FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

All of our liquid cultures are made from live tissue - never spore. We isolate live tissue that has been grown out on agar, then test that isolation to ensure vigor and viability before a batch of liquid culture is made.

Yes! Canada Post keeps packages in a temperature-controlled warehouse and delivery truck to ensure items don't freeze. To ensure cultures do not freeze in your outdoor mailbox overnight, we recommend you purchase tracking to know exactly when your cultures are delivered.

We use distilled water, a 4% concentration of light malt extract and dextrose, and live mycelium.

Please let us know as soon as possible! We offer a risk-free purchase and will either refund or re-ship a culture if it doesn't work out for you.

We only use distilled water and freshly collected spores.

We currently accept all major credit cards, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and PayPal.

We do not - our credit card processors are the only ones that can see credit card information. We only see payment totals and who the payment was made from.

Yes! Please get in touch with us to use this payment method and we'll send you our deposit address.

We do not sell any psychedelic mushrooms of any type - please do not ask.

We are unable to help or provide direction on how to grow psychedelic mushrooms.

We've greatly increased our stock which has helped reduced processing times! Orders typically ship within 1-2 business days once payment is received.

We almost always ship with Canada Post however, if you prefer an alternate carrier, please get in touch with us to make arrangements.

We only ship domestically within Canada at this time.

Yes! Please get in touch with us to provide us a pre-paid shipping label for your package.

Please take photos of the damaged item(s) and get in touch with us as soon as possible so we can arrange for a refund or replacement.

The three main types of spawn include: • Grain spawn for making grow bags • Plug spawn for growing on logs • Sawdust spawn for creating garden beds and totem-style log grows Deciding on which spawn to use depends on the approach you plan to take to grow mushrooms!

All of our mushroom spawn originates from mushroom mycelium that is first inoculated on rye grains prepared in-house. Once our grains are freshly colonized (1st generation spawn), we then inoculate plugs, sawdust, or more grain spawn to continue the growth (2nd generation).

We use locally sourced rye for all of our grain bags.

Our hydrated grain is loaded and sterilized in an industry-standard Unicorn grow bag. All of our grain spawn bags contain a self-healing injection port for easy inoculation and are ready to use upon arrival.

Our locally sourced rye grain is first soaked in filtered water for 12 hours, simmered to increase hydration, air-dried, then loaded into Unicorn grow bags. The bags are then pressure sterilized at 15psi for 2.5 hours and allowed to cool to room temperature before being shipped to customers.

Our sterilized grain bags are completely sterile and impulse sealed in a high-quality grow bag. We recommend using them within 3 months of purchase if stored at room temperature. Similar to our sterilized substrates, we recommend storing your sterilized grain bags in a box on a counter or shelf to ensure dust, dirt, and/or debris does not coat the bags prior to use.

Sterile substrates should be kept at room temperature or slightly cooler and out of direct sunlight. If not being used for some time, we suggest placing them inside of a box on a counter or shelf to avoid excessive amounts of dirt, dust, and/or debris from landing on the bags.

Each bag of substrate is impulse sealed in a high-quality grow bag and if stored properly, can last up to 6 months before we suggest either re-sterilizing at home with proper equipment or purchasing a replacement.

Refrigeration is not necessary. Storing sterile substrates in a box at room temperature and on a counter or shelf will extend their life.

We make all of our sterile substrates by hand and in small batches using time-proven recipes. Once loaded into grow bags and impulse sealed, they are pressure sterilized at 15psi for 2.5 hours and allowed to cool to room temperature before being shipped to customers.

Absolutely! Although we rarely deal with contamination in our substrates, we stand by our quality guarantee and will either refund or replace if you run into an issue with our sterile substrates.