How To Grow Magic Mushrooms

Ganjaglutin

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Mushrooms Do Not Contain Chlorophyll. They Are A Fungus, And Are In A Completely Different Kingdom Than Plants. They Feed On Dead Plant Matter Like Decaying Trees. Most Fungi Grow Under Ground Or Where It Is Very Dark. Some Extend Chutes Above Ground, Or Into The Open Air, But This Is Not To Gather Sunlight. It Is To Spread Their Spore For Reproduction. Light Is Not %100 Neccesary.
 

lind2388

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Would putting my friuting shrooms under a 400W hps light be benificial or harmfull compared to using a floro?
A hps light gives off light in the red spectrum probably somewhere around 3000K. You want to mimic daylight at 5500K-6500K. A compact fluorescent in that range is the way to go.
 

lind2388

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I've Grown Mushrooms Without. :-D
It's impossible to grow mushrooms without light. Sure mycelium will grow but it certainly won't fruit without introduction to light. Cap size is a good indicator for light deficiency. Mushrooms lacking light will have very small caps with weaker color then those with proper lighting.
 

hailstorm

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I usually just put one of my lamps that has a 60 watt bulb on top of my fruiting chamber for 6-8 hours a day....I have discovered that when the shrooms are actually coming up and you don't put a light on them, they start to grow up and then back down towards the substrate. They just grow really funky and sideways if there isn't some light for them.
 

Ganjaglutin

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I Don't Use A Light. I'm Just Going To Say That Outright. I Grow Them In My Basement Where It's Cool And Well Ventilated By A Window. I Grow Mostly For Fun. When I Grow I Always Buy I Different Strain. I Like Sort Of Cataloging My Grows.
 

jollygreengiant8

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I Don't Use A Light. I'm Just Going To Say That Outright. I Grow Them In My Basement Where It's Cool And Well Ventilated By A Window. I Grow Mostly For Fun. When I Grow I Always Buy I Different Strain. I Like Sort Of Cataloging My Grows.
Some natural ambient lighting from the sun does the trick just fine for me, no need to turn on any bulbs.

Ganjaglutin, I've been growing shrooms for about 8 months now with better results every time I cook a batch, but have been growing the same B+ strain since I got into this. Could you recommend some other strains that have impressed you. There are so many to choose from that I wonder if those value packs of the suppliers choice would be a safe bet. :peace:
 

Ganjaglutin

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Not Sure If I've Ever Bought A Value Pack...... Yes Everybody Loves B+. It Amazes Me. But A Interesting Grow Is Penis Envy. Specifically Albino. Which When I Grow (I've Actually Grown It Several Times, It's Pretty Good.) It, Is Quite Potent.
 

jollygreengiant8

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ahh yes the penis envy...seems like a great strain but how are yields? I've heard they aren't great but they are potent, maybe for more of a personal stash..
I've also heard good things about golden teacher but it seems pretty similar to B+, ever tried them?
 

Ganjaglutin

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Read My Mind. If I Were To Subscribe A Value Pack To You I Would Probably Sy,


B+
Golden Teachers
Albino Penis Envy
Panaeolus Hawaiian, aka Blue Meanies


Golden Teachers COULD Get You 50 Grams Out Of 10 Jars 1cc Each.
 

jollygreengiant8

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are the blue meanies difficult to grow?
I have a Psilocybe Cyanofriscosa print that I havent done anything with yet..not sure if I'm that advanced.
 

jollygreengiant8

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they taste pretty terrible when they are fresh but once they're dried its kind of like stale popcorn.

and I wouldn't call it a high, more of an experience that can be different every time. Depends heavily on your surroundings.

give them a try
 

lind2388

Active Member
I Don't Use A Light. I'm Just Going To Say That Outright. I Grow Them In My Basement Where It's Cool And Well Ventilated By A Window. I Grow Mostly For Fun. When I Grow I Always Buy I Different Strain. I Like Sort Of Cataloging My Grows.
If your happy with mediocre flushes and uneven pin sets then don't use a light. Any experienced mushroom cultivator knows proper lighting is essential. A light not only provides the direction for the mushrooms to grow, but also is probably the strongest indicator for the mycelium network that it is time to fruit.
 

jollygreengiant8

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thx for the info and i might try it and i thought shrooms came from animal crap
well some shrooms do grow off of poo, but of course you clean them off.
I grow my own on brown rice flour, but you can grow them on birdseed or rye along with other things..not just poo.
 
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