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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. | ||
Most of this is available locally at [[#Colonizing Colorado|Colonizing Colorado]] in Colorado Springs. Items that are genuinely hard to find are linked under [[#Hard-to-find items|hard-to-find items]] below. | |||
== By stage == | == By stage == | ||
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== Local suppliers == | == Local suppliers == | ||
'' | <!-- Supplier listings are by arrangement with the league. Please don't add shops here without contacting the admins. --> | ||
=== Colonizing Colorado === | |||
'''The league's home base.''' Colonizing Colorado is a cultivation supply shop and mycology education center on the east side of Colorado Springs, run by league founder Christopher Vinci and Nikki Vinci. Most of the supplies on this page are on their shelves, and you can ask questions in person. | |||
* '''Supplies:''' grain, substrate ingredients, and growing gear | |||
* '''Classes:''' regular hands-on workshops on cultivation, fungal ecology, and foraging | |||
* '''Community:''' free supplies and classes for at-risk youth and low-income community members | |||
* '''Address:''' 2314 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80909 | |||
* '''Phone:''' (719) 407-3883 | |||
* '''Web:''' [https://colonizingcolorado.com colonizingcolorado.com] (hours, class schedule, and online shop) | |||
* '''Instagram:''' @colonizing_colorado | |||
=== Denver Spore Company === | |||
A Denver-based spore vendor run by owner Eric B. Sells spore prints and syringes and live culture syringes, with local pickup available. | |||
* '''Web:''' [https://www.thedenversporecompany.com thedenversporecompany.com] | |||
''Want your shop listed here? Contact the league admins.'' | |||
{{Cultivation}} | {{Cultivation}} | ||
[[Category:Resources]] | [[Category:Resources]] | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 22 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.
Most of this is available locally at Colonizing Colorado in Colorado Springs. 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.
Local suppliers
Colonizing Colorado
The league's home base. Colonizing Colorado is a cultivation supply shop and mycology education center on the east side of Colorado Springs, run by league founder Christopher Vinci and Nikki Vinci. Most of the supplies on this page are on their shelves, and you can ask questions in person.
- Supplies: grain, substrate ingredients, and growing gear
- Classes: regular hands-on workshops on cultivation, fungal ecology, and foraging
- Community: free supplies and classes for at-risk youth and low-income community members
- Address: 2314 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Phone: (719) 407-3883
- Web: colonizingcolorado.com (hours, class schedule, and online shop)
- Instagram: @colonizing_colorado
Denver Spore Company
A Denver-based spore vendor run by owner Eric B. Sells spore prints and syringes and live culture syringes, with local pickup available.
Want your shop listed here? Contact the league admins.
| 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 |