two questions

[bioMiki82]

How make a spore-print?

Spores of semilanceata taken from natural environment are easy to grow??

thanks by Miki

[Anony Muzz Azzole]

On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 16:33:58 GMT, "bioMiki82"
<ronniejamesmiki@hotmail.com> wrote:

>How make a spore-print?

Take an open cap from any mushroom, lay it on some sterile paper in a
contained environment and wait for 24-72 hours, the spores will drop
onto the paper. Everything must be as sterile as is possible; paper,
cutting tool, contained environment, hands that do the job.


>Spores of semilanceata taken from natural environment are easy to grow??
Two answers;

1) Your difficulty will be getting a print that is sterile.
2) P. Semilanceata is notoriously difficult to cultivate, but not
impossible. Returns for input are way down on strains and species more
suited to home cultivation, and potency is arguable.
Certainly not worth all the grief and time.
>
>thanks by Miki
>

[Jim]

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> On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 16:33:58 GMT, "bioMiki82"
> <ronniejamesmiki@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>How make a spore-print?
>
> Take an open cap from any mushroom, lay it on some sterile paper in a
> contained environment and wait for 24-72 hours, the spores will drop
> onto the paper. Everything must be as sterile as is possible; paper,
> cutting tool, contained environment, hands that do the job.
>

I'd just like to add a little something that works for me. I use a small
hot air oven "Jet Stream" . I cut a small piece of printer paper "about 1
inch square". I use a porcelain plate "6 inches" place a paper towel on
the plate "folded to fit", Put the paper on top of this, then invert a shot
glass over the paper. I then place this arrangement in the oven and heat it
to 250 F for 15 Minutes. Let it cool then repeat the heating. Never had a
contam issue yet ;-)

>
>>Spores of semilanceata taken from natural environment are easy to grow??
> Two answers;
>
> 1) Your difficulty will be getting a print that is sterile.
> 2) P. Semilanceata is notoriously difficult to cultivate, but not
> impossible. Returns for input are way down on strains and species more
> suited to home cultivation, and potency is arguable.
> Certainly not worth all the grief and time.
>>
>>thanks by Miki
>>
>

[captainmaxmushroom@sporelab.com]

It shouldn't be hard to get a sporeprint although semi's are very
small. Seek out the healthiest looking specimens, wear latex gloves
and have some clean wax paper ready for your choice caps. Getting a
clean cap shold not be a problem, just because it's outside doesn't
mean it's contaminated. If that were the case, the world would be one
big globe of green...:)

Your biggest challenge will be getting the shrooms to grow. semi's
have an almost mycorhizial relationship with the grasses they grow
amongst. This makes it almost impossible for the indoor grower,
mycorhizial mushrooms in general are practically impossible to grow.
Your best bet is to dig up a chunk of sod from a field where they are
already growing and transplant that into your yard. With any luck,
it'll spread and you'll be in business.

Good luck!

www.sporelab.com








On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 16:33:58 GMT, "bioMiki82"
<ronniejamesmiki@hotmail.com> wrote:

>How make a spore-print?
>
>Spores of semilanceata taken from natural environment are easy to grow??
>
>thanks by Miki
>

[captainmaxmushroom@sporelab.com]

It shouldn't be hard to get a sporeprint although semi's are very
small. Seek out the healthiest looking specimens, wear latex gloves
and have some clean wax paper ready for your choice caps. Getting a
clean cap shold not be a problem, just because it's outside doesn't
mean it's contaminated. If that were the case, the world would be one
big globe of green...:)

Your biggest challenge will be getting the shrooms to grow. semi's
have an almost mycorhizial relationship with the grasses they grow
amongst. This makes it almost impossible for the indoor grower,
mycorhizial mushrooms in general are practically impossible to grow.
Your best bet is to dig up a chunk of sod from a field where they are
already growing and transplant that into your yard. With any luck,
it'll spread and you'll be in business.

Good luck!

www.sporelab.com








On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 16:33:58 GMT, "bioMiki82"
<ronniejamesmiki@hotmail.com> wrote:

>How make a spore-print?
>
>Spores of semilanceata taken from natural environment are easy to grow??
>
>thanks by Miki
>

[captainmaxmushroom@sporelab.com]

It shouldn't be hard to get a sporeprint although semi's are very
small. Seek out the healthiest looking specimens, wear latex gloves
and have some clean wax paper ready for your choice caps. Getting a
clean cap shold not be a problem, just because it's outside doesn't
mean it's contaminated. If that were the case, the world would be one
big globe of green...:)

Your biggest challenge will be getting the shrooms to grow. semi's
have an almost mycorhizial relationship with the grasses they grow
amongst. This makes it almost impossible for the indoor grower,
mycorhizial mushrooms in general are practically impossible to grow.
Your best bet is to dig up a chunk of sod from a field where they are
already growing and transplant that into your yard. With any luck,
it'll spread and you'll be in business.

Good luck!

www.sporelab.com








On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 16:33:58 GMT, "bioMiki82"
<ronniejamesmiki@hotmail.com> wrote:

>How make a spore-print?
>
>Spores of semilanceata taken from natural environment are easy to grow??
>
>thanks by Miki
>