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My initial reaction was something like 'why is this university professor asking for donations to write a book?'. Having looked at it though it's really just an advance payment. $35 isn't much for a hardcover book signed by the author. Should be a fantastic book too.

Thankee sai Cubensis, india orissa print. Goes great under the microscope.

Bump. Really good basic beginner's guide using minimal gear.

i've heard that. best thing to do is ask the mushroom.

you're one of a kind haz, could start a congregation i reckon

^^^ seconded. thanks for the pics mate, lookin tasty

not sure what's going on with the upturned mushie, these things always have to be weirder than you expect. nice looking flushes though. i love the lighter soma EDIT: what's with the tubing taped around the inside of the terrarium in pic 1? haven't heard that one...

how'd it go haz?

dude! the water above foil level? you need an inch of water, that's it (as long as ur pot is big enough). the steam will billow out the foil tops every now n then, but no significant excess water should get in. no small saucepans EDIT: that glass in the picture doesn't look flooded, looks ok to let sit for a while

i wouldn't recommend the duct tape approach, it could be somewhat dangerous and the steam would loosen the tape anyway. seriously, you don't need a pressure cooker with normal verm cakes. steaming for 1.5 hours is fine, works a treat. i'm not sure of your circumstances where you are, but doing 1 or 2 glasses/jars at a time is pretty uneconomical considering that 1 10cc syringe can inoculate up to ten jars. the more vessels you have the more chance of success, as long as you follow the usual sterile procedures and flame the needle between the inoculation of each cake. i agree with harry about the cake you have going now. sit tight and there's a good chance it'll be fine

doesn't look like any contams to me. give them some more time, as long as the growth is pretty much pure white you're in business.

fruiting bonanza! very nice as usual haz EDIT: i wonder, is there much difference between strains experientially? like for example are some 'gentler' than others, or more visual, or whatever?

no worries soma, enjoy

lost my fiancee to a drunk driver, but he was point 300 odd. bad shit. .06 is a hell of a lot different though. an acquaintance got done for about .06 here in nsw, got a small fine and 'traffic school' apparently. no suspension.

i thought that the syringes need to be let stand for at least 12 hours once filled with spores in order to rehydrate the spores

holy crap, mutant pins eh? dunno what they might be but they look a bit nasty

great work spud thanks a bunch. if people are interested in mushroom/psychedelic audio material then i'd recommend the podcasts here. they have some really interesting stuff for free direct download. there's a fair bit of mckenna stuff that isn't really found anywhere else, that alone is worth the price of admission. but a heap of other good stuff as well. a portable MP3 player is a must though

yep, unless you have some other humidification method. soak some perlite in peroxide laced water using a colander, enough for about a half inch layer on the bottom of the FC, then cover with a half inch layer of dry perlite. not sure about melb suppliers.

holy shit hypha, talk about going above and beyond the call of duty great info and pics, good karma to you mate

i think GCF sterilised his corn jars in a normal saucepan, so it's still possible to get away with not forking out for a pressure cooker

looks beautiful harry

looking good there GiR

beautiful fruits sphinx, congrats

the weather's getting colder and I'm trying to keep my FC at a decent temp. I'm using light to keep the temp up, but that doesn't really help if the cakes need darkness for 12 hours a day or whatever. so that's the question, we know that they need a certain amount of light every day, but do they also need a minimum amount of darkness as well? i'll just leave the light on the whole time if not and my temp problems will be solved. i'm really wondering what's going on here it's been about 10 days since birthing and nada so far...

LMAO