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  1. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    Hi everyone,

    Yep well it looks like things are definitely hotting up here in tas. I went for a walk today and found these:

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    Its still really dry where i was today, so i think a little while longer before things get really exciting.

    I even found a Subaeruginosa. This is the first for the year, and growing out of some very moist leaf matter, lots of very nice mycellium. Also a pic of where i found it for the benefit of those interested in general habitat:

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    And here is a group of lookalikes - you'd swear they were hey by looking at the caps, but the stems are a giveaway:

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    And one more pic:

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    Hey Re[x], thats a real pain int he bum when that happens. some people just have no respect, and no idea of the disfavour they are doing to themselves. So all you newbies don't pick the little ones hey, let em grow so they drop spores.

    Anyway,

    Cheers, Obtuse

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  2. Posted

    Hi El Barto,

    I started a similar thread in relation to Tasmania:

    http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/inde...showtopic=13073

    Trich-Aura has posted a list at the shroomery which is really good:

    http://www.shroomery.org/9130/Australia

    Which i'll quote here:

    Psychoactive Mushrooms of Australia

    Australian Capital Territory

    Gymnopilus junonius

    Psilocybe subaeruginosa

    New South Wales

    Gymnopilus junonius

    Panaeolus cyanescens

    Panaeolus subbalteatus

    Psilocybe cubensis

    Psilocybe subaeruginosa

    Psilocybe tasmaniana

    Northern Territory

    Panaeolus cyanescens

    Queensland

    Gymnopilus junonius

    Panaeolus cyanescens

    Psilocybe cubensis

    Psilocybe subaeruginosa

    South Australia

    Gymnopilus junonius

    Gymnopilus purpuratus

    Panaeolus fimicola

    Psilocybe subaeruginosa

    Tasmania

    Psilocybe alutacea

    Psilocybe semilanceata

    Psilocybe subaeruginosa

    Psilocybe tasmaniana

    Victoria

    Gymnopilus junonius

    Gymnopilus purpuratus

    Psilocybe subaeruginosa

    Western Australia

    Gymnopilus junonius

    Gymnopilus purpuratus

    Panaeolus fimicola

    Psilocybe subaeruginosa

    Also i might suggest using the search engine on this site and google, I reckon you'll find what your after, just use this list a starting point and go from there.

    Although i know what its like scoring the web because there is heaps of info around, some of it doesn't make much sense, and some of it conflicting.

    Also try your local library (or uni library would be even better), and check out some of the better identification guides specific to victoria, not perfect, but if your a newbie will certainly help. reading and research are very important if your new to mycology.

    Anyway, it would be great to see what info you come up with.

    Cheers, Obtuse.

  3. Posted

    Hey Gerbil,

    Thats some pretty good stuff you got there. I will go ahead and create the disclaimers but do you mind if I base it on what you have written.

    I will have a look at the weed lists for all your respective areas and pick out the one's likely to be traded, and not for those outside your area to be aware of the lists. maybe even post a hyperlink to various lists.

    If anyone has a list of hyperlinks feel free to post to help me out =)

    cheers, Obtuse

  4. Posted

    Hi Øskorei,

    To answer your questions.

    1. Is there an environmental 'duty of care' exercised, as I note that ipo's / morning glory's are available, and some of these can be devestating to local environs if seed-pod-management is not in place. I would like to think that anyone ordering these off the ring were given some sound advice (and factual data) on how to manage them or by default the suppliers would be responsible (although never traced, conveniently...) for the significant potential of native disruption.

    Fantastic suggestion and i will look into it. While most plants have a link to the enthobotanical wiki, i agree a disclaimer/duty of care statement should be present on some of the seed descriptions, esp the datura's and ipomea's.

    2. Can I donate to the ring without being a member, ie; simply send viable seed and know it will be posted for anyone interested ?

    You sure can donate seed without being a member. just send your spare viable seeds to the chapter/s of your choice. The only way the seedring is gonna work is by the generosity of the community.

    It's a great idea, and will hopefully help to maintain an anti-monsanto channel when the commercial seeds turn sour :) More food-seed would be great to see !

    For sure. and agreed, it would be great to see some more food seed.

    Thanks for helping out,

    Cheers, Obtuse

  7. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    Ahhh F it!

    SWIM says you all can have a print

    Harry your mate is a legend. :worship:

    thanks heaps mate.

    Cheers, Obtuse

    (edit: spelling )

  9. Posted

    Yeah, count me in too.

    These comps are always fun.

    Yeah i'd like some more info too, sounds really interesting, but i don't know much about these.

    Cheers, Obtuse.

  10. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    Its been really dry here in Tas,

    I have been walking regularly, and there are not many mushrooms at all let alone any subs. I have found a couple of patches of mycelial growth in damp spots but in general no go. It may be a different story in higher altitudes.

    I still have dead patches in my lawn, which is really unusual for tassie at this time of year.

    The regular rains have really only just stared, so things may pick up soon, but we need some good downpours to really get things wet. The cold is there tho so it shouldn't be long.

    cheers, Obtuse

    (edit: bad spelling)

  12. Posted

    I'm obvioulsy a bit of an idiot when it comes to germinating these plants.

    I have tried twice with no luck.

    How do other people do it?

    I tried in compost the first time. no luck

    I tried in cactus mix the second time. no luck.

    Should i try as i have done with delosperma.

    Any help welcome.

    Cheers, Obtuse.

  13. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    Hi everyone,

    Please make sure you use the Australian Free Seed Ring, www.seedring.org

    There is a Chapter for:

    Perth

    Melbourne

    Northern NSW

    Central Coast

    Seeds are free, but please give a gold coin donation for each packet that you order. Each chapter has its own operating costs (renting out the PO box, envelopes, stamps, etc) so please help them out.

    The seedrings run on donations, so once your plants have grown and you have harvested the seeds please donate them so that others have the opportunity to do the same.

    The Seedrings accept any type of seed, be it ethnobotanical, native, food, herb, ornamental, cacti or even fungi (The Australian Free Seedring will NOT accept, nor give out any spores or fungi cultures to any mushroom species that is illegal to grow or posses i.e. Psilocybes, etc.).

    For further details please visit the site, www.seedring.org

  19. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    Hi everyone,

    It been two months since i was successful with my first couple of syrian rue seedlings.

    since then the other in the same pot got munched by a snail. then i had 8 more come up in other pots only to get killed by a heatwave.

    But this one has survived.

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    (edit) Oh yeah thats a peters 2 litre ice cream container. just so you know the scale.

    It's looking fairly healthy, so i'm pretty happy. I will bring it inside for the tassie winter, but would like to move it into a better pot. Is it safe to move it now, or will moving it disturb the roots and shock it too much. If it will shock it too much, i'll just leave it in the same pot.

    I had another seedling pop up only a few days ago after deciding i would try and grow some more, so i'm doing something right.

    Anyway i will go UTSE as well, but any advice would be more than welcome.

    Cheers, Obtuse.

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  21. Posted

    Hi Trich-Aura.

    Hope you didn't mind me borrowing your list like that. Thanks heaps hey =)

    Really appreciate your putting it together as it certainly helped getting my head around what was available here in tas.

    Thanks also on the tip regarding Psilocybe coprophila and psilocybe echinata.

    One of my quests is to start getting photos of tas specimens, and photos of associated habitat as requested by others in the forum. There are a lot of people in the dark about what is actually out there and what they look like.

    Thanks again,

    Cheers, Obtuse

  25. Posted

    Hi mardybum,

    I found a great webnsite, you just type in the name of a mushroom and it displays how to identify it along with it's habitat.

    You wanna post the url of that site. sounds cool, and i'd love to give it a whirl.

    cheers, Obtuse

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