GROWING
Master mushroom growing
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Why grow mushrooms at home?
Home mushroom cultivation taps into self-reliance and sustainable living. Here's why growers are hooked:
Sustainable Turn waste into food. Mushrooms thrive on coffee grounds, straw, and wood chips that would otherwise be discarded.
Nutritious Packed with protein, fiber, and vitamins B & D. Home-grown means pesticide-free and completely organic.
Educational Watch the complete life cycle from spore to harvest in weeks. It's fascinating and teaches patience.
Therapeutic A meditative practice that helps you disconnect from daily stress through gentle, focused care.
The essentials of mushroom grow kits
Online suppliers have streamlined the process of mushroom cultivation with grow kits that remove much of the guesswork involved. These kits typically contain:
Spore syringes or spawn This is the seed of your mushroom crop. Spores are for those who want the full experience, while spawn is partially grown mycelium, giving you a head start.
Substrate The base where mushrooms will develop. Each type of mushroom prefers different substrates, and kits are tailored to match the right substrate with the right mushroom type.
Containers or bags Often transparent, these are used to hold the substrate and spores or spawn. They allow for proper humidity and sometimes are designed to create a micro-environment ideal for mushroom growth.
Instructions Detailed, step-by-step instructions guide even a novice through the entire process. These often include troubleshooting tips and ways to maximize yield.
Psilocybin (magic) mushrooms
Many species of mushroom contain psilocybin. Both fresh and dried psilocybin mushrooms, and inoculated mushroom grow kits, are currently illegal to possess in the UK.
It is legal to purchase/possess psilocybin mushroom spores for research purposes only, as well as uninoculated mushroom grow kits.
Inoculating a mushroom grow kit with psilocybin spores would be illegal if done in the UK, and is something we do not advise doing.
Please read up on responsible use.
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