience.
The next day I was completely wiped out and fell asleep in the afternoon, my digestive system was a bit delicate also...
In just a week they fruited very quickly and made a fair yeild on the first batch, they grow so quickly they catch you off guard. The trick is to air them, water daily and drain off any excess. I am currently awaiting my next "flush".
So i have already had three flushes from this grow and after each flush though there are less and less shrooms they are getting more potent at this mid point.
I think I have a good chance of getting a further two flushes before this will reach its end life but what a treat these have been!
Starting a new Mazatapec diary soon so if you enjoyed this one have a look at that, and if I get some more likes on these shroom diaries I will try some more exotic breeds and put them up on here for your viewing pleasure.
Im invy you man, did 1 grow of 3 flights.
Had like 230 gr wet.
Ive dried it all and capsulated them. Its weird but taking 3.5 grams of dried shrooms, golden teachers, i only had a turning stomach and felt not that well.
Very nice project,
Hope yoy do some more!!!
I read that tripreport tonight with a nice joint.
🍄 in Dennis we trust
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@Organic_LarF, Try 30g wet after finishing a roll up on the same day they are picked and you will speak to God almighty and meet beings from a different dimension! Wet shrooms are "brighter" and much more overpowering, dried shrooms seem to be "darker" but good for music.
I am getting ready for a Mazatapec grow soon. They are a bit more of a challenge but it should be fun.
Thanks for the comment! 👍
@the_canna_scientist, Thanks for the comment, I love growing plants but there is something mysterious about fungus and the way it lives that has made this grow so interesting.
Who knew growing psychedelics could be so educational!
I am a cube and stone grower also. Easier than growing bud.
Good job man. I've been at cubes for about 2 years now..
Making bags and big monos.
Get a flowhood. So much better life.
looks great so far, I'm trying this out for the first time with some different spores. Im using pint jars with a brf pf tek, however I really like how you did the big block ill be interested to see what the yields are like. Very trippy watching it develop.
@QuantumSkies, Thanks, this is my first "professional" set up, you can just put pop corn seeds in a bag with spores and 2 spoons of water but when it gets infected it gets really bad very quickly, this way I have more control over everything. The more solid the block of white you have the less likely an infection, so take your time.
I remember buying these over the counter before they banned them and telling my mum don't eat my mushrooms in the fridge, 😂will have to do a kit myself one day!
High,
Awesome man, ive did some cakes myself, but the ready to grow packages.
As you say now that the co2 does help your plants. Well the grow ive did together with the shrooms was my biggest of all. With some really nice buds.
Thanks to you i know now its not my input, but the shrooms work.
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Do you return your tub to darkness still while waiting on full colonization? I just figured out I can use my Coco as a bulk substrate so thinking of giving it a go soon... Best of luck ✌️
@ElevatedNoob, Yes full darkness or it would start fruiting and if you fruit too early it wont use all the nutrients and you'll get a bad yield. The more of a block of white you have the less chance of infection and (hopefully) much better yeild.
Also try pop corn seeds.
Love seeing this on here. Definitely need to do this in the future. If you live in the states..... any reputable places to get spores from that you know of?
NexusDevil
