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duffman

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    Subs 2013

    Well done DTB, they look the goods to me
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    Sydney subs

    I got home from work too late to take a decent photo, but there were some pinheads yesterday so by tomorrow I should be able to get a decent snap. I Definately have had a few seasons of experience I can spot them in a patch of gallerinas from a mile off, its safe to say I am more than confident that they are subs, but i do appreciate the heads up Sonny Jim, cheers for looking out for a brother You can never be too careful . . . Finding a local patch in sydney was the last thing to tick off my list, having observed them in every other substrate/area that I know they exist in within a few hours drive. Holy mountain that is an awesome story and a great way to solidify confidence in the universe repaying a good deed
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    Sydney subs

    Well, you wouldn't believe it . . . I shit you not I'm not making this up I promise. After posting that reply at about half past 3, i was on the way to a friends house and decided to stop at a few parks on the way. The first 2 were promising with a few strophs around, but no such luck. Then i was driving past this particular park that I had ridden my bike through as a kid a hundred times, and had this ridiculous feeling about it. I take a stroll through, and lo and behold right there amongst this woodchip bed I see the unmistakeable caramel caps amongst the mulch! It wasnt a huge patch by any means but there were ones that had clearly been there for at least a week and pinheads popping up too, so definitely an established bed! It was raining a fair bit and I left my phone at home so i didnt get a chance to take any photos, but i might swing by there tommorow to get a few snaps. Needless to say I was and still am speechless, the timing couldnt have been any better and less than 10 mins drive from home! So grateful to the universe for showing me her secrets!
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    Sydney subs

    Holy mountain, once again you have left a detailed reply that answered everything I asked and more! Much appreciated man. Only this year have I observed them growing in mulch beds in the mountains, having spent previous seasons knee deep in pine forests, which were fruitful enough, but a bit of a pain to get to. I have definitely been keeping tabs on weather, temperature and been searching likely spots, drawing on knowledge and experience of past hunts etc, and its nice to know I'm definitely on the right track. Its fair to say Ive spent my fair share of time searching and am dedicated enough to finding a local patch. I have always said that every time you don't find any, the information and experience of each time will only serve to better educate you for the next time you go hunting, to sharpen your senses and to get a good feel for where they will pop up next. The search continues! Cheers.
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    Sydney subs

    Observing, photographing and just getting a feel for where they are likely to pop up. Have yet to spot them in sydney, only on trips up the mountains.
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    Sydney subs

    Hey all, I have seen photos and been told of people finding subs in the eastern/south eastern suburbs, and some huge patches close to the CBD. I am from the western suburbs and have yet to see any around my area, conditions are perfect at the moment! Seeing as they are quite proliferant in the mountains I would have thought that they would be more frequent closer to the mountains (i.e western suburbs), but I could be wrong. I dont want (nor would i expect) anyone to give away their locations to patches or even a specific suburb, I find using your senses and experiences is very rewarding. However, i just want to know if I'm wasting my time/weather its worth it looking in the western suburbs in general. Cheers, Duffman
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    Eucalyptus mulch vs Pine forest

    Holymountain you are a legend! Thank you so much for such a detailed reply it answered all of my questions and brought a confusing situation to light. We will definitely be much more aware on dosage and the potential to go overboard, and will be able to share this information with many others to ensure a pleasant and fulfilling experience is had especially with new people. Thanks again
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    Eucalyptus mulch vs Pine forest

    Hey gang, Its been ages since i've been on here good to come back to read some cool stuff from a cool community. So I have a question that is probably based more on experience than known facts. So I had a friend who found his first patch of subs in euca mulch up in them thar mountains. He has found them in the pine forests for a few years now and have had enough experiences to gauge dosage to within a few mushies each time, strength being quite consistent. This time around, however, dosage the same, the experience he had was OVERWHELMINGLY stronger, and not just him, a few others reported the same thing. Has anyone else experienced a difference in strength due to location or mulch differences? The other thing he noticed about these particular subs was the stems were noticeably thicker than your average sub,and the caps were much more caramel (they looked more like pictures of subs i have seen from victoria) and he thought that they might have been P.Australianis? Sorry i know pictures would have helped but he didnt get a chance to snap any. Another thing to note, the location distances between the two spots would only be an hours drive or so difference
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    Weak or non-active cubensis

    Hi all, Went for a hunt yesterday with quite a bit of success, found a good haul of both panaeolus cyanescens and cubensis. The meanies bruised blue as excpected but only 1 or 2 of the cubes found bruised slightly blue and the rest not at all. They were looked old and some were quite large and looked like they had been sitting there quite a while, but still looked ok. I am experienced in identifying cubes and they were definately them, had the frill, cow poo, purple spores etc. Is it possible that they were just old and didnt have much psilocybin left in them?? Cheers, Duffman
  10. Yea id actually be keen to hear it myself. Is it a recorded mp3 track that i could then import into recording/composition software like cubase or ableton and mess with it?
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    Help with Mushroom ID

    Aaahh yes thanks lord mayo, they were definately omphalotus nidiformus. Reaserched them and everything matches up to a tee, thanks heaps Are these mushrooms ever confused with subs for people that arent very experienced in the field? i think the blueish bruising is very deceptive, i wasnt aware that there were many speices that did this?
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    Help with Mushroom ID

    Hey everyone, Went for a hunt last week in some bushland northwest of sydney and found a whole bunch of these growing out of the base of australian pines. Most of them had a bluish but more purple/grey bruising. The gills were really white and I got a spore print from 3 seperate mushrooms and they all came out white, so not subs. Any Ideas?
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