myco Posted May 19, 2011 good shit look forward to seeing that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nut Posted May 20, 2011 hell yeah same im gunna check the lakes nearby very,very soon,how long did it take for them to fruit chef? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sidewayschef Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) Went and had a look saturday morning....only to find that some thoughless grounds keeper had used tires as a firestart under my patch of paperbarks. So wrong for the environment, but more to the point only one single log of paperbark remains. just aswell i saved some from lastyear.... http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c299/SideWaysChef/WP_000343.jpg Edited May 22, 2011 by sidewayschef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mycot Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) Bad luck about the thoughtless grounds keeper. Some mad pinning there and the bluish tones look impressive. Keen to see what the unopened juvenile fruit with thier red heads look like and looking forwards to the fully formed fruits. Nice work. Edited May 23, 2011 by Mycot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted May 22, 2011 That is epic. .. I dont fully understand what you mean about the tyres though - you mean there were rubber tyres burning around the base of the rees?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sidewayschef Posted May 23, 2011 well there was a huge pile of wet paperbarks all pushed up in a pile. Plenty of gyms growing off them last year So to burn the wet logs they have set tyres on fire to get the fire raging, is like using petrol, but they last longer and are worse for the environment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted May 23, 2011 Thats pretty bloody shithouse. Wasn't there a paper bark plantation opposite the entrance to the the airport, on tonkin hwy? Come to think of it there's a fair few around the traps... Very curious about these now, thankyou for the info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tryp Posted June 3, 2011 Pretty sure I just stumbled across a miniature village of gyms. Any one else able to identify off these terrible photos??? Didn't think to photograph the rest of them (i left over half for the next gen) in their habitat. Very beautiful purple colour, the stems are kinda blue at the end (duuuh) did a spore print: rusty brown-orange. pretty sure i've been blessed this year, i couldn't stop saying thanks to the remainders for letting me find them. So much love. I haven't been this happy since my trip down south, and i didn't actually find anything last year. Here's the photos. Sorry about the terrible quality but i didn't actually go out thinking I'd find any on this occasion. Yeah, as I said, terrible quality and shoulda taken some shots of the pretty spot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tryp Posted June 4, 2011 well there was a huge pile of wet paperbarks all pushed up in a pile. Plenty of gyms growing off them last year So to burn the wet logs they have set tyres on fire to get the fire raging, is like using petrol, but they last longer and are worse for the environment Thats pretty evil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idiot Posted June 5, 2011 You picked up the mixture of Gym.P and Gym.A The ones with the hard cap which will save their shape after 2 or 3 days are Gym.p (I think you have only 2 or 3 of them in your last photo The ones which are softer and they turn into soft and wet mosh after a nigh are Gym.A and are not active they usually grow side by side sharing the same season and same log 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tryp Posted June 5, 2011 Mucho gras' I was pretty sure they weren't ALL purpuratus but that was what i was going for. I've left em to dry out the past few days in a container. It was suuuuch a nice spot where i found em Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mycot Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) I've left em to dry out the past few days in a container. Shrooms need to be dried thoroughly for preservation if they are not to be ruined by mold developing on them at some stage. Gyms are often known for high moisture content so drying is critical. There are many drying teks just don't use high heat. The last residual moisture may be gotten rid of by use of damp-rid from your local hardware. Then put em in a zip-lock bag and keep it in a sealed jar along with a sachet(another zip-lock bag with pinpricks) of damprid. Love the pics, seeing them made my day. Congrats on your find. The more good pics we have of G.purpuratus the easier it will be to distinguish this species from other Australian gyms both active and inactive. Edited June 5, 2011 by Mycot 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sidewayschef Posted June 14, 2011 and final I have some success.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mycot Posted June 16, 2011 An excellent result just from saving some myc from last year. Shows how resilient gym myc is. Now with a proper woodchip base to provide a mycelial reservoir.... Love the look of gym buttons(thats the term I was looking for in an earlier post) as they are often uniquely different in different species. And then there's that special thrill when they appear. Thanks for posting. And congrats on your success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted June 18, 2011 You guys are going off on the gyms! Very exciting, awesome awesome news. Im keen to hear more about the bio-assays - how do you find the experience, dose, taste etc.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ethnodude Posted June 18, 2011 Very nice. Good work dude. Keep it up! and final I have some success.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Turkey Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) well done dude! heres a nice blueing Gym from my local bushland>>> Edited June 20, 2011 by Bush Turkey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sidewayschef Posted June 30, 2011 so went to visit a friend in Bunbury on the weekend. Spotted this bunch in the front yard not far from the stump of a paperbark... Whole front garden was covered in hardwood chips and so far Mycelium had spread about a meter from the base of the stump. Some of the larger ones weight up over 100g think ill be visiting my friend again soon.... All stain up a mild green color Have not bioassayed yet as the southwest provided something far stronger, but will get back with a report soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted June 30, 2011 Interesting - I see some staining in some specimens in your pics, but not lots - they could be Gym. junionus... Love to hear how they go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wassonova Posted June 30, 2011 nice pics Sideways. i have some of my own i'll put in this thread as soon as i come to terms with the technology. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wassonova Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) ok. reacquainting myself with how to upload photos. here's some pictures i took when out surveying for G. purp. photos were taken in mid-late June. No bioassays done as yet, so I could be taking photos of this particular mushroom for the jolly heck of it, but photos and reports from sidewayschef and Idiot (in this thread) seem to indicate i'm on the right track. Not many of these species that i have seen have shown much sign of staining, but you will see in the first, third and fourth photos some signs of blue/green colouration. In the last two photos, have a look at the colour at the stem base. Edited July 1, 2011 by wassonova Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wassonova Posted July 1, 2011 I have more to share with you, hope you are enjoying the pictures. i think these mushrooms look beautiful; that rich, velvety purple of the fibrillose/floccose caps... picture me lying on the moist floor of some of our lake/swamplands to bring you these images... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wassonova Posted July 1, 2011 so, i didn't pick all the mushrooms that i have photographed, only some, as i was not ready to do a fresh bioassay and also because i wanted them to do their thing and be around for seasons to come. i have dried the specimens collected with a view to conducting a later bioassay on the dried specimens. i am not certain that their purported properties will remain after drying, so if anybody can attest to this, or share their experience of bioassay of dried specimens, i'm sure we'd be interested to hear. this photo series shows the spore prints of suspected G. purpuratus. In my previous post you can see in one or two of the photos some orange spore deposits on the annular zone of the stems. The first photos here show the orange spores left on the paper bag in which the specimens were collected. Later photos show the spore prints made on paper - they appear somewhat darker, perhaps because of moisture content. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyphal Posted July 1, 2011 Crazy! Nice finds.... The gym interest is going beserk this year! Here are some pics of some gyms I found some that displayed some strong and obvious signs of bluing - specimens have been dried and will be assayed tomorrow night... Here are the pics - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites