Contamination is everywhere. It's microscopic, so we can't see it. At the earlier stages, the mycelium is stronger, so it's able to fight off the competition. As a cake gives off fruits, it weakens, and eventually, the competition wins. The cake is sitting in a damp/wet environment for an extended period of time. So, eventually, something is going to set in that you don't want.

The different colored mycelium is interesting. It doesn't look contaminated, just looks different. It seems like it should be fine.

There's a lot that gets left out or changed. You're in for a treat. Enjoy!

The weights are deceptive. I've tried to eye ball it just to see how close I can get and check it with a scale, and I'm always way off.

They're fine. Eating spores isn't a big deal. Even if they haven't dropped yet, they're still inside the gills. So you're eating them either way. It's mostly a cleanliness thing. The mushroom on the right looks like it has some substrate on the stem, wipe that off, and toss them down the hatch.

You can also store them in the fridge in mason jars short term.

I doubt it. And even if they are, they're way more expensive.

The last time I took 1.5, it was about 3 hours from the initial stages of feeling it, until I was confident that I was completely sober.

Golden teachers. I'm not sure what his friend took. Not the most potent strain, but still. 3.5g and felt absolutely nothing, while was getting effects from 1.5g.

I thought that was referring to the cause of the injury, lol. That might be it. Exercising and stretching it may have helped.

It eases my lower back pain, even in smaller doses. Which is weird because, psilocybin is a vasoconstrictor. This is usually a bad thing for inflammation, but for some reason, it works.

I'm not so sure about that. I grew the ones my BIL took, and I didn't give any to his friend. Which means the sources have to be different. I took some from the same harvest that my BIL took them from and was able to trip. They weren't the most potent that I've ever eaten, but they were definitely strong enough to cause effects at smaller doses. I had a nice experience at 1.5 grams. So him eating more than twice that should've done something.

It seems like the only common denominator is the medications they were taking?

Did you just assume my color?

Agreed. C02 is heavier than air, opening up the holes near the sub would give it a place to escape the tub. Since it can't escape, the mushrooms are stretching upwards where the 02 is. Increasing the holes at the top might not be a bad idea too, give the c02 a place to escape, and allow 02 to flow in easier.

The mentoring younger people is where the real money comes in. I'm an electrician, and the last big commercial job I was on had a plumber who was 62/63, and never picked up a tool. 18 months, and all he did was teach. We called him the point and click man. He was making 50+ an hour just to be there. At some point, we get paid for what we know. And he knew damn near everything.

They look fine, honestly. My tubs aren't modified either, and I found that leaving the lid cracked wasn't enough air exchange. Fanning has been the trick for me, just take the lid off and use it to gently fan the tub for 20-30 seconds a couple times a day did the trick. Try both, and see what works for you. The mushrooms themselves look good, and fuzzy feet is just mycelium growing up the mushroom looking for fresh air. Nothing to worry about.

This. The pace of the grow is the challenging part. I've heard the argument that since it takes longer, there's more chance for contamination to take root. But if there's contamination, then there's contamination. So I'm not sure I agree with the argument. If your sterile technique is good, then you shouldn't have an issue with contamination anyway. It just comes down to waiting longer.

Hawk Tuah.

I feel like integration would have more of an impact here. Like you said, the mushrooms don't fix it. They're a tool to help you see what needs to be fixed/worked on. Start looking into integration techniques and probably a therapist as well. I've talked to my therapist about my trips, and while she hasn't done mushrooms herself, she was able to provide a professional opinion and some techniques for helping me change the things I wanted to change.

You bought what Target showed you that you needed. Because that's how Target works.

Yup. My sisters life is full of drama, and she gossips more than anyone I know. Every single time I go to her house (which is fairly often, she watches my daughter while I'm at work) it's "so and so said this and then this happened and then next thing ya know so and so is running her mouth again and..." it's perpetual high school. It's never anything crazy, just constant.

It's impossible to tell from looking at it. In order to tell, it needs to be tested on agar. From there, you'll see if it's clean or not. If it's clean, send it. If not, clean up the agar with transfers until you have a clean plate. Then send that agar to grain instead.

You're welcome! I'm glad you had a good trip. They recommend doing it blind folded too, I forgot to meet that. Did the music seem to flow with the intensity of the trip?

I'm 33. And I love being outside, but it still seemed like work.