Before inoculation
- Clean the work area.
- Stage tools before opening sterile supplies.
- Label strain, substrate, and date.
- Record room temperature.
- Minimize open-air exposure.
Colonization log
- Check growth without over-handling.
- Record temperature and visible mycelium.
- Watch for green, black, orange, or sour-smelling contamination.
- Do not mix questionable bags with healthy ones.
- Photograph progress weekly.
Fruiting checks
- Track humidity and fresh air exchange.
- Mist only when surface conditions call for it.
- Harvest before caps flatten too far.
- Clean the fruiting area between flushes.
- Record what you would change next grow.