The Nublume beginner’s guide
Grow your first mushrooms.
Pick a kit, get ready for delivery, and know what to look for on the way to your first harvest.
Pick your growing path.
Spray & grow
BloomBox
Start here if you want to grow mushrooms for dinner with the simplest setup. The kit arrives pre-inoculated, so you set it up and mist it.
Explore BloomBox →Inject & grow
ShroomBloom
Choose this path if you want to add your own culture and watch it grow from the start. The bag comes with pre-sterilized grain and substrate. You’ll need a compatible culinary mushroom culture, sold separately.
Explore ShroomBloom →What sounds good for dinner?
Lion’s Mane
Tear into chunks and sear in butter until golden. Try it on toast with lemon.
Blue Oyster
Sauté with garlic until the edges brown, then toss with pasta.
Pink Oyster
Pan-crisp the clusters and tuck them into tacos with lime and slaw.
Get ready for delivery.
BloomBox checklist
- Clear a spot for the box.
- Have water ready for the included spray bottle.
- Read the enclosed guide before cutting the bag or setting up the humidity tent.
ShroomBloom checklist
- Order a compatible culinary mushroom culture separately.
- Clear a clean work surface and pick an undisturbed spot for the bag.
- Scan the kit’s QR guide before inoculating.
Know what to look for.
BloomBox
- Set up. Open the box and prepare the bag as shown in the guide.
- Mist. Follow your variety’s instructions. Watch for tiny mushrooms called pins.
- Harvest. Use the guide’s harvest cues for your variety.
ShroomBloom
- Inoculate. Add your compatible culture as directed.
- Colonize and mix. Watch for white mycelium spreading through the grain. Mix when the kit guide says it’s ready.
- Fruit and harvest. Follow the guide’s fruiting steps and your mushroom’s harvest cues.
Growth timing varies by mushroom and growing conditions. Use your kit’s instructions for specific setup and harvest steps. If something looks off, ask Nublume for grow help.