Undergrounder Posted June 27, 2008 beautiful work hyphal... amazing. The new flush look point like azures no? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MindExpansion Posted June 27, 2008 Excellent. Legal ramifications of something like this? What would happen if I went and gathered some woodchips and whatnot and then they happened to have mycelium in them, if the woodchips were for cultivating something else? Would you get in trouble for cultivation? Peace, Mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted June 27, 2008 do i just grab a bit of wood with mushrooms growing out of it and bury in woodchips and water? Pretty much, but don't ruin an area in the process or take more than you need. The bit I used was only about 10 cm long but was very well covered in mycelium. Soak the chips you are going to use first overnight in water, then drain before use. Bury your material in the chips and keep it well watered (moist). Make sure your container had drainage holes - a big flower pot would work well for this. After a few weeks dig down with your finger to see if the mycelium is running - if it is, mix some parts of it around a little areas it isn't to help it spread more quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted June 27, 2008 beautiful work hyphal... amazing. The new flush look point like azures no? They do look very 'azureish'... Excellent.Legal ramifications of something like this? What would happen if I went and gathered some woodchips and whatnot and then they happened to have mycelium in them, if the woodchips were for cultivating something else? Would you get in trouble for cultivation? Peace, Mind If its obvious you are deliberately trying to grow only the mushrooms then I'm sure they could hit you for manufacture if they wanted to. If you could argue that is was genuinely an accident then as long as you didn't pick them or have any in your house then Im sure they wouldn't bother you. And lastly, I think the police have a very important job to do these days, and I don't envy them. But I'm sure (at least I would hope) that 'they' have the clarity and professionalism to put in to perspective the lack of an issue surrounding someone with a foam tray of woodchips with enough little fungi popping up for two mature people to have a 4 hour giggle and a life changing, relationship building evening together in the privacy of their own loungeroom. If they don't, then I can assure you they aren't the sort of people that I want 'serving and protecting' me from some of the real horrors that take place in current society. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ydarb Posted June 28, 2008 wooo thanks for the advice i cant wait to go down and get some. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted June 28, 2008 All grown up... I feel a little sad for some reason. Gonna hurt to pull these guys... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
occidentalis Posted June 28, 2008 Sweet little guys. Nice photos bro. And good work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAmine. Posted June 28, 2008 How long ago did you start the container also what ratio of colonized chips vs' non colonized chips did you start with? Good work mate, very good work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted June 29, 2008 How long ago did you start the container also what ratio of colonized chips vs' non colonized chips did you start with? I just used a colonised piece of wood - it was about 20cm's in length and about as round as a cardboard tube you get int the middle of a glad wrap roll... This is from memory though it was a year ago and my memory isn't what it used to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyAmine. Posted June 29, 2008 Kool. Thanks for the info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted June 29, 2008 The final cut - The biggest one - The final pull (the mature ones) - Subs - And the city - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted June 29, 2008 Just beautiful! Congrats mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moses Posted June 30, 2008 excellent job Hk i have an identical set-up started with a pine cone that had a shroom growing out of it nowhere near as prolific as yours though,the pins keep aborting or gettin slug damage but i dont have the layer of leaf litter like yours, will remedy that immediately! thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ydarb Posted June 30, 2008 that last pic is awesome HK. those shrooms are much better looking than some of the rank ones down south they dont have bugs eating them etc. how many shrooms did you end up with in total do you think>? and next year will the shrooms sprout again? or do you have to do something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted June 30, 2008 how many shrooms did you end up with in total do you think>?and next year will the shrooms sprout again? or do you have to do something? No idea how many I got in the end, they went straight in the compost bin anyway. Next year the tray should fruit again - I've read that it's good practice to add a few handfuls of fresh chips and mix them in once a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixel Posted July 4, 2008 that last pic is so awesum! good old perth where did you get the log in the first place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micromegas Posted July 4, 2008 That's awesome work Hyphal. Great pictures too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted July 4, 2008 that last pic is so awesum! good old perth where did you get the log in the first place? Down south, the usual town name springs to mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
random fly Posted July 11, 2008 they went straight in the compost bin anyway. If you were to just leave them put, do you think that the spores they dropped would have a notable impact on the mycelial growth next year? Or do most spores end up dying this way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted July 11, 2008 If you were to just leave them put, do you think that the spores they dropped would have a notable impact on the mycelial growth next year? Or do most spores end up dying this way? The tub is already colonised so it wouldn't help the tub they are in, but there is a chance the spores could have blown elsewhere and germinated. Probably quite a low chance in an urban environment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ydarb Posted July 12, 2008 so if you chucked them in the compost is it possible you might get some new friends growing out of there next year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixel Posted July 12, 2008 so if you chucked them in the compost is it possible you might get some new friends growing out of there next year thats what i was thinking too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
