The Shroom Room With Lady Cannafan

[Lady Cannafan]

You need one of these Inkbird Temp Controllers. I would keep the temp under 180F. Pref. around 150F.

I have found this morning that it's difficult to regulate the heat plate on the stirrer to maintain 150 F.
So, I'm thinking I'll just use my Sous Vide controller with water and place a jar of oil and powder in there for two hours maintaining that temperature. I'll just stir it around every so often, then strain it through cheesecloth when done.

 

[BeccaBuds]

What's the make and model of the stirrer, @Lady Cannafan? The response time must be too slow with the Inkbird because the sensor is encapsulated.

I'm looking forward to hearing if this works! You may have come up with a new way to eat shrooms!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

What's the make and model of the stirrer, @Lady Cannafan? The response time must be too slow with the Inkbird because the sensor is encapsulated.

I'm looking forward to hearing if this works! You may have come up with a new way to eat shrooms!

It's this one on Amazon:

Amazon.com

I was using the laser thermometer on the heat plate and on the liquid surface inside the mason jar during the process and could not get a consistent temperature.

So, I have already done the batch with olive oil in a mason jar, put it in a pot of water with the Sous Vide controller that maintained 150 degrees F.

I've strained it twice and have a pretty clear liquid to it. I took some photos, but don't have them processed yet.

Now all I have to do is make the dissolvable powder and put it to a test run on how it affects me. I will need calculations on ratios, that's the part I hate. LOL

I don't have a clue if this will work or not, but I'm certainly up for the test.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

To The Moon & Stars Shroom-lette​

A few weeks ago a friend and I decided on a breakfast omelette to use up some of my eggs.

We took a recipe from one of my Psilocybin cookbooks that was seriously easy and I used a couple of different ingredients. The authors called it a "Shroomlette".

Ingredients:
2 eggs
2 Tbls. butter (about 25 grams)
1/2 Cup mixed mushrooms. I had dried button mushrooms reconstituted
.5 gram dried and powdered shrooms, OR 5 grams fresh shrooms chopped fine. *Your tolerance level may be higher, adjust as you want.
1/2 of a red pepper sliced or chopped
3 green onions sliced or chopped
Salt & Pepper to your liking
*Note: I used tomato and chopped chives, because I didn't have the red pepper or green onion on hand.
*Optional: For a fluffier omelette you can add 2 tablespoons of milk to the eggs when beating them.

Directions:
Beat the eggs, Milk (if using), salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
Heat a heavy pan and melt the butter in it. Seasoned cast iron pans are great for this!
Add all except the eggs to the pan and cook on medium low for 2-3 minutes stirring it around well until the mixed mushrooms are cooked through.
Add the beaten eggs to the pan and cook on low for about 5 minutes until the top is almost set.
Use a spatula to work around the top half edge, and then under it to fold it over offset about 1/2 inch from the edge of the lower half. If the edge doesn't pull away freely it's not quite set enough yet.
Slide the Shroom-Lette onto a plate and sprinkle with green onions, chives or whatever you choose as a garnish.

Enjoy the trip!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Couldn't sleep last night, so I played with some of my background images and shrooms. These are not AI images. I created them with a camera, lighting, props and imagination, then used photoshop to alter them.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

My Shroom library is expanding. I'll be transitioning from plants to growing shrooms in early September.
Got this book a couple days ago, and it is awesome!

The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Well, it was time to check my cultures and spores inventory to prepare for a new grow.
I was excited to see that out of more than thirty of my liquid cultures, liquid spores, and agar plates with cultures, there were only 4 that appeared to have contamination. These had all been refrigerated since I stopped growing a few months ago. The Agar cups and petri dish agar had all been vacuum sealed when I stored them.
I have two jars of liquid culture from Blue Meanie and Tidal wave that are still perfect and lots of mycelium growth in them.
All four that were contaminated were the agar cups that I had put spores onto, and the vacuum seal had not held up. There was mycelium there, but also contamination.
Those got tossed, and I am now preparing to inoculate 6 bags of Uncle Ben's rice. The still air box is all set up with supplies in it and ready to go.
I'll post back on the strains I chose and how things went.

Still Air Box ready to inoculate rice bags.jpg

• Lady Cannafan
• Aug 8, 2024

Preparing to inoculate rice bags with mushroom cultures.

Still Air Box ready to inoculate rice bags.jpg

• Lady Cannafan
• Aug 8, 2024

Preparing to inoculate rice bags with mushroom cultures.

 

[Tokin Roll]

Looking food @Lady Cannafan

I need to order more supplies (spores) before I start again.
I am thinking about mid-September time frame for three shoeboxes.

TR

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Looking food @Lady Cannafan

I need to order more supplies (spores) before I start again.
I am thinking about mid-September time frame for three shoeboxes.

TR

We should be getting it together around the same time.

I'm hoping beginning September to have rice bags ready to mix into substrate. Might be sooner because I'm going to use liquid culture in some (which is faster) and spore solutions in others.
I still have plenty of spore solutions for Pan Cyan and Golden Teacher that did not work for me on the last grow in grain jars, birdseed and popcorn. Hoping for better luck this time in the Bens' bags.

Probably will try the Purple Mystic again as well as the best producers Tidal Wave and Blue Meanie.

 

[Tokin Roll]

I just finished ordering @Spore Genetics

I picked up the intermediate 3 pack with Blue Meanies, PES Hawaiian, and Blue Mystic at a great price of 50 bucks.
With that I selected a B+ also. For now that will be my starting line up.

TR

 

[Lady Cannafan]

I just finished ordering @Spore Genetics

I picked up the intermediate 3 pack with Blue Meanies, PES Hawaiian, and Blue Mystic at a great price of 50 bucks.
With that I selected a B+ also. For now that will be my starting line up.

TR

Fabulous!
I still have some Maui Platinum spore solution left. I had forgotten about those, and I know I did have a couple fruit.
I have to check my spore prints and see if I made any from those.
I'm looking forward to getting started again.
Seriously cheaper on the electric bill than growing plants has been.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

This is F.Y.I. for all of our 420 Magazine members:

Rob's Mom has suffered a stroke recently, and that has led to surgeries and a host of other very serious complications. He is spending a ton of his time attending to her and trying to keep up with Medical staff of different areas to get her well. She is in a facility very far from him, so driving time is taking up many hours a day.

Renee is also dealing with the aftermath of the recent death of her Mom, trying to get estate issues settled and helping the rest of the family during a difficult time.

They ask that everyone please be patient, send your love and support, and try your best to continue to be respectful of each other and keep dramas out of our forum so they can concentrate on what's really important. They need your positive support more than ever right now.

Please share with others.

Thanks everyone!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Okay, I'm planning to inoculate 6 rice bags tonight with different strains. I realize this method gives greater chances of losing some to contamination as opposed to using grain jars, but it's easier and if I sterilize properly I should have a nice outcome.
I have a question on a difference in two methods.

In the video I posted a while back on inoculating the rice bags, they show to inject the solution directly in the rice toward the bottom, then seal up the hole with micro-pore tape immediately, then cut two very small holes near the top of the bag and cover with the tape. This is supposed to allow free air exchange.

In the book I have (Psilocybin Mushroom Bible), their method is to either cut the top corner of the bag or just puncture the bag with the needle in the top corner, and immediately inject about 1ml. spore solution, on top of the rice, then seal with the tape. It's supposed to drip down into the rice, and you have less chance of rice matter getting stuck in your needle. They don't do any FAE holes with their method.

So, do you think it's important or not a big deal on rice bags to have the FAE holes there?

 

[BeccaBuds]

They don't need much air early on, but they do need some or the mycelium will stop growing.
For my rice bags, I used silicone caulk to make self healing injection ports (ship) after squeezing all the rice to the bottom and shaping it roughly into blocks. Then I melted a hole at the top with a temp controlled soldering iron and covered it with 4 layers of micropore tape for FAE (one layer is way too porous to offer any real protection). I next sprayed the tape patch with 70% alcohol and microwaved the bags individually for 90 seconds each to heat sterilize. Each bag inflated and steam came out.
Despite all that, I still had a high failure rate due to contamination. Not a reliable method IMHO.

edited to add: If you inject into the bag direct without a ship, swab with alc and put scotch or electrical tape over the hole. I do that anyway even w/ a ship. Micropore tape is asking for trouble. Take a piece and look through it with a light behind it- the "micro" pores are not micro!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

They don't need much air early on, but they do need some or the mycelium will stop growing.
For my rice bags, I used silicone caulk to make self healing injection ports (ship) after squeezing all the rice to the bottom and shaping it roughly into blocks. Then I melted a hole at the top with a temp controlled soldering iron and covered it with 4 layers of micropore tape for FAE (one layer is way too porous to offer any real protection). I next sprayed the tape patch with 70% alcohol and microwaved the bags individually for 90 seconds each to heat sterilize. Each bag inflated and steam came out.
Despite all that, I still had a high failure rate due to contamination. Not a reliable method IMHO.

edited to add: If you inject into the bag direct without a ship, swab with alc and put scotch or electrical tape over the hole. I do that anyway even w/ a ship. Micropore tape is asking for trouble. Take a piece and look through it with a light behind it- the "micro" pores are not micro!

I recall reading what you had previously written about that micropore tape.
I have some self healing injection port tabs that stick on, and some stick on filters too. I'll probably place one of the stick on filters, then put micropore tape over that for safe measure.
I did have fairly good luck with the last bags of rice I did, so hopefully I'll have some good luck this time as well.
Processing some birdseed for jars is next, but that will be a couple weeks.
Thanks for the tips!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Okay, the inoculations into the rice bags are done.
I used the self healing injector ports, covered that with micro-pore tape, and cut 2 FAE holes covered with stick on filters and a layer of micro-pore tape.
One of each:
Golden Teacher - liquid spore solution (spore genetics)
Maui Platinum - liquid spore solution (spore genetics)
Pan Cyan - liquid spore solution (spore genetics)
Purple Mystic - liquid spore solution ( spore genetics)
Tidal Wave - liquid culture homemade from agar
Blue Meanie - liquid culture homemade from agar

They are in a dark cabinet waiting now for mycelium growth.

Rice bags inoculations 8-10-24.jpg

• Lady Cannafan
• Aug 10, 2024

Rice bags inoculations 8-10-24.jpg

• Lady Cannafan
• Aug 10, 2024

 

[Ramblinrose1965]

Okay, the inoculations into the rice bags are done.
I used the self healing injector ports, covered that with micro-pore tape, and cut 2 FAE holes covered with stick on filters and a layer of micro-pore tape.
One of each:
Golden Teacher - liquid spore solution (spore genetics)
Maui Platinum - liquid spore solution (spore genetics)
Pan Cyan - liquid spore solution (spore genetics)
Purple Mystic - liquid spore solution ( spore genetics)
Tidal Wave - liquid culture homemade from agar
Blue Meanie - liquid culture homemade from agar

They are in a dark cabinet waiting now for mycelium growth.

Rice bags inoculations 8-10-24.jpg

• Lady Cannafan
• Aug 10, 2024

Rice bags inoculations 8-10-24.jpg

• Lady Cannafan
• Aug 10, 2024

Looking good Lady Cannafan! All this shrooms talk makes me want to start growing again. I still have a bunch of shrooms from my previous flushes.....I guess I need more friends that like shrooming.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Looking good Lady Cannafan! All this shrooms talk makes me want to start growing again. I still have a bunch of shrooms from my previous flushes.....I guess I need more friends that like shrooming.

It's the same here. I have no one that wants to cultivate them near me, but lots of friends that want to try them out. LOL
My bro expressed interest last year, but his wife was not thrilled with the idea, so that kind of went sideways.
She passed away recently from a long battle with cancer. I'm waiting for him to get the interest up again. We'll see.

 

[Ramblinrose1965]

It's the same here. I have no one that wants to cultivate them near me, but lots of friends that want to try them out. LOL
My bro expressed interest last year, but his wife was not thrilled with the idea, so that kind of went sideways.
She passed away recently from a long battle with cancer. I'm waiting for him to get the interest up again. We'll see.

Sorry for your family's loss. My condolences. Wish we lived closer. LOL

 

[Lady Cannafan]

{{Mycologist}} "Shhhhh........be vewy vewy quiet.....
and turn off those damn flashlights!!"

{{whispers}} "There's mycelium growing in the Purple Mystic rice bag already."

{{Mycologist tiptoes back out of the dark closet...}}