In this guide we included a universal 13 step programme to grow your mushroom kit.
These include:
- Preparing your kit
- Growing your mushrooms
- Harvesting your mushrooms
- Drying your mushrooms
Start using the kit as soon as you receive it, or put it in the refrigerator to ensure maximum shelve life (see packaging).
Preparing your kit
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Must haves: a plastic bag with air filter, 2 paper clips, gloves, a spray bottle.
Additional cleaning tools: pure alcohol & cotton pads.
Step 1
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Always, clean your hands and all the materials that you use before and after each step.
Step 2
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Poke holes into your grow kit with a clean fork.
Step 3
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Gently fill the grow kit with water (not too warm, and not too cold). Leave as little air as possible. After 24 hours, open 1 corner and remove all the water from the grow kit.
Step 4
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Put 1 big glass of water inside the plastic bag.
Step 5
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Place the grow kit in the centre, not letting the mushrooms touch the water.
Step 6
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Fold the top twice and close it with 2 paperclips.
Growing your mushrooms
Step 7
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Keep your grow kit in a place with no direct sunlight. The ideal temperature is 20 to 25 C. Do not place your growing kit on a central heating source.
Step 8
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Spray the inside of the bag with water at least once a day. Warning: do not directly spray the grow kit or mushrooms.
Harvesting your mushrooms
Step 9
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Harvest your mushrooms when the veil on the edges of the cap starts breaking a bit.
Step 10
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Grab a mushroom between your fingers at the base, and softly twist it out.
Step 11
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Remove all the mushrooms from the top. Don’t touch or dig into the white matter. You can recycle your grow kit and “flush” another batch of mushrooms up to 3 times. Enjoy!
Remember: hygiene, hygiene, hygiene. Every time you touch the bag, grow kit or mushrooms your hands or gloves need to be clean!
Drying your mushrooms
Step 12
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Dry your mushrooms on some paper towel. Keep the mushrooms in a warm and (if possible) dark place. Turn the mushrooms once a day until dry. Do not place your mushrooms on a central heating source.
Step 13
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Keep your mushrooms dry and airtight. Alternatively you can put them in an airtight bag and keep them in the freezer.