Invitro woodlovers- cactus soil/coir

[GrandPersecutioner]

Has anyone done it yet?

Because, I just heard from a foaf that he opened a tub of subaeruginosa that have been incubating at 22deg c for about 6 months.. and in a mix of cactus soil and coir, he has 2 little shrooms reaching to the sky.

How can this happen? Barely any light.. so warm.. im quite surprised. Surely, this would be a good sample to clone?

I'l buy him some new batteries for his camera, and get some evidence.

[Myc]

Currently working on an indoor project but the myc is only a couple of months old.
After seeing some proof, I would be interested to know your FOAF's substrate prep.

[Ben Dover]

I had some azures spawn last year that was forgot about in the back of a closet. It was found around thanksgiving and had a fruit the size of a number 2 pencil, with the cap the size of the eraser on the pencil.

So it's not impossible to fruit in doors it's just unlikely.

[waylitjim]

I've never seen true invitro wood lovers, (in a glass jar or bag)
But this suprise Friscosa popped up in an enclosed tub.
It can definitely happen.

[seedlessstinky1]

That is an insane pic waylit...That myc looks...F***ing incredible.

[nightflyer]

Originally Posted by waylitjim

I've never seen true invitro wood lovers, (in a glass jar or bag)
But this suprise Friscosa popped up in an enclosed tub.
It can definitely happen.

Now you see it. It works. Ps. azurescens fruiting in a plastic bottle.
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[hyphaenation]

Thats excellent...

Is that your pics ? They seem familiar from the past , but maybe i'm misremembering.

[nightflyer]

Originally Posted by hyphaenation

Thats excellent...
Is that your pics ? They seem familiar from the past , but maybe i'm misremembering.

No, it's not my work. Here is the link:
http://www.shroomery.org/8702/Psiloc...or-cultivation

[hyphaenation]

Bah...

I thought so.

Not to be rude , but I had a feeling it was a scooped repost from S-town ...

[nightflyer]

The point is: IT WORKS! I hear again and again "...you can't grow woodlovers indoors" "...you can't grow woodlovers in jars, bags" and so on. It is just not true!

[GrandPersecutioner]

Excellent.

What surpirses me even more than 'invitro' fruiting, is that it was still incubating at over 20deg c.
No refridgeration, or placing outdoors.

I doubt the fruits will get very large though.

[waylitjim]

Originally Posted by nightflyer

The point is: IT WORKS! I hear again and again "...you can't grow woodlovers indoors" "...you can't grow woodlovers in jars, bags" and so on. It is just not true!

Ah yes, I have seen those photos. They're probably 10 years old now.
To me, it makes mores sense to let mother nature do the work.

Originally Posted by GrandPersecutioner

I'l buy him some new batteries for his camera, and get some evidence.

Yeah some pics would be great!

[limeade]

yeah i saw those pics a few years ago myself, and wanted to buy a "keg o rator" to do them in. but that's just inefficient really.

[waylitjim]

I was looking thru some old photos, and found this one. Pseudo-invitro.

[nightflyer]

Beautiful. Here is a report from Jochen Gartz. They have grown Psilocybe cyanescens in the lab on a rice cake!
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http://www.museocivico.rovereto.tn.i...rt11_gartz.pdf

[hyphaenation]

I like these woodlovers threads here at the topia ... They are the best i've seen.

http://forums.mycotopia.net/photo-ga...vers-08-a.html

http://forums.mycotopia.net/faq-freq...lover-tek.html

http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...tml?1105364557

http://forums.mycotopia.net/exotic-m...ate-spawn.html

http://forums.mycotopia.net/holding-...-layering.html (Woodlover-Regeneration-TEK: Densification of Rhizomorphs by Layering)

http://forums.mycotopia.net/exotic-m...oor-patch.html

http://forums.mycotopia.net/exotic-m...a-species.html

[nightflyer]

Thanks for posting the links. Woodlovers are really fascinating. I predict a great future for the yet quite unknown Psilocybe subaeruginascens. I am working with it since a few months. It's the most aggressive woodlover I know. The following pics were shot within 3 days.
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[hyphaenation]

That last one is a really great shot.

[nightflyer]

I hope they will fruit during fall. Some people say Psilocybe subaeruginascens doesn't need a temperature drop for fruiting. We will see.

[GrandPersecutioner]

Here's the little champ.




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[Myc]

Thanks for the photo!!!
Wouldja lookit that
Very nice

[GrandPersecutioner]

Foaf simply bleached a random mix of coir and cactus soil. Mixed it till it 'felt right', and then threw a few colonised woodchips into the mix.

It colonised poorly, but seemed to make a nice environment to hold moisture and humidity.

[GrandPersecutioner]

Here's some progress.

They had a days worth of indirect light through a window. 2-3 days back in the incubator and there's another dozen or so pins.

Would it be useful to apply casing to the tub? How can I make sure some of these lil guys mature, or should I just keep neglecting them?

[Myc]

Stamets says "no casing required" in his culitvation guide.
I wouldn't case it . would hate to mess up a good thing.

[GrandPersecutioner]

Thankyou