Out-Grow Mushroom Grow Kit (Quick Kit)

This is the second of the quick kits we got. The first is doing great and colonizing really well, haven't added the grain spawn to the bulk sub yet but I'm sure it'll be great! Now on to the second grow kit. I inoculated the bag from the second kit along with one of out grows BRF jars. Somehow the grain bag got bacteria in it and I had to throw it away but the BRF jar is going strong. I told Mike from out grow about my bag contamination and he said he'd send me a replacement. Well I got it today and there were 2 rye bags to replace my 1 rye bag!! I understand that things happen and contamination no matter how careful can sti happen so I didn't expect much but 2 bags is way over what I was hoping for!! Out grow is a great company their name is all over the different mushroom forums (shroomer, shroomology, etc...) With nothing but good reviews! And I've seen people complaining about their product on those forums and Mike the owner himself popped in and took care of the situation! When buying with out grow I know I can make my purchase with confidence that I will be taken care of! Thank you so much OUT GROW!!

My 1st order I injected 10cc of Golden Teacher spore solution without reading the instructions. This was too much liquid, only supposed to use 4cc, which caused contamination. My next 2 worked perfectly. My only complaint is there needs to be another 1/2 to 1lb of manure. The vast majority of negative reviews are due to human error (except the ppl who claim to have received precontaminated bags). A sterile environment and sterile inoculation techniques are vital or you will fail. I've been growing for over 20 years and I still have contamination occasionally so to blame a product you've only tried once for contamination or lack of mycelium growth is ridiculous. Of course it's cheaper to make your own spawn bags/jars but for beginners, and lazy bastards like me, this kit is perfect. My last harvest I got a few grams shy of 1/4lb dried and still have 6cc of spore solution left. That comes out to about $3.50 a gram so if you're interested in mycology or are just sick of paying street prices for something you can grow without need of special lights etc. and zero odor I'd recommend getting this

The grain bag was well hydrated and contamination free. My LC colonized the entire bag in about 15 days without issue. I haven’t used the substrate as of yet because it’s being saved for a specific strain. This kit is a decent value considering how booming at home mycology is currently but it’s still a little pricey for the amount of grain and substrate that you get. The price is kinda to be expected I suppose since you’re getting sterilized product that’s in bags with filters and self healing inoculation points. I would absolutely buy again for small quick grows or experimenting with a new dung loving specie. Edit: I went ahead and used the substrate that is part of the kit and it was fantastic. The grain spawn colonized it quickly, around 10 days if I remember correctly, and when it came time for first harvest I had almost a full canopy. Got 3 total harvest and probably could’ve got a 4th but I was having to really nurse it and pay close attention on the 3rd harvest. It held moisture really well and when I soaked the cake in between harvest it seemed to absorb the water quite well. This kit is as good as it gets for hobby type mycology.

I had hoped that the rye grain would be a good medium for the spores to produce mycelium so I was very disappointed when very little evidence of growth showed. After six weeks there was a sparse growth so I shook the bag in an effort to spread and promote growth. Two weeks later everything turned green with contamination. So I tossed the bag. The second bag shows hardly any mycelium but isn't contaminated - yet - so. As I see it a waste of time, money and spores. Spores from the same syringe were injected into BRF and Uncle Ben's rice on the same date. The mushrooms have already been harvested.

everything worked perfectly. The rye berry culture grew without contaminations and was fully colonized in four weeks. The transfer to the substrate was easy and I harvested my first mushrooms today three weeks after I transferred the culture to the substrate. I could not have been easier.