From box to harvest.
A plain-language guide to your first grow. Six steps, no tents, no tubs. Want every detail? Open the full Quick Start guide.
Follow along.
Clean and inject
Wipe your gloves, the bag and the injection port, then add your culture through the self-healing port. It reseals when the needle comes out.
Colonize
Keep the bag in its box somewhere dark, warm and undisturbed, ideally 72 to 78°F. White, fuzzy mycelium starts spreading through the grain.
Break and shake
Once about a quarter of the grain is white, gently break it up through the sealed bag and mix it through, like kneading dough.
Full colonization
Be patient. When the whole block looks mostly white all the way through, it is ready to fruit.
The hoodie cut
Cut a U-shape above the block, fold the flap back, give it indirect light and fan it once a day.
Harvest and repeat
Harvest when the caps flatten and the veil tears from the stem, then repeat the process for more flushes.
What you need.
Your kit
The bag, box, wipes, gloves and guide come with it.
Culture
Sold separately. Our partners offer a discount for Nublume customers.
Clean scissors
For the hoodie cut.
Spray bottle
With clean water, for light misting if the surface dries out.
A clean spot
Dark, warm, undisturbed and out of direct sun.
What to expect.
Times vary with temperature and culture type.
Inject and start colonizing
Mix and keep colonizing
Fully white, then the hoodie cut
Pins form and grow to harvest
Something look off?
What does contamination look like?
Healthy mycelium is white and fuzzy. Green, black, pink or orange patches, wet slimy spots or a sour smell are signs of contamination. Do not open the bag. Take clear photos and contact us for a free replacement.
Growth is slow
Temperature is the usual cause. Keep the bag steady at 72 to 78°F and give it time. Spore syringes take longer than liquid culture.
I see water droplets or a dry surface
A few droplets on the walls means humidity is right. If the surface looks dry or cracked, mist lightly and keep fanning once a day.
Need help?
Contact us with a photo and we will help you work out what is going on.