Review Details

FreshMushrooms® Grow Kit Starter Pack

Product Review (submitted on July 1, 2019):

I was a bit dubious because it was my first time buying a grow kit and growing magic mushrooms, but the process was very easy and there's a wealth of information in their website.

There was a slight delay with the delivery of the parcel which made me a bit anxious since again, first time buying shrooms online and from a different country, but I talked to their staff and they were very reassuring and understanding, which was much appreciated. I recommend paying a bit more to have UPS deliver it if you're in a hurry though.

The growkit arrived in perfect (and discreet) conditions and in just 11 days I harvested my first crop of Golden Teachers. During this process I emailed magic-mushrooms-shop.com and they were very helpful in guiding me and solving my doubts and answering my questions.

I was surprised by the amount of mushrooms I harvested since I didn't expect so many to grow. I don't have a scale yet, but I counted 24 big size mushrooms, and 20 medium and small ones. I didn't know growkits yielded so many mushrooms, so that was a pleasant surprised since I expected much less.

I'm currently drying them and have already started doing my second flush.

I haven't properly tried them yet, I'm waiting until next weekend to take a trip, although my main purpose for this is to micro-dose, but I also want to experience just one time what macro-dosing is like. I will try to update or write a new review then.

About the heating mat that came with the growkit, it was just a perfectly normal heating pad, it measures 16x13cm. It's best to follow the instructions to a T, since if you put the growkit directly over the heating pad it can reach up to 28 degrees Celsius, which could damage the shrooms. So as indicated in their site, you should make sure there's airflow between the container and the heating pad, using a microwave grid, jar lids or any other makeshift solution. Otherwise it works perfectly fine. I did stop using it after about 4 days because there was a heat wave here so it wasn't needed any longer. I also rotated the grow kit once a day, so both sides of the cake would get enough sunlight.


I didn't use my misting bottle and didn't water the cake at all during the process, there was a bit of condensation that formed inside the bag and I guess that was enough. I’m using the misting bottle for my house plants though and I must say it’s the best misting bottle I’ve had so far. Very happy with it.

As for the gloves (3 units), mask (1 unit)and sanitizer gel (1 unit), they came in very handy, but I recommend buying an entire box of gloves and a bunch of masks -I bought them very cheap in a local pharmacy- because you'll be needing to change gloves every time you touch the container, the bag etc. At least that's what I did, washed my hands and arms, used sanitizer gel on my hands and arms, disinfected -using alcohol- any surface that would be touching the growkit, bag etc, and used new gloves and a new mask every single time I touched anything.

So to wrap it up, if there's anyone out here like me reading this review, and it's your first time buying a grow kit and feel a bit dubious about it, just go for it. The process was very fast and easy, the instructions very easy to follow, there's a lot of information here on how to grow them and if you have questions, you have the staff members a click away. Again, extra props to them for their excellent customer service, it makes all the difference.

Oh and special mention to the caramel Stroopwafel they sent in the parcel! As someone who had never tried a waffle before in her entire live I can say it was one of the most delicious treats I've ever eaten.