Zen Peddler Posted October 27, 2015 Here are some pics of Lepista sublilacina's (an aussie native edible) bizarre but pretty mycelium including photos of me stupidly spawning unsterilised grass seed that germinated (my bad): 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paradoxical Posted October 28, 2015 Cool, can't wait till this strain is available Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks yeah it looks like a pretty awesome species. I have four outdoor patches in now and some other experiments - seems to be going ok indoors as well in a simple shotgun: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mimzy Posted October 31, 2015 Very cool Zen. How old are those cultures? Is it growing on peat moss/coir in the first one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted November 2, 2015 Hey Mimzy - these are all from a few spore streaks I cleaned up a while back. Most of the strains were surprisingly aggressive compared to nuda and other Lepista Ive had a go at. Im guessingd these strains must be about 3-4 months old now and ive run them on quite a few different substrates: agaricus compost, rye grass seed, sawdust, manure (my wife loves this one being pc'd) and a coir mix. It seems to like all the substrates. Most have been placed out in outdoor patches but I have a few simple indoor trays with peat casing (like the one above). It pins on agar so Im hoping it will be a cracker. Rumoured to be superior in taste to lepista nuda so cant wait to find out. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted March 9, 2016 I managed to fruit this critter although at the most ridiculous time of the year so dry conditions aborted the first flush. Hoping some rain will change the size haha: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mimzy Posted March 16, 2016 Awesome work Zen. Did you have any luck fruiting your indoor peat-cased cultures? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted March 18, 2016 Not really. I was going to try indoors with compost and manure and I think this might work better. Ive noticed that it didnt fruit off the rye grass seed but rather from surrounding hardwood chips so that might be worth a shot as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites