Zen Peddler Posted April 26, 2014 Gday - I have the following cultures for sale: Lepista nuda (slow but frequent pinning strain) - $10 New Coprinus comatus strain with rhizos - $20 Two different commercial king oyster strains - $15 The 'dont feed after midnight' albino tree oyster super-aggressive strain - $15 Marasmius oreades (the fairy ring mushroom) - $20 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted April 26, 2014 Out of interest Zen - where has that shaggy originated from if you know? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foo Posted April 26, 2014 Happy with my previous order. King oysters are going well! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted April 26, 2014 give me a couple of months once my life actually settles down and stops being so freking crazy, and i'll definitely be keen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singult Posted April 26, 2014 Are the albinos the rare/endangered strain? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted April 27, 2014 The albino was a commercial strain i got off a mate. Its a killer - busts open petri dishes, cracked them, and containers if its not fed new material! Thanks folks! And Foo - yeah those kingies are awesome strains. They fruit readily off grain 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomshankar! Posted April 27, 2014 I just did a intro myco course and I am heaps interested in getting some more cultures.. Are you in Aus? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teamwhy Posted April 27, 2014 i have purchased some of the strains, i haven't fruited them yet but the monster oyster is ripping through my grain so fast. i am way impressed! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted April 29, 2014 Yeah that oyster is insane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted April 29, 2014 The new shaggymane is a clone of a local yarra ranges specimen. It pins readily on mea. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raoul Duke Posted May 5, 2014 Do you ever have shitake's, I've tried them before but with no luck. Might try them again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted May 6, 2014 Nah mate I havent gone in the shiitake direction as the one time I spent an arvo putting dowel in logs it was a royal pain in the arse LOL. I wasnt planning on going in the tree oyster direction either until I found this strain - its aggressiveness is a little weird. Hopefully in the near future Ill have the almond agaricus (Agaricus "Marzipan" potentially) as the clones are taking, a field agaricus im cleaning up and isolating and some kickarse King Stropharia strains as ive got a few prints on the way that Ill streak the shit out of and see what works. For some reason the strains I have seem to deteriorate pretty quickly, fail to fruit and all my patches got out competed by blood Gymnopilus and other competitors. back to the drawing board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raoul Duke Posted May 14, 2014 I'd be keen to try the Stropharia strains when they're ready. Also might have a go with the don't feed after midnight' albino tree oyster super-aggressive strain. How would It arrive and could I just put it out with some saw dust and bark chips? The wood chips have everything from eucalyptus to acacia and olive. Would they all be alright? Do you have some ready to go now? I could get some in about a week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted May 14, 2014 Gday mate I'll be streaking Saturday (and not at a sports ground) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sallubrious Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) I'd be keen to try the Stropharia strains when they're ready. Also might have a go with the don't feed after midnight' albino tree oyster super-aggressive strain. How would It arrive and could I just put it out with some saw dust and bark chips? The wood chips have everything from eucalyptus to acacia and olive. Would they all be alright? Do you have some ready to go now? I could get some in about a week. It's fairly standard for cultures to be sent on a plate (petri dish) or a slant (test tube). Normally after you receive the plate you'd expand that onto a suitable medium in sterile conditions such as grain or woodchips in jars. When the jars are colonised you break up the mycelium and grow it out onto your chosen substrate. The initial grain/woodchip culture should ideally be done in aseptic conditions, most growers prepare the grain or woodchips in a pressure cooker, and the next step (into a fruiting bag etc) is normally done with a pasteurised substrate also under aseptic conditions. It's not rocket surgery by any means, but you really need to have some knowledge of aseptic culture to guarantee success. I wouldn't recommend it if you don't have a glove box or a similar still air environment. That being said a well practiced quick transfer technique in an open air (outside on calm day) or a very clean house can sometimes be successful, especially with an aggressive culture such as Pleorotus (oysters) Edited May 14, 2014 by Sally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raoul Duke Posted May 15, 2014 I have only recently bought the stamets books so haven't even had a chance to read them, let alone put anything into practice. I'll look up aseptic but it sounds like I should get some spawn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted May 15, 2014 Yes thanks sally. As discussed I'll knock up some sterile spawn of my oyster and we'll go from there thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted May 20, 2014 If anyone is after some dried wild picked mushrooms like Tricholoma terreum give us a hoy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
