Shmavis
Being-in-the-world
nono, the suffering part with inoculation and spawn procedure can not be avoided,
i just asked, if there was only one step further with the cakes you have in hands right now, to make it crumble or sliced in equal pieces,
than you put a thin layer of vermiculte coco mixture (i can t tell exact ratio, because it must be adjusted how much time do you have daily to make a look on them,)
than you put the crunches of cake into a big plastic box like the one used for colonization and cover it evenly with the cocovermi in another 1-1.5 cm ,
than cover it and put it back to the colonization chamber for a week or two,
and you can put it into the fridge for a few days cold shock, or keep them in that state for a period, than start fruiting when you wish,
i used microwave to sterilize the wet mixture of casing, vermiculite plus coco coir, than added gypsum when it was cool enough to mix
Ah, thanks. Yeah, I misunderstood and thought you were saying to use a substrate other than Verm & BRF that the linked guide uses, instead of providing tips to help with yield (thank-you).
I don’t want to get too adventurous at the moment. I will follow the instructions and wait (as hard as it is) for full colonization before birthing, dunking and rolling before fruiting. Not too worried about or focused on yield for this round. If I can pull an ounce from this run then the kit will not only have paid for itself on the first run, but will also cover the spore syringes.
But I do want to inoculate some spawn this weekend to try a mono-tub grow. Considering how little solution is needed I have enough to branch out a little.
Azurescens and cyanescens are maybe twice as potent, and do well outdoors in some places. Cyanescens grows on wood indoors if the environment can be provided, and mycelium can be kept alive in a fridge for a long time without contamination worries - but it tastes worse.
Years ago I camped at and explored the parks mentioned in the article looking for a spore print, and what was said is true about habitat and what it takes to find them. A whole fresh baby gives a buzz good for being in public without paranoia, driving, but maybe not while looking for more mushrooms. Everyone gave me that look that someone who is square and knows what you're up to would give.
Literally every local knows why people are walking there, and arrests started soon after publication of the discovery. Sketchy dude hiking alone has different optics with a dog on a leash. The article says maybe dogs seek to trip balls - a shroom detecting dog would be a great help finding these in the wild.
From what little I have read so far, azurescens do well outdoors in zones 6, 7, & 8. I am in 6. My plan is to prep a wood chip bed before fall. (Still not sure exactly what else will go into it.) Inoculate the spawn in January and transfer to sterilized wood chips to colonize before moving to the outdoor bed in early spring. From there, as I understand it, it’s a long game until fruiting in late fall. If successful, it will be well over a year until I harvest any azzies. I will inoculate some spawn to try growing indoors as well, so maybe not such a long haul if I can pull it off indoors... read about a grower having success in a glass-doored fridge. I wasn’t aware of cyanescens, now I am curious to read up.
I watched a YouTube video where a guy was filming azzies in a state park for identification purposes and he repeatedly said not to pick them. Apparently park rangers go so far as to hideout, watching for mushroom hunters. He cautioned not to ever do it unless on private property.
I found that very interesting about dogs (possibly) seeking to trip balls, lol. Enlisting help that way would be helpful to being inconspicuous while on the hunt. But best be an obedient dog or the dog might be the only one that gets to trip - a couple scores in, he may lose interest real fast.