I have a lot of experience cultivating through brf and mono. Thinking about going to try a liquid culture a few times to see what the hype is about. Also thinking of try some transfer to agar along with making my own LQ soon. So my main question is where should I buy these materials? Where are you favorite most trusted sites for clean liquid cultures? Or even just supplies needed to undertake this journey? Thanks!

Anyone got golden teacher snap near Stavanger Norway?

First time grower here….moved out of an AIO bag to a fruiting tub bc I was going to be gone for a week. Came back and there is a brown puddle on top. Should I worry?? Should I try to pour it off?? Should I just be more patient?? Any advice is greatly appreciated! 🙏

A couple weeks old. This is the first time I've had an LC that looks like it might actually be successful what is your opinion do you think it looks like it's good I've never even seen what liquid culture looks like on agar is there anybody with the link?

Wanna know what species they are so I can get the dose right.

Liberty caps

White Teachers genetics in a 90 quart monotub

Spores from ForefrontFungi.com placed on agar and transferred until clean ⬇️ 5 quarts of oat spawn- Bods easy AF pat prep TEK ⬇️ 1 entire Forefront Fungi Bucket Tek Bag (12.5L +-) ⬇️ 90 quart "Type A" brand monotub - spitballs monotub design adjusted to size. I also use 1.5 strips of micropore tape on the bottom 4 holes, and 1 strip on the top holes.(1.75"-2.5" holes depending on the climate in which the monotubs are functioning)

Links for everything you need to know/have:

Getting Started https://www.shroomery.org/13864/General-Cultivation

Mushroom Terminology Glossary https://www.shroomery.org/glossary.php

PastyWhyte's Agar TEK https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19208976 (the following link contains an adjustment I've made to this TEK regarding the containers used)

From yours truly BEST NO POUR AGAR PLATES TEK https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/26067178

Spitball's basic principles of a monotub https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/20307891/fpart/all

Bod's EASY AF oat prep TEK https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24126032

Damion5050's elementary coir TEK (bucket tek) https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/11916595 You can buy a premixed bucket tek bag here: https://www.forefrontfungi.com/shop/supplies/b8acbb86-ac39-4dc0-a396-c7356e7f7a41

Bod's Principles of a Still Air Box (SAB), Sterile procedures, and avoiding contamination. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/23990888#23990888

First time trying to grow here, so any feedback is most welcome. 3 aio bags from Magic bag. 10cc LC culture split between the 3 bags. Inoculation seemed to take and spread in the grain. Mixed all 3 bags very well. Now only white stuff growing on top of the dirt. Don’t think this bodes well compared to other photos I see on here. Time to pitch them and start over?? Thx 🙏

Don’t you even with me right now honey! You go to the walmart and get some wild bird seed. It’s on sale right now. You fill up a pot and run it until the waters clear. Then you soak it for twenty four hours. Drain it and rinse until the water is clean. You can dry it out if you feel like its too wet. But some people load up jars and put them in the pc without. Corn<wbs Can it be done!? Sure but such better options exist. Try to find a feed store.

So you saw the tent… Yes it is pretty pathetic admittedly. But it is a tradition to post on the Growery. In solidarity to those before us that were banned and had nowhere to go. Thats why this castle is a secret. Tell no one but the other ban winners to have graced it’s halls.

Could someone please help me out and tell me why my babies are headed down towards the perlite could it be because my light source, and also could someone please help identify what these are they could possibly got albino golden teachers?

Hello,

I've been trying to get started with agar, and I'm having this recurring issues with all my inoculation attempts with A+ spore syringes. All of my plates look like the pictures; it looks like bacteria to me, but I saw a few posts that suggested it might be just water on the agar. I've had no trouble getting my king oyster liquid culture to inoculate on dishes, so I think it has something to do with the syringes.

The two pictures were inoculated with the same syringe on two different days, with two different batches of agar (one no-pour, one not). I got the same result from another A+ syringe from this seller about two months ago (a trusted Shroomery vendor who I have had no problems with in the past). I inoculated both with a single drop of syringe solution, the excess moisture is from my no-pour having insane amounts of condensation. The apparent contam appeared within 24 hours of inoculating.

I'm just looking for a sanity check here - this is probably an issue with the syringes, right? Maybe they were made in the same dirty batch, or from the same extra-dirty print? I figure I'll give them two weeks to see if any myc shows up to clean up with a few transfers, but my hopes aren't high.

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Wanna seat 💺 I got 2 ! 1 on each side.......🍿 popcorn 🍿?

This just keeps getting better and better, n I'm only half, mayyyybe half way. I'm loving the optimism/pessimism.....either way anything I have added to come unbiased. The Stay white my Ninja's 🥷 🐢 🥷

I don’t eat stuff that grows in my yard but I am curious about it. Can anyone identify

Around a year and a half old, been in a drawer. Worth taking or have they lost all potency?

You’re just gambling on a bag to be sterile. When you should be sterilizing your grains to guarantee it’s sterile.
Basically, you’re taking a die and throwing it. You can get lucky. You can even have a winning streak. But it’s not actually learning the skill.

Use agar. It’s really not that hard to just inoculate your own stuff.

liquid culture is surprisingly easy.

Ultimately, it’s about money you’re wasting a lot of it on an expensive grain that you’re not even able to guarantee is sterile. Instead of investing some money to always have a lot of really good product.

This method has actively sent people away from this hobby, because of the poor results that it regularly produces.

Not worth the effort. Doesn’t take very much more money to get really good results. Don’t let yourself fall for this fast fashion cultivation method.

Hi B's and G's,

Will mushroom tea function as intended if I make it hours before planned consumption?

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Hey everyone, I wanted to ask a shroom expert what the best mushroom was for enjoying music and seeing colours and shapes and be suitable for a party, preferably one that doesn't give you deep thought loops and one that is uplifting and energizing. Would love to hear your thoughts!

Finally back at it after several months off. Can't wait for that first pin, it's never not exciting