This is the easiest way to grow mycelium.
What you will need:
- 1 quart jar with lid
- wheat grain (enough to fill the jar 3/4 full)
- water
- wax paper
- microwave
- spore print, syringe or the black stuff from the bottom of a bag
The Procedure:
- Fill the jar 3/4 full with wheat grain
- Fill with water 1/4 the way up the grain
- Cover top of the jar with wax paper and nuke it for three minutes, trust me, it's sterile. Cover with lid, shake, and let
cool.
- Introduce inoculum, just remove the lid and drop the
spores in. Replace lid and shake.
And that's it in a nutshell, just wait 5-10 days and it should begin
colonization. Don't worry too much about sterility, 99% of my jars come
out uncontaminated. On a side note, you might see a little blue
contamination on the eyes of some of the wheat, DON'T WORRY, it dies as
soon as the jar becomes fully colonized. For the people who want to
actually grow fruiting bodies just follow the steps in the illustrated
magic mushroom growers guide and you should end up with the same final
product. (Note: if following the IMMGG just replace the rye with wheat.)
Happy shrooming!:)
