Growth Timeline
From inoculation to harvest - what to expect
Inoculation
Start your grow
Day 0
Colonization
7-12 days
Day 10
Pinning
7-14 days
Day 21
Harvest
Ready to pick!
Day 30
Distinctive Features
- Turns greenish or blue where damaged, indicating psilocybin presence
- Mottled appearance of gills is characteristic of Panaeolus genus
- Whitish edge often visible on gills
- Hygrophanous cap that changes color with moisture levels
- Strong blue bruising on stem when handled or injured
Appearance
Cap
Hemispheric to convex when young, becoming broadly convex to nearly plane with age. Light brown to off-white when dry, developing chestnut brown tones when moist (hygrophanous). Often develops cracks in dry conditions.
Light brown
Off-white
Chestnut brown
Light beige
Grayish
Pale cream
Stem
Slender, delicate, consistent width or slightly enlarging at base. Pale cream to white, matching cap color. Pruinose (having fine powder-like coating), smooth.
Spore Print
Jet black to purple-brown/black