First time grower here. So I inoculated this 3lb grain/substrate bag with P Nats in the last week of December 2024. Long story short, I did 1 break and shake around a month after inoculating the grain. This seemed to have cause a stunt in the mycelium’s growth, and so for around 3 weeks there were seemingly minimal changes in the bag. This however changed in March when I started noticing changes in the bag. Not sure if it’s mycelium but the grain/substrate is slowly starting to get whiter and whiter, yet there seems to be condensation on the inside of the bag which I’ve heard is a sign of contamination.

B+ 1st harvest after 58 days.

First timer. Can I save it or is this the end?

I ran into trouble in the last few days and wasn't able to get my grain pressure cooked like I planned.

These oats sprouted. I can't seem to find solid answers on weather or not they will still work so I figure I'll give it a shot and be the answers for the next person.

I know some of the simple sugars are used up now, so regardless it'll be less successful, but I'm curious anyway. Will follow up.

Has anyone successfully cultivated these? Are they beginner friendly? Any info would be great!

Don’t have to grow lbs to have a good time.

Wet weight: 373.5g Dry weight: 26.8g 7.18% Dry mass

Grown from 250g dry oats; meaning a 10.7% conversion just from the first flush.

Total time from innoculation to harvest was 57 days however this included a 7 day pause in the fridge.

This is without any heating source, as I moved the grain around the house to different temp areas as required; otherwise, I attempted to follow u/shroomscout's guide as precisely as possible.

B+ Spore syringe from Orangutan Trading Co

Hi Guys Does anyone know why these Penis Envy are growing so big? You can't see the exact size in the photos, but I can guarantee that they are really big, they are still growing day by day. They should be ready for harvest, but they are still very hard. Also there are many other mushrooms that remained small and did not grow any more, while the others continued to grow. Does anyone know ? Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone.

I decided recently to try magic mushroom in a desperate attempt at treating my drug resistant depression of 20 years. I read a lot online that it's a bit of a Russian roulette, but at this point in my life I am willing to risk it.

So here is what i have at the moment. I bought and grew a first batch - apparently its possible to grow more than one per box, I'll see the result in a few days i suppose. Yesterday I put aside around 30 g of fresh mushroom in my fridge at 2-4 °C (35°F) and put the remaining 150g in the oven at around 70°C (158°F) for around 20 hours with door slightly open to completely dry them, and it looks like it worked great. They lost around 90% of their mass and volume and are pretty brittle. Put those in a cup filled with rice, covered it with a plastic film and put it away.

Now the reason for my nervousness is that from what I've read, bad trip can be... well... pretty bad, and are mostly due to poor mental health prior to consumption, which is is essentially all the time in my case, added to the fact that apparently such bad trip can have lasting effect, among which a high that lasts weeks/month, PTSD, and that's before we start talking about jumping off the window and self harm.

With that in mind, I have the following questions :

As a first timer, should I consume the fresh portion or the dried one. Either way, i have found a dosing simulator online that told me that for my weight ( around 90 kg/ 200 lbs ) I should take either 27g of fresh or 2.7g of dried, but I'm afraid to take the dried one as it depend on how good of a job i did with the drying, which I never did before. Would you agree with the dosage?

I suppose my biggest question is should I try and find a trip sitter? I have zero friend or family, I live alone in a small apartment. I have no history of self harm, but I'm not tempted to find out. If so, do you have tips on who to ask? Are there such a thing as groups of people taking psychedelics together?

Are there any precaution to take I could have missed? Am I overthinking it? under thinking it? I guess what I'm trying to ask i what should i expect? ^^

Hey folks, beginner here. I made an agar plate using boiled potato water for nutrients, so that's why the agar looks brownish. I used this plate once to inoculate some grain jars, but they eventually went bad. Now I'm wondering if the agar was contaminated to begin with. To me it seems like there might be something off, but l'm still very new to this and not confident in identifying contams yet. Any help or second opinions would be much appreciated!

Did lc to rice bags to coco and a little bit of gypsum. This is the slowest fruiting I've experienced. Does anyone have any ideas? I fan and spray at least once a day. Mostly 2. Temp is 72 with 55-60 humidity. Tia

1st pic is day one of fc 2nd pic is day 4 any tips on what I should do/ what you think it needs rn fanning/misting any advice is greatly appreciated. I want to see my little pins :)

I've read some posts where people say they dunk their cake before fruiting. I've just kept it moist and humid and have pins. I wouldn't want to dunk it cause I've heard too much water will cause aborts in your pins. I've just been missing once or twice a day. I'm just curious if this will be good enough because I want them to have enough humidity and to be able to reach their full potential. Should I keep at it with the light misting daily? Will that be enough? I don't want to make my pins abort and I don't want too much water and create bacteria or mold or anything but I don't want it too dry.

We got Shakti ghost, Makilla gorilla, And I will be inoculating my tide pool today, which I put a lot of work in on and I’m excited to see how it takes to this grain . Will keep posted on incubation time frame

Concerning side-pinning that occurs with an AIO growbag, what are recommended ways to harvest them when the time comes without fully cutting open the bag? When inspecting my AIO bag, there seems to be a good deal of primordia and pinning on the sides, though nothing on the top of the substrate despite it being covered with numerous hyphal knots. Should I mist the sides of the bag to give it better humidity? Any advice is appreciative, thanks!

Pics are of three grows, first two are the first shoebox, second two second shoebox, and the last two are a 32oz cup I spawned before either shoebox for different reasons As the title says this is my first ever grow everything up until this fruiting process has gone perfectly but for some reason I cannot get the myc to want to pin. No primordia from what I can tell except maybe in the smallest cup, and nobody seems to have a tub that looks like mine for me to learn from. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'I try almost anything at this point.I do have a hygrometer/thermometer hanging in both tubs about an inch off the surface and l've been trying to balance those at around 85% while fanning every 2 hours, and misting if there isn't visible droplets on the surface. Temp has been about 75 in the tubs, and the fae is dubtub, with a 2.5in filter on each side of the top, but I removed one of the patches and left it open for more air as Was told the hyphae reaching up Was for more oxygen.

Beginner here so bear with.

I've been researching different tek and have settled on LC, whole oat, and monotub. I've seen a lot of different substrate ideas and am looking at coir mixture. I've seen worm castings used as a food source but I was wondering if rabbit "pellets" would work, as I have rabbits. I know they're very very popular in organic gardening so I'm curious if it'd have the same benefit as worm castings in a sub.

Edit: l would be growing manure favoring varieties.

Thanks in advance!

I’m planning on going away for 2 nights and am worried about my tubs that are currently in fruiting conditions and some that are already pinning. Will they be ok for 2-3 days without misting or should I bring them with me on the road? I will be driving 4 hours each way on this trip.

Some fuzzy feet but overall a good flush so far! Doubled my tub size to a 12qt and this was my first attempt at cloning. TATs 🍄🍄‍🟫❤️

So I got these 2 “shipwreck” enigma tubs and lately I been fanning everyday but atp I think it’s genetics……..any advice???

Hi,

I know this is a longshot as the photos not great. I'm doing my first grow with an "inject and forget" bag (I'm terrible at the forget bit). Overnight a white fluffy thing appeared. It's 11 days since inoculation. I can see what I'm pretty sure is mycelium in the underside of the bag, so maybe it's mycelium, but wanted to check with you guys.

Any feedback appreciated.

Thanks