A magic mushroom kit is a convenient way for enthusiasts to grow their own mushrooms at home. These kits typically include all the necessary components and instructions to successfully cultivate magic mushrooms. The main component of a magic mushroom kit is the substrate. This is the material on which the mushrooms grow. It is often made of a mixture of vermiculite, brown rice flour, and water. The substrate provides the nutrients necessary for the mushrooms to develop.

Growing Tips

Keep kit out of direct sunlight. A wardrobe, garage of laundry is a good spot.

Step 1. Open the box. If the compost looks brown, close the kit and leave it for a week. Once the compost is frosty white continue to Step 2.

Step 2. Open the plastic and evenly spread the casing over the compost, leaving it loose and fluffy. Leave the kit open.

Step 3. Every 2-3 days mist with water. After two to three weeks mushrooms will begin to form. Twist each mushroom out, removing any remaining stump. Fill in holes with surrounding peatmoss.

Advanced Growing Tips For Original Mushroom Kit

Welcome to advanced mushroom growing. This mushroom growing kit was designed to let you grow mushrooms at home. It contains all the necessary components to grow several crops of mushrooms over an 8 to 12 week period of time. The mushroom compost has already been prepared and inoculated with the white colored mushroom mycelium (A mouldy looking fungus) at the mushroom farm. All you need to do is follow the instructions below and you should have weeks of fun and enjoyment as you harvest one mushroom after another.

Depending on the mushroom variety, the first of the mushrooms are ready to be picked within 3 to 5 weeks after starting the mushroom growing kit. Generally the first crop of mushrooms is the largest, consisting of 35 to 60% of the fruiting mushrooms. Each crop thereafter usually becomes smaller; fruiting fewer and fewer mushrooms, until the kit stops. The mushroom crop fruits at intervals of approximately 10 to 30 days, temperature and variety of mushroom will cause this to vary somewhat. Mushrooms fruit faster at warmer temperature and slower at cooler temperatures. Mushrooms fruit at temperatures between 18-25o C. The best quality and quantity of mushrooms are grown between the temperatures of 17.5 to 20 degrees C. Constant temperatures higher than 24 degrees usually prevent mushrooms from growing, and temperatures over 30 degrees for several hours can kill the mushroom mycelium (the fungus). Cooler temperatures below 12 degrees retard or stop the growth of mushrooms. Freezing temperatures will kill some mushroom varieties, but not all. The quantity of mushrooms this kit will produce will vary. The larger the size of the mushrooms the fewer of them will grow, the opposite is also true, the smaller the size of the mushroom the more of them will grow. Mushroom variety will also affect yields.

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1. Start your kit. Open the box and remove the bag of dry peat moss called casing. Leave the large bag of compost inside the box. The compost may appear brown if newly inoculated with spawn, or if it is mature, it will look frosty white or mouldy, as the mushroom mycelium grows through it. If the compost is brown and newly inoculated, close the kit up and keep it at 18-22 degrees for 7-10 days, before adding the peat moss casing layer. You will notice that the bag of compost is not sealed closed this is to allow the mushroom fungus to breathe. If you do not plan on starting the kit immediately, simply fold the plastic bag back down on to itself and close up the box the way it was before you opened it. This kit is designed to be started immediately, a short delay of a week or two is OK, a delay of a month or more is to long and not a good idea. It may still grow, but fewer mushrooms will be produced the longer you wait. If you wish to delay, starting your kit for a few weeks, store the kit below in a cool as location as possible.

2. Set up your kit and applying the casing. Inside the box is a small bag of dry peat moss mixed with a little lime, this is called casing. Casing is used as a covering to hold water and protect the mushroom mycelium growing in the compost. Open large plastic bag. Now spread the casing evenly over the entire surface of the compost. Do not pack the casing down, leave it loose and fluffy. The casing should cover all the compost, and be approximately 2cm deep. After applying the casing to the compost, mist or sprinkle the casing with an additional one-cup of water. Wait about 5 minutes and then scratch or ruffle the entire surface of the peat moss to a depth of ¾ inch. A nail or fork can be used to ruffle the casing. The roughness of the casing creates a microclimate where the young mushrooms can form. This completes setting up your kit. It is a good idea to write the date you start your kit on the box and on these instructions for later reference.

3. Grow locations. Now that you have finished setting up your kit, you will need to place your kit somewhere for it to grow. The best location will be a room where the temperature stays between 15 to 24 degrees C. The ideal fruiting temperature range for Portabella and White Button mushrooms is between 17 to 20 degrees F. Your mushroom kit does not need to be kept in the dark, but under no circumstance should you allow direct sun light to shine into your mushroom kit. The sunlight can dry out, overheat, and even kill your kit. Ambient light will cause Portabella mushroom caps to become darker brown in color. White Button mushrooms exposed to ambient light will get a sight blushing of color, but will still stay whitish in color. Mushrooms grown with light or without light, will taste the same. It is also important to protect your kit from insects of all kinds that's why an indoor location is preferable to an outdoor location. Flies and their larva, mites and slugs all love to eat mushrooms and even the mushroom mycelium. (See 10 below) It is important to leave the top of your mushroom kit open for air ventilation or no mushrooms will grow.

4. Water & Maintenance. Once you have placed your kit somewhere to grow, make sure you keep the surface of the casing moist. A moderate spray misting or sprinkling of water on the casing surface once a day is adequate. Do not let the casing dry out, as it is very hard to remoisten it and mushrooms will not grow in dry casing. Keep your kit out of drafts and away from heat sources, which will dry out your kit. You want to keep the surface of the kit moist at all times without over watering the kit. The kit has no drainage and excessive watering will build up, flood and drown the mycelium. Give the kit enough water each day to off set evaporation. You may water more often, if the temperature is warmer than 21 degrees C. Do not cover the top of the kit to prevent the kit from drying out, as this causes air circulation problems and high levels of carbon dioxide. High levels of carbon dioxide will prevent mushrooms from growing or produce long stringy undesirable mushrooms.

5. Mushrooms begin to grow. Within 7 to 14 days, after placing the casing on the compost, you will notice the white mushroom mycelium beginning to grow up into the casing. Sometimes the mycelium grows through the casing and covers 20 to 30 percent of the casings surface this is OK. On day 12 to 14 after casing small 1cm diameter mushrooms begin to form on the casing surface Mushrooms may grow anywhere on the casing surface, individually or in clusters. On day 17 to 21 after casing, the mushrooms will be ready to harvest if grown at 18 âۉ€Å“ 23 degrees. Mushrooms will just about double in size every day when they are young.

6. Harvest your crop. The mushrooms can be picked as buttons with closed caps or allowed to fully mature with caps open. A mushroom is mature and ready to be picked, when the thin veil covering the gills under the mushroom begins to tear open. The size of the mushroom has nothing to do with maturity; even small mushrooms should be picked when the veil tears open. To pick your mushrooms rotate them a complete turn in place and slowly pull them out of the casing, trying not to disturb the adjacent mushrooms. Do not cut the mushrooms off inside the kit, as this leaves a stem in the casing to rot. Once you have picked your mushrooms, water the casing again with 1/2 cup of water to replenish the water the mushrooms removed. In one to four weeks, depending on the mushroom variety and the temperature, another crop of mushrooms will usually appear. Be patient, most kits produce two very large crops of mushrooms and then several smaller fruiting. After picking the second crop of mushrooms, water the kit again with 1/2 cup of water and then wait for crop three.

7. Contaminants & insects. As your kit ages, it is not uncommon to see tiny black flies and contaminant moulds beginning to grow on the casing surface. The flies generally show up, if at all heaviest toward the end of the kit's life. The flies can easily be controlled, by coating the inside upper portion of the large compost bag with a thin coat of (only) vegetable cooking oil. This acts as flypaper and they stick to it. Moulds usually do little immediate harm and may be left alone, until you discard your kit. Just because a few contaminants show up, don't rush to discard your kit wait a while to be sure no further mushrooms will grow.

8. End of production. Your kit contains a fixed amount of mushroom nutrients, when these are used up; the kit will stop producing mushrooms and become idle. In time the mushroom mycelium slowly dies and becomes nutrients for plants. This begins around 12 weeks or later from the time you started your kit. Your kit can then be recycled by, adding it to your compost pile or mixing it into your garden for fertilizer.

9. Caution. A natural reproductive process for mushrooms is to produce spores. Spores are produced when mushroom caps reach maturity and open, releasing spores. Most of the spores fall and stay inside or around the kit, but some do drift away. If the spores are in heavy enough concentration and close to an item they may discolor it. Clean up can usually be done by washing with soap and water. It is a good idea to place a few sheets of newspaper under the kit, and keep the kit at least two feet away from furniture or walls. By picking your mushrooms before the veil breaks or shortly after, you will reduce or eliminate the release of spores. The spores are generally harmless to humans, unless you are allergic to fungi.

10. Summary. Remember these instructions are general in nature, mushroom variety, growing temperatures, the age of your kit and the individual care you provide will all affect the success and productivity of your kit. Enjoy growing and eating your fresh mushrooms.

Mushroom & Herb Kit Instructions

Follow these 3 easy steps to grow perfect mushrooms:

Keep kit out of direct sunlight. A wardrobe, garage of laundry is a good spot.

Step 1. Open the box. If the compost looks brown, close the kit and leave it for a week. Once the compost is frosty white continue to Step 2.

Step 2. Open the plastic and evenly spread the casing over the compost, leaving it loose and fluffy. Leave the kit open.

Step 3. Every 2-3 days mist with water. After two to three weeks mushrooms will begin to form. Twist each mushroom out, removing any remaining stump. Fill in holes with surrounding peatmoss. When your mushrooms stop emerging it is time to grow your herbs.

Follow these 4 easy steps to grow fresh herbs:

Step 1. Empty your spent mushroom compost out of the plastic bag and directly into the waxed box provided.

Step 2. Loosen and break up the mushroom compost with a gardening fork, or by hand, wearing gloves.

Step 3. Sow your seeds, following the directions on the seed packet.

Step 4. Move your kit outside to a filtered light position. If you water and fertilise regularly your herbs will soon be ready to harvest.

Oyster Mushroom Kit Instructions

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The substrate provides the nutrients necessary for the mushrooms to develop. In addition to the substrate, a magic mushroom kit will typically include mushroom spores or mycelium. Spores are tiny reproductive cells that can be used to start a new mushroom culture.

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5 LBS BAG: Yields up to 2.5 lbs of fresh mushrooms (0.25 lbs dehydrated).

3 LBS BAG: yields up to 2 lbs of fresh mushrooms (0.2 lbs dehydrated).

Because our mushroom grow kits are fully sterilized instead of pasteurized, they can last several months if stored correctly. We recommend keeping them in a box and placing it in a closet or cabinet. Make sure the grow kit avoids extreme temperatures, liquids, and direct sunlight.

No grow bin necessary! We designed the Grow Kit In-A-Bag™ so mushrooms grow directly inside of it. All you need to do is inject the bag with your spores or liquid culture and watch the mushrooms grow!

Although you technically can move your grow kit into a grow bin, it won't increase yield, it may increase the risk of contamination, and it could require extra inputs (misting and fanning).

You can find step-by-step instructions, video guides, and FAQs in our Help Center. If you still can't find the answer to your question, email us at [email protected]!

You only need to get liquid culture or spores. Liquid culture will colonize faster, but spores can easily be purchased online from several reputable suppliers. Our favorite is hellospore.com (save 5% one their site with the checkout code MUSHROOMSUPPLIES).

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Mycelium, on the other hand, is the vegetative part of the fungus and is essentially a network of thread-like filaments. Using spores or mycelium allows growers to skip the initial step of growing their own cultures and jump straight to the mushroom production phase. To start using a magic mushroom kit, the first step is to mix the substrate and the spores or mycelium together. This mixture is then placed in a container, such as a plastic bag or a grow box, and can be left to incubate at a specified temperature and humidity level. Over the course of a few weeks, the mycelium will colonize the substrate and start to develop mushrooms. Maintaining the proper environmental conditions is essential for successful mushroom cultivation. This usually involves maintaining a specific temperature range, usually between 65-75°F (18-24°C), and keeping the humidity level around 90-95%. Growers may need to mist the substrate periodically to keep it moist, and provide adequate ventilation to prevent the growth of contaminants. Once the mycelium has fully colonized the substrate, it will start to form pinheads, which are small mushroom primordia. These pinheads will eventually grow into mature mushrooms. Harvesting the mushrooms at the right time is important, as waiting too long can result in overly mature mushrooms that may have reduced potency. It is worth noting that the cultivation of magic mushrooms may be illegal in many jurisdictions. Before purchasing or using a magic mushroom kit, it is important to research the laws and regulations in your area to ensure compliance. In conclusion, a magic mushroom kit provides a convenient way for enthusiasts to grow their own magic mushrooms at home. With the right materials and proper care, users can enjoy the process of cultivating and harvesting their own unique psychedelic experiences..

Reviews for "Troubleshooting: Common Issues and Solutions When Using a Magic Mushroom Kit"

1. John Smith - 1 star - I was really disappointed with the magic mushroom kit. The instructions were so confusing and hard to follow that I couldn't even start growing the mushrooms properly. The kit also did not include all the necessary supplies as advertised, and the customer service was unresponsive when I reached out for help. Overall, it was a waste of money and time.

2. Sarah Johnson - 2 stars - The magic mushroom kit did not meet my expectations. The mushrooms did not grow as abundantly as I had hoped, and the ones that did grow were not of high quality. I followed the instructions carefully, but it seemed like the kit was not effective in producing a good yield. I would not recommend this product for serious mushroom growers.

3. Emily Davis - 1 star - This magic mushroom kit was a complete failure. Despite following the instructions exactly, the mushrooms never grew, and the kit seemed to be of poor quality. I reached out to customer support for assistance, but they were unhelpful and did not offer any solutions. I was extremely disappointed with this purchase and would not recommend it to anyone.

4. James Thompson - 2 stars - I had high hopes for the magic mushroom kit, but unfortunately, it did not deliver. The mushrooms that grew were small and underwhelming. The kit seemed to lack the necessary nutrients, and the overall quality of the product was subpar. I would advise others to invest in a different mushroom growing kit for better results.

5. Samantha Miller - 1 star - This magic mushroom kit was a complete waste of money. The mushrooms did not grow as advertised, and the ones that did were not potent or of good quality. The kit also arrived with missing components, and when I contacted customer support, I did not receive any satisfactory response. I regret purchasing this product and would not recommend it to others.

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