If it is under hydrated add water little by little and continue to test it.įor the oven method just preheat it to 170 degrees and cook the bulk substrate on baking pans with a tinfoil cover for at least 2.5 hours. More than that and the mixture is over-hydrated: add more coco coir. You'll need to mix the two ingredients together and hydrate the mixture to 'field capacity.' If you grab a handful of the substrate and squeeze it as hard as you can you should be able to get one or two drops of water to drip out. Best is manure that has been composted for at least 6 months.Īt this point you can either pasteurize your bulk substrate by cooking it in an oven or steaming it. The best horse manure will have to be sourced from farms that board horses, offer riding lessons, etc. Coco coir can be purchased by the bag from most grow shops specializing in hydroponic or urban gardening. If you decide to make your own manure substrate blend the easiest formulation is 50% coco coir and 50% horse manure. It will save you the hassle of tracking down your own ingredients and cooking horse poo at home. It's easy to use, already cooked and sterilized, and is a formulation perfected over many years of Agaricus trials. We recommend our Boomr Bag product for any manure loving species. After a couple weeks or so you should start to see mycelium growing on the grain. Temperature for incubation shouldn't exceed 75 degrees F or dip below 55 degrees. (If it's from North Spore, just reach out to us for a replacement!) Allow your bag to colonize in a cool location out of direct sunlight. If it shows any signs of contamination (usually green mold) discard the bag. If you've ordered a sterilized grain bag online, it is best practice to wait at least one week before injecting it to make sure that it wasn't damaged in transit. Any tear in the bag will compromise its sterility. Additionally, make sure to inspect the bag for any micro tears or contamination. Make sure to sterilize your hands, the syringe needle, injection port bag, and inoculation surface with rubbing alcohol. To inoculate your injection port grain bag, simply inject 2.5ml of spore syringe or liquid culture through the port in a sterile (or at the very least impeccably clean) location like our NocBox. If you're looking for ready-made spawn, North Spore carries a wide variety of USDA certified organic colonized grain spawn. Be aware of the legality in your place or residence! Hallucinogenic mushroom spores themselves are illegal in a number of U.S states including the state of California. If you are looking for medicinal spore syringes, these can be purchased online from sites like Sporeworks.*īe aware that although hallucinogenic mushroom spores are legal in most jurisdictions in the United States for microscopy use (studying them under a microscope) the millisecond they form hyphae and become mushroom spawn or mycelium or are used with intent to cultivate mushrooms they become illegal. If you're looking for common edible mushroom species, North Spore offers gourmet liquid culture syringes. (Ours features a blend of hydrated millet and wheat berries.) The bags feature a self-healing injection port meant to work in tandem with a spore or culture syringe. Sterile grain bags (also called spawn bags, mushroom grow bags, or grain substrate) are filled with a blend of sterilized grains.
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