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How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit?
    #23699196 - 10/02/16 05:31 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Is making your own growkit mainly something you do for fun? Because it doesn't seem to be all that cost effective.

I was looking on Azarius, and they were selling do it yourself packages for 25 EU, with the syringes, and the stuff to do a rice flour cake method.
(It takes 6 weeks for to get the yield.)Yield: 300-450 g fresh magic mushrooms
For each euro you get 15 grams of fresh mushrooms

But for a prepared growkit you pay 37.50 euros. Takes 3 weeks.
Yield: 400-600 grams.
So 13.33 grams for 1 euro.

Or is the price of their DIY kit just high?


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: alwaysbenice] * 1
    #23699205 - 10/02/16 05:48 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

STAY AWAY FROM KITS ONLINE THAT SAY ANYTHING TO DO WITH MUSHROOM CULTIVATION. It is illegal for any website to sell "mushroom kits" in or to the U.S.A. I had a friend fall for this scam and guess who showed up to his address? oink oink..... It's a lot better to just buy all the materials you need and do it yourself. It's really not that expensive starting out. If you don't wanna put effort into getting the materials and want a "passive" grow kit. Then this is the wrong hobby for you. BRF tek is how i started and that's a GUARANTEED way to get some mushies for your 1st grow. Look up brf tek, pf tek, brf. They're everywhere on here. Good luck


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Kalsticky]
    #23699225 - 10/02/16 06:10 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

OP do not get a kit.  They are legal (shady at best if they come with a spore syringe of psilocybin spores) but still don't.  They are ripoffs and gimmicks.  Piece together your own. 


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: alwaysbenice]
    #23699237 - 10/02/16 06:18 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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It is illegal for any website to sell "mushroom kits" in or to the U.S.A.




Maybe read the post next time before replying. It was literally the second sentence where he says EU (euros). Over there they have access to all the same supplies we do, and on top of that, I believe they are allowed to possess/sell live mycelium as well (not positive).


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alwaysbenice said:
Is making your own growkit mainly something you do for fun? Because it doesn't seem to be all that cost effective.

I was looking on Azarius, and they were selling do it yourself packages for 25 EU, with the syringes, and the stuff to do a rice flour cake method.
(It takes 6 weeks for to get the yield.)Yield: 300-450 g fresh magic mushrooms
For each euro you get 15 grams of fresh mushrooms

But for a prepared growkit you pay 37.50 euros. Takes 3 weeks.
Yield: 400-600 grams.
So 13.33 grams for 1 euro.

Or is the price of their DIY kit just high?




So you are using the term 'fresh mushrooms' alot. Im not sure it means what you think it does (fresh mushrooms are referring to wet, freshly picked shrooms, at least on this forum). If they are 'fresh' then you are only getting 1/10th of that when its dry and all said and done. So that 300-450g fresh they are advertising, is actually 3-4.5g after drying. So you would be spending what, $50(USD, obviously) for 1/8th? Obviously not worth it.

But that probably isn't what you or they mean. So if they are talking dry, lets consider this. First off, those kits NEVER hit the yields that properly done home growing will achieve. In fact, they are notorious for shitty pinsets, but i believe that may be more user error than anything else, since kits are targeted to the hasty, uninformed, curious, or one-and-done'ers.

And even with that aside, they send you that kit, your get your flush, and your done. Little, if any, of the materials they send you are gunna be reusable, so if you decide to do it again, you have to spend that money again.  This isn't so with your own materials. Once your initial buys are taken care of, all you are buying is your substrate mediums, spores, and random replacements for worn-and-torn items (polyfil, maybe cracked or dried containers once in a while, hell you might drop a quart jar).

Are you just curious, want a single run to experience it and say you did it and just want a few personal trips worth stocked up? Sure, get a kit, but don't expect a whole lot of love or help on these forums with it (honestly).

If you are after anything even kind of more serious than that, I fully encourage you to buy your own materials and do it the right way. The most expensive part is probably the Pressure Cooker, and from there you can partake in this hobby almost whenever the urge strikes, be it for actives or for edibles.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: KrizzKaliko] * 2
    #23699266 - 10/02/16 06:45 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Here's the thing, we cultivate mushrooms here.  I hate to use this analogy all the time, but you're basically walking into a tattoo parlor asking them what their most recommended peel off temporary tattoos are.  Nobody is going to recommend a kit because none of them are cost effective for people who know how to produce pounds of mushrooms with less than 20 dollars worth of material.

Furthermore, all this talk of how much cost is being associated with amounts of mushrooms sounds suspiciously like a bunch of dealer talk and that shit isn't really tolerated here, somebody could wander by and use their ban hammer to whack a mole this whole thread, were they to take it even a little out of context.. 

The short answer is that there's at least a 100% markup on any kind of growkit of any sort.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Inocuole]
    #23699276 - 10/02/16 06:52 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Furthermore, all this talk of how much cost is being associated with amounts of mushrooms sounds suspiciously like a bunch of dealer talk and that shit isn't really tolerated here, somebody could wander by and use their ban hammer to whack a mole this whole thread, were they to take it even a little out of context.. 





Using cost per unit has nothing to do with dealing.  Its trying to figure out cost effectiveness and the efficiency of your grow methodology.  Nowhere in that post does he talk about trying to make any kind of money off of his products.  Chill out bruh.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: RyeJar]
    #23699285 - 10/02/16 06:56 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Obviously given proper context, that's why I said suspiciously, and mentioned context.

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So you would be spending what, $50(USD, obviously) for 1/8th?




Just saying... it should probably be nipped in the bud.  There's no comparing to the nearly infinite turnover of doing it yourself.  That and maybe I personally just don't like seeing this forum flooded with threads about kits.  :shrug:  Sorry.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Inocuole]
    #23699297 - 10/02/16 07:03 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Well in all honesty most of the questions asked here are annoying.  Thats why if people would just read a structured text on the subject before coming on this site to lurk and figure out the newest methods, we could weed out stupid questions like kits.  Kit questions are only asked by novices who do not have a clear overall picture of how mushrooms are grown.  There is a reason universities dont teach students through a discussion board even though discussion boards like this one are full of great information.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: KrizzKaliko]
    #23699360 - 10/02/16 07:45 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Yes, it's legal here, I live in the Netherlands where most of these growshops are located and it's easy to see which are legit.
I know the difference between dried and wet, and it would yield 30-60 grams dried.

After some further research, and which some of you have said, I see there are techniques to yield pretty much infinite amount of shrooms through other DIY methods.

I won't be doing either of them because I just heard a friend started a big grow, anyways, thank y'all.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Inocuole]
    #23699372 - 10/02/16 07:53 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Here's the thing, we cultivate mushrooms here.  I hate to use this analogy all the time, but you're basically walking into a tattoo parlor asking them what their most recommended peel off temporary tattoos are.  Nobody is going to recommend a kit because none of them are cost effective for people who know how to produce pounds of mushrooms with less than 20 dollars worth of material.

Furthermore, all this talk of how much cost is being associated with amounts of mushrooms sounds suspiciously like a bunch of dealer talk and that shit isn't really tolerated here, somebody could wander by and use their ban hammer to whack a mole this whole thread, were they to take it even a little out of context.. 

The short answer is that there's at least a 100% markup on any kind of growkit of any sort.



So, am I allowed to talk about 6th grade projects again?


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: azur]
    #23699397 - 10/02/16 08:08 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

I like to look at it in terms of re-usability and overall ROI.  A growkit is typically a "one & done" setup.  Pre-sterilized parts, and containers you can't use again after the grow.
Purchasing your own re-usable equipment may be a higher cost than a growkit at first, but you can continue to use that equipment over and over, driving down your "per batch" investment each time when all you need to purchase are consumable materials. 

Plus, the same equipment I use for my mushrooms, I also use for all my general canning purposes, so I take that into consideration for ROI.  I've got so much tomato sauce and salsa ready for the winter.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Inocuole]
    #23699451 - 10/02/16 08:29 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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I know the difference between dried and wet, and it would yield 30-60 grams dried.




Haha yes it would be, musta brainfarted there, twas a long night.

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Obviously given proper context, that's why I said suspiciously, and mentioned context.

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So you would be spending what, $50(USD, obviously) for 1/8th?




Just saying... it should probably be nipped in the bud.




I agree with you 99.9% of the time man, but not on this one I dont think. All i was doing was stating facts (incorrect math in hindsight). He had a kit, he spent that much, he would expect this much, etc.

The only people who would look into that as dealing is somebody who is looking to intentionally stir up some shit.....

which i know you like to do on occasion :bigjoint:


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: KrizzKaliko]
    #23699535 - 10/02/16 09:00 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

You want to talk cost? How much of a loss do you take when a growkit shittily prepared arrives already contamed and thus useless. Only thing is you don't know it's fucked until a week later.

Do shit yourself and be confident it's done right.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #23699544 - 10/02/16 09:04 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Didn't cron grow like a massive amount for under $50?

If we're talking about expenses here, DIY will be much cheaper in the long run, and if you're smart itll be cheaper in the first grow too.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: azur]
    #23699560 - 10/02/16 09:09 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Here's the thing, we cultivate mushrooms here.  I hate to use this analogy all the time, but you're basically walking into a tattoo parlor asking them what their most recommended peel off temporary tattoos are.  Nobody is going to recommend a kit because none of them are cost effective for people who know how to produce pounds of mushrooms with less than 20 dollars worth of material.

Furthermore, all this talk of how much cost is being associated with amounts of mushrooms sounds suspiciously like a bunch of dealer talk and that shit isn't really tolerated here, somebody could wander by and use their ban hammer to whack a mole this whole thread, were they to take it even a little out of context.. 

The short answer is that there's at least a 100% markup on any kind of growkit of any sort.



So, am I allowed to talk about 6th grade projects again?




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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Inocuole]
    #23699728 - 10/02/16 10:14 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

I look at it like this after starting with a grow kit and immediately kicking myself in the ass regretting it when it went to shit.  In the beginning you may spend a few more bucks getting everything to grow(which isn't necessarily the case cause you don't need a pc but i bought one to continue on after), but compared to a grow kit you can multiple grows for that money.  So in the end it is way more cost effective for you to do it yourself.  Add to that you can be assured everything is prepared correctly, it didn't sit in a warehouse or get caught in shipping letting other contaminants get a foot hold on your substrate, and the happiness and pride of being able to grow from start to finish, and then you really see how much better it is to grow it yourself. You'll be amazed how many jars you can put out for the money you'd spend on a one time shot with the grow kit. The kits aren't worth it.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Shineonyoucrazy] * 1
    #23699872 - 10/02/16 11:06 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

most supplies needed are things any normal adult would have.
doing pf tek spawned to poop or coir isnt great but it will
work and hpoo is free out on the farm.

my VERY first grow all i did was...

spores-$20ish
jars-$10ish
brown rice-2.99
verm-6.99ish
coir-5


things i WASTED MONEY ON first grow

plastic tubs for tit incubator. 20
fish tank heater for heat bomb 20-30
5 addition spore syringes - 50(noob mind said i need all the strains)
wasted jars from bad practice - uhhh a lot because i was young and stupid.

later expenses AA915 PC - $230(free for my bday, thanks mom)
various wbs bags in the last two months - $40

with current teks/knowledge my grow
price per '13.33g' ....like a few cents?


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Mad Season] * 1
    #23699925 - 10/02/16 11:28 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Didn't cron grow like a massive amount for under $50?

If we're talking about expenses here, DIY will be much cheaper in the long run, and if you're smart itll be cheaper in the first grow too.




Excluding the cost of equipment and pop bottle, I can produce one of these containers for about 25 cents in materials.



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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #23699960 - 10/02/16 11:42 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

i gotta try that :laugh:


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #23700003 - 10/02/16 11:58 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Didn't cron grow like a massive amount for under $50?

If we're talking about expenses here, DIY will be much cheaper in the long run, and if you're smart itll be cheaper in the first grow too.




Excluding the cost of equipment and pop bottle, I can produce one of these containers for about 25 cents in materials.






Oh my those are beautiful =D

Gunna have to add that to my list of things to try, but I should probably start agar first  :takingnotes:


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Inocuole]
    #23703568 - 10/03/16 01:10 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

As you are in the netherlands you can buy fresh sclerotia and clone it. This is usually a lot cheaper than buying spores for those species and it will hopefully be a carefully selected good producing strain. And you get to take a dose of them, as all you need is a tiny amount to clone. Minimal equipment is needed to grow stones. I would imagine you can buy fresh shrooms too which you could also clone. I know its meant to be illegal but I saw dry shrooms openly on sale in amsterdam when they were illegal, and can get dry shrooms in dodgy shops where I live.


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How much of a loss do you take when a growkit shittily prepared arrives already contamed and thus useless.


Though he spoke of azarius, he also spoke of growshops he could go into and buy one off the shelf. Some might possibly give some sort of guarantee. As there is no shipping involved it could be relatively cheap. In the US supplies seem to be got pretty cheap, in other countries it can cost a lot for the items, or having to travel all about to get the stuff. I have seen plenty of threads with decent results from kits, some people seem pissed off that it worked, and many will treat it like it's some oddball fluke.


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Inocuole said:I hate to use this analogy all the time, but you're basically walking into a tattoo parlor asking them what their most recommended peel off temporary tattoos are.


I liken it to going onto a chinese cookery forum and asking if they recommend a "kit" which might have spices, rice, sesame oil etc, enough for a dinner for 2 or something, or even just asking which microwave meal to get. Some people might never have tried shrooms or chinese food before, so they might not want to risk a big investment only to find out they do not like it. Or they might only want shrooms/chinese food once a year. People jump in and say you have to get a PC/wok etc. Some might not have the space for big bags of verm/rice, PC/Wok, perlite/numerous spices etc. And of course some might decide it is worth the investment.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: blackout]
    #23703773 - 10/03/16 01:59 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Once the initial investment of everything you need, DIY you can produce mushrooms for like 2$ / oz or less. Everything costly is reusable, the stuff that isn't is dirt cheap: grain is like .30 cents a pound, coir can be as cheap as 2$ a brick or hpoo is free, Verm is like 5$ a bag and lasts a few grows. Agar is like 5 cents a plate and with it one drop of spores from a syringe can do countless grows.

Growkits suck, they are poorly designed, terrible instructions full of bad info, often loaded with shit you don't need or want that you pay way too much for and if you get anything at all from them you're lucky.


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #23703895 - 10/03/16 02:30 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Didn't cron grow like a massive amount for under $50?

If we're talking about expenses here, DIY will be much cheaper in the long run, and if you're smart itll be cheaper in the first grow too.




Excluding the cost of equipment and pop bottle, I can produce one of these containers for about 25 cents in materials.






Wow what an amazing spin on the bottle tek... Genius!


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #23703901 - 10/03/16 02:32 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Didn't cron grow like a massive amount for under $50?

If we're talking about expenses here, DIY will be much cheaper in the long run, and if you're smart itll be cheaper in the first grow too.




Excluding the cost of equipment and pop bottle, I can produce one of these containers for about 25 cents in materials.





That looks fun to do, which tek is it?

EDIT: nvm, bottle tek. Might be hard to get some of the containers in england


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: lovelaughlibs]
    #23703969 - 10/03/16 02:55 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

That is actually my straw tek which only uses straw and whole wheat flour as substrate. It could be done in jars easily, you just might not be able to find a pop bottle for fruiting. In which case you could fruit a bunch of them in a mono or SGFC.

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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #23704049 - 10/03/16 03:24 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Pastywhyte said:
That is actually my straw tek which only uses straw and whole wheat flour as substrate. It could be done in jars easily, you just might not be able to find a pop bottle for fruiting. In which case you could fruit a bunch of them in a mono or SGFC.

https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/22512011



Okay, great, appreciate the link will have a read now!


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Re: How cost effective is it to grow your own mushrooms vs a prepared growkit? [Re: alwaysbenice] * 1
    #28637593 - 01/28/24 03:31 AM (1 day, 22 hours ago)

What a great necro post. 10/10 lad


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