Know About Psilocybe Serbica (1)

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Psilocybe Serbica

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Psilocybe Serbica

• Psilocybe serbica is a very poorly known species
  of psychedelic fungi. Mycologists and shroomers
  need more investigation on its morphological
  variability, distribution, and relationship to
  other similar psilocybin species.
• This psychedelic mushrooms contains the compound
  psilocybin and is a close relative of the
  Psilocybe cyanescens. However, the latter has a
  significantly stronger starchy odor and taste and
  unlike P. serbica, doesnt attain translucence
  when moist.
• It was one of the new species discovered by 1969.
  Chemical analysis performed in 2010 revealed
  Psilocybe serbica is not a separate species from
  the Psilocybe bohemica. In fact, they are one and
  the same.

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Serbica Strain Guide

• Psilocybe serbicas cap can range from 1cm to 4cm
  across. Its conical at first but as it ages, P.
  serbicas cap starts to become more convex or
  campanulate in simpler words, bell-shaped.
  Later on, it may become incurved then more plane.
• The cap is buff brown to orange brown. However,
  because it changes color based on its level of
  hydration, you can expect it to have a pale ochre
  hue when completely dried. This smooth and
  translucent cap is also striped when moist but is
  surprisingly not as sticky as other shroom
  strains. The caps flesh is whitish to
  cream-colored.

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Serbica Strain Guide

• Psilocybe serbica can be as short as 4.5cm or as
  tall as 8cm. Its stem never becomes thicker than
  10mm. The stem has an equal structure which
  slightly enlarges towards the base. It is whitish
  with a silky gloss and has the white remnants of
  a fibrillose veil.
• The gills can be seen growing towards the stem.
  These gills are light brown at first, becoming
  dark brown with age with a purple tint while the
  edges remain pale.

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Serbica Strain Guide

• Psilocybe serbica shares a trait with all magic
  mushrooms in that it stains dark blue or bluish
  purple wherever its handled or injured.
• You cant detect a distinguishable smell from
  Psilocybe serbica but it does have a bitter
  taste.
• The psychoactive compounds psilocybin and
  baeocystin are highest in the caps of the
  mushrooms. The hallucinations produced by this
  magic mushroom is incredibly variable because its
  psilocybin levels can range from 0.11 to 1.34
  by dry weight.

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Serbica Habitat

• Psilocybe serbica shares a trait with all magic
  mushrooms in that it stains dark blue or bluish
  purple wherever its handled or injured.
• You cant detect a distinguishable smell from
  Psilocybe serbica but it does have a bitter
  taste.
• The psychoactive compounds psilocybin and
  baeocystin are highest in the caps of the
  mushrooms. The hallucinations produced by this
  magic mushroom is incredibly variable because its
  psilocybin levels can range from 0.11 to 1.34
  by dry weight.

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Psilocybe Serbica
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Growing Psilocybe Serbica Outdoors

• This outdoor preparation works for Psilocybe
  serbica and other mushroom species that grow late
  in the year. It involves the preparation,
  pasteurization, and sterilization of a grain
  spawn. This grain spawn is then inoculated into a
  substrate and once fully colonized, its
  transferred outdoors where fruiting can be
  expected within three weeks.
• With this Psilocybe serbica cultivation method,
  patience is key.
• When it comes to preparing substrates for
  Psilocybe serbica, its best to use wood chips
  because they are wood-loving mushrooms. Other
  wood-loving shrooms are Psilocybe cyanescens,
  Psilocybe azurescens, Psilocybe aeruginosa, and
  Psilocybe arcana.
• The steps in this method assumes you already have
  a fully colonized substrate jar.

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Sterilization of the Wood Chips as Psilocybe
Serbica Substrate

• Heat treatment is applied to this substrate to
  destroy unwanted organisms. For wood chips, the
  ideal temperature is 60 to 80 degrees Celsius
  applied for 90 minutes. Use dry heat such as in a
  pressure cooker.
• Once you have your sterilized wood chips, youll
  need some straw, Rubbermaid bin or a large stock
  pot, and a pillow case.
• You need to set up in an appropriate area. A
  remote location with plenty of shade is usually
  the best choice. Magic mushrooms will benefit
  from a small amount of light for a couple of
  hours a day. Stay away from pine trees because
  their soil usually contain unwanted, unhealthy
  acids.

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Creating a Garden Patch for Psilocybe Serbica

1. Place the substrate in a clean, plastic bin. Make
   sure you place this bin in an area which would
   prevent the sides from breaking.
2. Moisten the straw in the container with heated
   water. Allow the temperature to cool down to
   around 80 degrees Fahrenheit which should take
   about 6 hours. The strain with a pillow case.
3. Crumble a bottom layer of wood substrate and
   straw in your predetermined area. Add some
   vermiculite to fluff them up and keep them
   aerated. Make sure this bottom mat is flat and
   solid so they wont have any uninvited
   contaminants.
4. Apply your spawn on top of the layer you just
   placed.
5. Sprinkle some more of the substrate to cover the
   spawn. This will be your casing later to protect
   the spawn from drying out and being contaminated.
6. Keep it hydrated by sprinkling with cool water
   every day until harvest.

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• You can also increase the nitrogen by adding some
  horse manure. A layer of coconut can also be
  sprinkled on top like a casing layer. This is an
  additional step but its worth it knowing the
  pile will breathe well. Anaerobic fungi can
  contaminate and compete with your growing
  Psilocybe serbica so its best to keep the layers
  aerated and fluffy.
• While this method will successfully grow magic
  mushrooms, you wont be able to enjoy any
  psychedelic goodness for up to 4 weeks. If to
  try growing magic mushrooms without any hassle,
  you can order magic mushroom grow kits online
  from Truffle Magic. By following a set of
  instructions, you are guaranteed to see a
  successful harvest in a short period of time.

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