I'm going to do straw, hpoo, sand and supplement with a little BRF.

Communal Psilocybe semperviva/hoogshagenii grow?
#41
Posted 17 December 2019 - 12:13 PM
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#42
Posted 19 December 2019 - 12:20 AM
By the time I got to it today eight PF cakes were ready to case. So, I cased them, watered them a little bit and put them in these deli containers, 4 air holes covered with medical tape to keep the bugs out.
Time to wait!
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#43
Posted 19 December 2019 - 03:18 AM
Edited by DonShadow, 19 December 2019 - 03:22 AM.
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#44
Posted 19 December 2019 - 10:42 AM
Each container has four 1/4" holes covered with 3M transpore tape (which has much larger pores than the micropore tape). In past cake grows I've found this to be fine for allowing air exchange while maintaining humidity, but I'll keep an eye on them! The containers tend to fog up so it's pretty easy to tell if humidity is OK.
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#45
Posted 19 December 2019 - 12:46 PM
#46
Posted 19 December 2019 - 03:19 PM
Not at all, I appreciate the help! I'm new to this species, so with this grow I'm still getting a feel for it. I'm proceeding with the idea that it'll do fine in similar conditions to Ps. tampanensis, which I've grown successfully in the past.
I was startled by how deeply the mycelium bruises. After putting those cakes in the "terrariums" I noticed that there was some mycelium on one of the filter lids from when it was colonizing; when I scraped it off it turned pitch black almost immediately.
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#47
Posted 29 January 2020 - 06:38 PM
I fruited a small tub on 1/19. The only reference to pin times I've seen is from CaptainFuture who said
13 days. So hopefully, I will see something in the next few days. I gotta say this species is slow AF.
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#48
Posted 31 January 2020 - 10:13 AM
I fruited a small tub on 1/19. The only reference to pin times I've seen is from CaptainFuture who said
13 days. So hopefully, I will see something in the next few days. I gotta say this species is slow AF.
I don't recall exact figures, but I believe they took around 25 days to pin and then another 3 weeks or so for the fruits to fully develop. They are indeed the slowest of any, but that's made up for by their zestiness! =)
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#49
Posted 31 January 2020 - 01:00 PM
No signs of contamination anywhere, though.
If these ever decide to fruit I'll be happy to share prints, maybe someone else can hook you up before?
Edit: some of the older threads from CatsAndBats and others had pinning times at up to a month, so I'm not giving up yet.
Edited by newmoon, 31 January 2020 - 01:01 PM.
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#50
Posted 31 January 2020 - 09:35 PM
I don't recall exact figures, but I believe they took around 25 days to pin and then another 3 weeks or so for the fruits to fully develop. They are indeed the slowest of any, but that's made up for by their zestiness! =)
Thanks for that. You know, posting time to pins should be standard :D I'm going crazy over here, bc I have no idea when to expect pins.
I still don't have anything. Mycelium is poking through the casing layer all over, so I hope it isn't too long.
Edited by Asura, 31 January 2020 - 09:36 PM.
#52
Posted 01 February 2020 - 05:25 PM
You think I should pull it out of my grow room? Temps are set for pan cyans and are around 77F.
#53
Posted 01 February 2020 - 05:35 PM
That'll be fine, they're a subtropical mushroom. I've fruited them between 70-82F. 75F is the sweet spot.
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#54
Posted 05 February 2020 - 05:44 PM
Ok, first pins today.
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#55
Posted 05 February 2020 - 06:25 PM
Edited by DonShadow, 05 February 2020 - 06:29 PM.
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#56
Posted 05 February 2020 - 07:38 PM
Thanks, Don. Sounds like my conditions are where they need to be.
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#59
Posted 16 February 2020 - 04:27 PM
#60
Posted 16 February 2020 - 04:34 PM
Thanks, DS! I've been pleasantly surprised by how well containers like this work for small grows for the species I've tried so far. There are four 1/4" holes covered in medical tape, and that seems to allow enough air movement.
Have you noticed that these like a lot of light? I don't know this species well yet, but I've had the feeling that these and the sect. mexicana species grow better with fairly bright light. Curious what you think.