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Ah right yeh I forgot about that haha Yeh actually not going to do anything with that species at all. just to be safe

I knew about the honey agaric being a parasitic pest. If i did get my hands on a culture I would most definitely modify it until it was sporeless. But I would never import it I do have some lions mane coming. And I did have maitake but my mate dropped the master slants I had and they broke. Managed to get some fruits from it that were not too bad but didn't try to clone because I was relying on the master slants :doh: So now I have to find it again haha Sorry for the common names, I generally work with scientific names but just didn't with this list and was lazy this morning when I posted it. I might update with scientific names later on when I get around to it Thanks a tonne for putting me on the list haha Cheers

Ok here are the first lot of updates I will be reorganising the kickstarter page later because it is going to be a mammoth task once I've hit all of the feedback and incorporated it. But here is the first part of replies to the questions asked so far Input power will be converted to DC via a small power inverter (such as what would be used in a phone charger for example) and that will power the pumps, fans and lights in the kit. Total power usage IF everything in it ran continuously would be 20W BUT things do not run continuously. So the total kWh for the whole day is 0.21kwh approximately (upper end. final usage will most likely be lower) This equates to around 4 - 5c per day or somewhere between $15 - $20 per year As for maintenance of the kits themselves there is essentially none. The only "maintenance" involved would be to empty the water in the reservoir via the plug on the bottom of the kit each time you change species, so as to avoid cross contamination of different species via spores etc. And then to fill it back up. The kit provides autonomous FAE and humidity control through design and the length of cropping cycles is somewhere between 6 - 12 weeks for MOST species. Some species are longer and some species are shorter but that will be outlined on a species by species basis. It is unlikely that any species will have a cropping cycle more than 4 months duration though. The only one that immediately comes to mind having a long cropping cycle is reishi and seeing as how it is a medicinal mushroom you would not eat kilos of it in a week so the longer cycle is not a major issue in my opinion but please do tell me if it is So yeh the power usage is minimal. The maintenance is nearly non existant and the cropping cycles are faster than most vegetables and almost all fruits with generally higher yields for the space used. As for the glowing mushrooms they will not be in a kit like that. They will be in their own style of kit that you can attach to walls etc via a sticky pad that wont leave residue. You fill up the water reservoir once every 6 weeks initially, less after fruiting, and you will have glowing mushrooms for about 2 years (average viable lifespan of the species). Which again I don't think is too bad. They won't be expensive and the care of them is not particularly demanding. Especially for something that is rather elusive and novel. As for the yields. For pretty much any species that grows in the kit you would be looking at a minimum of 800grams yield. But for some species that could go up to as high as 2kilograms or more. Again this will be outlined on a species by species basis and the pricing of the refills will accordingly be adjusted to ensure that it is below market value price of the species, in saying that however, the more expensive species will NOT be adjusted to a higher price only the cheap species will be adjusted to a lower price if necessary. Realistically I don't want the refill prices to be any higher than $20 but if they have to be lower that is ok. I want these to be extremely accessible to people, not just to people with a heap of money. Harvesting and post harvesting instructions will be put up on species by species basis as well. Instructions will most likely be grouped by species. As has been pointed out also the glowing mushrooms are not deadly. They just generally cause some irritation and are rather unpalatable. As for the fire issue mentioned earlier, the components in the kits will not be modified and each of them contain their own guarantees to meet fire standards of Australia. This should mean minimal certification needed, the only part of the kit that may need to be assessed for meeting standards would be the wiring of the timing relays and what not. Again, looking into that further currently but does not appear to be a major issue at the moment. Some design blue prints will be uploaded to the kickstarter site once I have finished the revision after I have collected some more feedback. But I will upload them at the end of this post for people to have a look at. As for a list of species that will grow in the kit: Black poplar Blue oyster Stipticus King Oyster Lions Mane Pearl Oyster Pink Oyster Reishi Shimeji Milky Mushroom Almond Agaricus (Blazei) Button Mushroom (and variants) Shitake Enoki Garden Giant Golden Oyster Maitake Nameko Paddy Straw Shaggy Mane Pheonix Oyster Elm Oyster Unverified and in testing soon Chicken of the Woods Turkey Tail Cauliflower Mushroom Coral Mushroom Brick Cap Mushroom Blewit So I think that is a sizeable list of species that will work in it Also currently looking into the feesability of offering a temperature controller for people who are in climates that won't support the mushroom species that they want to grow, but that is a while off of being thoroughly tested. SO I think that answers most things so far. Any other thoughts, opinions, suggestions etc that anyone has please let me know And as I have said be as hard and harsh on it and me as you wish. Good strong feedback is much better than people trying to be sensitive and beating around the bush haha Cheers again guys. Hopefully with your help I can polish it off into the ideal kit for everyone Finished Kit Model.pdf

OK guys i will be posting an updated version on the kickstarter site later today. Sorry for the delays in updates. Been moving house the past few days which is pretty hectic as I'm sure you would know. But I will get around to answering all of the questions today hopefully. Cheers

That is true Zen. But the beauty of these kits is the fact that you can grow all different types of mushrooms in them. Not just oyster. The other part is that these kits are not just going to be aimed at the Australian market. I am planning to launch these internationally. There are some countries I won't be able to ship too which is unfortunate but the vast majority will accept shipment of mushroom cultures originating from Australia. When I make the updates I will be putting in a list of species that will work with the kit also. Any more questions/thoughts please fire away Cheers

The glowing ones will cause some nausea if eaten and general make a person throw up but no lasting damage and nothing major. The other thing with the glowing ones is that I was thinking of having them in a self regulating enclosure that sticks onto a wall so its like a glowing living night light That would also make it hard to access to eat which is a good thing.

Hey mate Would be interested in getting some of these seeds for sure. I have some different spawn of edible species of mushrooms I could trade with you, if that is what you are after. PM and we can go from there if you are interested

Loving the feedback guys Will reply with a bit more detail later today or tomorrow. Also will make some updates on the site most definitely. You have pointed out a few little things that I had completely overlooked. Also a note is that the kits or not perpetual. They last a while and Yield a fair bit but you would need to buy refills as you go through the year/years. They are substantially cheaper than market cost for mushrooms though, plus they are fresh. Newspaper in Australia generally uses soy based inks. The big thing though, which will be included with documentation, is to not use glossy print or magazines etc. Again, thank you very much for the feedback. Slam it as hard as you want because the more feedback I get from the more people the better I can make it for everyone Thanks

Hey guys I have some very viable reishi spawn, shimeji spawn and a wedge of a glowing mushroom (P. Stipticus) that I would love to trade for some cactus cuttings, other mushroom cultures, spore prints and maybe other ethno seeds. I am able to trade multiples of this. Probably totally about 10 wedges of the glowing mushroom and easily 15 or more samples of spawn (plenty to get you going on agar) If interested please let me know PS in a few weeks I should have some more fun goodies Cheers all

Cheers man Love the feedback and will act on it accordingly. Once I have I'll post on here so everyone knows it has been updated. Figures definitely need to be corrected too and I will definitely put up some power usage estimates etc as well Thank again. Really do appreciate it

Hey Mate What would you be looking for in particular to trade the Ephedra plant? I don't have the seeds you listed but can get them and would willingly get them to trade for an ephedra plant Cheers

Try hydrating the spores in a little bit of distilled water first and then putting a tiny bit onto agar. If they still dont germinate then they are no good. Best of luck

Hey guys I've been chasing lions mane, maitake, shitake, gold oyster, pink oyster and king oyster for a while now Ive got agroceybe aegerita (black poplar) wedges, reishi spawn and wedges, stipticus wedges (maybe spawn soon) and shimeji spawn that I can offer for any of those. Lions mane is the big one im looking for. the others are curiosities more than anything else haha Cheers everyone

Hey would love one of these prints most definitely :D

I have one that is growing out on agar at the moment. If you are still having no luck in about 2 weeks time hit me up. Cheers

Ill take that Vvvvv Next person gets some Reishi Grain spawn and Shimeji Grain Spawn both very viable vvvvV

Hey mate, If you have any seeds left I'd love a few. Love this plant but will only keep it in pots to help stop the crazy spreading that it is notorious for haha Cheers