Growing Magic Mushrooms

Now that you have everything you need to start growing, the cultivation journey of Psilocybe Cubensis mushrooms begins! We've split the process into 6 Units. You start by germinating your mushroom spores, and then transferring the germinated mycelium into liquid culture jars. Once enough liquid mycelium has grown, you transfer some of it into jars of sterile grain spawn. These jars colonize, and are then mixed with bulk substrate in a plastic tub, called a monotub. The bulk substrate takes about ten days to colonize and then starts fruiting. Finally, after the first flush is harvested, several more flushes may emerge.

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Unit 1Germinating Mushroom SporesMake nutrient agar, sterilize it and pour it into petri dishes in a clean environment under the Still Air Box — without contaminating the dishes.

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Unit 2Inoculating Liquid Culture (LC)Make and sterilize liquid culture using our modified mason jars, then inoculate the LC with live mycelium for further inoculation of substrate.

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Unit 3Preparing & Inoculating Grain SpawnPrepare, hydrate and sterilize popcorn grain spawn, then inoculate it with the live mycelium grown in the previous step.

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Unit 4Inoculating Bulk SubstratePrepare and pasteurize bulk substrate, inoculate it with your colonized grain spawn, and lace the mixture into your monotub.

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Unit 5Fruiting & Harvesting MushroomsOne of the most magical stages: allow Fresh Air Exchange in your monotub to bring on fruiting, then harvest your first flush.

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Unit 6Getting More Mushroom FlushesGrow additional flushes after your first harvest by supplying water (and possibly nutrients) to the mycelium cake. Expect 2–5 flushes.