cactuscarl Posted May 28, 2013 Hi all I'm just wondering if there are any psilocybe shrooms in Qld that grow in winter? I'm on the sunshine coast with lots of bush land cow paddocks and pine forests around. I usually see a bunch of cubes in summer but I'm wondering if its worth going for a stroll in winter? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newageshaman Posted May 28, 2013 from my knowledge in queensland the only psilocybin mushrooms that grow are cubes in summer in cow paddocks. although i've heard of a few people finding subs in the southern most part of queensland in forest and woodlands during winter, can't say i have ever had the pleasure of finding any though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted May 29, 2013 yeah u can still find them now but not when that temp starts droppin [in a few more weeks] <> we need load more rain to get them going they will b very small so ya gotta part the grass and look hard!! i have found them in winter years ago when we had a crazy warm winter... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newageshaman Posted May 29, 2013 Is this cubes or subs that you're talking about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) cubes! i am up the sunnycoast hinterland way just got 10mls now the sun is out more of this and u mite b in luck Edited May 29, 2013 by bullit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newageshaman Posted May 29, 2013 ah cool , would of been stoked if you were talking subs now that's it getting into winter . unfortunately im in bundy and i think the cube season is pretty much over except for maybe the odd few if you look hard enough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarenna Posted May 29, 2013 Have found cubes mid-Winter in just south of the Qld border. Have heard tantalising suggestions of subs in Richmond Range/Border Ranges/Lamington/Main Range and possibly Bunyas, but no hard evidence of this. Founds subs on Dorrigo Plateau last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cactuscarl Posted May 30, 2013 Cheers for the info guys. Yeah I've found cubes mid winter on the sunshine coast which surprised me. It was freezing to fingers going numb as I picked them. They were only small but there a few me them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAmine. Posted May 30, 2013 All things being equal it depends on the weather and night time temps more than the season.If its a particularly warm and wet winter and its not dropping down too low at night than you'll probably be in luck if you can find the right spot. I dont know about you but its been farkn cold here this year, so I dont know how you'll go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunChaser Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) I was finding copelandia cyanescens growing fairly abundantly well camping by a creek in the middle of a cow paddock, in the middle of winter just outside of Townsville last year. There hadn’t been any rain in at least 2 weeks and it was rarely even cracking 24 degrees during the day at the time. Guess they must be around pretty much all year round in those parts. Anyway, probably not much use to the OP, but I just thought it was an interesting fact about psilocybin mushrooms in north QLD, which I had always been unaware of until recently. Edited May 30, 2013 by SunChaser Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAmine. Posted May 30, 2013 That is true, Pan Cyans will still be fruiting at lower temps and drier conditions than cubies, so are more likely the species to look for further into the winter months.Also try to think about micro climates down near the ground, the conditions can be a lot different in one spot compared to another even in the same area on the same day.Townsville is a lot warmer in winter than the southern 1/2 of QLD though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullit Posted May 31, 2013 loads of showers ,sun ,showers,sun in the last 2 days and the nite time temp is mild i rekon now is the time to go!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newageshaman Posted May 31, 2013 went out fishing last night and crossed through a favorite cow paddock of mine seems to still be a couple of cubes hanging around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newageshaman Posted May 31, 2013 Arrr just looked up pan cyans and relished how often I see these near cubes yet never took much notice of them hahaha Ohwell theres always next year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted June 1, 2013 Subs are plentiful around or near Mt Warning. Its close 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jox Posted June 14, 2013 Have found cubes mid-Winter in just south of the Qld border. Have heard tantalising suggestions of subs in Richmond Range/Border Ranges/Lamington/Main Range and possibly Bunyas, but no hard evidence of this. Founds subs on Dorrigo Plateau last year. I have the hard evidence her for you mate I came across these subs up on part of the scenic rim west of the goldcoast. I know the OP was about cubes but I thought this might excite some of you. I also find pan cyans & cubes around the same area but the cubes are becoming harder to find as the temp drops. Cheers jox 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarenna Posted June 14, 2013 Coool... :-) Nice work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mycot Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) Arrr just looked up pan cyans and relished how often I see these near cubes yet never took much notice of them hahaha Ohwell theres always next year Found a few Coplandia cyanescens just some days ago. Find this quite funny. It's much like I treated Panaeolus subbalteatus untill I figured out how good they were. Edited June 16, 2013 by Mycot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites