2
The picture on the right is an example of the proper wa-
ter level and placement of the aquarium heater.
Next, plug in the aquarium heater and adjust the red dial
on the heater to around 86-92 degrees to start. Float the
other container in the water, place the digital thermome-
ter inside the clear bin and close the lid. Every room or
growing environment is different, so start with a warmer
setting and adjust down from there. You want to reach a
steady 76-80 degrees. This may take anywhere from 4-6
hours or longer depending on the outside temperature
and the water temp in which you started with.
The heater light will turn on and off as it warms the water, this is nor-
mal. During this initial process, stir the water every few hours to help
disperse the heat. You may get it too hot at first, just simply turn back
the knob to lower the temperature. Once you have achieved your de-
sired incubation temperature, the heater will maintain that and you are
ready to add your inoculated jars to the tub.
www.midwestgrowkits.com (800) 921-4717
Once you get the temp set correctly and steady, add your
inoculated jars and
close the lid.
That’s all that is needed for
the first 3-4 weeks, or until fully colonized. Water will evapo-
rate, so every week add some water to maintain proper wa-
ter levels.
The jars only need small amount of gas exchange while incu-
bating. So we recommend leaving the foil on loosely and
opening up the lid every few days to allow some fresh air to
enter.
The jars should incubate in the dark or until they are around
75% colonized. When they are 75% colonized, we recom-
mend adding light to help trigger the fruiting process when
they are 100% colonized. (Adding light too soon can trigger
them to pin too early and start growing mushrooms before
they have finished colonizing.)
