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What you need, organized by stage. You don't need all of it to start; the '''Essentials''' column is enough for a first monotub grow from a spore syringe or liquid culture. | What you need, organized by stage. You don't need all of it to start; the '''Essentials''' column is enough for a first monotub grow from a spore syringe or liquid culture. | ||
Spores and | Spores, liquid culture, grain, substrate, grow bags, and complete kits can be ordered from the vendors under [[#Where to buy|where to buy]]. Most of the general gear (totes, jars, alcohol, gloves) is at hardware and grocery stores. Items that are genuinely hard to find are linked under [[#Hard-to-find items|hard-to-find items]] below. | ||
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=== Denver Spore Company === | === Denver Spore Company === | ||
A Denver-based | A Denver-based vendor run by owner Eric B. The place to go for '''grow bags''', which they keep in abundance, and for '''complete kits''' that include either spores or liquid culture, so you can go from zero to a first grow with one order. | ||
* '''Order online:''' [https://www.denversporecompany.com denversporecompany.com] | * '''Carries:''' all-in-one grow bags, kits with spores or LC, spore syringes and prints, live culture syringes, gourmet spores, and bundles | ||
* ''' | * '''Order online:''' [https://www.denversporecompany.com denversporecompany.com] | ||
=== PsilocybinMyco === | |||
A Seattle-area vendor run by Bass, a good friend of this wiki. Bass is known for '''clean, isolated genetics''': if you want a strain you can trust to be what it says, start here. He'll also make you a grow bag, but you have to ask nicely. | |||
* '''Carries:''' liquid culture and isolated-culture syringes, spore syringes, charcoal agar plates, and exotic strains | |||
* '''Order online:''' [https://psilocybinmyco.org psilocybinmyco.org] (contact him through the site for custom orders) | |||
''Want your shop listed here? Contact the wiki admin.'' | ''Want your shop listed here? Contact the wiki admin.'' | ||
Latest revision as of 13:50, 24 October 2026
What you need, organized by stage. You don't need all of it to start; the Essentials column is enough for a first monotub grow from a spore syringe or liquid culture.
Spores, liquid culture, grain, substrate, grow bags, and complete kits can be ordered from the vendors under where to buy. Most of the general gear (totes, jars, alcohol, gloves) is at hardware and grocery stores. Items that are genuinely hard to find are linked under hard-to-find items below.
By stage
| Stage | Essentials | Nice to have |
|---|---|---|
| Clean work | Still air box (a 60–100 qt clear tote), 70% isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle, nitrile gloves, face mask | Flow hood, butane torch, alcohol lamp |
| Sterilizing | Pressure cooker that holds 15 psi (a 16–23 qt model fits quart jars) | A larger canner or an All American for bigger batches; a dial gauge for altitude adjustment |
| Agar | Petri dishes, agar powder, light malt extract, scalpel | Media bottles, Parafilm, a digital scale that reads to 0.1 g |
| Liquid culture | Mason jars, lids with injection ports and filters, syringes with 16–18 gauge needles | Magnetic stir plate and stir bars |
| Grain spawn | Quart mason jars or filter-patch grain bags, lids with filters, grain (oats, rye, or millet) | Impulse sealer for bags |
| Bulk substrate | Coco coir bricks, vermiculite, gypsum, 5-gallon bucket or cooler with lid | Probe thermometer |
| Fruiting | 54–66 qt tote, micropore tape or polyfill, spray mister | Hygrometer, clip-on LED, fan |
| After harvest | Paper towels, clean containers | Food dehydrator |
Hard-to-find items
Bag tek
- Clear thick tape for holding injection ports in place on grain bags
Add more here as you find them. Include what it's for, not just the link.
Where to buy
Denver Spore Company
A Denver-based vendor run by owner Eric B. The place to go for grow bags, which they keep in abundance, and for complete kits that include either spores or liquid culture, so you can go from zero to a first grow with one order.
- Carries: all-in-one grow bags, kits with spores or LC, spore syringes and prints, live culture syringes, gourmet spores, and bundles
- Order online: denversporecompany.com
PsilocybinMyco
A Seattle-area vendor run by Bass, a good friend of this wiki. Bass is known for clean, isolated genetics: if you want a strain you can trust to be what it says, start here. He'll also make you a grow bag, but you have to ask nicely.
- Carries: liquid culture and isolated-culture syringes, spore syringes, charcoal agar plates, and exotic strains
- Order online: psilocybinmyco.org (contact him through the site for custom orders)
Want your shop listed here? Contact the wiki admin.
| Cultivation guide | |
|---|---|
| Basics | Sterile technique · Pressure cooking at altitude · Glossary · Equipment |
| Culture work | Spores · Agar plates · Three transfers · Cloning · Storing cultures · Smash tek · Liquid culture · LC recipes: PGT, ClemGrows |
| Spawn & substrate | Grain spawn · Coir and CVG · Manure-based substrates |
| Fruiting & problems | Monotub fruiting · Contamination ID · Drying and storage |