Search found 89 matches

by Rebis
Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Photos & Finds Thread
Replies: 75
Views: 324664

Re: Photos & Finds Thread

Could they have been sprayed with pesticide or something? They look very off to me. I wouldn't consume them, but you could use them in a slurry to coax amanitas to grow elsewhere. I found that Amanitas that have gone off have a fishy smell to them, and are usually a bit soggy where they are rotting...
by Rebis
Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Photos & Finds Thread
Replies: 75
Views: 324664

Re: Photos & Finds Thread

I found these today. They look a little old and I couldn't really see any color on them. I think they've either faded as they start to die or they might be Amanita pantherina. Anyone have an opinion on which it could be? And would you bother harvesting shrooms in this stage or are they too far gone...
by Rebis
Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For How Long Will Stored Amanita Spores Remain Fertile?
Replies: 3
Views: 4300

For How Long Will Stored Amanita Spores Remain Fertile?

For how long can Amanita spores remain fertile in storage?

I've made some Amanita Muscaria spore prints on paper to experiment with at a later date.
How long can these spores be stored for and still remain fertile?

Rebis.
by Rebis
Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Amanita pantherina?
Replies: 3
Views: 4640

Re: Amanita pantherina?

tgt1002 wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:23 am
IDK but I think pantherina would be more brown
I agree, Pantherinas are brown.
The ones in the photo look like dried Muscarias to me - baked by the sun.

Rebis.
by Rebis
Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cloudy tea with whitish stringy goo: Is it okay?
Replies: 4
Views: 4073

Re: Cloudy tea with whitish stringy goo: Is it okay?

I get this stringy goo too. Your tea hasn't gone off. I was told it is 'chitin'. I presume this 'chitin' is the cell walls of the fungus, which can't be broken down, at least not by this method of preparation. When I make my tincture (which I mistakenly called a 'tea' in my post on it) for microdosi...
by Rebis
Mon Nov 09, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Using Amanita in animals treatment?
Replies: 2
Views: 2855

Re: Using Amanita in animals treatment?

Swanie Simon talks about using it on animals, either in the first video or the second one. Amanita Muscaria - Fly Agaric - Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkRler_HlRE&feature=emb_err_woyt Amanita Muscaria - Fly Agaric - Part 3 (also includes part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpBWB73XnHA...
by Rebis
Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rebis' First Low Recreational Exploration Dose
Replies: 3
Views: 4261

Re: Rebis' First Low Recreational Exploration Dose

Thanks for the report. Do you think you will try a higher dose? Yes, eventually, Cheryl, but not just yet. I would have gone for a higher dose last time but I didn't have enough Amanita muscarias last season to experiment with. I needed enough left over for my microdosing. I don't know how much hig...
by Rebis
Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Foraging
Replies: 2
Views: 3031

Re: Foraging

Best weather conditions is after it has rained when they begin to pop up again. You will have to take into consideration how long it takes for them to grow to maturity though - something I haven't worked out yet, but I think it is about two to three days before they are ripe for picking, though I mi...
by Rebis
Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rebis' First Low Recreational Exploration Dose
Replies: 3
Views: 4261

Rebis' First Low Recreational Exploration Dose

Okay, initially I wasn't going to post the report below. It's from my Amanita diary for three days in January and February 2020 earlier this year. My ultimate aim is to replicate eventually Donald E. Teeter's experiments with Amanita muscaria. In the meantime I tried some very small doses to experim...
by Rebis
Thu Nov 05, 2020 6:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Creating conditions to encourage Amanita to bind with a host
Replies: 8
Views: 6890

Re: Creating conditions to encourage Amanita to bind with a host

I've only begun using agar for mushroom spore germination and have never tried sprouting pine seeds but... I think I've seen posts from people that have germinated Amanita spores on agar so... If pine seeds were sprouted on something clean, like kitchen paper soaked with pure water (or only the min...