Grow & Harvest your own Magic Mushrooms

You can expect to grow about 1oz (28 grams) of dried mushrooms with your Urban Botanist GIY psilo-vibe mushroom kit.

No, you don't. You can store your mushroom grow kit for up to 1 month in a cool, dark place before you start growing.

No, your grow block is practically scentless.

You can place your kit anywhere away from direct sunlight. The lights around your home is plenty of light exposure. If you'd like to grow within a closet, a low LED light works perfectly.

No, mushrooms don't need sunlight to grow, but they do need some sort of light for the mycelium to know that it's no longer underground. It will be able to produce the fruiting bodies. If you're growing mushrooms in complete darkness, you're going to need some form of artificial light. For example, a lightbulb is plenty.

Once your mushrooms are completely dry, put them in a plastic bag or glass jar and store in the freezer for long term storage. You can store them for up to a year.

No, you don't need to mist or water your mushroom grow block. The compostable plastic bag that your substrate comes in is designed to maintain and control moisture.

You can expect to see some of your very first mushrooms growing after 14 days. Keep in mind that your grow kit will continue to fruit for at least one month.

You're going to want to wait until your mushrooms are mature. You can simply pinch and twist to remove your mushrooms off of the grow block. 

Once your block is spent (meaning no more mushrooms are growing), you can compost the entire kit. You should get at least two flushes of mushrooms from your one grow block. The first flush will yield lots of small mushrooms. Your second flush will yield fewer but much larger mushrooms.

Perfect temperature control is not required. Regular room temperature is perfect. Mushrooms tolerate a wide range of temperatures. Between 15-30 degrees celcius is a sweet spot. If you go too cold, it will slow down growth. 

It's the living organism that spreads through a network underground. It produces mushrooms in order to drop spores and spread its genetics.

Lay your mushrooms on a tray or a plate on top of paper towels. This will help wick out the moisture. For drying mushrooms, you can lay them in direct sunlight to help speed up the process. You want to wait until the mushrooms are cracker dry before dosing.