Home Mushroom Growing DIY Kit: Initial Instructions

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1. Boil 3 quarts of water in a stock pot.
2. Add 6 cups of the boiling water into bag.
3. Fold down and clip bag closed, then simmer for one hour in stock pot with lid.
4. Remove bag from stock pot and allow to cool for several hours.

Inoculate: 

1. Work in a clean room with no air moving (fans or open windows)
2. Wash hands and lower arms well
3. Don’t pull open spawn bag – cut off bottom instead.
4. Avoid touching inside of filter patch bag.
5. Open cooled bag just wide enough and long enough to pour in spawn
6. After inoculation, close bag quickly and fold tightly together from the sides.
7. Try to leave some air in the bag when you close it.
8. Fold over top and close tightly with zip tie.
9. Shake well in multiple directions.
10. Press down tightly into bottom of bag.
11. Record date and variety on bag.

 

Wait for Colonization. (7-10 days wait)

 

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