Shoebox harvest 

Thank you. wish I could show more fruit, but The Man is watching. LOL

You can get swabs on Sporeswaps.com

Thank you for the very simple explanation. Unfortunately, it's a bit too simple. The total amount of substrate and the ratio are very important depending on the size of the box and/or container. Ask anyone who has used quart jars, 2-liter bottles, PP5 bags, monotubs, shoeboxes, etc. They will tell you how every new growing system needs to be tweaked for a particular cultigen, spawn/sub ratios, FAE, ambient conditions, filter patch type, etc.

Thank you for such a nice comment. I really love to know I'm helping people out. If you want to support me, just go grab some spores at: sporeswaps.com/vendors/dr-eds-spore-shop/

Yeah I do. Just in case some soab tries to snatch em!

I would assume it's a cellar

Gotta store the bodies somewhere.

Here I am talking about a 'monoculture' (not a monkaryon). In other words, a clone of a phenotype that is desirable. Here is what I posted on FB: "To get a monoculture (not monokaryon; although that would be a monoculture too), you just clone the inside of the stem or cap of a nice phenotype from a previous grow on agar (I have a YT video). A lot of people will start with a multi-spore grow (e.g. T0 swab plate, BRF/PF tek cakes or MSS on agar) and select a fruit from that grow to clone. Clone that fruit to agar, grow it out, make spawn and fruit. The fruits from a monoculture will be much more consistent, although being in a new environment with no competing brothers and sisters, they might not exhibit exactly the same phenotype again. You can just repeat that process until you get what you want."

@@edwardgrand thanks Edward that makes sense, would you say that it is more the technique filling your tub that allows for any given mono (culture/karyon) to produce an even and dense “canopy”. Do you ever experience one that fails to do so at all?

@@gratefuldoge8598 I am running new genetics all the time and don't try for canopies. I just thought that one looked nice. Failure is always an option in this hobby.

I just rip them out, dry, trim after dry.

Need to hide my ugly toes. Didn't paint my nails yet!

@Edward Grand sometimes you gotta let the toes breathe bro. I like a clear coat for the nails. 😆

They are a local brand. Just get the thinnest ones you can find. Color is irrelevant. They need to stick and shrink with the substrate cake.

After hundreds of tubs, bags and trays, I still occasionally F! it up. Better to do it with good light and when you're not super tired which is usually what I end-up doing :(

@@edwardgrand but if everything was perfect would it be any fun???

For all the failures and mistakes we make this just shows that you are legendary. Definitely shows experience at the end of the day

@@psilifunguy patience and resilience. Good traits for this hobby and life :)

Cheap, thin garbage bags.

90 percent depending on who's drying them😉

@@psilocyborg4775 thank you

Only the finest for my Italian friends.

Just squeezing sub and washing dishes :)

The showboxes come with a lid. I leave it on while the sub/spawn consolidates into a cake. I remove the lid when I put it into my Martha or bigger tent. I occasionally use the lid as a cover if the surface starts looking dry.

@@edwardgrand I run humidifiers with sterilized hot water in them set at 80% have to refill 3 times a day but I’d rather touch the humidifiers then my shoeboxes but yeah also people have to realize how many contams there are simply floating around even after they clean flowhood all that. If I can set a humidifier in another room and it increases the humidity in the specific room that means the whole level of which you are on effects the specific area. Mycelium is simply a more resistant contam. Trich is def roaming in the air and in the coco coir.

@@edwardgrand also how long can I leave a quart jar colonizing ? Can I put it in fridge if I’m not ready to use it yet? They ready for transplant but I wanna see my first two bins fruit before I do these babies got a super head start on them they already 30 days in

@@ItsCheechFoolI try to use my spawn within 6 weeks. I used to put stuff in the fridge, but I've found it usually leads to contam and condensation problems. If you can use it within 2 months, I wouldn't refrigerate it.

@@ItsCheechFoolI have totally switched over to 'diaper tek' using soaked incontinence pads for humidification in my Marthas and 4x8 tent. No humidifiers or cleaning necessary. I just toss them when they start to look crusty. Check out my 'tent camping' videos. Your right, the ambient humidity definitely affects what type of refill schedule, cleaning regime, etc. we have to do. I don't do any cleaning of the tents. I just try to keep the liquid water condensation to a minimum and get rid of anything sketchy very quickly. Thanks for the comments :)

The water needs some time to leave the tissue. If it is a really high temp and water is still inside the flesh, you will cook them :)

@@edwardgrand so really it's best to have a slow dry at a modiste temp. What are your thoughts on people using ice water extraction.

@@korymichalicek618655C for 24 hours should be enough. I'm not familiar with ice water extraction. I'd use 90C water. Just like making tea.

@@edwardgrand Paul Stemets mentioned it in a conversation w talking about the ice water extraction on freshly picked. But really didn't get into it. Figured with your background you might have more info on the science. Thanks for the great content very interesting.

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This is actually true. I saw it in the internets

Eat them. What did you think you do with mushrooms?

Stupid question