Azurescens try 2008-2009update - Page 3

seedlessstinky1 · 10-14-08, 14:04

Right on!

myceliummatt · 10-14-08, 14:05

Wow! Spacecake
A stunning field of dreams!!!!

Nice

M.

spacecake · 10-14-08, 15:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by waylitjim

Those photos are awesome Spacecake! Can you snap a pic of the largest cap with something for size comparison?

Will do, Waylitjim...!

eatyualive · 10-14-08, 15:10

dooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bo w:

mycobri · 10-14-08, 21:45

there perfect Azures

well done Space

spacecake · 10-15-08, 12:18

It's raining very hard today,so I just harvested the biggest shroom,to see how big/heavy it is...

When you cut the cap in pieces,you can clearly see,that the whole cap has the same color all the way thru !
Looks somewhat like a candybar....

livewire420 · 10-15-08, 14:21

damn that looks great

spacecake · 10-16-08, 12:33

..Just two more pics I took today...
The whole patch is getting very big !

I'm going on vacation next week..,so I started harvesting the biggest shrooms,for printing and drying.
I think I'm gonne dry them,grind them.. ,and store them in airtight bag in the freezer.
I dont have the space to store them without grounding them up first !

This is going to be a huge harvest !

Mermaidia · 10-16-08, 12:43

HOLY CRAP!

Yeah, that's gonna be a sweet harvest.
That is awesome space, truly awesome!

shobimono · 10-16-08, 12:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacecake

..Just two more pics I took today...
The whole patch is getting very big !

I'm going on vacation next week..,so I started harvesting the biggest shrooms,for printing and drying.
I think I'm gonne dry them,grind them.. ,and store them in airtight bag in the freezer.
I dont have the space to store them without grounding them up first !

Awesome patch!!! The cold put a damper on mine, turned a lot of em blue and funky looking haha.

If you have room in the freezer, I'd freeze some fresh. Azures lose about half their potency dried.

spacecake · 10-16-08, 12:51

Won't that turn them into a slimy substance ,when you take them out again ?

eatyualive · 10-16-08, 13:20

hey wanna get married? lol jk...

S.LOVE · 10-16-08, 13:36

Don't want to hijack the thread but I have a question about my first azure grow. I have 2 fully colonized mycobags and was wondering what my best option would be to fruit them. Invito? Transfer to bulk sub and wait? Or empty bags to a tub, case and set outdoors? Any advice would help as this is my first try at woodlovers and only my fourth grow ever. I have access to straw, alder, aspen and hickory chips and sawdust. Right now the outdoor temps are perfect with highs around 65 F and lows around 38 F.

spacecake · 10-16-08, 13:43

You are probably to late for fruiting,but it can't hurt to give it a change...
The best change of getting fruits is to keep them outside,invitro doesn't work very well.
Mix your substrate like I did in my first couple of post...,it's very easy.

spacecake · 10-16-08, 13:45

Btw if you start a new post ,then you have always a bigger change of getting more answers.

waylitjim · 10-16-08, 13:48

http://forums.mycotopia.net/attachme...st-002-int.jpg

limeade · 10-16-08, 14:35

hahah did ya mean to do this?

THATS AWESOME!~

Ben Dover · 10-16-08, 20:33

Awesome work spacecake

Jigalow · 10-16-08, 21:08

Holy fucking tripping balls Batman!

Now I know why you said you didn't have room...

golly · 10-16-08, 23:02

Sweet looking crop Space..If it were me i would dry, then grind 'em up finely and mix into hot honey ..Like with TV's recipe ..Freeze in half pint jars..I think u can get 50g per jar..They keep very well..
Try some honey extract too - good stuff..

The thing i've heard with azures, is they have a relatively high psilocin content which is more easily oxidized, so sealing out the oxygen with honey may be of even more benefit with this specie...

10-17-08, 04:35

Damn! How did I miss this until now? That patch is incredible space, awesome job! I bet you're stoked with the result.

limeade · 10-17-08, 04:48

i bet space disappears a few weeks!!!!

floppypeter · 10-17-08, 11:22

Quote:

Sweet looking crop Space..If it were me i would dry, then grind 'em up finely and mix into hot honey ..Like with TV's recipe ..Freeze in half pint jars..I think u can get 50g per jar..They keep very well..
Try some honey extract too - good stuff..

The thing i've heard with azures, is they have a relatively high Psilocin content which is more easily oxidized, so sealing out the oxygen with honey may be of even more benefit with this specie...

Wouldn't it make sense to make the honey with fresh mushrooms before they dry ? If they loose half potency in drying you might be able to save those magic actives by making honey with freshed chopped fruits.

spacecake · 10-17-08, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by golly

Sweet looking crop Space..If it were me i would dry, then grind 'em up finely and mix into hot honey ..Like with TV's recipe ..Freeze in half pint jars..I think u can get 50g per jar..They keep very well..

Why hot honey and not cold ?
The honey I have is very soft...

...maybe I will dose first,..it's been a long time sins I've eaten Azure's,maybe I don't like them anymore,and will do alot of work for nothing...

spacecake · 10-17-08, 12:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by floppypeter

Wouldn't it make sense to make the honey with fresh mushrooms before they dry ? If they loose half potency in drying you might be able to save those magic actives by making honey with freshed chopped fruits.

>1000 grams ?

spacecake · 10-17-08, 12:29

Btw I don't believe (

) they lose half the potency,because I've eaten .8 grams (dry) of Azures in the past that blew my mind...

But I will experiment on that this weekend !

golly · 10-17-08, 14:01

If you rapid dry them where there is no bluing ,then proly most of the psilocin is still intact...The loss is gradual but steady when in contact with air..
Heated honey mixes much better and excludes more air with less liquid..U don't have to boil it , just hot..
Using fresh mushrooms with honey for storage is not safe imo..
I also mix in a little Ascorbic acid with the honey to lower Ph + anti-oxidant effects..

10-17-08, 19:38

I agree, fresh mushrooms and honey would be encouraging growth of anaerobic bacteria, not something you want to do. Dry is much safer.

Godflesh · 10-25-08, 17:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by limeade

hahah did ya mean to do this?

THATS AWESOME!~

Pic of the year!

Great job Space!

Godflesh · 10-25-08, 18:25

Hey Space! Just thought I would post a few pics of one o my beds(Azure). Hopefully it will finish, as it is getting very cold here(calling for snow on Monday). Cross your fingers! Have a GREAT vacation!

spacecake · 10-25-08, 19:14

Looks pretty good Godflesh...!
Is it Hammond ? (I'm trying to figure out strain differences) just a guess tho...

adio9454 · 10-25-08, 21:24

that field is absolutely amazing im so inspired right now. i cant wait till i move out of this place back home and climate allows an out door grow. mad props.!!!!!

extrememetal43 · 10-26-08, 01:11

I havent checked this thread for awhile and I was like wonder what kinda pictures they'll have being the earlier ones were insane. Well you blew me away more then I think those lil guys will do to you. Seriously that patch is mind boggling...nice work!

Mycomaniac2007 · 12-05-08, 08:00

Ive taken a break 4 a while and haven't seen the ending of this thread and wow ! I was wondering on how that bed would turn out back when you first started it and you did a Wonderfull Job . I still have to break out those Pan Cyanc. Prints I Recieved A Couple of months back and see how they turn out. I am starting up and thinking about a couple of new projects. I hope all of the waiting and patients has paid off to what you expected from your bed and that you enjoyed every Second of doing the project !!!! Nice

buteo · 12-05-08, 08:23

Wow the thread popped up again for me to look through it once again. Amazing

spacecake · 12-05-08, 17:24

Yes,this was alot of fun !
Next year will even be bigger !

Godflesh · 12-06-08, 13:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacecake

Looks pretty good Godflesh...!
Is it Hammond ? (I'm trying to figure out strain differences) just a guess tho...

I am not sure what strain? Mine didn't get as big as yours, about 1/2 the size. Does that help?

spacecake · 12-06-08, 14:43

A little bit,..any info is helpfull...!

dial8 · 12-06-08, 14:57

Hey man do you mind if I come live with you. I won't be a bother. I'll just pitch a tent back there and be one with your wilderness.

spacecake · 12-06-08, 15:07

Sure, 8 come on over...!
The shrooms are still there,..turned black tho,but still intact.

eatyualive · 09-28-09, 16:06

bump "archive material"

Ben Dover · 09-28-09, 23:29

Anything popping up this year???

spacecake · 09-29-09, 12:35

Haven't had a drop of rain for months...
Never been so dry as it is ,this year.

Maybe it's going to rain this weekend,but that's still far away.
Probably see some pins in two or three weeks or so.

spacecake · 10-23-09, 13:04

Finally..the Azures are popping up all over the place...
Most shrooms are still to short to be visible on a picture,but I took some shots of the ones that were a little bigger.

I hope this will be as big as the flush I got last year...!

hyphaenation · 10-23-09, 13:42

Congratulations Spacecake !

You are truly a master.

Dr.Hallucination. · 10-23-09, 13:46

I really like the color of the wood lovers.Congratulations space that patch looks awesome.

hyphaenation · 10-23-09, 14:49

After I saw this I went out and checked my Azures. My heart almost stopped when I saw some pins , but then I realized they were dark orange berries from the mountain ash tree I had made the bed under !

Doh ...

Jony 8) · 10-23-09, 16:15

teach me master

can you tell me the altitude and the climat of your place where you live...
i noticed the plants you have planted live here too...b
i might have a chance too
great great pach
i hope it vill go on for years

Jony 8) · 10-23-09, 16:33

i found my ansvers by reading the whole thread

it is worth reading but 1 picture tells more then thousend words

i'm wondering what you can do with all those shrooms

an extraction maybe? good experimentation

kcmoxtractor · 10-23-09, 17:29

Awesome spacecake!

I'm doing my pin dance for you!

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spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	It's raining very hard today,so I just harvested the biggest shroom,to see how big/heavy it is... When you cut the cap in pieces,you can clearly see,that the whole cap has the same color all the way thru ! Looks somewhat like a candybar.... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

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spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	..Just two more pics I took today... The whole patch is getting very big ! I'm going on vacation next week..,so I started harvesting the biggest shrooms,for printing and drying. I think I'm gonne dry them,grind them.. ,and store them in airtight bag in the freezer. I dont have the space to store them without grounding them up first ! This is going to be a huge harvest ! Attached Thumbnails __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

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myceliummatt Mycophiliac Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 92	Wow! Spacecake A stunning field of dreams!!!! Nice M.

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mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,731	there perfect Azures well done Space

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Mermaidia An Example Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,551	HOLY CRAP! Yeah, that's gonna be a sweet harvest. That is awesome space, truly awesome! __________________ Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.

10-16-08, 12:51	#111 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	Won't that turn them into a slimy substance ,when you take them out again ? __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

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S.LOVE Mycophiliac Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11	Don't want to hijack the thread but I have a question about my first azure grow. I have 2 fully colonized mycobags and was wondering what my best option would be to fruit them. Invito? Transfer to bulk sub and wait? Or empty bags to a tub, case and set outdoors? Any advice would help as this is my first try at woodlovers and only my fourth grow ever. I have access to straw, alder, aspen and hickory chips and sawdust. Right now the outdoor temps are perfect with highs around 65 F and lows around 38 F.

10-16-08, 13:43	#114 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	You are probably to late for fruiting,but it can't hurt to give it a change... The best change of getting fruits is to keep them outside,invitro doesn't work very well. Mix your substrate like I did in my first couple of post...,it's very easy. __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

10-16-08, 13:45	#115 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	Btw if you start a new post ,then you have always a bigger change of getting more answers. __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

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10-16-08, 14:35	#117 (permalink)
limeade Former Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,182	hahah did ya mean to do this? THATS AWESOME!~

10-16-08, 20:33	#118 (permalink)
Ben Dover fukenshrumen Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 578	Awesome work spacecake

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Jigalow Former Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 669	Holy fucking tripping balls Batman! Now I know why you said you didn't have room...

10-16-08, 23:02	#120 (permalink)
golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,198	Sweet looking crop Space..If it were me i would dry, then grind 'em up finely and mix into hot honey ..Like with TV's recipe ..Freeze in half pint jars..I think u can get 50g per jar..They keep very well.. Try some honey extract too - good stuff.. The thing i've heard with azures, is they have a relatively high psilocin content which is more easily oxidized, so sealing out the oxygen with honey may be of even more benefit with this specie...

10-17-08, 04:35	#121 (permalink)
~psi Guest Posts: n/a	Damn! How did I miss this until now? That patch is incredible space, awesome job! I bet you're stoked with the result.

10-17-08, 04:48	#122 (permalink)
limeade Former Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,182	i bet space disappears a few weeks!!!!

10-17-08, 12:29	#126 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	Btw I don't believe ( ) they lose half the potency,because I've eaten .8 grams (dry) of Azures in the past that blew my mind... But I will experiment on that this weekend ! __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

10-17-08, 14:01	#127 (permalink)
golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,198	If you rapid dry them where there is no bluing ,then proly most of the psilocin is still intact...The loss is gradual but steady when in contact with air.. Heated honey mixes much better and excludes more air with less liquid..U don't have to boil it , just hot.. Using fresh mushrooms with honey for storage is not safe imo.. I also mix in a little Ascorbic acid with the honey to lower Ph + anti-oxidant effects..

10-17-08, 19:38	#128 (permalink)
~psi Guest Posts: n/a	I agree, fresh mushrooms and honey would be encouraging growth of anaerobic bacteria, not something you want to do. Dry is much safer.

10-25-08, 18:25	#130 (permalink)
Godflesh Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 627	Hey Space! Just thought I would post a few pics of one o my beds(Azure). Hopefully it will finish, as it is getting very cold here(calling for snow on Monday). Cross your fingers! Have a GREAT vacation! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Eye am Why am Eye

10-25-08, 19:14	#131 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	Looks pretty good Godflesh...! Is it Hammond ? (I'm trying to figure out strain differences) just a guess tho... __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

10-25-08, 21:24	#132 (permalink)
adio9454 Mycophage Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 112	that field is absolutely amazing im so inspired right now. i cant wait till i move out of this place back home and climate allows an out door grow. mad props.!!!!!

10-26-08, 01:11	#133 (permalink)
extrememetal43 The Jester's Mad Chemist Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,204	I havent checked this thread for awhile and I was like wonder what kinda pictures they'll have being the earlier ones were insane. Well you blew me away more then I think those lil guys will do to you. Seriously that patch is mind boggling...nice work! __________________ Pantera told me to smoke DMT!

12-05-08, 08:00	#134 (permalink)
Mycomaniac2007 Mycophage Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 200	Wow ! Great job ! Ive taken a break 4 a while and haven't seen the ending of this thread and wow ! I was wondering on how that bed would turn out back when you first started it and you did a Wonderfull Job . I still have to break out those Pan Cyanc. Prints I Recieved A Couple of months back and see how they turn out. I am starting up and thinking about a couple of new projects. I hope all of the waiting and patients has paid off to what you expected from your bed and that you enjoyed every Second of doing the project !!!! Nice __________________ * I Love This Hobby *

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12-05-08, 17:24	#136 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	Yes,this was alot of fun ! Next year will even be bigger ! __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

12-06-08, 14:43	#138 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	A little bit,..any info is helpfull...! __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

12-06-08, 14:57	#139 (permalink)
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12-06-08, 15:07	#140 (permalink)
spacecake Universal Mod Join Date: May 1972 Posts: 4,734	Sure, 8 come on over...! The shrooms are still there,..turned black tho,but still intact. __________________ "As a child, i could walk on the ceiling. I'd butterfly up on the walls"

09-28-09, 16:06	#141 (permalink)
eatyualive ExoCannibalist Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,064	bump "archive material" __________________ Click for Eat's Reference