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Everything we know about spores, cultures, and mushrooms — written in our own lab, organized so you can actually find it.

No forum archaeology required. Plain-language explainers on how spores work, step-by-step how-tos for handling syringes and cultures, deep dives on individual strains and species, and full cultivation walkthroughs for gourmet and medicinal mushrooms.

Brand new to all of this? Start with what mushroom spores actually are.

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Mushroom Spore Basics →

The foundation. What spores are, syringes vs. liquid cultures vs. prints, multi-spore vs. isolated, mycelium, storage, and legality — ten plain-language explainers.

Guides & How-Tos →

The deep end. Step-by-step how-tos, cubensis strain guides, exotic and wood-lover species profiles, Amanita, and full gourmet & medicinal grow walkthroughs.

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What Are Mushroom Spores? →

The starting point — what they are, how they're sold, and where they're legal.

How to Study Spores Under a Microscope →

Slide prep, magnification, and what you're actually looking at.

Cubensis Strain Guides →

Golden Teacher, APE, PE6 — traits, lineage, and spore characteristics.

Gourmet & Medicinal Grow Guides →

Twenty-eight full walkthroughs — oysters, lion's mane, reishi, cordyceps, and more.

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Shorter reads, species spotlights, and seasonal notes from the Spore Genetics Research Team.

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A quick note. Our psilocybe strain and species guides are for education, microscopy, and taxonomy; gourmet and medicinal grow guides are full cultivation walkthroughs. Psilocybe spores ship to every U.S. state except Georgia and Idaho — please confirm the laws where you live.

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