The UK's longest running magic spore specialist, born in 2017.

Five small borosilicate glass vials with a self-healing rubber port in the lid. You inject and draw through the port with a needle while the screw lid stays sealed, so they suit liquid culture and storing spore or culture samples.

A 1 litre bottle of strong 15 percent sodium hypochlorite. You dilute it with cold water on site to clean and disinfect tubs, tools and grow room surfaces between batches.

A 1 litre bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide (10 volume) for spot-treating early cobweb mould and sanitising tools and work surfaces. It breaks down to water and oxygen and leaves no residue.

Genuine 3M Micropore paper tape, 1.25cm by 9.1m. A breathable, latex-free seal for inoculation points, plate edges and lid holes that lets air and water vapour through while keeping out larger airborne dust and debris.

Clinell sanitising wipes that pair 70% isopropyl alcohol with 2% chlorhexidine, for a fast clean plus lasting cover on ports, lids, tools and gloved hands before you inoculate.

A plant-based gelling powder from red seaweed. You add it to a nutrient like malt extract to set firm, clear plates for starting and cleaning up mushroom cultures.

Finely milled calcium carbonate. A gentle, slow pH buffer that holds your casing and bulk mixes steady and adds calcium, without the caustic bite of hydrated lime.

Organic wholegrain brown rice flour, the nutrient half of a classic PF Tek substrate. You mix it with vermiculite and water, sterilise it in jars, then grow from it.

Caustic soda pellets for degreasing glassware and gear and for nudging the pH of substrate water upward. A strong base that needs care, not a pasteurising shortcut.

Lids with laser-cut arm-holes for 'Samla' 65L and 130L tubs from Ikea. We do not provide the tub, just the lids.

Our original kit, the classic PF-Tek cake brought up to date. You inject one sterile brown-rice cake through a single port, let it colonise, then dunk and fruit it in the included tent. Hands-on, and the friendliest place to start.

The classic 1990s beginner method, three sterile cakes you inoculate yourself. Inject, colonise, dunk and roll, then fruit all three in the included tent.

A water-soluble protein powder that gives mushroom mycelium ready nitrogen and amino acids. A small amount enriches a litre of liquid culture or agar.

Food grade glycerine for the lab. Its main job in mushroom work is as a cryoprotectant, so you can freeze mycelium and spores without ice damage killing them. Supplied in a 130mL bottle.

A food-grade dry powder made from malted barley. It is the standard sugar base for malt extract agar and malt extract liquid culture, the two media most home growers use to grow and keep clean mycelium.

Food-grade dextrose powder, the simple sugar mushroom mycelium feeds on. You add it to liquid culture and nutrient agar to give cultures a clean, fast carbon source.