Mushroom thread

Dirtbag · Dec 29, 2020

I must say these are looking better than i expected! This is so, so very cool.

I gave all my jars a good shake yesterday and so far theyre all looking good, and today ill make another batch of grain to put the amazonian agar in. The petri still has the tiny speck in the corner that @beluga said could be yeast, but since im out of agar i need to do something with this stuff before its too late. So the plan is to first remove the piece of agar in the corner with the yeast on it, then cut upt the mycelium into 4 pieces and put it to grain. If im lucky at least one will become master spawn with no contam. If im really lucky theyll all be ok. Its an experiment.

Here are my 2 shoeboxes as of this morning. They pumped out a lot more pins than i expected. Very happy with flush numero uno.

beluga · Dec 29, 2020

Dirtbag said:
I must say these are looking better than i expected! This is so, so very cool.

I gave all my jars a good shake yesterday and so far theyre all looking good, and today ill make another batch of grain to put the amazonian agar in. The petri still has the tiny speck in the corner that @beluga said could be yeast, but since im out of agar i need to do something with this stuff before its too late. So the plan is to first remove the piece of agar in the corner with the yeast on it, then cut upt the mycelium into 4 pieces and put it to grain. If im lucky at least one will become master spawn with no contam. If im really lucky theyll all be ok. Its an experiment.

Here are my 2 shoeboxes as of this morning. They pumped out a lot more pins than i expected. Very happy with flush numero uno.View attachment 1073104 View attachment 1073105

I would leave it be and just work around it. Yeasts will stay put on the media.. if you stir it up, you might easily spread it.

Tubs look great, brother! If you had some dishes, I'd say grab a clone of that big fella in the cluster top left. But you'll have plenty more opportunities for that.

amekins · Dec 29, 2020

Dirtbag said:
I must say these are looking better than i expected! This is so, so very cool.

I gave all my jars a good shake yesterday and so far theyre all looking good, and today ill make another batch of grain to put the amazonian agar in. The petri still has the tiny speck in the corner that @beluga said could be yeast, but since im out of agar i need to do something with this stuff before its too late. So the plan is to first remove the piece of agar in the corner with the yeast on it, then cut upt the mycelium into 4 pieces and put it to grain. If im lucky at least one will become master spawn with no contam. If im really lucky theyll all be ok. Its an experiment.

Here are my 2 shoeboxes as of this morning. They pumped out a lot more pins than i expected. Very happy with flush numero uno.View attachment 1073104 View attachment 1073105

I have to say it. I’m sorry, but it’s like looking at all these baby penises.

Dirtbag · Dec 29, 2020

amekins said:
I have to say it. I’m sorry, but it’s like looking at all these baby penises.

Haha have you seen penis envy mushrooms?

amekins · Dec 29, 2020

Dirtbag said:
Haha have you seen penis envy mushrooms?

I have not. But I suspect I soon will.

Dirtbag · Dec 29, 2020

amekins said:
I have not. But I suspect I soon will.

amekins · Dec 29, 2020

Dirtbag said:
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That’s quite the brim on those helmets.

Dirtbag · Dec 29, 2020

Aqua Man · Dec 29, 2020

Dirtbag said:
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Gives a whole new meaning to "eat a bag of dicks"

I really need to learn to keep my thoughts to myself lol

amekins · Dec 29, 2020

Aqua Man said:
Gives a whole new meaning to "eat a bag of dicks"

I really need to learn to keep my thoughts to myself lol

I see no point in doing that.

Dirtbag · Dec 29, 2020

amekins said:
I have to say it. I’m sorry, but it’s like looking at all these baby penises.

It gets weird when you start to think about it. The fact that humans are believed to have evolved from fungus.. we are basically evolved fungal bodies.. And the fact that a penis looks like a mushroom..

Aqua Man · Dec 29, 2020

Dirtbag said:
It gets weird when you start to think about it. The fact that humans are believed to have evolved from fungus.. we are basically evolved fungal bodies.. And the fact that a penis looks like a mushroom..

Confirmed people are all just a bunch dickheads... I wonder how the wife will take it when I let her know... maybe ill just let her find out on her own I have plenty of others to educate on why they are dickheads

beluga · Dec 29, 2020

"Get your hands off my fruiting body!"

Dirtbag · Dec 29, 2020

Hey baby.. Wanna make a spore print?

Dirtbag · Dec 29, 2020

Well i had 2 jars of bacterially contaminated spawn that was about 90% colonized before it stalled out on me. And i had a dead spider plant. Decided to put together a little "pineapple pen" and leave it out on the front porch to see what happens lol.

Dirtbag · Dec 29, 2020

Schnikeys these grow quick. I swear if you look long enough you'll see them move.

Also grabbed a petri of agar off my buddy to attempt cloning that biggun. But he said its best to do 3 or 4 plates with clones because they have a higher probablility of contaminating. Unfortunately he only had a few petris made up and could only spare one today but hes going to make up some ketchup cups i can have next week. But he also said even if it does contaminate i can still transfer some clean mycelium a couple times once I get more plates made up.

Dirtbag · Dec 30, 2020

Unreal. 18 hrs later they are spitting veils on some already. Looks like today is harvest day! So exciting!

beluga · Dec 30, 2020

Dirtbag said:
Unreal. 18 hrs later they are spitting veils on some already. Looks like today is harvest day! So exciting!View attachment 1073493

Yusssss!!
And, yeah, clone plates are definitely prone to contaminating, but I've had a lot that were good to go straight from the clone tissue.

Just tear the stipe in half with your gloved/sanitized fingers, sterilize your knife, and cut out a chunk from the inner stipe that didn't come in contact with your fingers or the outside skin of the mushroom.

Happy harvesting!

Dirtbag · Dec 30, 2020

Thanks @beluga. I think im actually just going to take a spore print from it instead, i'll use the agar petri to put some of my PES Amazonian on.

Its amazing watching these finish up. I swear you can see them moving if you look long enough. Second shoebox should come down tomorrow, it looks about a full day behind this beauty

Dirtbag · Dec 30, 2020

This is outta control! lol

Figure my odds are improved with numbers lol.

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