Growing Guides
Step-by-step guides for every stage of your mushroom grow. Follow them in order for your first grow, or jump to any section.
Your Growing Journey
Follow this path from setup to harvest. Each guide builds on the previous one.
Buy a pre-made inject-and-forget grow bag, inject with a spore syringe, colonise, then transfer to your SH-Room monotub. Skip LC, agar, and grain spawn entirely.
Getting Started → Strain Guide → Spore Syringes → Grow Bags → Harvesting
Make liquid culture from spores, isolate genetics on agar, prepare grain spawn, mix with bulk substrate in your monotub. Maximum yield and control.
All guides in order → Agar Work for genetic isolation
Getting Started
Controller
Strain Profiles
Preparation
Sterilisation & Pasteurisation
BeginnerPressure cooker sterilisation and bucket pasteurisation explained from scratch. Equipment, step-by-step instructions, times, and safety for complete beginners.
Spore Syringes
BeginnerHow to inoculate grain jars with spore syringes. Sterile technique, storage, and what to expect.
Liquid Culture
IntermediateMaking liquid culture from spore syringes. Recipe, equipment, sterilisation, and testing for contamination.
Agar Work
IntermediateAgar recipes, plate pouring, transfers, sector isolation, and strain-specific media recommendations for clean genetics.
Grain Spawn
IntermediatePreparing rye berry grain spawn. Soaking, cooking, pressure cooking, inoculation, and break-and-shake.
Substrate Preparation
BeginnerCoco coir CVG tek, pasteurised straw, masters mix. Field capacity testing and hydration.
Methods
Growing
Spawning to Monotub
BeginnerSpawn-to-substrate ratios, layering vs mixing, casing layers, and starting colonisation.
Harvesting & Drying
BeginnerWhen to harvest, twist-and-pull technique, dehydrator settings, and storage.
Multi-Flush Guide
IntermediateGetting multiple harvests from one substrate. Dunking, rest periods, and maximising yields.