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Inoculated Agar Plates - High-Demand Strains (5-Pack)
Inoculated Agar Plates - High-Demand Strains (5-Pack)
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Inoculated Agar Plates — High-Demand Strains (5-Pack)
Five pre-inoculated MEA agar plates featuring our most popular and vigorous mushroom strains. Each plate has a clean, expanding culture ready for transfers to grain, liquid culture, or additional plates. This is the fastest way to jump-start your culture library and start running expansion work without waiting for spores or LC to take hold.
What They're For
Agar plates are the foundation of serious mushroom cultivation. Use them to:
- Expand cultures: Transfer clean mycelium to grain or LC for bulk grows.
- Isolate strains: Take tissue transfers or sector selections to isolate vigorous, fast-growing genetics.
- Verify cleanliness: Test LC or spawn on agar before committing to a full grow — catch contamination early.
Who Needs Them
Serious cultivators, hobbyists moving beyond beginner kits, and anyone doing agar work or strain isolation. If you're ready to stop buying syringes and start managing your own culture library, this is where it begins.
Specifications
- Media: MEA (Malt Extract Agar)
- Plate size: 90mm
- Quantity: 5 plates, pre-inoculated with high-demand strains
- Status: Cultures actively growing on arrival
How to Use
- Work in front of a flow hood or inside a still-air box.
- Open plate and take wedge transfers with a sterilized scalpel or loop.
- Transfer wedges to grain bags, LC jars, or fresh agar plates.
- Seal original plate with parafilm and refrigerate for short-term storage.
Storage
Store plates wrapped in parafilm at room temperature (65-75°F) for short-term use. For longer storage, refrigerate at 35-45°F. Use within 30 days of receipt for best viability. Inspect for contamination before use.
Quality & COA
Each plate is poured and inoculated under sterile conditions. Cultures are visually inspected for cleanliness and growth vigor before release. Representative plates are test-transferred to confirm viability.
How to Use This Agar / Slant Culture
- Work in a sterile environment — use a still air box or laminar flow hood. Sanitize all surfaces and tools.
- Transfer a wedge of colonized agar to a new agar plate or grain bag using a sterile scalpel or loop.
- Seal the plate with parafilm or tape to prevent contamination.
- Incubate at 70-75°F and watch for mycelial growth spreading across the new medium.
Uses: Agar plates and slants are ideal for strain isolation, expansion, and long-term storage. Slants are especially useful for preserving genetics in a compact, long-lasting format.
What's in the Box
- 5-pack of inoculated agar plates or slant tubes
- Sealed and sterilized for safe transport
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Shipping & Storage
Shipping & Storage
All orders ship within 1-2 business days from our Colorado facility. Liquid cultures ship in insulated packaging to maintain viability. Store LC syringes in the refrigerator (35-45°F) until use. Grain spawn and substrate bags should be used within 2 weeks of delivery for best results. Ready-to-fruit blocks can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Our Clean-or-Replace Guarantee
Our Clean-or-Replace Guarantee
Every liquid culture is test-inoculated on agar before release to verify purity and viability. If your culture arrives contaminated or fails to colonize, contact us within 14 days with a photo and we'll send a free replacement. No return required.
New to Mushroom Growing?
New to Mushroom Growing?
If this is your first grow, we recommend starting with a All-in-One Grow Bag or a Ready-to-Fruit Block — both are designed for beginners and require minimal equipment. For liquid culture use, you'll also need a grain spawn bag and a substrate bag. Check out our growing guides for step-by-step instructions.
