Mushroom grow-kit help
Back to the Roots Grow Kit Help
Have a Back to the Roots mushroom kit? Start with the instructions supplied with your box and the maker’s mushroom-kit page.
Start with your kit’s instructions
Find your maker, follow the care routine and check your mushrooms as they grow.
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Start with the maker’s instructions
Check the exact product name on the box. Use its opening, initial watering or soaking, and daily care directions in order. If you’ve lost the leaflet, use the official product page to find instructions or ask the maker for a replacement copy.
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Check that you have the Pearl Oyster kit
The original Organic Mushroom Grow Kit page describes a Pearl Oyster kit with a spray mister and Discovery Booklet. Check the variety and product name on your box before following another model’s instructions. The official product page includes a growing video; use it with the supplied booklet for opening and daily care.
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Keep one care routine
Follow the cutting, soaking and misting directions for your exact kit. Don’t combine them with Nature Lion’s boxed-kit opening steps. Similar-looking boxes can contain blocks prepared differently.
Write down the day you started and keep the kit somewhere you’ll remember to check. If the printed directions are unclear, ask the maker before changing the cut or removing more packaging.
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When mushrooms start growing
Look at the mushroom’s shape each day. Our harvest guide can help you understand oyster caps and Lion’s Mane teeth, while your maker’s instructions remain the guide for your kit’s care.
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Need help with this kit?
Contact Back to the Roots or the shop you bought it from. Send a photo of the box label, a close-up of the opening, your start date and your watering routine. They can advise on your specific product and any replacement policy. Nature Lion is not affiliated with Back to the Roots.
Keep a photo diary with Dr. MycoTek
Want to remember how your mushrooms grew?
A few photos on your phone are a good start. If you’d like to keep dates and photos together, you can use Dr. MycoTek. It’s optional—everything you need to follow this guide is on this page.
Continue exploring
Set up your kit
Open the box, cut the X and give your kit its first mist.
See the growing stages
Know what you are waiting for and what comes next.
My kit isn’t growing
Check the timing, moisture and location before changing anything.
Know when to harvest
Learn what to look for and how to pick your mushrooms.
Nature Lion opening and care instructions apply to our boxed kits. For another maker’s kit, follow the instructions supplied with that product. Growth photos show individual examples; timing and results vary.