OK here is a complete and detailed description of our first grow experiment!
Day 3 Transparent white fuzz started growing along the glass where innoculated
in most jars except for one which had no growth.
Day 6 Almost one week and the vermiculite jars show impressive growth white
fuzz covering up to 40% of one jar's surface. The rye jars are marginal at best.
And one rye jar has nothing.
Day 8 January 26, 1997 - The vermiculite Jars are really taking off one jar
has about 65% coverage of thick, opaque white growth. Most Jars have about 35-40%
growth. The rye jars, however are not so hot they do have some thick white but
only on the bottom of jar. This may indicate a lack of moisture. One Jar has
nothing still I think it is a lost cause. I bought a vaporizer and some radiator
overflow hose to use for humidity when it is time for the terrarium should be
in about 7 or 8 days from now.
DAY 10 January 28, 1997 - My favorite Jar is now on display in my living room!
It has 85% coverage of the fungus along the walls of the jar. It now has the
awesome task of permeating the cake. I have 5 other vermiculite Mix jars that
are trailing shortly behind. And the rye Jars disappointingly behind all of
the vermiculite jars. If my Camera is working I will take photos and post them
later on... I can see the one day growth is about an inch.
DAY 12 January 30, 1997 - We have our first casulty to contamination. It is
in a really funky spot near the bottom of one of the vermiculite jars As far
as the other jars they are doing great one jar has 100% coverage on the glass
and most follow shortly behind the least vermiculite jar is 60% covered. The
rye jars are now finally improving. Except for that one jar but it atleast has
a trace of mycelium. I think it has too much water inside.
COWBOY'S
FRUITING TECHNIQUE
I have now fashioned the mechanism by which to make fruiting occur. I used the
aquarium I previously used for germination, a screen top, a piece of scotchbright
which fits the top exactly, two milk crates and my vaporizer. I will turn the
aquarium upside down and set it on the screen and scotchbright top. I will set
this on top of two milk crates which are covering the vaporizer which is on
the floor. I will only need to turn the vaporizer on 3-4 times a day for a few
minutes to keep the moisture up around 90%. The reason for the milkcrates is
because the vapoiser works by steaming the water and it gives off heat but at
about 3 feet above the unit it is not too hot and is only about 80-85 degrees
and humid to the max. This is perfect and I hope it works. I photographed my
jars and the contamination and my fruiting setup. I should have the pix posted
in about a week or so.
Day 14 February 1, 1997 - I tried extracting two of the rye jars today and I
drank all of the liquid. I ended up staying up all night and being very creative
and I feel very smart today(Sunday) but i did not trip I guess there wasn't
enough psilocybin inside. I took two of the vermiculite cakes out of their jars
and put them in the fruiting mechanism. Small balls look like they are forming
on the surface of the mycelium looks like the start of some mushrooms. I turn
my vaporizer on at regular intervals and it keeps the air inside saturated.
The other vermiculite jars donot look like they are quite ready. I will give
them another week before I remove them. the remaining two rye jars I am just
going to let keep growing until the jar is saturated with fungus then extract.
I will keep you all informed.
Day 18 February 5, 1997 - All Vermiculite Jars are now out and in my steam environment.
I had to cut part of the second cake removed from the jar because it had some
kind of white hairy looking stuff growing out of it. It was not normal fungus.
I cut it off and it appears not to be growing back. I have almost given up on
the rye jars. although there is slow growth.
Day 20 February 7, 1997 - This is the day we've all been waiting for!! A small
sprout of a mushroom has appeared on the surface of the first cake I put into
the environment. Even though it is only 1, I'm sure more are to follow soon
This project has been a success no matter what else happens. I had some more
of that white hairy mold stuff appear on one of the other cakes I cut off the
infected piece of the cake. I took a picture of the first sprout which I am
having developed and will scan tonight! So we will have pictures by the next
update. Stay tuned!!!!
Day 21 February 8, 1997 - In 24 Hours I have gone from 1 sprout to 9 sprouts.
9 Mushrooms in 21 days. Listen up all!!! It is not fiction. This shit works!!!
Day 23 February 10, 1997 - I now have over 39 small mushroom babies the biggest
ones are about 1 inch long and getting phat!! Most of these except for 2 are
on the two cakes that were first out of the jars. There is two on the third
cake out of the jar. That white fluffy stuff that I thought was mold is not
mold. it seems to be part of the fungus because when i tried touching it it
turned blue like when you bruise a mushroom so I am letting it grow on the two
cakes where it resides. I cannot believe how many mushrooms are growing now
I wonder if the other cakes will produce as much as these two. I hope so!!!!!
Day 25 February 12, 1997 - Today, I picked 3 Shrooms
from my cakes the veil had torn away from the three largest ones One was from
the first cake in the environment and the other two were from the second. The
two were twins which had the same bulb at the bottom. Those two didn't even
have heads this morning WOW, they grow fast! I have about 4 or 5 which will
probably be ready to pick tommorrow night and I will consume then. I took pictures
of the finished product which I will get up saturday evening. Oh what JOY!!!!
My method works really good. I now have over 50 small mushies on the way! Wow
this is better than a bumper crop at bthe local field!!!!
Day 29 February 16, 1997 - This will be the last update until my cakes die or
something goes horribly wrong. I have picked over 20 mushrooms from my cakes
with plenty more on the way! I tripped On Thursday I ate 7 mushrooms and started
tripping within 15 minutes. I kept thinking I was hearing moans from another
realm. It was weird! And it was really eerie outside about 73 degrees from 7pm
until midnight cloudy and strange(It stormed late that night) I started a painting
and it is coming out very good so far. I will try to trip again later this week
and finish it. It was probably the strangest trip I've had so far. I think seven
was a bit too much and stopped me from having as much fun as I could've had.
I think 5 is probably the good amount for these. Well the pix are delayed but
they are coming.
Day 47 March 6, 1997 - Well, It looks as though My cakes are dead. They have
stopped producing now. I will attempt to start a new culture this weekend. I
am going to try and make a spore syringe from my spore prints. Thanks to All
for the tips and questions. Through your help and my own imporvisations this
project has succeeded!