PF Classic from 2 year old Spore syringe from SporeWorks.com. Started on agar 9/20 to verify sterility. Agar to grain 9/30. Grain to tub 10/17. Tub has been in a 75F incubator since 10/20.

Magic Mushroom Grow Guide for our Cubensis Grow Kits

Magic Mushroom Grow Kit Guide – In 9 Easy Steps. To grow magic mushrooms using our Cubensis Grow Kit, follow these simple steps:
Prepare the environment: Ensure cleanliness and choose a spot with natural daylight (but not direct sunlight) and a temperature between 20-25⁰C.
Prepare the kit: Remove the lid, make holes in the top layer, soak in lukewarm water for 1 hour, and drain excess water.
Place in the grow bag: Pour lukewarm water into the grow bag, place the kit inside, and close the bag with the provided paperclip.
Monitor and maintain: Keep the bag closed until pre-pins start to grow, then open it for fresh air and daily misting. Harvest when the mushrooms are ready.

For detailed instructions, read the complete grow guide below:

When you order our Cubensis Grow Kit, you will receive the following items:

• 1 x Mushroom Grow kit
• 1 x Paperclip
• 1 x Growbag

A few important things before you start.

Always work as clean and tidy as possible as the grow kits are very susceptible to bacteria. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and make sure the sink and tap are clean as well. 

Please choose the right spot to grow your kit. The kit will require natural daylight in order to grow (but keep the kit out of direct sunlight and do not put the kit under a lamp or near a heater or heat source). The ideal temperature is between 20 and 25⁰C. If the temperature drops below 18⁰C, we would recommend using a heating mat, just make sure the temperature does not rise above 35⁰C. Make sure the surface and environment areas are as clean and tidy as possible.

Step 1 – Preparation and Setup

Remove the lid from the magic mushroom grow kit, but don’t throw it away (you will need this for the next step and the following flushes).

Step 2 – Making Holes

Take a clean fork and carefully make some holes in the top layer of the kit. 6 to 8 rows of holes is enough. This is an important step so that the kit can better absorb water. 

Step 3 – Soaking the Kits

Fill the magic mushroom grow kit with lukewarm water. Place the lid back. And let it soak for 1 hour. 

Step 4 – Draining Excess Water

After soaking, remove the lid and carefully pour out all the excess water. Allow the grow kit to drain for 5 to 10 seconds. (Make sure you keep the lid for the next flushes.)

Step 5 – Preparing the Grow Bag

Pour a cup or two with lukewarm water into the grow bag. (0,25 litres for the 1200CC Kit or 0,5 litres fort he 2100CC Kit).
Put the magic mushroom grow kit in the Growbag. Make sure the water does not go over the edge of the grow kit.

Step 6 – Sealing the Grow Bag

Close the bag of the kit by folding the top of the bag carefully. Secure it with the paperclip provided.

Step 7 – Initial Growth Stage

Put the kit in the spot where you want it to grow. Leave the bag closed until the first pre-pins start to grow. This may take 1 or 2 weeks in normal weather, and even up to 3 to 4 weeks in winter. It is important to keep the bag closed. At this stage, the kit requires a high level of CO₂ and does not need any oxygen. Patience is very important in this stage of growth.

Step 8 – Maintaining Growth

Once you start seeing the pre-pins, you can open the bag. Leave the kit inside. At this stage of growth, the kit requires fresh water and oxygen. From now on you can open it daily and give it some fresh air and let the C0₂ escape. Moisten the kit daily with a spray (1-2 pumps maximum on the side of the bag.) Please try to avoid spraying water directly on the mushrooms. Always use fresh water and make sure it’s clean. When you open the bag, do so with clean hands and be careful with your breath (try to avoid breathing in the bag or onto the kit).

Once the prepping starts coming up, it can spring up like mushrooms now.

Step 9 – Harvesting

The mushrooms should be harvested just before the membrane under the cap starts to come loose. Harvesting: gently grasp the stem, twist it left and right, and then pull it up gently to pull the mushroom out as completely as possible. This way it is possible that new mushrooms will grow again.

Get Ready for your second Flush!

After getting your first harvest, make sure you completely clean the surface of the magic mushroom grow kit and also remove the old and dead mushrooms. Soak the kit full of water again and put it in the refrigerator overnight (12-24 hours, no colder than 2⁰C). The next day, pour out all of the water and start again from step 5.

Important notes: Keep in mind that growing magic mushrooms from a kit is a natural process. All kits are unique on their own. To grow your magic mushrooms, you need to get the lightning, temperature, and setting right. We provide you with the kit and the guide. The rest you have to fill in yourself. Keep in mind that our kits are made to grow with the grow bag we provide. If you want to experiment with a fruiting chamber or a different setting, then that’s completely up to you at your own risk. We recommend using the grow bag because we know that it’s working like that.

If there has not been any sign of growth after 3-4 weeks, there is a possibility that the kit is “sleeping”. In this stage, a Cold Shock could help. You soak the kit again with water, put it in the fridge overnight with the lid on it, and set it up again as you did before (continue from step 4). Keep in mind that this is a reset so you will start counting from day 1 again.

Patience is very important in the process of growing mushrooms. if your magic mushroom grow kit is not giving any growth signs at week number 3, even after the cold shock, please send us a message with some clear pictures, the batch number, a description of the kit, and the setting you used (temperature, setting, lighting, etc.). In a lot of cases, we can help you get those mushrooms growing!

This whispy spot popped up, throughout my entire grow of this heavy overlaying nats has the mycelium looked like this.

A slow grower, but I'm still optimistic it'll actually be the McKennaii and not contam

Signs of growth after rye grain jar inoc with McKennaii 🪄🍄

I'm not out of the woods quite yet. I'm still very hopeful though. Pics soon.

I had a buddy tell me he had trouble inoculating grain from a spore print, and someone else recommended he inoculate an agar plate with the spores and make a transfer once the mycelium grows. Would this actually be easier or worth trying?

These things are great. Super easy. I injected my liquid culture into the port on the top a little less than a month ago. Now. I'll unscrew the top and replace it with the dome. Keep it humid and fruit it.

They are small but super convenient. Didn't need to sterilize anything. It's sort of a piece of cake. I used to grow in tubs but now I just pop a couple of these here and there.

I also did a Ryza Pod of Pan Cyans. Also colonized. A little more quickly actually. That one got a casing layer and as soon as the casing layer is taken over by the mycelium I will fruit that one as well. (I'll post pictures of the Pan Cyan once the casing layer that I added has been taken over.)

Is it time for fruiting conditions?

These are PE. 1 week since introducing from the bag to fruiting conditions. Getting inpatient. Don’t want to start doing noob stupid things to ruin it. Is there anything that looks off? Been about 71°, constant droplets on the side of the tub. Haven’t really been fanning because i don’t have a great sterile room to do so and I figured with the filters on all the holes on the top of the tub and so much air in there I may not need to fan that much?