Shadow3114 t1_janumpz wrote on March 2, 2023 at 7:52 PM

Reply to comment by TranscendentPretzel in Seeking psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy by [deleted]

I’m not sure if sterilization has gotten better with spore syringes, but with ~5 mins a day of effort, I’ve gotten more than I can reasonably consume. I do agree though, not sure how these harmless little fungi can be prohibited. It’s a literal plant, with very real mental health benefits.

KeithMaine t1_jap5wf6 wrote on March 3, 2023 at 1:16 AM

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KeithMaine t1_jaqm6a6 wrote on March 3, 2023 at 10:08 AM

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TranscendentPretzel t1_janvo3w wrote on March 2, 2023 at 7:59 PM

I used a pressure canner and made agar dishes and sterilized my substrate. The agar dishes that I didn't inoculate stayed contam free, so I'm pretty certain it was the syringes. But I'm sure it depends on who prepares them. All the cleaning and sterilizing I did before actually doing the 5 minutes/day of work was what was overwhelming for me. To still get contam after that was just too demoralizing. I might try again sometime with commercially-prepared substrate/spawn.

Shadow3114 t1_janwxxi wrote on March 2, 2023 at 8:07 PM

I only buy the substrate, I’ve failed making it way too many times

TranscendentPretzel t1_janxl56 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 8:11 PM

I guess that's what I need to do, then.