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Latest Videos!
Be sure to check out the Video Vault for all videos!
Update 7/13/25: Ad-Free YouTube Reupload!
🍄 Temp, Humidity, and Pinning 💜: How to MAXIMIZE Flush! Plus INKBIRD Product Review!
In this video I dispel some myths and common misunderstandings surrounding temperature and humidity in mycology. I also talk about how these two factors, in addition to FAE (Fresh Air Exchange) all play an important role in producing pins, and how they are all connected. Avoid the pitfalls and misinformation out there surrounding these topics, it is a lot simpler than some make it out to be.
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Sage
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Be sure to check out the Video Vault for all videos!
Update 7/11/25: New video!
(125) I was WRONG! There is a BIG Difference Between Pollock and ATL#7 (Florida Grasslovers). Which is Better for Fruits? Truffles? (11.5.24)
Follow up to video 124
Key Topics:
First flush is maturing! How are they doing?
Biggest difference between ATL#7 and Pollock!
Which one is better for fruits, and which is better for truffles
Comparing ATL#7 morphology (AKA Florida Grasslover) to Apollensis…. BIG difference! Side-by-side comparison
Checking the performance so far of the JCM chamber. Is it maintaining enough humidity?
Why is it so important to keep the casing layer super moist, especially for non-coir lovers/exotics?
Germination check! Differences in vigour and speed. Discussion.
Jalisco vs Rancho Agosto
Early sign of sporulation?
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
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Sage
Latest Videos!
Be sure to check out the Video Vault for all videos!
Update 6/30/25: New video scheduled for the 2nd of July
Hey everybody, I will not have access to my computer for 2 weeks so I have scheduled the next video to go up automatically. It will be posted on the 2nd of July, please see the Video Vault on that date to watch it. For now, I will put up a picture and the key topics of the video.
Mush love everybody,
Sage
Follow up to video 123
Key Topics:
New modification to the JCM chamber
How often do you have to mist with an automated fruiting chamber?
The main litmus test to see if the fruiting chamber is dialled in
The main issue with non-automated grasslover grows
What does it mean when fruits go on the side more than the centre?
The BIGGEST difference between ATL7 and Pollock (Florida Grasslovers)
Overview of upcoming grows!
How I go about growing from agar? Spawn multispore plate directly, or do a transfer(s)? Explaining what I do
How should you go about doing transfers? Rhino or tomentose, what effects do they have?
MSS to agar blues
The type of (technically) healthy mycelium that sometimes worries me
The mysterious and rare species in the grasslover/stone producer family
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Sage
Update 6/24/25: 3 YT Reuploads (Ad-Free)
🍄 MUSHROOMS and PLANTS In A MONOTUB?🍀 All About LIVE CASING! Mycology!
Originally uploaded on Dec 4, 2023
Original Description:
REFERENCES:
Casing layer info: • 🍄What is a Casing Layer? Do You Need It? M... • Casing Coir Lovers, Discussion on Pros and...
Nitrogen Fixation Video: • Understanding Our Soil: The Nitrogen Cycle...
My videos on getting no sidepins without liners: • Do Liners Actually Work? A Discussion on L... • Should You Dunk? Fan? And How to Avoid Sid... • Casing Coir Lovers, Discussion on Pros and...
Easiest way to harvest Poolovers: • Easiest Way to Harvest Pan Cyans (TTBVI), ...
🍄 Paul Stamets, Myceliated Grains, Secret Projects, and MORE! February 2024 State of the Grow! 👽
Originally posted: February 19, 2024
What is up everybody! Here is an old school "State of the Grow" video! It has been a year since the last one, so I hope you guys enjoy this one :) It was meant to go up on Patreon, but as it was taken down, I have made it YouTube friendly as best I can. Key topics:
Myceliated grains and Paul Stamets
How to spawn "truffle" producers to bulk
Is there a difference in grow methods between 'strains' (not species)?
Taking some 'rules' with a pinch of salt
Zaps, semps, coir lovers, and "truffle" producers (i.e., sclerotia/grasslovers)
Shoebox updates (before and after)
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Sage
Happy (belated) New Year! Sage is BACK! Hike TEK
Originally posted: January 31, 2024
Original description:
I have already contacted (or been contacted) by a few potential moderators. If you are interested, please simply write down in the comments if you think it is a position you could fill, and if there is still a demand, I will reply to your message. I hope you all have a great day or night!
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Sage
Update 6/19/25: New Video!
The Still Air Box (SAB): Why They're Great, How They Work, and Tips and Tricks
This is a compilation and re-edits of my two SAB videos from the original channel. I had recently rediscovered these in my personal video vault, and realized they are still very relevant today.
But once you understand the basic concepts underpinning how it works, it becomes a lot simpler to understand and use. I hope this video helps you do that.
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Sage
P.S. There has always been a lot of misinformation surrounding the SAB, along with a lot of beginners feeling intimidated by it. A lot of misinformed people (and bad actors) have in recent years pushed this idea that you need a flowhood, and a SAB is for beginners or produces lesser results. But in reality, a SAB when used correctly is more effective than a laminar flowhood.
Update 5/28/25: New Video!
(123) Strain Insights: ATL#7 History and Characteristics (10.26.24)
Follow up to video 122:
Key Topics:
Aluminum trays, yay or nay?
“Atlantis” Grasslovers. Do they actually exist?
All about ATL#7, what makes them special and unique in the world of grasslovers
A new modification on my JCM chamber
Why I don’t recommend going spore to grain with vendor syringes. 7 jars gone to waste.
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Sage
3 YT videos have been posted!
Enjoy without ads. 🍄💜
Truffles and Myceliated Grains: Way Easier than Uncle Ben, Best Kept Secrets in Mycology!
How to Make Jar Lids, Modified and Unmodified, Which is Best? Mycology (Mushroom Mastery Part 3)
How THICK Should 🍄Spore Syringes🍄 and Swabs Be?
Update 5/17/25: New Video and Ad-Free Reupload!
(122) TTBVIs in the Automated Monotub! Last Update (9.5.24)
Key topics:
Shoebox TTBVI vs JCM chamber vs Orbeez TEK!
Dialing in the JCM Chamber further to increase FAE.. Modification time
Reason as to why there is there too much humidity and not enough FAE in this particular JCM chamber
Pasty Whyte’s EZ Dial TEK
Why hybridizing TEKs is USUALLY a BAD idea!
Should you use aluminum trays?
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Sage
Latest Videos!
Be sure to check out the Video Vault for all videos!
Update 5/17/25: Ad-Free Reupload!
🍄 What’s the BEST Grain for Growing Mushrooms? How To Decide and Debunking Sterilization Myths 🍄
Timestamps:
Why I consider Brown Rice to be the best overall grain available for most hobbyists: 0:40
Brown rice cleanliness, and what are endospores: 0:56
The biggest myth of sterilization and endospores: 2:03
Sterilizing human poop: 3:34
Negatives of buying 50lb bags of grains: 3:51
One negative of brown rice: 5:07
How to choose the grains to use: 5:50
Debunking the ‘rice is for beginners’ myth: 6:11
Debunking the myth of grain nutrition: 6:21
What actually matters for getting good flushes: 7:53
Rice’s ease of preparation: 8:25
DISCLAIMER about “All-In-One” bags and “pre-sterilized” vendor grains: 9:24
Main negatives of brown rice: 10:20
Why is rice rarely listed as a ‘good grain’?: 11:21
History of brown rice in mycology and notable users: 13:02
Resources:
How to prepare brown rice: https://youtu.be/Q8hyaL1wIXQ
FULL Supply List to Get Started: https://tinyurl.com/suppliesallyouneed
MERCH!: https://tinyurl.com/sagesmerch
Microscopy, mentorships, and business inquiries: mycosage@mycosage.com
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More Affiliates and Links at: https://linktr.ee/mycophiliaofficial
Update 5/10/25: New Early Access Video!
Poocake TEK Part 2! Easiest Way to Fruit PooLovers and Other Exotics
Hey everyone, here is the long-awaited fruiting part of the Poocake TEK, started all the way back in June 2022!
Resources:
Poocake TEK part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8WNN9H0Hlk
Inoculating the Poocakes Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HElUYE_5R04
Why Multispore is King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPxVkQfJNTI&t=97s&pp=ygVSd2h5IG11bHRpc3BvcmUgaXMga2luZyBmb3IgZmluZGluZyBnb29kIGdlbmV0aWNzLCBwbHVzIHJoaXpvIHZzIHRvbWVudG9zZSBteWNlbGl1bdIHCQmGCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D
Instant Pot Guide for Mycology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1jJkpzdcNM&t=469s
I hope you enjoy, and be sure to ask questions if you have any in the #video-discussions channel on the Discord!
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Sage
Update 5/7/25: New Video!
(121) Christening the JCM Chamber with TTBVI, and the Titanic Shoebox! My Process of Dialing-In an Automated Fruiting Setup
Key Topics:
Trich on manure substrates
Christening the JCM chamber
The smallest mushrooms I’ve ever grown!
“Titanic’d” Shoebox Jaliscos, Mexican Grasslovers
Why are the Jaliscos so small? My explanation
‘Nameko’ Jaliscos!
Discussing on the potential causes of recent trich contaminations
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Sage
Update 5/4/25: YT Repost (Ad-Free)
🍄 BROWN RICE TEK FULL GUIDE for Growing Mushrooms at Home in 2025, EASIEST Way to Start! 🍄
Description:
FULL Supply List to Get Started: https://tinyurl.com/suppliesallyouneed
How to grow mushrooms at home using brown rice as grain spawn. This is a step-by-step guide that will ensure you always have access to high-quality grains for growing your mycelium and mushrooms to ensure a successful harvest. Cheap and easy, highly effective. Mycology at home.
Resources:
How to Steam Sterilize (start at 7:00): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHJQrsZFQdE
My Instant Pot Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1jJkpzdcNM&t=469s
Update 4/30/25: New Video!
EARLY ACCESS: April 2025 SOTG! Poocakes, JCM Fruiting Chamber Overview, NEW Rare Landraces, No-Grain Grows and Much More
Key Topics:
What I’ve been up to (0:09)
Compost-only grow, no grain (modified my Poo-Cake TEK) (02:16)
More nutrition= more/better mushrooms? (04:39)
Best spawn to sub ratio (05:35)
Using mushroom compost instead of traditional manure (05:49)
What is “mushroom compost” (06:02)
Frilly cap ochras! (06:51)
Exposed grains = Contamination? (07:34)
How well-made grains are supposed to look (08:55)
Upcoming grows on agar (09:13)
Natties and ochras
Real Nats spores from South Africa (not in circulation) grow! Truly wild
Wild Landrace Ochras from South Africa!
Ochra squat mutants
What are embedded contams, and a technique to clean up bacterial mycelium (embedded contams) (11:05)
Using plate pins to expedite isolation of good genetics (13:02)
Trenching effectiveness for different species’ mycelium (13:52)
Talking about Apollensis (my Mex x Florida species hybrid project) and plate pins, plus no sclerotia on F4 after 2 months of fruiting! (14:47)
Black Cap Ochra Light! What exactly are they? (15:41)
Jalisco trench (16:33)
JCM chamber overview and how it works (17:02)
Mexi-Grasslover “A-Strain” blues: It just doesn’t fruit!
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Sage
(120) One Method to Take Spores from Fruits that Do Not Drop Spores (Not Exactly Swabbing) (1.1.25)
Follow-up to 117!
Key Topics:
BCO 2nd flush: Will they sporulate this time?
Reclamation of aborts by substrate: Very clear example
How I tell whether the caps are dropping spores
Apollensis F3. They did not sporulate at all! But the caps are starting to show classic Apollensis features
The most successful trich operation I’ve had! Almost 2 weeks without trich returning
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Sage
Update 4/09/25: New Video!
(119) AWESOME Jalisco Pinset! Plus Trich Surgery and TTBVI in JCM Chamber UPDATE (9.2.24)
Key Topics:
AWESOME Jalisco pinset! Mexi-grasslovers
Connection between aborts and trich
JCM chamber doing great! Humidity and FAE check
TTBVI in JCM chamber update
Upcoming modifications to JCM chamber
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Sage
Update 3/25/25: New Video!
(118) Two Exotics Fruiting Methods Open Air vs. JCM Chamber! Plus Jaliscos and TTBVI
Follow up to Video 116!
Key Topics:
Open air fruiting for pin initiation of exotics (Mexican Grasslover, Jalisco)
Loads of Jalisco pins!
Jalisco vs Rancho Agosto sclerotia
Sclerotia-heavy strain vs fruiting strain, differences in mycelial behaviour
TTBVI update in JCM chamber!
Talking about the Orbeez fruiting chamber TEK I tried, compared to the JCM
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
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Sage
Update 3/11/25: New Video!
(117) How to “Open Air TEK”! Plus Apollensis F3 (Mutant Offspring) Epic Shoeboxes, Plus Black Cap Ochras Ready for Harvest (12.28.24)
A lost-and-found episode, this video is the prequel to video 114 🎥
Key Topics:
Comparing F1 and F2 morphology and growth characteristics to F3 Apollensis
“Open Air TEK” for F3, and how to do it, pitfalls and benefits
When I make an exception for “Dub Tubbing” shoeboxes
When do you harvest Black Cap Ochras? How to tell if they are mature
The no-spore blues!
The mystery of the strange blue spots developing on the Black Cap mycelium
Trich E4K tub, post surgery
Metabolites
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
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Sage
Update 2/27/25: New Video!
(116) JCM Fruiting Chamber! Fully Automated Small-Scale Exotics Machine. Plus Jalisco Tubs! (8.29.24)
Hey everybody! This is a video I have been wanting to release for a long time, before releasing a fully realized all-in-one video on small-scale automation on YT. But this video will give you an idea of how this TEK works, and the materials needed so that you can recreate this at home.
In the first part of the video, I show how the Jalisco tubs are doing.
Key Topics:
The best small-scale (monotub-size) automated fruiting chamber for exotics. No space for a tent? No problem!
How to put it together, necessary items and how they come together. Plus cost.
Difference between Jalisco and Rancho truffles
Tip for experiments
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
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Sage
Update 2/17/25: New Video!
(115) What’s the Best Truffle Strain or Species? Live Casing Correction, and More! (8.28.24)
Key Topics:
Tub checkup after 1 week away: What to do if you’re going away while fruiting?
Want to grow “truffles”? Best strains for sclerotia (“truffles”/stones)
Discussing Florida vs. Mexican grasslovers’ sclerotia; Which is better? TASTE EXPERIENCE!
Holland cultures
Jalisco vs. Strain A Mexican Grasslovers comparison!
Upcoming fully-automated fruiting chamber in a monotub, tent performance in monotub size
Live casing, how many seeds should you plant?
What seeds to use for live casing?
White fluff on your micro greens, is it a problem?
Uncolonized substrate, what does it mean?
Subtle signs of contamination in grain jars
I hope you guys have a great day or night!
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Sage
Update 2/7/25: New Video!
(114) Apollensis F3 First Flush! (12.29.24)
In this video I show you all a pre-harvest shot of the F3 Apollensis. So far, every generation has had a very different and distinct performance, and the first flush is no exception. In the case of the F3, they have completely filled out the tub, yet the caps (despite open air fruiting) have not opened at all, not even a little!
And here’s another thing that I will cover in an upcoming video. 2 months into fruiting, they have still NOT PRODUCED A SINGLE SCLEROTIUM. With tamps, I would have had a tub FULL of sclerotia at this point, and even with the Mexicana Ranchos, despite not producing much, they still produced!
Morphology-wise, F3 are closer to the F2 versus the F1, which looked most similar to Ps. tampanensis.
I plan at some point to go back to F1 spores and see if I can get some different phenos for these guys. We will see.
Mush Love everyone!
Sage
Update 1/31/25: New Video!
(113) Trich TEK Success! Plus Black Cap Ochras, Apollensis F3 and More! (12.25.24)
Key Topics:
Can stressing the mycelium actually promote a better flush? HOCl
Reliable way to tell if a mutant is from environmental or genetic factors
Side pins: Nature vs. Nurture
Shoeboxes without dub tub
My best grasslover (Apollensis) flush coming in!
The ‘wildness’ of E4Ks
Black Cap Ochras, epic pines coming in!
Weird blobs on ochra substrate turning blue. What are they?
Mycelium overlay, rich in flavonoids?
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Sage
Update 1/23/25: New Video!
(56) Fridge TEK'd Rancho Agostos Fruiting, Exotics Talk and More! (9.14.23)
Key Topics:
- How moist should your casing be?
- Casing review
- How to get a canopy of Mexican grasslovers… Not shoeboxes
- How Poolover mycelium looks, vs “Cobweb Mold”
- Bispo vs TTBVI
- Differences in colonization speed between the species
- Cheap vs. expensive shoeboxes
- Fridge TEK pins update! Second flush coming along nicely!
- Just had another apartment inspection…. Suitcase TEK
- Bispos, mexi-grasslovers, temps and coir lovers doing beautifully!
- Zaps are germinating, finally!
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Sage
Update 1/16/25: New Video!
(112) Post-Trich Operation Update, Why E4Ks are Unique 12.24.24
Key Topics:
Fuzzy legs=lack of FAE? Not always. Discussion
Causes of aborts, how to avoid
How is the trich tub doing? Was the operation a success?
E4K discussion, unique grow characteristics
Misting during fruiting? Demonstration
Got mycelium on your caps? Is it due to low FAE? Well…
Weird growth on ochra tubs. What are they?
EPIC Apollensis F3 flush coming in!
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Sage
Update: 1/10/25 TWO New Videos!
Video 1:
(55) How I Fought Gnats (and Won, in 24 Hours!): The Story of My Huge Fungus Gnat Infestation (Pt.2)
Here is the followup to Video 54 on the fungus gnat infestation I had back in September 2023. In it, I summarize the simple steps I did to completely eliminate gnats from my home without the use of any chemicals.
I also show the first pins we are getting after leaving a shoebox in the fridge for 3 weeks, along with the start of my live casing experimentation!
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Sage
Video 2:
(111) Apollensis Mutant Harvest! 7.19.24
Here is the follow up harvest video of the mutant F2 Apollensis flush from video 106!
This was filmed more than 6 months ago, but the last few recent videos I have uploaded of my current grows (107-110) is directly related to the results of this flush from July as the current Apollensis F3 is the offspring of this particular mutant flush.
I hope we can get some mutants with the current F3!
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Sage
Update: 1/5/25 New Video!
(110) Got Trich? How to Salvage Your Tub. Tutorial. 12.22.24 update
Key Topics:
2 ways to tell trich is coming before even seeing it
How to save your tub with trich so you might get a flush out of it
E4K comparison
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Sage
Update: 12/30/24 New Video!
(109) Ochra Sclerotia, Cause of Overlay, and Misting HOCl? (12.21.24)
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdgFNt-rE3c&t=34s
Key Topics:
Ochra sclerotia?
Ochra overlay: What is the cause?
Weird blobs throughout substrate. What are they?
Misting HOCl=Better pinset?!?!?
A good rule of thumb to estimate how big your fruits will get from when they are pins
E4K pinning, what would cause two shoeboxes from the same plate to have distinctly different phenos?
Apollensis F3 pins! Will they retain their mutations from F2?
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Sage
Update: 12/25/24 New Video!
(108) 3-Species Casing Update Ochra Sclerotia, How to Domesticate, Apollensis F3 and More (12.19.24)
Key Topics:
Process of domestication to make your own strain
Cleaning up mycelium via trenching
Common signs of embedded contaminations
Preview of future YT video
Strain talk: E4K
Apollensis F3 starting to fruit. Will they keep the last mutations?
Plans of making some more strains off Apollensis (back to F1)
Comments about the recent ochra change
How the casing and mycelium intermingle, how they work together
Apollensis has some aggressive mycelium for grass lovers
Black Cap Ochras and overlay (or lack thereof)
Ochra sclerotia
Showing the next generation of upcoming grows!
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Sage
Update: 12/19/24 New Video!
(107) Casing Layers: Direct Comparison Between 3 Different Species (12.16.24)
Resources:
Casing Layer (and Gypsum) Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1878614623001320
Casing How-To Livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/live/jQygegMOXKQ?si=BBZ43IhXUhP20K7f
Key Topics:
The situation with the false Natties (i.e., Ochras)
Update from the Livestream Casing Tubs
Ochras (formerly Natties), Coir Lovers, and Apollensis (Grass Lovers)
How does a casing layer affect Ochras? Does it reduce overlay?
How to prevent overlay on Ochras
Ideal moisture content on casing layers
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Sage
Update: 12/15/24 New Video!
(106) Tub-to-Tub Communication in Sharing Phenos and Flushing Performance (7.17.24)
Key Topics:
Tub-to-Tub communication to share phenos and fruiting performance (kind of like how women can synchronize menstruation cycles when in proximity)
My process in domesticating mutations
Use of cloning and spores in domestication
How I took spores from a TINY cap (too small for swabs)
Checking through the potential causes of the sudden mutations
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Sage
Update: 12/7/24 New Video!
(54) How I Fought Gnats (and Won, in 24 Hours!): The Story of My Huge Fungus Gnat Infestation (Pt.1)
I think the title is pretty self-explanatory for today's Patreon reupload! This will be a 2 part video, with this being part 1. In the second part, I will discuss and reflect upon why this method worked so well, and how it can be applied to those facing fungus gnat infestations.
I also show updates on how the Fridge TEK tubs are doing! Plus discuss some upcoming outdoor grow experiments in September.
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
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Sage
Update: 12/3/24 New Video!
(105) CRAZY CONTAM 6 Months Into Fruiting! Plus New Phenos and Mutations for Apollensis F1 (7.17.24)
Key Topics:
How to test mutations to see the cause, and to see if you they are reproducible genetically
NEW phenotypes popping off on the F1 tub almost 6 months in.
Finally, a new flush coming in for the F2, one month after the last flush. Very strange morphology.
I hope you’re all having a great day or night!
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Sage
Update: 11/28/24 New Video!
(104 Myco Quickie) Apollensis Officially 5 Months Into Fruiting! How Are They Doing? (7.7.24)
An update into the Apollensis F1 tub 5 months in!
I discuss their surprising flushing performance and consistency, even this long into fruiting! Not to mention out of hundreds of grows, this is the longest grow I have ever had. They just don’t seem to let up!
I hope you are all having a great day or night, and a fabulous Thanksgiving if you celebrate it 🦃
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Sage
Update: 11/23/24 New Video!
(53) What Happens When You Leave Tropical Species in the Fridge for 3 WEEKS! Will They Recover? Fridge Tek Pt. 2 (9.5.23)
Description from Patreon:
Here is the long-awaited update for the fridge tubs! At least part 1 :) I have filmed two more updates already, that will be released over the coming days and weeks.
Key Topics:
Gandalf and Yeti starting to recover
PEU got trich!
Discussion on why PEU got trich, rather than the others (discussing the importance of recovery, and when mycelium is weakest in a grow)
Why is this subtrop jar bluing so hard? Touching upon the concept of myceliated grains, the most inconspicuous way to produce umami! Stealthier than truffles :)
Running through some Fall grow ideas
I just want to give you guys a little spoiler, there will be success at the end of this experiment :) At least, there will be some fruits! But first, we have to deal with a gnat infestation, which is what a following video will be about. I will show how I successfully got rid of them!
I hope you all have a great day or night!
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Sage
Update: 11/15/24 New Video!
(52) FRIDGE TEK! And How Complicated are Exotic Species REALLY? Plus How To Minimize Blobbing in PEs (8.2023)
Hey everyone, this video was filmed right before I went to India in August of 2023. During this time, I tried putting my tubs inside the fridge, hoping to restart flushing once I returned in 3 weeks time. This is the start of that “Fridge TEK” saga :)
Key Topics:
- Minimizing side pins and blobs in PE-based varieties
- Should you re-apply a casing layer after a few flushes?
- Can Mexicanas benefit from blue light?
- Things don't have to be complicated with most "exotic" species -
-The importance of keeping your casing layer WET (and the consequences of not doing so!)
- Mexis are looking like Wavy woodlovers! And PEU first flush + premature harvest!
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 11/8/24 New Video!
(103 Myco Quickie) Big Tampanensis Caps from the JCM Chamber (11.7.24)
Hey everyone,
This video is a sort of addition to the last video about the huge Apollensis caps. In this video, I show a recent tampanensis flush with big caps (for tampanensis standards) to give you all a comparison between the two, and ultimately to bring home the point of how large those Apollensis caps really were!
All the best, and I hope you are all having a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 11/5/24 New Video!
(102) The BIGGEST Grasslover Cap EVER! Apollensis MONSTER… (7.3.24)
Key Topics:
Recasing sclerotia for more fruits
Nepalese Landrace Coir Lovers! (Chitwans)
Describing the unique phenotypes of Chitwans
The dangers of sporulation for your lungs when fruiting
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
(101) Debunking Misinformation About Sidepins and Bottom Pins: Why They Happen and How to Prevent Them Like A Pro (6.30.24)
Key Topics:
5 months old tub! How does it look? ;)
Nature vs Nurture, which is stronger in mushroom cult?
F2 Apollensis FLUSH 3, new unique phenotype!
Does casing TRUFFLES (i.e., sclerotia) produce fruits?
5 months into fruiting! How do they look?
Does casing increase yield? Non-Cased Nepal Chitwans
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 10/21/24 New Video!
(100) Things to Watch Out For When Growing In Summer, and Tapeworm Mushrooms?!?! (6.26.24)
Key Topics:
The Longest Apollensis fruit so far! (third Flush, F2)
Differences between F1 phenos and F2 becoming more and more apparent
Should you recast after a few flushes?
F1 5 months in! How’s it doing?
Spawning a casing layer… with insect eggs!
Doing a no-casing coir lover grow for the first time in a long time. How will it compare?
Crazy growth on Apollensis F2 plate in only 2 days
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 10/15/24 New Video!
(51) Best Mexicana (Rancho Agosto) Shoebox Flush So Far! 8.6.23 update
Key Topics:
Why some grows from the same plate succeed whereas others can’t, given all factors are the same.
Why even monocultures can have different phenos from grow to grow
Wild vs. Domesticated genetics, differences in genetics priority
PE Uncut! First time, first flush!
Avalanche 2nd Flush
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 10/9/24 New Video!
(99) The most beautiful Grasslovers ever… Plus Cracked (and unharvested) Substrate Experiment FINALE! (6.2.24)
Key Topics:
F0s still thriving!
4 months in, a new phenotype very reminiscent of Florida Grasslover
F1 vs F0 comparison, phenos and flush performance (4 and 2 months in)
Discussing oversaturation of substrates due to misting, and especially dunking after a flush, and a good tip to avoid it
Discussing the common confusion around Filial terminology
Plans for future experimentation with Orbeez heating mat TEK
I hope you all have a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 10/2/24 New Video!
(50) Three Species Fruiting! And The Most Crazy Substrate Shrinkage I Have Seen After a Flush! (8.7.23)
Key Topics:
TTBVI flush ready to harvest! Yield!
Alabama F1 flush 2, textbook specimens!
The most crazy substrate shrinkage I have seen after a flush, and mycelium bluing! Stormtroopers aftermath
PE Uncut starting to fruit!
Mexicana Rancho Agosto shoebox coming in hot!
Why Ranchos produce so many weird fruits compared to other mexicana strains
Why trich often pops up AFTER a flush
I hope you all have a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 9/24/24 New Video!
(98) CRAZY Truffle Fruit Cluster Popping In! The World’s Hardest Working Truffle (laugh emoji): Apollensis Update, F0 and F1! (6.16.24)
Key Topics:
Lab update on the Apollensis situation!
F0: 4 months into fruiting (flush 15)! How is it doing?
Apollensis F0 and F1
F1 lacklustre performance so far… Will it improve?
CRAZY Sclerotia fruit cluster!
More MONSTER grasslover fruits popping in!
Sclerotia (i.e., ‘truffles’), are they producing still after 4 months?
Why are the F0s gnat-resistant, but the F1s aren’t?
I hope you have a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 9/21/24 New Video!
(49) Feverish Stormtrooper Shoebox 🥵, How Is It Doing? TTBVI, Mexican Grasslover, and Coir Lover Shoeboxes! (8.6.23)
Key Topics:
When to harvest albinos?
Alabama F1 second flush
Rancho Agosto sclerotia information
Tip for avoiding truffle aftertaste
Rancho Agosto new pins! Shoebox Exotics
TTBVI shoebox! Awesome flush
Benefits of TTBVI versus other coir lovers
Size vs. quantity in potency
Getting poolover caps to open up in shoeboxes
Feverish Stormtrooper tub update!
Trying out PEU and Gandalf (Old Cultures)
Avalanche Second Flush update
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
Update: 9/14/24 New Video!
(97) CASED vs UNCASED Experiment FINALE! Plus What Happens If You Don’t Harvest a Tub Experiment! (6.12.24)
Key Topics:
What happens if you accidentally crack a substrate? Will it still fruit?
Golden Halos! What are they and why are they special?
Side/bottom fruits = Nature or Nurture?
Lots of mutations
Strange things on the mycelium surface… what are they?
Bluing substrate when conditions are good, what can it mean?
Comparing plant growth on cased vs uncased tubs
Apollensis Update! F0 (4 months in) and F1!
Gnat resistant genetics?
What happens if you don’t harvest a tub? Live demonstration
I hope you are all having a great day or night!
🍄💜
Sage
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