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Importing Mushroom - Spawn and/or cultures into Australia
Tallman replied to LadySwan's topic in Mycology
Hi LadySwan, I have bought spawn from Omsource (Fungi Culture), Worowa (Forest Fungi), and Punkin, and would recommend them all. Good reliable product. Then there's the many folk on the forum who are generous with plates etc. Cheers, T -
Sorry this is a bit off topic: Do you reckon the coffee spray thing might also work for small soft caterpillars? The little buggers are decimating my pak choy. Grrr
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That's awesome kalika! Inspiring someone to go to Nepal is a wonderful reward. Re jhankri: No, apart from the hindu holy men at Pashupati and the Durbar Squares, and plenty of buddhist monks, I didn't meet any holy men / shamans / priests. Cheers.
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Hi all, In Sept-Oct this year I did the lovely Annapurna Sanctuary trek with a couple of good mates. We had a ball taking in many beautiful scenes and quite a few equally beautiful Everest and Gorkha beers. I am about halfway through writing the trip up on my blog at http://www.bangingmyhead.blogspot.com where there's also heaps of pictures including lots of amazingly diverse fungi. On return to Kathmandu I bought a field guide to Nepali Fungi, but unfortunately it had few colour photos so wasn't much help to one with as poor knowledge as myself. Still, a nice addition to the library. If you're interested in shrooms, walks, mountains, forests, waterfalls, and/or other cultures, have a gander. Cheers, Tallman
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Hilarious animated music clip related to our fungal friends
Tallman replied to herbal_hindsight's topic in Mycology
Ha. Can't get that out of my head now...especially the DIIIIEEeeee -
Awesome write-up of your accumulated experience there Watertrade. Thanks heaps. Re Tripsis query re the milk, I recall the peroxide tek book (by R. Rush Wayne, Ph.D.) suggests milk powder as a protein/nitrogen supplement that is free of peroxide decomposing enzymes. Cheers, T
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Thanks guys. I have swabbed the mould with diluted bleach and cut off the soggy bits. Yeah, they are getting filtered light. No I haven't eaten any yet Worowa. But looking forward to it. Hey Gerbil, just last night I was checking out those links from your AEB post. Some huge ones there. Make sure you post your progress if you have a go at that 'method'. Sounds cool. Cheers, B
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Ok, thanks for the advice gerbil. I'll get to work tonight with a clean scalpel. Two more Q's: Do the blocks need moisture (should sterile water be injected at any point)? Should the water used for misting be sterile? Thanks again all. T
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Aaargh. I think I've killed them... I have been keeping these cut-off bags in a large plastic storage tub and keeping the humidity high by misting the bottom and sides of the tub every day or two. Also misting the bags every couple of days. I only had a couple of small vents in the box. The box was cleaned with diluted bleach before I put the bags in. There is now mould starting to grow on the little shrooms. Have I overdone it and created a damp icky environment rather than just a humid one? Are they goners? Have a look at these photos and please give me the benefit of opinions and constructive criticism. Cheers, T.
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Thanks everyone for the kind responses. Yep, that sounds right Worowa - CO2. I had them out in the store room and was only checking them once a week or so. They really exploded over the last week. Guess I'll have to watch more closely and cut em open as soon as I see primordia. Hope your back's on the mend mate. Gerbil, thanks for the tip with burying them when spent. I love the idea of them colonising the deadwood and mulch under my shrubs. Cheers all, T
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Hi all, Here are my first bags of P. Eryngii. Very pleased to see so much activity, but should I cut off some of the stems? I mean, can they grow to full size so crowded? Thanks for your advice. Oh, these bags were inoc'd with spawn I got from Worowa via his Forest Fungi site. Tallman.
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I second MindExpansion's suggestion. Worowa's site (forestfungi.com.au) has different sizes available. Check out the plates and spawn he offers as well. Cheers, T
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I've read threads where people say they have inoculated large diameter logs and they then have to wait ages (years) for the log to be fully colonised but the log then fruits for years as well. I wonder if it would work the same way with oversize tubs of bulk substrate.
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I read somewhere that the manufacturing process for foil produces a product which is initially near sterile. I think heat was involved.