The Crystal Palace is back, now with a Spiderfarmer SE5000.

[PipeCarver]

was there after a particularly heavy stint of abusing mushrooms as a teenager through college. eventually they do kick back and will let you know when enough is enough. had my first trip in over a decade about three months ago. had a ton of fear going into it, so dosed quite low compared to what i used to dose and was grateful for the conservative approach.

I lived in mushroom heaven, A small island in the Frazer river called Barnston Island the name says it all. Farms with cattle and we ate mushrooms for breakfast lunch and diner. We dried thousands upon thousands of them. 6 hippies 20 -23 living in a 4 bed farmhouse perpetually stoned.

Mushrooms taught me about biorhythms where we all have a base line curve that floats along sometimes up sometimes down but not too far either side of the baseline.

When you take Booze or drugs we go up ( for the most part, some take us down) on the curve & depending on the drug the higher or lower we go... the back side is the drop after taking the drug can be pretty deep and we feel like shit so we take more drugs to get back to the base line quicker....

long subject but Mushrooms can take you way up real quick and drop you like a rock in a swimming pool. Never ever go on long binges of daily consuming of mushrooms.....I can't do them again.......had a lot of fun but enough is enough

 

[tobh]

I lived in mushroom heaven, A small island in the Frazer river called Barnston Island the name says it all. Farms with cattle and we ate mushrooms for breakfast lunch and diner. We dried thousands upon thousands of them. 6 hippies 20 -23 living in a 4 bed farmhouse perpetually stoned.

Mushrooms taught me about biorhythms where we all have a base line curve that floats along sometimes up sometimes down but not too far either side of the baseline.

When you take Booze or drugs we go up ( for the most part, some take us down) on the curve & depending on the drug the higher or lower we go... the back side is the drop after taking the drug can be pretty deep and we feel like shit so we take more drugs to get back to the base line quicker....

long subject but Mushrooms can take you way up real quick and drop you like a rock in a swimming pool. Never ever go on long binges of daily consuming of mushrooms.....I can't do them again.......had a lot of fun but enough is enough

likewise. i started growing mushrooms when i was 15 and continued until about 22. having a fresh harvest at least once a month meant my buddies and i had a perpetual supply. at the peak of it all, we were dosing at least seven grams at a time multiple times a week. sometimes eating 70-100 grams fresh. those doses are per person, not over the whole group, just to clarify.

sure, there were some incredibly positive experiences but near the end those experiences quickly transitioned to really negative. learned a lot, sure, but the bad definitely outweighed the good and they frankly scared the ever living shit out of me.

that's why i didn't touch em for so long. even this latest trip was mulled over for months before i did it simply because that fear still remains. took me more than a few bad trips, but after getting my ass handed to me by them enough times i learned best come with respect and reverence or they'll help you destroy yourself mentally. or, just stay away entirely.

 

[GoblinSmasher]

likewise. i started growing mushrooms when i was 15 and continued until about 22. having a fresh harvest at least once a month meant my buddies and i had a perpetual supply. at the peak of it all, we were dosing at least seven grams at a time multiple times a week. sometimes eating 70-100 grams fresh. those doses are per person, not over the whole group, just to clarify.

sure, there were some incredibly positive experiences but near the end those experiences quickly transitioned to really negative. learned a lot, sure, but the bad definitely outweighed the good and they frankly scared the ever living shit out of me.

that's why i didn't touch em for so long. even this latest trip was mulled over for months before i did it simply because that fear still remains. took me more than a few bad trips, but after getting my ass handed to me by them enough times i learned best come with respect and reverence or they'll help you destroy yourself mentally. or, just stay away entirely.

You and others say the truth. I think mushrooms have the most potential in rituals / purposeful event or what you wanna call it. Its very emotional.

The experiences have been all over the spectrum, and its not easy to carry / remember what you experience always. I have had Great experiences i would not be without.

But I dont seek it out now. Its like you guys say. I think it can be a great tool in some cases. But I stick with meditation nowadays(sometimes)

 

[Moshmen]

Man, addiction plagues me, and I think it's plagued generations of my family in one form or another.
I've smoked since I was 15, smoked pot pretty much daily since I was 14. Was addicted to blow for several years in my early 20's, smoked it for a solid year. Did acid every weekend almost in grade 11 and 12.

I push it more than most people do.

Almost a carbon copy here - - the smokes - I was lucky enuff to give up alcohol about 10 years ago - the fact you guys know what’s up is the key to control , I don’t know bout you fellas but specially crank ( meth ) It wasnt easy and I’ve had a lot of friends end up broke/broken ! Enuff babbling back to the tunes !lol

 

[tobh]

Almost a carbon copy here - - the smokes - I was lucky enuff to give up alcohol about 10 years ago - the fact you guys know what’s up is the key to control , I don’t know bout you fellas but specially crank ( meth ) It wasnt easy and I’ve had a lot of friends end up broke/broken ! Enuff babbling back to the tunes !lol

yeah, i battled crank as well. six years fairly steady use, then a handful of relapses over the next ten years after i got clean. addiction is rough shit man, but the fact most of it is in the head makes it a battle of will, except in the case of heroin where that's the worst of the worst.

 

[Moshmen]

was there after a particularly heavy stint of abusing mushrooms as a teenager through college. eventually they do kick back and will let you know when enough is enough. had my first trip in over a decade about three months ago. had a ton of fear going into it, so dosed quite low compared to what i used to dose and was grateful for the conservative approach.

I feel like if I eat 2/3 G’s I can semi cont my shroom buzz . But acid or any of those new phychs I’m afraid of

 

[Kanzeon]

yeah, i battled crank as well. six years fairly steady use, then a handful of relapses over the next ten years after i got clean. addiction is rough shit man, but the fact most of it is in the head makes it a battle of will, except in the case of heroin where that's the worst of the worst.

Yup. That's why I have a HARD no opiates policy. If my stomach is slashed open and my organs are hanging out I'm still gonna tell the doctor to find me some weed because opiate withdrawal is worse than essentially any immediate pain.

The last surgery I had that I used opiates for (shoulder reconstruction), I got addicted in 4 days and then went through withdrawal/sleepeless hell for 3 days straight, then did the rest of the recovery with... Tylenol. Because fuck that.

 

[GoblinSmasher]

At least weed dont include Mickey rourke in a campingvan blowing stuff up(from the movie spun)



Since there is so much war in the media i listen to this

 

[PipeCarver]

Yup. That's why I have a HARD no opiates policy. If my stomach is slashed open and my organs are hanging out I'm still gonna tell the doctor to find me some weed because opiate withdrawal is worse than essentially any immediate pain.

The last surgery I had that I used opiates for (shoulder reconstruction), I got addicted in 4 days and then went through withdrawal/sleepeless hell for 3 days straight, then did the rest of the recovery with... Tylenol. Because fuck that.

I hear that. I was on hydromophone for 10+ years then a year with a combo with fentynal patches....fkin loony toons. After surguries for both hips the pain was gone but now to get off the pills, It took a month of slowly cutting back then only at night to help sleep then about a week of restless sleep and done....Now just pot for my mental issues......I mean needs. small slip there.

 

[Kanzeon]

I hear that. I was on hydromophone for 10+ years then a year with a combo with fentynal patches....fkin loony toons. After surguries for both hips the pain was gone but now to get off the pills, It took a month of slowly cutting back then only at night to help sleep then about a week of restless sleep and done....Now just pot for my mental issues......I mean needs. small slip there.

Yup! The not sleeping is the WORST. Well, besides feeling like my muscles were being pulled from the bones for hours on end. You did it the smart way and tapered off, my stubbornness wouldn't let me.

 

[tobh]

Yup! The not sleeping is the WORST. Well, besides feeling like my muscles were being pulled from the bones for hours on end. You did it the smart way and tapered off, my stubbornness wouldn't let me.

no kidding. you're a brave mf'er going cold turkey man. opiate withdrawals are no fuckin joke.

 

[Kanzeon]

I mean, I didn't go cold turkey when I quit the first time. That time I knew what to expect so it was easier. Plus I almost immediately switched to drinking too much for dealing with the pain. so the health gain was minimal.

 

[tobh]

I mean, I didn't go cold turkey when I quit the first time. That time I knew what to expect so it was easier. Plus I almost immediately switched to drinking too much for dealing with the pain. so the health gain was minimal.

goddamn alcohol always sneaking in like some kind of captain save-a-dumbass-with-self-control-issues or some shit hahaha. as my lady's brother put it (he's a recovering alcoholic actively in treatment) alcohol is the delicious poison that fools you into thinking it's helping when it's just making everything worse.

 

[Kanzeon]

I mean, it's an upgrade from opiates, albeit a slight one. I wish I'd tried edibles then though, 100%. I hurt a lot of people by being that boozy.

 

[Johnlandy420]

Any growers care to chime in?

What do people mean when they say “their plants looked hungry so they increased the EC”

So I don’t mean showing any particular deficiency because pictures online are extremely helpful for that. I just haven’t surpassed 2.5 EC in any grow. My plants look fine but far from perfect. How I know when to feed them bitches more of equal parts lol. (I’m real simple: A, B, Granular silica, cal mag)

 

[jguit]

Pale green leaves, lack of vigor, thin/slow new growth, leaves not 'at attention', overall tired appearance, interveinal chlorosis are all signs that i'm not feeding enough.

 

[SpiderFarmerLED]

I ran mine at 150ppm. And I'd soak the slabs, then feed plain water until I saw 0ppm runoff, then feed 150ppm isotonic again, and repeat. I used it a total of 3 times over the course of 10 days and had 2 days plain water before chop. Also let them dry up almost completely twice before chop.

Honestly it's one of the best burning crops I've grown since I can remember, even after not even 2 weeks hanging. The cherry it burns is outstanding. Right to the roach, instant ignition and doesn't burn out. Super white ash, full flavor of the cannabis. I'm sold.View attachment 1218289View attachment 1218290

I just snipped a couple lower branches for a tester. Nice pot. The rest needs a few more days of drying and some cure time.View attachment 1218291

Harvest？

 

[PK1]

 

[Moshmen]

yeah, i battled crank as well. six years fairly steady use, then a handful of relapses over the next ten years after i got clean. addiction is rough shit man, but the fact most of it is in the head makes it a battle of will, except in the case of heroin where that's the worst of the worst.

Yeah the fentanyl problem has made me not even think about it, even coke here has been laced. In some places they put out road side warnings ! Lol it’s crazy- it’s what pushed me into indoor growing- they still smoke spice here ! - couldn’t trust anyone , what you were getting? Who the fuck knows

at least in the 80’s/90’s we knew were smokin rat poison lithium and other ingredients that shall remain nameless ! Lol - I still have all my teeth

 

[tobh]

Yeah the fentanyl problem has made me not even think about it, even coke here has been laced. In some places they put out road side warnings ! Lol it’s crazy- it’s what pushed me into indoor growing- they still smoke spice here ! - couldn’t trust anyone , what you were getting? Who the fuck knows

at least in the 80’s/90’s we knew were smokin rat poison lithium and other ingredients that shall remain nameless ! Lol - I still have all my teeth

exactly. that's the biggest reason i don't fuck with coke anymore too. after going through meth, coke was always like child's play. a fun social drug, ya know. anymore i don't trust anything i don't produce myself, or can't get via a verified prescription. fentanyl is scary shit, and fuckers are putting it in everything.