unwanted mushrooms in the weed pots

[yokinazu]

i would like to point something out here about mushrooms. most varietys of mushrooms are NOT poison.its a comon myth. they are in fact inedible. there are in fact only 2 species of mushrooms in the US that will kill you 1) the destorying angle can get up to 2 feet tall with a 9 inch cap and 2) deadly glarinia a small brown mushroom that grows in clusters that look slimey. in fact aprox 4000 species of mushrooms grow in the US of these about 500 are considered poison of that 500 about 300 are halucinagenic , shrooms are catagoried as poisonous. of the other 200 with the exception of the above mention they will only make you sick, unless of course injested in VERY large quantitys. now about 1000 are edible with about 100 being "choice". so if you were to eat that mushroom it will most likely taste like crap, next be fairly good but not terrific, next make you "trip", next make you sick to your stomache, next be fairly tasty, and last and most least make you die. the only way to tell for absolute certain of the species is close examination wich includes microscopic inspection of the spores.

note: all numbers above are approximate

NOTE: VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF MUSHROOM POISONING AND ALLERGIES ASSOCIATED WITH, NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCMSTANCE EAT A MUSHROOM THAT YOU ARE NOT ABSOLUTLY SURE OF THE SPECIES.

[Opie Yutts]

That sounds a whole bunch different then what my little mind has previous concieved. I thought there were about 20 or 30 pcylociben ones, about 50 or so edible ones, and the hundreds left were deadly. Ahlwaaz lurnun.

[pudder]

NOTE: VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF MUSHROOM POISONING AND ALLERGIES ASSOCIATED WITH, NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCMSTANCE EAT A MUSHROOM THAT YOU ARE NOT ABSOLUTLY SURE OF THE SPECIES.

This is very true. I had a few people in my area think they knew what mushroom was what. They were hospitalized. There are only a few species that I can Identify and are in my area. Some are edible and some aren't. All in my area are pretty much edible. Not that you would want to.

What he says is very true.

[stinkyattic]

I'm really disappointed to pop back over here and see myself being accused of tyranny. I don't make the rules here. I've pledged to enforce them. I DID leave the thread up in a rare stretch of site rules, since the posts were specifically made with regards to mushrooms in plant pots. I changed the name so as not to attract undue attention to the thread and cause it to be taken down. I'm sorry to hear you feel I'm violating your rights. I would hope you'd know me a bit better than that.

[Opie Yutts]

stinky, I don't feel that you violated my rights because I realize that I am a guest on private property, and essentially have no rights here. I must follow the rules of this private organization, which have nothing to do with free speech or the rights of Americans, or the basic rights of humanity in general. When it all boils down, this is a dictatorship. It's a real cool and fun dictatorship, but it is one nonetheless. That became apparent real fast when Zandor told me, and I quote, "you can be banned for any reason, or even no reason." Pretty strong statement if you ask me. Really, no reason? Wow.

As far as what rule I stretched, are you referring to:
Posts about other psychotropics and substances are generally NOT tolerated and most will be nuked?

If you'll remember right, you'll notice that this thread is about mushrooms or fungus in general, that appear along with marijuana that is potted in soil. It is a legitimate problem that sometimes happens throughout weed farming. IMHO, it's a far cry from a post about other psychotropics.

I hope you didn't think I was mad at you. I just kinda found it amusing, smiled inside, and then decided to play devils advocate for some reason. Not sure why, perhaps (unfortunately?) it's my nature. Please forgive me for my childish outbursts. Anyway, what the hell. It's all good.

Love ya all.

[Opie Yutts]

This is very true. I had a few people in my area think they knew what mushroom was what. They were hospitalized. There are only a few species that I can Identify and are in my area. Some are edible and some aren't. All in my area are pretty much edible. Not that you would want to.

What he says is very true.

If all that happened is they were hospitalized, then they were extremely lucky. My understanding is that dying from mushroom poisoning is excruciatingly painful. The liver is first to go, then it's all down hill from there over a period of a week or so. Nothing to take chances with.

[Opie Yutts]

Back to the subject: I transplanted the plant in question, and the old soil had a bunch of tiny white balls in it. It also had an occasional small patch of mold. I will post pictures to see if this is mycelium or what. Hopefully someone knows, because it didn't look white and stringy like SMOKEnCHOKE talks about. My wife took the camera to work, but hopefully tomorrow I can put up a couple pictures.

Upon transplanting I think I found a possible reason as too why I got mold and mushrooms. For drainage purposes, I had some clay pellets at the bottom of the container. These help hold some moisture. When I would feel the soil, I don't think I ever felt all the way down to the pellets. Even when the top 95% of the soil seemed completely dry for many days, there was still a bunch of moisture at the very bottom of the container. The roots were entangled in the pellets, which I believe never really had a chance to come close to drying out, which is of course necessary for healthy soil. I'm pretty sure this is what happened, and I hope this can act as a lesson for other people. I know it's a lesson for me.

[stinkyattic]

... this thread is about mushrooms or fungus in general, that appear along with marijuana that is potted in soil. It is a legitimate problem that sometimes happens throughout weed farming.

Did you even read my previous post? That's why I left it!!! AAARGH! I don't see the issue!

I DID leave the thread up in a rare stretch of site rules, since the posts were specifically made with regards to mushrooms in plant pots..

When it all boils down, this is a dictatorship. ... That became apparent real fast when Zandor told me, and I quote, "you can be banned for any reason, or even no reason."

Zandor doesn't work here any more. I believe in accountability.

Can you just relax about changing the thread title? It's not a big deal considering. This has NOTHING to do with you personally. I like your posts. I think you have good things to say. Your opinion matters enough to make me want to explain my actions. At LEAST let me get through my first cup of coffee before having to defend my character?

[SMOKEnCHOKE]

Exactly there are well over 100 species that are considered to be poisonus (including the Psilocybe genus) but only around 12 are considered to be deadly. Alot of mushroom fatalities are allergies, And never try to identify without taking a spore print.

[yokinazu]

not all halucinagenic are psilocibe. for instance the fly agaric.
but back to the subject. the best way to get rid of your mushrooms is to completly change ALL of yor soil then clean the room floor to ceiling every square inch with a strong bleach solution. you will also need to clean lights, pots, eveything. or replace it all. thats the only way to be absolutly sure that you dont get reinfected. as far as where the spores came from to begin with, well you could have brung them in after walkin in the woods , the yard , the garden almost any where. also its a good idea to change cloths before goin into grow room you can bring any number of pest and bacteria or fungus in just on your cloths. you dont have to put on a hazmat suit just clean cloths. and take off your shoes i leave a pair of flip flps next to the door