a sporeprint is a collection of mushroom spores collected from the cap of a mature mushroom. These spores can be seen as the “seeds” of the mushroom. It is crucial to use sterile techniques when handling these spores, especially if you plan to use them for growing Psilocybe mushrooms, such as the Golden Teacher. This species is often checked for viability to ensure they will grow. The Golden Teacher is considered a stronger strain and is recommended for people who already have experience using magic mushrooms, because of their reliable growth and the intense experience they can offer.

How to make a mushroom spore syringe with a Sporeprint

• Go clean and sterilize everything you use! Carefully open the spore print and use a sterile knife to scrape some of the spores into a sterile shot glass. A knife tip is sufficient for a 10cc syringe.
• Do not use too much sterile water, a few drops is enough.
• Use the needle of the syringe to mix the spores with a few drops of sterile water.
• If you look closely, you can see that the tracks are falling apart. Continue until the mushroom spores are pretty much dissolved in the water.
• Suck the water with the spores into the needle and squeeze it again.
• Repeat this process a few times. As a result, the spores will mix well in the water.
• Suck this one more time and the spore syringe is now finished and ready to use.

Substrate for the Golden Teacher spores

There are several ways to compose a substrate. These spores do well on a substrate of brown rice flour, PF Tek, rye and on enriched soil and manure.

Saving your Sporeprint

Spore-prints of mushrooms are made on sterile film. You can store these just fine in sterile plastic bag with closure in a dry, clean, dark and cool place.