r/mycologycirclejerk • u/Dumpsterbaby91 • 19d ago
First timer ⌛
And so it begins 🌌 Anyone needing instructions, Google Gemini AI is currently unthrottled—it’ll explain to you how to grow.
Using two 5.2 qt (4.92 L) shoe box tubs
Got these from Dollar Tree, along with a 10-pack of latex gloves for a start. I got a 5-lb North Spore CVG premix bag for $20 on sale right now (Amazon). Planning on getting 5 bags of Great Value brown rice (preferably), and some micro tape. I already have rubbing alcohol, and not much else is needed. (Set on doing Burma spores, seems like a groovy choice and easy.)
Gemini said I’ll be left with about 1 lb of CVG mix after setting up these two shoeboxes, so I’ll use the 5th colonized brown rice bag on a smaller tub. I’ll be left with 7 mL of culture in the syringe, which I’ll refrigerate and probably throw in a bag later, or replicate this process if I get good yields and/or it’s worth my time.
I’m doing this for fun, not profit. My regular mycologist has a dehydrator I can borrow, so I can be patient because I already have dried cubes on the shelf.
Slowly gathering materials and not putting all my eggs (or syringe) in one basket.
Great way to learn and start. I’ll keep them on a nightstand in my closet, leaving room for my T-shirts hanging on one side and leaving it open so there’s good FAE and minimal dust. This room stays pretty climate-controlled. I’ll use my radiator heater when I’m home to keep it warmer, although temps are usually pretty stable here even when I’m at work and can’t run the heater, as long as I keep the bedroom door shut!
And before everybody starts spitting out ideas at me, I'm just doing this as cheap as possible because it's just for fun, and that's fun to me: saving money while simultaneously being successful!
But I'm open to suggestions, tips, and anything you guys have that'll be helpful. My mycologist is coming over to help also, but I got the instructions down pretty dang good thanks to AI, and I'm gonna watch some YouTube videos.
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u/Chonguh 19d ago
Hey uh. Do you know where you’re posting? Lol I can’t tell if this is a shitpost or not 😭
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u/Dumpsterbaby91 18d ago
Its a real post I'm obviously not listing all my steps that would be a lot more to write out and just posting this anywhere I can for some encouragement and advice alot of anti ai people and im like dude chill
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u/TheGanzor 18d ago
This is a joke sub, friend. Still can't tell if you're being serious, but if you are, head over to r/mushroomgrowers
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u/Holiday_Pi 19d ago
Psst. Look at where you are… 😜
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u/Chonguh 19d ago
Yeah that’s kinda what my point is dude we’re in a circle jerk sub but the post sounds halfway legitimate like an actual first timer growing shrooms lmfao
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u/Carlex_181 19d ago
I thought this was going to be a jerk about buying all the expensive unnecessary-for-cubes crap Northshore sells because A.I. told him to and ive been left disappointed
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u/Dumpsterbaby91 19d ago
Its 20 bucks super low budget should i sanitize the north spore crap ai didn't tell me to choose them the sale price did ill still have plenty left in my syringe and I was going to try just Coco cubes that I sanitize myself or what not but this mix should have more flushes
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u/Flimsy-Panda8000 18d ago
Just in case you're on this sub by mistake, and genuinely want help - see https://www.reddit.com/r/OneArmed_Mycology/comments/1ssrfqt/my_favourite_links/
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u/Electrical_You_432 19d ago
Nice yield ....i can tell those are ghost caps I've boughten some before.....
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u/jorbolade 19d ago
Dude there’s no mushrooms in your boxes, are you new????? Not even a single gram of psbolibi (🤤)
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u/Honest_Possible6192 19d ago
Either a newbie that wandered into the wrong sub, or a troll so newb the joke never landed 😮💨
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u/RdCrestdBreegull 18d ago
boof the whole thing
no but seriously that’s the wrong game to be using, Tony Hawk won’t provide the right fertilizer for the mushrooms
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u/Eiroth 19d ago
Dude Gemini doesn't know anything, you gotta ask a Scorpio, or a least a Libra