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I'd be interested in some of those dried ones Greendreams !! Will PM.

I have a NL from Herbalistics and it started growing as soon as it saw the pot it was going into. NL's are a lot more tolerant of water than the other khats. My NL is in about 70/30 potting mix/sand. Mine likes partial sun, full sun makes it droop, and likes plenty of water in the growing season. Has it dropped any leaves? Leaves changed colour ? Mine doubled size in that time, maybe its the potting mix, something in it that the khat doesn't like.

Pm'd also.

Well to be honest I already shot 2 up this mourning. If they don't show growth in the next week I'll just birthem early, bust'em up, plate some of the myc and case em. I will try down side uping the others to see if this helps. Thanks for the tip JD. As for gas exchange... I can't see how this could happen. CO2 is heavier so it sits at the bottom of the jar. The only way to remove it is like you say invert the jar. Dahhh... why didn't I think of that ! I still think there to dry though, gut feeling just won't go away. Shooo god dam you !

How bout a bribe then Thats informal and kinda sneaky

I checked Kmart here when I was aquiring all the necessities and they were nowhere to be found. Seems it varies from location to location. As far as my stalled jars go I don't think its a temp problem. There in absolute darkness at 27-29 deg C. I will try injecting some sterile water with a lil peroxide in it. Been mulling it over in my mind and am fairly certain its a moisture issue. The peroxide should give the myc a lil something extra to breath and fight off any infection that a prolonged incubation is suseptable to. The tub inside a tub incu chamber is my next project. Gonna need more room. The cakes are starting to pile up What AM I going to do with all these... er... edibles.

Dito !! Your going to be a very popular person ! All hail JD

What dimentions are your glasses Ace? I'm using some 250ml glasses that I got from go-lo for $3.75 or something for 6. There tall in proportion to there diameter. I used the PF tek ala kLue's thread and the myc growth seems to have stalled. I used a different BRF verm mix as the one in KLue's thread seemed to come out to wet, balls of BRF/verm formed aboutthe size of a marble and larger which had a doughy consistency so I used the mix from the "mushroom growing made easy" clip, 1/4 cup BRF, 3/4 cup verm and 1/4 cup water per 250ml jar/glass. Now i'm not sure if the mix may have come out to dry and slowed growth, or the shape of the glasses is the cause for stalling. Any theories / suggestions?

Not to sure about the rest but #1 to #4 look like a death cap to me. There was an article in the local paper about them on the weekend. I think there were 2 people killed and like 12 or so hospitalised from eating them in the last couple of years locally. Apparently if you do eat them you get digestive upsets, diaorrea, nausea, vomiting and them you start feeling better. Three days latter your dead from liver failure. Nasty lil buggers!

As far as I know chlorine can be removed by aggitating the water or simply letting it stand for a couple of days, remember this from my aquarium days. Also gases are more soluble in liquids the cooler the liquid is. Gas density is a function of temperature and pressure so heating the water before use will def drive of the majority if not all of the chlorine. In a pressure cooker at a lil over 2 atm of pressure the process is prolly slowed a lil but as soon as the pressure diminishes and the temperature remains high the chlorine wouldn't hang around long. Some one I know recently sterilised some tap water for use in making spore syringes, the odor of chlorine is noticed every time the tap is turned on, but after a run in the pressure cooker no chlorine odor was noticed. Potentially harmful impurities such as chlorine were of concern thats why this person I know noticed such things.

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I havern't really got room for a myriad of 40ft trees but I'd be happy to raise a few seedlings for those that can. Google whispered me the name

Ok, took some pics of the plates after 2 days. Full Size Image This is an image of 2 non-peroxide plates side by side. As you can see the one on the left is almost totally covered in contam. The one on the right has contam starting on the edges, its nearly impossible to see in the pic but its there. The rest of the non-peroxide plates were completely covered with contam. I was quite surprised to see such a colonisation in such a short period of time. At first I thought it was some of the potato starch coming out of solution, but after checking the peroxide plates and finding them all clear I realised it was contam. Not what I expected at all ! Full Size Image Here we have the contaminated plate from the first pic next to a peroxide plate. Big difference . I know its hard to see from the images but the peroxide plates were nice and clear as apposed to the cleanest of the non peroxide plates having a white haze on the surface and contam around the edges. These petri dishes are plastic and don't stand a run in the PC, they even start to deform in the microwave at any thing over a minute. A proper set of glass dishes would make it easier to dodge the contam but this goes to show how much protection the peroxide really does give I'm sold !

Lots of info for those looking to get started Shroomery Teks

Yeah I've got some of the scelly extract from herbalistics. Whats the recomended dosage ? I broke off a bit about 3 times the size of a match head and disolved it under my tongue. Noticed the slight speedy effects which lasted about 45 min to an hour but after that nothing.

I found syringes and needles at the local pet shop. There used to deliver horse meds/supplements so a pet shop that caters for horses or a horse supply place should have them. Vetenary clinics might be a possibility as well. Otherwise try SAB or an online vet supply. The standard seems to be 1 1/2 inch 18 Gauge needles. A bit longer is even better if you can find them.

Yeah, ordering from overseas as tempting as it is, is not at all a good idea. If its an edible then maybe, if its funky forget it. Customs will kick your arse if your package is one of the randoms they happen to check. You don't want that ! Like ace said there are quite a few mushies around the traps here in oz, persistance and patience are the key Greencavefloat mentioned that he will hold a spore print comp/giveaway soon so stay tuned.

Interesting... Should make for some funky coloured plates thats for sure. Such a nutrient rich medium will prolly be more likely to contaminate. Ever tried it with a lil peroxide Creach? I'm playin with agar at the moment so I might give it a whirl. How long in the PC do you recomend, 20 min? I'm using food grade agar so do I use the normal 15g per L or do the peas help in this regard? Thanx for posting the recipe

1. I'd accept it. 2. I'd be wondering where the hidden cameras were. 3. So I could take it to Myth Busters

Hey Ace, I used to live in NNSW and the climate isn't really any different from Canberra at least where I come from. Little colder in winter by a couple a degrees but thats about it. Might also get a bit more rain up in NNSW but not much. Maybe there is some other factor that inhibits there growth here if they are in fact not found round Canberra.

Hey Fenris, Hmmm... Not to sure about spores on P plates, I mainly poured them for myc cleaning. I'll try and streak a couple tomorrow night maybe. Can always pour some more How do you calculate your germination rates? I'm guessing over multiple plates yeah? I'll keep ya'll posted...

Just for anyone interested in DL'n this vid there is a compressed version of it avalible as torrent also. Its 699 Meg aposed to over 3 Gig. Qualities fairly good, more than enough to do the job, its not a special effect block buster after all. IMO definatly worth a watch, especially for those new to or interested in starting into the hobby of mycology. Simple and to the point, pictures speak a thousand words after all. I to have this converted to DVD, if anyone would like a copy drop me a PM. Share and share alike !

Ok, I tried fenris's recipe last night, half quantities and dextrose instead of glucose. One potato, approx weight 150g, was peeled and chopped finely. 500ml hot tap water was added to sauce pan with potato and 1/3 teaspoon vegemite. Simmered until potato had softened through and then the liquid was strained through a paper towel and hot water was added to make up to 500ml. 10g Dextrose and 7.5g Agar was weighed out and added with stirring to the potato filtrate. The batch is then split into 2 PC'able containers, tops covered with Al foil and PC'd for 15 min at 15 PSI. PC removed from heat and left to bleed pressure for 2 minutes. Remaining pressure is carfully equalised and HOT Agar jars are removed to cool to handling temp. I used plastic perti dishes that really don't like heat so the temp was left to drop to about 60-70 deg C before pouring. The first jar was poured and left to cool. Into the second jar I added 1.5ml 3% H2O2 (I assume that fenris was talking about 10 vol H2O2) at about 50 deg C. The agar was then poured and left to cool. There is a very fine line between the temperature at which you can add the peroxide and the temperature at which the agar starts to solidify. About 5 deg C. When I went to stir in the peroxide I noticed the Agar in the bottom of the jar had started to solidify so you need to be quick or have a container of hot water around to keep the agar liquid for proper mixing through of the peroxide and pouring. Once the agar has dried for 2 days I'll inocculate and see how it performs. Performance report to follow.