growing in straw!ftw?

[polyarcturus]

alright here we go

plopped a rockwool clone down in, i gaurentee i fucked up the roots but lets hope she survives, she was one of those cutting your supposed to throw away anyways, and shes devoloped some nice roots(that got chopped like i said) but well see what happens.

 

[Cann]

Prime. That straw looks too fresh to support a bunch of life to me - I say she dies. But sending good vibes nonetheless.

Check out this myceliated oyster straw in a bag. You can barely tell that it's straw anymore...

 

[polyarcturus]

you doubt my jedii abilitys? haha

i dont really expect her to die, but i can tell right now it will be slow, and hard to keep watered. the main issue is i did not chop the straw fine enough.

wanna send me a culture of some oyster? been thinking about getting into edibles myself. the magic was fine but i only need a small amount to last me years(im gonna grind and put into capsules, i only take 1g every 6 months for cluster headaches, 30g=15 years, although frozen im sure they will last a long time but im sure i will be doing another magic grow in the future.)

 

[Cann]

Haha I trust your jedi abilities...lets see what you can do

I'll send you a chunk of mycelium if you're really interested...but it is probably just as easy to buy an oyster mushroom from the market, throw it in a pile of wet straw, and let nature take its course. Edible mushrooms are great for cultivation, its a nice symbiotic hobby to our own, and if you do want to throw some magic in there it makes it a whole lot less conspicuous when there are oysters flushing out of the same bag

1g every 6 months sounds nice - I go through weird phases of not taking any at all, to taking 5g in one sitting, to taking .5g every day for a week or so. Really depends on what I'm feeling at the time...currently I haven't taken any in months...might be time for a refresher

.5g a day is a really interesting feeling...just barely enough that you notice small things like increase in visual acuity or sound perception. I really feel like .5g a day is a dose that makes you more aware as a human yet has no detrimental effects (distortion of reality, etc). Everything seems more clear, precise, and connected. Makes me think of Terence Mckenna's book Food of the Gods, in which he argues that by eating mushrooms containing psilocybin our ancestors were given a biological advantage over those who did not eat said mushrooms. In small doses Psilocybin increases visual acuity, and Terence attributes this to our success - saying that we were able to hunt and gather more effectively while slightly intoxicated. He also argues that Psilocybin was a catalyst in the development of language - take 4g and then try to communicate and you will see what I mean. Something about Psilocybin begs for language...there are feelings that need to be expressed! If you dont own it already you should pick up a copy - awesome book, and Terence is a great dude.

Sorry for going on a rant about mushrooms lol, but I am one of those people who believes every human should take psilocybin at some point, so when the topic comes up I don't just let it slip away. You should check out this video:

[video=youtube;LKm_mnbN9JY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKm_mnbN9JY[/video]

Dr. Roland Griffiths, Professor of psychiatry and neurosciences at the Johns Hopkins school of medicine, talks about his research on Psilocybin. Great video. A good one for the skeptics out there

 

[w89]

Never done magic mushrooms would love to tho and good luck with your experiment mate looking good

 

[polyarcturus]

no the rant is fine that was a good summery, although everyone should be aware that evolution is not only derived from adaptations to the environment but also the other organisms and their interactions within that environment.

im not much into tripping i dont know i just dont see the purpose too time consuming and too altering in a low dose yes they cna be amusing but i feel i would have to adjust to something like that, and that would mean less weed, so im not sure if that would turn out well.

yeah i think i will do that, haha i never really think about the fact that its possible to do stuff like that(grocery store fungi clones) in fact at the right time of the year i may be able to get some morals. which seems like a better idea, if i can get them to grow.

 

[Cann]

Lol you might have to burn a portion of your yard to get those morels to fruit...don't they usually only come up after a recent fire? Or at least all the morel hunters I know tend to gather at year old burn sites, and thats where they find the jackpots.

And yeah i've recently come to view the grocery store more like a garden supply store...a lot of the things they sell (at least the produce section) can be grown/cultured. Mushrooms for example can be spawned to create mycelium, Potatoes and garlic can be planted like seeds, Poppy seeds can be sown like any other...there are really a lot of options out there - and the grocery store is much cheaper than a nursery (ever tried to buy garlic at a nursery?? ridiculous!). More and more I am finding that good organic gardening can be created out of the most basic things - we dont need snowstorm ultra or all that b.s. in a bottle - just go to the woods and collect humus and BIM and you're good to go

Agreed that tripping can be time consuming and very strange - but I enjoy the reality check every once in a while (or lack of reality check). I find it tends to clear my mind and leave me focused on the important things in life (my health, etc.) vs. all the bullshit that I am usually worried about (money, my ladies, stupid shit). Good to keep myself grounded that way. Also I found when eating .5g a day I had no issues smoking my regular amount...didn't seem to affect or amplify the cannabis at all. It's only when you take a lot more and then start smoking that things get interesting

 

[polyarcturus]

i have some theorys on morals cause ive seen them grow in a few locations, i believe key is soluble nutrition, burn sites are good place but from what i hear hardwood that has decayed and the old bacteria and fungi died off is the jack pot. im thinking about finding way to partially decompose materiel then sterilize it for moral growth.

 

[Cann]

sounds interesting...id love to see pics if you ever get around to it.

hows your little lady in the straw doing?

 

[polyarcturus]

shes living! when i get root out of the bottom of the pot ill get pics.

 

[chef c]

Put some rice in there

 

[polyarcturus]

Put some rice in there

http://www.hummert.com/ProductDetail.aspx?Page=ProductSearchList.aspx&ID=9062&Text=10-2100

i will eventually. but not rice, the husks would be preferable.

 

[Cann]

Rice hulls are great, but rice is also good too (fungi love it). The rev includes basmati rice in his soil recipe...not saying that he knows everything but apparently it works for him...I'd give it a try at least. Rice is a good source of silica as well I believe...

 

[polyarcturus]

Rice hulls are great, but rice is also good too (fungi love it). The rev includes basmati rice in his soil recipe...not saying that he knows everything but apparently it works for him...I'd give it a try at least. Rice is a good source of silica as well I believe...

powdered rice would be a wonderful additive, but keep in mind after a time rice will become soluble, and then once the fungi starts in after a time bacteria will beat it out and it will begin to rot in a way that would be not benificial anymore. much like using honey in compost teas, if overdone, it will not control bacteria in a fashion that would be beneficial to you fungi, but rather kill it creating unbalanced populations of both bacteria and fungi

 

[Cann]

I've seen mycelium colonize rice just like it colonizes a mixture of vermiculite/brown rice flour. Not sure how fast the bad bacteria would move in if you have a strong enough mycelial network - mycelium is known to fight disease. But thanks for the idea, making me rethink adding rice to my soil mix...

Good point about honey and microbial activity - too much honey and you have an anti-bacterial environment...no good for the microbeasties

 

[polyarcturus]

oh mycelium will love rice but will eat though it fast and whats left behind is heaven on earth for microbes. amin reason rice is not used as a grain substrate, it contamination heaven once its hits the air.

 

[Cann]

So throw some rice in the mix and douse your ladies with some Mycogrow from Fungi Perfecti...see what happens. maybe run a side by side if you have another throwaway clone...would love to see it, I wish I had the room with my plant count to do this type of experiment

 

[polyarcturus]

So throw some rice in the mix and douse your ladies with some Mycogrow from Fungi Perfecti...see what happens. maybe run a side by side if you have another throwaway clone...would love to see it, I wish I had the room with my plant count to do this type of experiment

not yet, i usuay have my hands full with experiments, but i got to limit my work load right now, i haven been able to provide the proper care recently with work and chrismats bullshit and just a lot of shit. but ill keep some rice experiments in mind, that would be a perfect way to preserve and make an awesome mix for myco spore tho, to store them in dehydrated rice flour as a mix. should proved plenty of good germination area.

 

[Cann]

hows she doin?

 

[polyarcturus]

girl took my camera out of town there is new growth up top but no root out the bottom of the pot yet. but all is well with her. i didnt forget lol. actually shes acting just like a normal soil plant but it pretty much has to sit in some water all the time. would be a perfect media for flood and drain thus far from my exp.