in case anybody here was wondering... Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation By observing wild mushrooms fruiting in their natural habitats one can begin to understand their growth requirements. Psilocybe Cyanescens grows along fence lines, hedge rows, in tall grass, berry thickets, beneath rhododendrons and in piles of wood chips. In many instances the shrooms are found growing in soil, but upon closer examination it is apparent that they are feeding on wood or other similar cellulosic material. Due to the thick strandy mycelium of PsillyCyans, it is easy to locate and gather colonized pieces of substrate. These pieces can be used to colonize similar materials. Freshly cut chips of alder(first choice), maple and fir all support healthy mycelial growth. PsillyCyan mycelium colonizes fresh substrate so rapidly that there is little risk of contamination. In order to prepare inoculum for the following year, the newly inoculated chips are kept indoors in gallon jars or ziplock bags. With sufficient moisture, minimal air exchange, and normal indoor temperatures, the mycelium soon spreads through the chips. As one jar becomes fully colonized it can be used to innoculate more chips. In the spring freshly cut branches are chipped, then mixed with the fully colonized inoculum and placed into a hole 15cm deep and 2 feet wide. To insure a humid microclimate beds should be made in the shade of a shrubbery such as a rhododendron, or on grass which is allowed to grow up through the bed. The bed must never be exposed to direct sunlight, but it should not be so well protected that rainfall cannot reach it. Cover the bed with leaves and water during extended dry periods, but with care not to flood it. Throughout the winter the beds can be protected by a layer of strwa, leaves, cardboard or woodchips. Other possibilities for cold winter areas include making the bed inside a cold frame or greenhouse. Once a bed has been established, it can be used to innoculate other beds and with regular maintainance, will provide far into the future. Adapted from: The Mushroom Cultivator By: Paul Stamets + J.S. Chilton http://shroomery.net/
from what I understand, it's a bit tough to grow the wood-loving varieties, particularly the azurescens; though they're the most potent species on the planet.
really? thats what i plan to grow. im gonna use your method. they are growing all over the damned place. there are alot of fallen and rotting trees in my forest thanx to recent storms and they are sprouting all over. so how potent are these things? and if they are so potent, then why is everyone growing Cubensis?
people grow cubensis because they are big and easy to grow, i hear that cubensis are easier to grow than grocery store varieties.. curious that is..
hmmm....well i went hunting recently (for shrooms) and i only found the edible and poisonous variety...no P. varieties at all.....what is uslually a good time of year for the Cyans?
Hmmm do you have to buy spores or do these grow pretty easily by just having good soil in the right spot
here is a list of active mushrooms by region in which they grow from www.shroomery.net ... Alabama Psilocybe caerulescens Psilocybe cubensis Copelandia cyanescens Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopolis spectabilis Alaska Psilocybe cyanescens Panaeolus ater Panaeolus subbalteatus California (San Francisco to Oregon) Psilocybe cyanescens Psilocybe pelliculosa Psilocybe semilanceata Kummer. Psilocybe stuntzii Gymnopilus aeruginosus Gymnopilus luteofolius Colorado Panaeolus castaneifolius Gymnopilus spectabilis Gymnopilus sapineus Pluteus salicinus Gerronema fibula Conocybe cyanopus Florida Panaeolus subbalteatus Psilocybe caerulescens Psilocybe cubensis Psilocybe mammilata Psilocybe tampanensis Copelandia cyanescens Copelandia chlorocystis Gymnopilus luteofolius ...and an as yet unnamed Panaeolus species! Georgia Psilocybe weilii Psilocybe cubensis Psilocybe atlantis Ps. caerulescens Ps. caerulipes Copelandia cyanescens Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopilus spectabilis Gymnopilus luteofolius ...and 2 as yet unnamed Psilocybe species! Hawaii Copelandia cyanescens Copelandia tropicalis Copelandia cambodginiensis Copelandia bispora Copelandia anomala Panaeolus subbalteatus Idaho Psilocybe fimetaria Psilocybe pelliculosa Psilocybe silvatica Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopilus aeruginosus Illinois Pluteus salicinus Kentucky Psilocybe caerulipes Gymnopilus spectabilis Louisiana Psilocybe caerulescens Psilocybe cubensis Copelandia cyanescens Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopolis spectabilis Maine Psilocybe caerulipes Panaeolus papillionaceus Massachusetts Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopilus spectabilis = G. junonius Michigan Psilocybe caerulipes Psilocybe liniformans var. americana Psilocybe silvatica . Panaeolus subbalteatus Conocybe smithii Watling. Gymnopilus aeruginosus Gymnopilus luteofolius Gymnopilus luteus Gymnopilus validipes Mississippi Psilocybe caerulescens Psilocybe cubensis Psilocybe tampanensis Copelandia cyanescen Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopilus spectabilis New Jersey Panaeolus subbalteatus Psilocybe graveolens New Mexico Gymnopilus luteofolius New York Psilocybe caerulipes Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe silvatica Panaeolus papillionaceus Conocybe cyanopus Gymnopilus luteofolius Gymnopilus validipes North Carolina Psilocybe cubensis Psilocybe caerulipes Oregon Psilocybe azurescens Psilocybe baeocystis Psilocybe cyanafibrillosa Psilocybe cyanescens Psilocybe fimetaria Psilocybe liniformans var. americana Psilocybe pelliculosa Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe silvatica Psilocybe strictipes = Psilocybe callosa Psilocybe stuntzii Psilocybe subfimetaria Panaeolus subbalteatus Conocybe cyanopus Conocybe smithii Gymnopilus aeruginosus Gymnopilus validipes Ohio Psilocybe caerulipes Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopilus spectabilis = G. junonius Gymnopilus aeruginosus Pennsylvania Psilocybe caerulipes Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopilus spectabilis Gymnopilus aeruginosus South Carolina Psilocybe cubensis Psilocybe caerulipes Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopolis spectabilis Tennessee Psilocybe cubensis Psilocybe caerulipes Gymnopilus aeruginosus Gymnopilus luteofolius Texas Psilocybe cubensis Copelandia cyanescens Gymnopolis spectabilis Gymnopilus luteofolius Vermont Washington Psilocybe azurescens Psilocybe baeocystis Psilocybe cyanafibrillosa Psilocybe cyanescens Psilocybe fimetaria Psilocybe liniformans var. americana Psilocybe pelliculosa Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe silvatica Psilocybe strictipes = Psilocybe callosa Psilocybe stuntzii Panaeolus subbalteatus Conocybe cyanopus . Conocybe smithii Gymnopilus aeruginosus Gymnopilus viridans West Virginia Psilocybe caerulipes Wisconsin CANADA British Columbia Psilocybe baeocystis Psilocybe cyanafibrillosa Psilocybe cyanescens Psilocybe fimetaria Psilocybe pelliculosa Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe silvatica Psilocybe strictipes = Psilocybe callosa Psilocybe stuntzii Psilocybe subfimetaria Panaeolus subbalteatus Conocybe cyanopus Gym E1A nopilus luteofolius New Brunswick Psilocybe fimetaria Nova Scotia Psilocybe semilanceata Ontario Psilocybe silvatica Panaeolus subbalteatus Gymnopilus viridans Prince Edward Island Psilocybe semilanceata Quebec Psilocybe caerulipes Psilocybe quebecensis Panaeolus subbalteatus AUSTRALIA Copelandia cyanescens Psilocybe australiana Psilocybe eucalypta Psilocybe makarorae Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe tasmaniana Psilocybe aucklandii Psilocybe subaeruginosa NEW ZEALAND Copelandia cyanescens Psilocybe australiana Psilocybe eucalypta Psilocybe makarorae Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe tasmaniana Psilocybe aucklandii Psilocybe subaeruginosa ENGLAND Psilocybe semilanceata Psilocybe cyanescens *Note: It is important to know that the possession of psychoactive fungi is illegal in the United States and Canada. Psilocybin and psilocin, the active ingredients of psychoactive fungi, are a Class 1 scheduled drug. Possession can result in felony charges. Be careful. Here is a link to Erowid's "Mapping the Mycelial Network" which contains the locations for more psychoactive fungi in the United States and Canada. Mapping the Mycelial Network Here is a link to international locations of psychoactive fungi written by John Allen, Jochen Gartz and Gaston Guzman: A World Wide Geographical Distribution of Neurotropic Fungi, an analysis and discussion. [size=-1][/size]
"*Note: It is important to know that the possession of psychoactive fungi is illegal in the United States and Canada. Psilocybin and psilocin, the active ingredients of psychoactive fungi, are a Class 1 scheduled drug. Possession can result in felony charges. Be careful. " it's illegal in australia too, right?
i'm not sure what the leagality is in australia, but you could prolly find out at the shroomery, everything you could ever want to know about fungi is there..
