Description

Magic Mushroom Grow Kit Colombia XP by FreshMushrooms®

The Magic Mushroom Grow Kit Colombia FreshMushrooms make cultivation a breeze. These kits are entirely maintenance-free since the substrate is fully colonised and contains no fillers. High concentrations of psilocin need little effort to induce the initial flush. If you follow the directions below, you will be guaranteed a large mushroom harvest!

Why get the Colombian XP FreshMushroom kit?

• Fast growing: 1 week to first pins
• High yields: Up to 4 flushes. (in ideal conditions)
• High Potency: According the supplier the XP (Extra Potent) strains are twice as potent!

Contents of Colombian XP Magic Mushroom Grow Kit

• 1x Colombia Mushrooms Grow box – This contains rye based substrate with active mycelium
• 1x Growbag – The bag has filters across the bag.
• 2x paperclip – For closing the grow bag.

You need

• Misting Bottle  – Misting is needed for the humidity level
• Potable water – For misting and soaking
• Clean environment – Work clean to give other fungi and bacteria (micro organisms) no chance to contaminate.

We recommend using

• Surgical gloves
• Face mask
• Disinfectant for hands
• Disinfectant for surfaces
• Soaking bag
• Thermometer
• Thermo mat

How to prepare the room and yourself before you begin

• Close any open windows. Wind or draft may bring micro organisms that can contaminate the Magic Mushroom grow kit.
• When taking out the grow box with the cake from the carton box, put it on a disinfected surface. If this surface would not be clean, micro organisms may attach to the grow box and will flourish inside the Magic Mushroom grow kit, and will contaminate the grow box.
• Make sure you work with clean hands and arms. We recommend using surgical gloves or a good disinfectant when handling the kit. You should use a facemask to avoid breathing into the grow bag and on the cake.

Instructions: Starting the Colombia Magic Mushroom grow kit

1. 1. 1. 1. Take the magic mushroom grow kit, plastic bag and paperclip out of the box. Remove the lid of the mushroom grow kit (store the lid properly). Rinse the lid under running water. You will need it again later (step 7).
         2. Place the mushroom grow kit without lid in the plastic grow bag (opening at the top). Slide the opening of the bag under the bottom with the micro perforation pointing upwards. The opening of the bag is now largely closed. You do not have to worry about air circulation.
         3. When you see the first small mushrooms ( called pins), you can put the grow bag upright. Do not water! The first magic mushrooms will be visible after about 1 week.
         4. Place the mushroom grow kit in an area with enough daylight and at a temperature between 18 °C and 28 °C. NEVER place the grow kit in direct sunlight. Although mushrooms will grow at almost any temperature above 15 °C, 23 °C is the ideal temperature for an optimal harvest. Special heat mats are available to ensure this temperature and not have to heat the entire room.
         5. When the mushrooms are slightly bigger as the pins keep the bag a bit open the entire time so the moisture can evaporate (Phase 2). Too much moisture is not good.The first mushrooms will be visible after approximately 1 week. Your first harvest will be about a week later. Make sure that you harvest before the first spores begin to fall!
         6. Freshmushrooms grow kits produce their first harvest fairly quickly. The first buds are already visible after only 1 week. Low and high temperatures may slightly delay this growth process. It usually takes one to two weeks before the mushrooms are fully developed.
         7. These kits can produce several mushroom harvests. To do so, fill the kit with clean tap water after the first harvest. This process is known as cold shock. It breathes new life into the mycelium and ensures that enough moisture is present for the mushrooms to grow.
         8. Place the lid of the grow Kit back on the kit. Let the kit rest for 12 hours. Open a corner of the lid and drain the excess water. From here you can follow the instructions from step 1 again. This process can be repeated several times.

Growing with a heatingmat (use only for this brand)

Place the heat mat on top of the bag containing the Grow Kit. Switch on the heat mat. After two days, remove the heat mat and wait for the buds to form, which usually takes between five and ten days. Then, reactivate the heat mat and open the bag’s top slightly to allow moisture to escape. What should you do if the buds haven’t formed after 10 days? Remove the cake from the plastic box, place it on its side in the box, and replace the heat mat for two days.

How to store the grow kit correctly

It is recommended to start the cultivation process right away. If you decide to start growing later, you may store themagic mushroom grow kit inside a Soaking Bag in the refrigerator (2°C to 8°C) for 4 weeks after the production date.

Temperature

24°C is the optimal temperature. Keep the temperature between 18 and 29 degrees Celsius. To prevent the temperature from falling below 18°C, a thermo mat may be used to maintain the optimal temperature. In winter or colder places of the globe, a thermo mat is a need.

Light

The grow kit for magic mushrooms just need light for the mycelium to “understand” that it has reached the surface. Only then will mushrooms develop. A few hours each day of fluorescent/artificial light or indirect sunshine is sufficient. Direct sunshine destroys mycelium, therefore keep the grow kit out of direct sunlight.

Mushrooms

If the conditions are optimal, you can expect the first small mushrooms (the pins) to appear between 7 and 10
days. This also depends on the strain. Some cubensis strains grow slower than others.

Flushes

The mushrooms appear in clusters. This group may be tiny or huge. Depending on the strain. This growth is known as a flush. Rarely are all mushrooms ripe at the same time. More than one flush may be obtained from a kit. The size of the first two flushes is greatest. The subsequent flushes will be smaller than the prior one.

Picking

Mushrooms are ripe and should be picked when the veil between the hat and the stem has just torn. Don’t wait much longer. Use surgical gloves or disinfect your hands, wrists and arms.

1. 1. • Pick the mushrooms that are ripe and let the others continue to grow.
      • The cake has no top layer such as vermiculite. This makes is much easier to pick the mushrooms than with the standard grow kits.
      • The mushrooms can easily be pulled out of the cake by holding them between thumb and index finger.
      • They mushrooms let go almost immediately.
      • When most of the larger mushrooms have been picked, also pick the smaller ones and the pins as well.

Mushrooms that grow from the sides

Mushrooms thrive when there is sufficient light and minimal barrier to penetration. Because the edges of the cake are illuminated, mushrooms may also grow there. This is difficult to refute and may be permitted. Some cultivators cover the sides of the grow box with aluminium foil to keep the sides dark, however this method is not always effective. When mushrooms grow there, they may be harvested immediately prior to soaking the kit:

1. 1. • Clean hands!
      • Take the grow box out of the bag and place it upside down on your other hand.
      • Wiggle the plastic box so that the cake will fall out, onto your hand.
      • The plastic box can be placed on a disinfectant surface.

Now you have this hand free to pick the mushrooms from the sides of the cake. When all mushrooms are picked, you can place the cake back as it was, in the plastic box and continue to the soaking process.

The end

After the second flush, if no additional mushrooms grow out of a grow kit for at least three weeks, or if the Magic Mushroom grow kit turns green, red, grey, or yellow, the grow kit can be discarded.

The color shift indicates that the grow kit has been infected with another fungus or bacteria.

The Psilocybe cubensis Magic mushroom grow kit will no longer produce mushrooms, and the grow kit should be discarded outside in the garbage.

Spores

When you pluck the mushrooms too late, they will drop their spores. Because of the spores, the cake and mushrooms will turn black/purple (some other cubensis strains will turn red/brown).This isn’t a big deal; it just doesn’t look very nice.

When mushrooms release their spores, they begin to deteriorate and the active chemicals disintegrate. Mushrooms’ potency will be reduced.

Be sensible

Check out the responsible use page for more information on do’s and don’ts. This kit is meant for small-scale home use only.

Productcode	MCS.GKMYC.003-COLO-1200
Weight (KG)	1.1000
Grow Kit type	FreshMushrooms
Difficulty	Easy
Size	Normal
Species	Psilocybe cubensis
Origin	Colombia
Potency	Average / High
Optimum cultivation temperature	24ºC
Yield (from)	100 grams
Yield (to)	300 gram
Water Spray Needed	Yes