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What are the optimum conditions under which to store the PF jars?
PF jars, like other colonizing jars, should be kept in any area with ambient lighting and temperatures between 65-75F.
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The documents In this archive are meant for historical research purposes only. To find updated PF Tek information and procedures please refer to the Getting started > PF Tek and General Cultivation links provided under the mushroom info tab of your home screen.A too humid environment can cause molds growing on the outside of the jars and possibly spreading into the jars, so don't go with the humidity over 70%.

This table from TMC illustrates the impact of temperature on the growth rate of mycelia. (The entire caption reads: "Figure 63. Chart showing influence of temperature on the rate of mycelial growth in Psilocybe cubensis and Psilocybe mexicana. (Adapted from Ames et al., 1958)."