A Beginner’s Guide To Microdosing and Growing Psilocybin Mushrooms At Home: An Easy 9-Step Method for Growing Indoor Medicinal Mushrooms in as Little as 4 Weeks

by Julie Garner

Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen peroxide is one of the most effective ways to pasteurize a substrate, although it can be expensive for large-scale projects. Hydrogen peroxide will destroy any harmful bacteria and competitor spores by damaging the mycelium. Soak the substrate for 1 to 2 hours in sterilized water. Drain the water and repeat the process. Soak the substrate in a hydrogen peroxide bath for 24 hours. The bath is a mix of water and hydrogen peroxide in a 9:2 ratio. That means for every 9 gallons of water you use; you should add 2 gallons of hydrogen peroxide. Once the substrate has soaked in the hydrogen peroxide bath, drain the bath and rinse thoroughly with sterilized water. Allow the substrate to dry off to the correct moisture levels, and then inoculate as you normally would.