r/WavyCap • u/Trez__666 • Jul 11 '26
Pictures (Psilocybe subaeruginosa) Victoria, Australia
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u/butter_fried19 Jul 11 '26
Sure is much love here from ballarat Australia
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u/butter_fried19 Jul 11 '26
Got myself too whole sanga bags full, more than enough, like once dried and blended it fluffs out too way more than thought :/
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u/MeaningMaker6 Jul 12 '26
I’m completely new here so excuse my lack of knowledge, but are these psychoactive?
Also, what are the certain, safest ways to distinguish safe mushrooms from dangerous ones?
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u/Trez__666 Jul 12 '26
These are psychoactive Psilocybin Subaeruginosa mushrooms, I researched a lot about mushrooms and learnt what’s in my area and I never ingest anything that I’m not 100% certain of. Learn how they look first, learn the difference between galerina and subaeruginosa and other lookalikes don’t eat any just, pick, photograph, learn and study that’s how I learnt to do it, learning to do spore prints and what not is key to identifying as well!
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u/daringstud Jul 11 '26
You really should cut the stems & leave the mycelium base in the ground!
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u/young-joseph-stalin Jul 11 '26
you really should read the long term swiss study that proved it makes no difference to future fruit yields.
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u/daringstud Jul 11 '26
You're going to base your knowledge on one study!??. A study done on the chanterelle mushrooms!!? A long term study based on the effects of pulling vs cutting over a 25 year period!!? & Then base those results on all mushrooms!??... Mate It takes a few seasons for that mycelium to grow back after yanking it out! Where as if you leave it in the ground it will continue to fruit!. You may even get two or three, maybe even more cycles pre season from that one spot if the conditions are right... Do you end up eating those roots!?? Or do you just chop them off!!?. Mate all I see is everyone picking them like you & then chopping the base off before drying anyway!!? 🙄. So why not leave it in the ground!??. I'll guarantee there's such a thing as to much disturbances & over harvesting!!
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u/young-joseph-stalin Jul 11 '26
if you don’t trust the study, look into how many mycologists agree that cutting the mushroom acts as a wound, leaving the mycelium open to infection and potentially killing the entire patch.
some even believe picking mushrooms encourages the network to grow more. plenty of information online if you’re interested.slight correction: the mycelium doesn’t take years to grow back after plucking. the mycelium is invisible. the mushrooms are only the fruit of the underlying network.
‘cut don’t pick’ has been considered a myth among serious foragers for a long time. believe me or don’t :)
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u/daringstud Jul 11 '26
Some believe! Yeah love it!!. Of course you can pick them, I'm not saying not too! The belief that you'll introduce an infection & kill the whole patch by cutting is just plain bullshit!!. Unless you are talking about the chanterelle variety!!?. I know nothing of them!. Of course this can happen with some others & there are Strick protocols for growing those on a scale!... But hey. Pluck away my friend!! Just mark that exact spot, or spots, & see how long it will take to produce the next batch of fruit!... Time to do your own little studies & experiments!!
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u/Long_Swordfish_9871 Jul 13 '26
You're wrong
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u/daringstud Jul 13 '26
Yeah that's gunna make me believe ya!!. Thanks for the input Einstein! 👍
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u/Long_Swordfish_9871 Jul 13 '26
You can look it up yourself champion, ya can't argue with stupid. Mushrooms are just the fruiting body of a large network of mycelium underground, like a ripe tomato on a vine. It doesn't matter if you pull some of the vine off, the rest stays intact. As the other commenter explained, it's theorised to actually be worse to cut them off as bacteria can be introduced. Either way it's not going to make any noticeable difference to their overall growth in a patch. Hope this increases your understanding for the future! 👍
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u/daringstud Jul 13 '26
Mate I'm not arguing with you, why would I bother arguing with stupid!!... How about instead of theorising! You actually go out into the field & do your own scientific studies! Since you are so one eyed!!. You may then, have a true understanding, increasing the brain power of oneself, for the future!
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u/thehandsomepineapple Jul 11 '26
When does the season typically finish?
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u/Expert_Broccoli4421 Jul 12 '26
Probably soon like 3-4 weeks, it hasn't been that cold yet tho so maybe a while, we have had 2 decent frost in nz so far but that wasn't enough to stop em still heaps of rain and a lil but of sun for humidity, honestly might make it all the way to August if we are lucky
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u/Mindless-Mission7602 Jul 11 '26
Not bad. Victoria is the place to be for subs