Psycology How to grow mushrooms: free teks, species, contamination help, harm reduction and the law.

The Library: free books, read start to finish

The guides as books, in order, free. Each chapter can also be listened to.

The First Grow

From spore to flush, the whole way through · Start here · by Whathefungi

The one book to read before you touch a jar. Everything a first-time grower needs, in order, in plain language.

  • PF Tek or monotub
  • Colonizing, not contaminating
  • The first fruiting, and letting go

The Mind & The Mushroom

What is really happening, in the brain and the room · Context · by Michael0gical

The science and the setting, without the hype. What psilocybin does, and why the room matters as much as the grow.

  • What psilocybin does to the brain
  • Set, setting, and the grow room
  • Preparation is the real work

The Grower's Law Handbook

Know exactly where you stand · Read first · by Mushrealm ACS

Cultivation is illegal in most of the world, and the details matter. A plain map of where the law is moving, and how to read it for yourself.

  • The decriminalization map, 2026
  • How to actually read a law

Contamination Court

Name it, judge it, and know what to do · Field guide · by Telly Monster Myco

A field guide to everything that can go wrong in a jar or tub: what it is, and whether to save it or bin it.

  • Green: Trichoderma
  • Grey and wispy: cobweb mould
  • Wet, slimy, and sour: bacteria
  • The verdict: save it or bin it