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Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by vgatherps »

anewpersonality wrote: post #34
pline wrote: post #25

as a home mushroom cultivator I can tell you that this device is pretty much the Juicero of the mushroom world. from what i'm reading this device accomplishes nothing that one can't do with a homemade monotub composed of a 32 quart storage tote, a spray bottle and some polyfill. if you are interested in growing edible gourmet mushrooms look up a local mushroom farm in your area, most of them sell blocks that you can…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

HN does love to dump on anybody doing anything but I don't think that home mushroom growing tools are in the same boat as easy to use cloud file access.

Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by detritus »

anewpersonality wrote: post #34
pline wrote: post #25

as a home mushroom cultivator I can tell you that this device is pretty much the Juicero of the mushroom world. from what i'm reading this device accomplishes nothing that one can't do with a homemade monotub composed of a 32 quart storage tote, a spray bottle and some polyfill. if you are interested in growing edible gourmet mushrooms look up a local mushroom farm in your area, most of them sell blocks that you can…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

heh, as amusing as that reference is, it's a bit of a difference between buying a big ol' tub and a spray mister. About £200, apparently.

I'm curious to know how repeated use of the device will deal with sterilisation, which was always the tricky part.

Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by [deleted] »

anewpersonality wrote: post #34
pline wrote: post #25

as a home mushroom cultivator I can tell you that this device is pretty much the Juicero of the mushroom world. from what i'm reading this device accomplishes nothing that one can't do with a homemade monotub composed of a 32 quart storage tote, a spray bottle and some polyfill. if you are interested in growing edible gourmet mushrooms look up a local mushroom farm in your area, most of them sell blocks that you can…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

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Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by agency »

eterpstra wrote: post #5

For the section on growing your own "special" mushrooms, they have a young guy in a baja hoodie watching the "magic" happen and winking at the camera. Pretty sure they're targeting a very specific audience here. Solid marketing.

Apropos of nothing you can easily buy Psilocybe cubensis spores by mail as they do not contain any psilocybin. Of course they’re only intended for you to look at under a microscope ;)

https://sporeworks.com/

Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by folkrav »

pline wrote: post #36
anewpersonality wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

i think you are giving this device far too much credit to backhandedly imply that it is as groundbreaking as the introduction of cloud storage.

Perfectly fair, it's obviously not really a good comparison. I'd however rather pay a bit more to have something a bit prettier than a spray painted monotub sitting on my shelf, when possible. Function over form, but I don't totally discount form either, I like pretty things.

This one in particular is a good example of connected for the sake of it though lol

Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by upupandup »

labrador wrote: post #21
eterpstra wrote: post #5

For the section on growing your own "special" mushrooms, they have a young guy in a baja hoodie watching the "magic" happen and winking at the camera. Pretty sure they're targeting a very specific audience here. Solid marketing.

> For the section on growing your own "special" mushrooms The county where I'm from in California has decriminalized growing psilocybin mushrooms for personal use so I can just come right out and say that I plan on growing hallucinogenic mushrooms

There are psilocybin mushroom sold in marijuana dispensaries online and offline.

To be honest I don't like the come up. I no longer like being "scolded" by it.

Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by pline »

s_dev wrote: post #40
pline wrote: post #25

as a home mushroom cultivator I can tell you that this device is pretty much the Juicero of the mushroom world. from what i'm reading this device accomplishes nothing that one can't do with a homemade monotub composed of a 32 quart storage tote, a spray bottle and some polyfill. if you are interested in growing edible gourmet mushrooms look up a local mushroom farm in your area, most of them sell blocks that you can…

I don't think these smart boxes are for mushroom growers (agriculture) but for magic mushroom growers (recreational drug use). Where a "Click&Grow" equivalent is needed. With a hydrometer and water sprayer instead of a timed light.

i fear coming off as a hostile know it all, but i think this company is simply parting a fool from their money (see Juicero). i don't think that a click and grow equivalent is needed in the cubensis cultivation space. with the advent of uncle bens tek around 2019 and pf tek years before that the flood gates for at home cultivation psilocybe cubensis have already been opened.

Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by kodah »

s_dev wrote: post #40
pline wrote: post #25

as a home mushroom cultivator I can tell you that this device is pretty much the Juicero of the mushroom world. from what i'm reading this device accomplishes nothing that one can't do with a homemade monotub composed of a 32 quart storage tote, a spray bottle and some polyfill. if you are interested in growing edible gourmet mushrooms look up a local mushroom farm in your area, most of them sell blocks that you can…

I don't think these smart boxes are for mushroom growers (agriculture) but for magic mushroom growers (recreational drug use). Where a "Click&Grow" equivalent is needed. With a hydrometer and water sprayer instead of a timed light.

Considering they're trying to sell pods that go with this device rather than selling some general purpose device, I don't think you're correct.

Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by anonymoushn »

PartiallyTyped wrote: post #7
PaulHoule wrote: post #2

Usually when you grow mushrooms you do it in two steps. First you grow out the mycelium on a growth medium such as grains, then you spread out the mycelium and cover it with some casing material, say peat moss, and fruit it under different environmental conditions. A typical mushroom lab has two areas built out (say with plastic sheets) to maintain the conditions for these two phases. Looks like their machine creates…

I had been considering setting up my own small lab to grow and do experiments for ... reasons. I think that this is a great way to get started and should greatly simplify the process.

I don't think it makes sense to spend $300 on a tiny tub given how easy it is to do this stuff with jars or Ikea tubs. You'll probably want a lot of tubs anyway.

Re: Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

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Post by _aavaa_ »

agency wrote: post #44
eterpstra wrote: post #5

For the section on growing your own "special" mushrooms, they have a young guy in a baja hoodie watching the "magic" happen and winking at the camera. Pretty sure they're targeting a very specific audience here. Solid marketing.

Apropos of nothing you can easily buy Psilocybe cubensis spores by mail as they do not contain any psilocybin. Of course they’re only intended for you to look at under a microscope ;) https://sporeworks.com/

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