shifabrains Posted May 17, 2012 does anyone have a king stropharia print avail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted May 17, 2012 I would be keen to know as well. i love those pictures of these in Stamets Mycelium Running. cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Change Posted May 17, 2012 So would i if someones wants to do a swap. Is King Stropharia the same as the Stropharia Terence Mckenna finds in his book True Hallucinations? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shruman Posted May 17, 2012 I have been wanting to play with one of these for a while, but currently do'nt have the opportunity, on special at the moment aswell. fantastic looking site, I've been watching for a while , anyone have experience with these guys? "Fungi's Big Bucket of Giant Mushrooms is an Australian first. Packed with King Stropharia spawn, the bucket contains everything you need to get your garden patch producing GIANT mushrooms in your garden. Imagine GIANT mushrooms as big as 20cm tall and 30cm across. Your mushroom patch can produce for extended periods over several years." http://www.fungi.net.au/grow_your_own_mushrooms/shop.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ErraneousHerbalist Posted May 17, 2012 So would i if someones wants to do a swap. Is King Stropharia the same as the Stropharia Terence Mckenna finds in his book True Hallucinations? No, I presume they're talking about this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stropharia_rugosoannulata Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
omsource Posted May 23, 2012 Hey gang, I've just started isolated a new strain of SRA from a spore-print off an old/slow strain. In about a week or two I'll have a number of different strains that I need tested out... Happy to pass on plates to the first 5 takers as long as they can keep me posted on the progress! ps- these strains are looking really promising! especially compared to the strain the print came from and the King Stropharia is definitely not active, it's a gourmet edible Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted May 23, 2012 I would love one, so putting dib in for one. so glad to hear your having success, and have a promising strain/s on the go. I will pm you. Awesome. Cheers, Ob. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
satyr Posted May 23, 2012 That sounds great, omsource! Really keen to follow up the isolates. Will pm you! satyr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seachangeau Posted June 15, 2012 HI, I'm really new to this but really keen - would love to grow king stropharia. They look lovely and easy to grow - Can I put hand up to try it out? Though I gather it can be over 4 months before you get any fruit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted June 15, 2012 damn, i've been so preoccupied, i forgot this thread. How you going with these omsource. Cheers, Ob. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted June 16, 2012 DId anyone like this mushroom? I thought it tasted pretty shite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
omsource Posted June 17, 2012 sorry I somehow missed this thread! The plates are juuust about ready to post out, just had to back them all up as master slants. Please shoot me a PM with your address and I'll have em off to you in a jiffy. As it's trials for kits I'll be putting together the deal would be staying in touch as to how your projects went, success, failures ect... just for cost of postage gotta limit it to 5 plates, maybe two left unspoken for if the people interested above are still keen! DId anyone like this mushroom? I thought it tasted pretty shite. loved it! found that they tasted best fried on a high heat 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted June 17, 2012 Not watery and slimy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
omsource Posted June 18, 2012 noperz. nice nutty taste. We had them growing in our garden so could harvest them quite young and firm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
punkin Posted June 18, 2012 Would be keen on a culture of this one mate, preferably on an expandable culture ready to add to mulch. Maybe some of your excellent dowels? I will be without my bench and other ways to expand so happy to pay for your extra trouble. Send me a pm and we'll work something out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seachangeau Posted June 21, 2012 oh well i gave up waiting for someone to message me and bought an expensive kit from QLD on the interwebs. Maybe i can save some aside and propogate some spawn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
omsource Posted June 23, 2012 Sent you a pm yesterday seachangeau...just sent out the first round of plates...a few more free to good homes ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamesdannn4 Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Edit:... Edited June 23, 2012 by jamesdannn4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
omsource Posted July 1, 2012 couple more plates almost ready to go for the last few people that have PM'd me! They'll be in the post by mid next week. That'll have to do for posting them off free, if there is good results from the trials the strains will be available cheap to anyone wanting to grow them :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadehouse Posted July 3, 2012 hi all, my first post! i recently bought this: http://www.fungi.net.au/grow_your_own_mushrooms/shop/white-button-mushroom-kit-11.html and im wondering if its any good, because from what ive read across the internet some strains are aggressive and pretty unkillable whereas some are weak and slow, ive also seen forums that describe some strains being smaller/paler/less delicious while some describe gigantic delicious burgandy wonders. has anyone grown these bad boys from fungi.net.au out? im new to growing mushies, ive got some P. eryngii bum ends from an asian grocer mycelliating pretty well on boiled then cooled egg carton shreds in a chinese take-away box, but considering how new i am to all of this i think something like SRA might be a safer bet for a n00b, i just hope i got one of the tougher strains :s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
delshanon Posted July 11, 2012 Arrived today omsource Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
omsource Posted July 12, 2012 Arrived today omsource Thanks! Pleasure! Sorry on the delay, had to grow out an extra plate for you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
satyr Posted February 2, 2013 omsource! The SRA culture I received from you started fruiting today! Fantastic! Timeline was as followed: - early July, agar wedge on birdseed/vermiculite - early August added woodchips - early September, spawned outdoor woodchip-pile - pins in Feb. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
omsource Posted February 4, 2013 omsource! The SRA culture I received from you started fruiting today! Fantastic! Timeline was as followed: - early July, agar wedge on birdseed/vermiculite - early August added woodchips - early September, spawned outdoor woodchip-pile - pins in Feb. Awesome work satyr! I had my money on that culture, glad to see it's been proven to fruit! So hard to prove a SRA culture as they're hard to fruit indoors. Your patch looks like it's been cased? What did you use as the substrate make-up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
