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Dirty old man has it right, its to do with higher % alcohol not penetrating cell walls as effectively. As a Note Isopropyl alcohol is more effective than Ethanol (metho) as a sterilizer but I don't think we would see much difference in our 'bucket' home chem labs.

I just buy more sterile plastic plates, at $2.20 for ten I don't worry about sterilizing. www.livingstone.com.au

Hi guys , I'm after some Silene capensis dried root if you have any you want to spare Send me a PM to work out details Cheers

thanks Apothecary, got mine too

Thanks for the offer Greendreams - it could come in handy.

forget that, SAB store has some now..

Thanks Mate

I think (memory is hazy on this) that boiling will remove the chlorine but the flouride will remain. you would need to distill or use an ion exchange wattsy for that.

I should know the answer to this... ((thinking back to chemistry study.. )) but I thought that boiling the water would drive off the chlorine.. ?

I wouldn't have thought organic would matter, just use normal tap water too. some would argue that the chlorine in the water would slow the mycelium, once its sterilised there won't be any chlorine in there. good luck

I think it could be done. I'm not sure how easy it would be. I thought the mycelium would grow on just normal agar but the fruiting would require the pine tree.? Maybe you could grow the mycelium on the same agar as plant culture agar? does anyone know the mix? A combo agar could probably be made that suits both the plant and mycelium. interesting idea.

In the last month have you emailed REV? its the same old story... Don't post negative things about someone until you have resolved it with them. Rev offers a pretty unique service providing mushroom supplies. I once ordered some things that took longer than I would have expected. I emailed him and he fixed it up. no problems.

A little bit of salt will be ok and will actually inhibit bacterial growth. Saying that it would be easy to add too much. I have never used vegemite but want to give it a try. Milo too.

Did your friend get to go hunting again Andy?

Anyone got any bioluminescent cultures? I'm looking for a trade Cheers

Me in too please.

make sure your shoes/boots are tight. I used to blister every bushwalk until I got some new boots which are nice and tight. if it still happens in the same place you can place sports strapping over the area before walking. good luck

I must have been hiding under a rock for the last 12 years I just saw the picture. I knew about Sudan but this has realy fucked me up.

I was a bit worried about the heat but I put them under my house where the temperature pretty good. When it’s in the high 30s outside, under the house is probably in the mid 20s. I can grow colder weather species this way. I'm hoping to get some pink and yellow oysters growing to take advantage of this warm weather

I'm not sure what will happen next but I'm hoping to get some decent fruits out of it. I've had the culture for ages but this is the first time I've actually grown it. Jim Bigger pics--> http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/inde...m&album=104

the 2nd pic a few posts up is H. ulmarius, the pics just above is 2 days later (H. ulmarius) The Agrocybe haven’t really worked out very well. The terrarium has let fungus gnat in - I think I'm going to toss it on the compost. I'm still pretty happy with the grow as I now know I can grow Agrocybe on paper.

Yeah, ! cloning that Trametes versicolor is a good idea Gerbil! I will chip in the Ganoderma Lucidum then we just need cordyceps... bags not getting that one.. Seriously though, hope you are ok mescalito.

more pics to weigh down the server...

cool, I will start writing up a list of wanted plants.

My right my idea will take a bit of sneaking around but could work ok. A long long time ago when I was romantic and full of energy I used to live at uni with my girlfriend. She used to work interstate a lot and I would tend to only see her every 4 weeks for about 4 weeks. . Anyway one time on her return I had inflated a few hundred balloons and filled her room up to about waist height. It was pretty cool and not too expensive. An alternative to this would be to fill her car with balloons while she is at work. This of course would take a bit of organizing and having a few mates help out would probably be a help too. I had help with my balloon filling exercise. The great thing about it is that not only does your girlfriend think your some kind romantic legend but her friends think you are pretty good too. It makes their boyfriend look pretty lousy. ;) But a word of caution... Once you do this its hard to top it. We have a joke that I peaked at this point have done nothing else since. ;) good luck.!