The Black Trumpet Blog

Should you grow your mushrooms in an all-in-one bag or in a monotub? Let's find out!

Whether inoculating grain jars, cloning your favorite edible or medicinal mushrooms, or mixing bulk substrates our new NocBox Still Air Box is a practical and affordable choice for those looking to reduce contamination with confidence.

Here is a step by step guide for success using the Boomr Bin. Created by mycologists, our modular design is a fresh take on a tried and true method for cultivating your favorite edible and medicinal mushrooms at home, confidently.

Growing your favorite mushrooms just got a lot easier with ShroomTek, North Spore’s hotly awaited All-In-One Complete Mushroom Grow System. In this feature we cover necessary materials and methods for success in the inoculation, storage, colonization, fruiting and harvesting of your ShroomTek, along with important environmental considerations.

We dive into the sterile substrates of North Spore, including what they are, how they're used, and which species grow best in each.

Sterile technique is at the heart of indoor mushroom cultivation, so if you want to step up your game we recommend purchasing an All American Sterilizer to sanitize your equipment and homemade substrates.

In this blog post, we cover some basic laboratory skills in preparing and using plates, slants, and liquid culture.

Our Spray and Grow Kits are an easy and convenient way to start growing mushrooms. After they’re done fruiting on your kitchen counter, there are a few ways you can reuse your kit and keep on growing! Sometimes a little fresh air is all that a kit needs to be revitalized.